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INGRAM is TO REPORT
AT ANNAPOLIS SHORTLY

ANNAPOLIS. Md, January 80 LP
William A. (Navy Bid Ingram, re-
Gently appointed field coach of the
Navy foot bali team, will arrive in
Annapolis nett week, athletic author
ties said 4 message from him today
indicated.
1t is understood Ingram will spend
some time here looking over material
from last Falls squad and prospects
from last years plebe team.
It was planned also to put the
players. through some light Spring
practice.
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IIouben won his preliminary heat
easily. His time was two-hfthS OF
a second slower than the world rec
ord of 4 % seconds Houben flashed
ahead at the gun and finished in a
trot OF the tape.
Houben, apparently bothered by the
unfamiliar boards. failed TO show
his famous lunging start and was N
the ruck in the final. The time was
j 40 seconds.
Houben on his first appearance re-
ceived an ovation from the crowd,
while a band PLAYED The Watch on
the Rhine" 1t was his first race On
a board track.
fIouben took his defeat Dhilosphi-
cally. He smiled and stripped the
hands of the other sprinterS and then
waited a few seconds until the an
nouncement of the places and TIN es
were made. His face was impassive
AS the result was announced.
I'll do better on these boards in
another week, was The only COM
ment his trainer. Jake Weber. ccuid
get from him. Houbcn speaks no
English.
Weber said that The German eth
lete likes things over here. was
encoura ged with the attitude Of The
crowd and is pleased with arrange
ments made for him.
George Lennes. Massachusetts
Tech star. beat Allan Helffrich of the
New York A. c. TO the tape in the
Bishop Cheyerus 600-yard run. Helff-
rich appeared in distress on the last
stretch Haggerty of Harvard was
third. MulvihiIl of Holy Cross was
forced out before the last lap by the
hare pace. The time was ! minute
ills seconds.
PIansky Wins Shot Put.
A. J. Tony" Planslly Of George
town won the X. OF G. shot put with
a heave of better than IA feet. He
was barred from the New England n.
A. L. event. j. c. Lawler Of the Bos-
Ton a. A. heaved the shot AZ feet
1na. inches to win the latter event.
George Lermond. national amateur
athletic union emile champion, finish
ed in front of a strong field in the
2-mile run Peaslee of University OF
New Hampshire was secorc. The
time was minutes seconds.
Holy Cross great team romped
away from Harvard in the 1.560-yard
relay The Purple shot out in front
at the start and finished 10 yards in
front. The time was minutes 3
seconds.
Willard Tibbetts of Harvard. inter
collegiate Emile champion indoors and
outdoors. and cross-country champion
to boot carried his honors we'll in win
ing the X. of G. mile run. He held
the lead throughout, and ran away
from Leo Larrivee when the Illinois
A c. man tried to catch him on the
last lap. The event carried with it
the James NJ Curley trophy
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Not that the old-timers, relieved
OF obligation to the Nationals yester-
day, were lacking in spirit They
had that aplenty, but they plainly
showed last season that they We're
nos agile enough to stick around u
club of championship caliber.
Leibold Was Useful.
OF the lot. Leibold probably was
the most valuable, for he still was
able TO move around with some
speed and his batting eye still
sparkled But SCOTS underpinning
was so weakened that he could not
cover much territory around the
shortfield. Eeach was none too Ger
tain at bat and afield and Russell had
lost much of the cunning that made
him such d worthwhile relief pitcher
al one time.
These men leave behind them.
though, reputable records in the big
show. Leibold saw service with four
clubs of the Johnsonian circuit. He
came up from the Milwaukee Brew
ers TO Cleveland in 1915 and was with
that club five seasons. Then he was
shifted to the White SoX and from
them TO the Red SoX. The Nationals
brought him from Boston in 1924.
The chubby little fellow in his heyday
was a smart fielder and hit consist
emily between .290 and .3OJ.
Russell. a Baltimorean, was pulled
ont of the minors by the Yankees in
1915, and in 1920 was sent to the Red
SoX. The Nationals acquired him
along with Catcher Muddy Ruel in a
trade in the Winter OF 1928 He was
one of the few spitballers in the bis,
show last year.
Neach, for years renowned as a
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slugger, started his major league
career with the Tigers in 1914. He
was sent to the Red SoX in 1924 ana
started last season with the Yankees.
He came To the Nationals last
August when the champions got
Pitcher Alex. Ferguson from the same
club.
Scott. renowned as a player who
participated in more consecutive big
league games than any other man.
was with the Red SoX seven seasons
before he was traded to the Yankees.
lie remained with the New York club
little more than three seasons, com
ing 10 Washington last June.
Two to Enter Business.
That Scott and Russell would mol
be with the Nationals after last sea
son was understood more or less after
the finish of the 1925 world series
Scott is interested in big bowling
and billiard establishment in Fort
Wayne. Ind. and wants to devote all
Of his time TO the business. Russell
has purchased an interest in a chain
Of drug stores in Boston and will
make his home III the Hub. Leibold
and Neach may turn TO minor ba Sc
ball fields for further employment.
With the signing of Frank MCGEE
first sacker purchase from Peoria
but Is more Nationals have yet to
pen their names TO contracts. About
6 or I of these 10 are regulars, but il
all likelihood they'll fall in line within
the next two weeks.
President Griffith does not expeci
to have to bother about contract
after the first lot Of Nationals report
at the Tampa training camp Feb
rllarV Ia
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HOUBEN, GERMAN FLASH,
LOSES FIRST i. S. RACE
By the Associated Press

By The
OF
X tonight his
- Kn o Columbus here.
He aled Al Miller OF Harvard. Hussy Of
College F. Boston University dark
DASH. PIanks OF
qualed when J. P Murphy College
covered the 45yard seconds He Baany
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Miss Wills Upset BY Criticism Plays Poorly G Turning Young Tahen
VETS co AS CHAMPIONS
NEED SPEED AND PUNCH
Leibold, Russell, Veach and Scott PLAYED Well in
Long Careers in American League-McCee
in Fold, But Is to Be Signed.

NNOCNCEMkNI yesterday OF the unconditional release Out
~ helder Harry Lebod and Robert
and Pitcher Allen Russell by the Nationals the policy
OF the local American League club changed radically Hereto
lore those charge OF the National Capitals
tive have leaned considerably toward and Perhaps
the intention henceforth make the youthful available
OF
nave served long enough the big show have earned the
without The
parture OF the quartet leaves the club fairly
with
and aCtN
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SACRIFICE TO BE SCORED
ON ANY ADVANCE ON FLY
By the Associated Press.


EW YORK. OReyiSion OF
VI regulations including
liberal application the
and base ball leagues
o. amendments to
meet
the
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SUMS PAID FOR PLAYERS
NOW ARE KEPT A SECRET


HICAGO. announcements
hands base ball which provide
~ the base heard
expressions referring
but indefinite OF cash.
OF
bill trtch his tag at
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ion that she is entirely right in de-
Gliding not TO play with u ball to
which she is unaccustomed. While
Suzanne Lenglen would be playing in
her home town with the kind of ball
with which she learned tennis.
Discussion Is Rife.
Miss Wills told the correspondent
tonight that she might not play in
the singles Of the carlton tournament
beginning February s if the English
ball is used. All the experts agree
that this ball is slow and not adapted
10 the California girls driving game.
Mile LenS!en caused much discus
sion today by the confusion resulting
from her late entry for the Nice
tournament singles. \ first draw was
made without her name on the list.
and although it was announced that
row if il were found her name had
been omitted through error. her
friends expressed the opinion tonight
that she would not enter.
Tennis fans are beginning to Won
der whether the French and American
champions ever will meet and are eX
pressing their discomfort. Suzanne
and Helen probably will meet in the
Olympic games at Amsterdam in
1928" was one remark heard in the
stands this afternoon.
The point score of Miss Wills
match against Mrs. itaylock today
follows:
Singles:
- ave 4 ) go , 4 o-57
) s ! o44e 74a15 As
Miss Wills. > 5 4-35-92
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PIRATES FARM WEEK.

PITTSBURGH, Pa, January 80
LP).-Emerson G.. Weik. former short
stop of the West Virginia U. base ball
team, has been released under option
by Pittsburgh to Wilson, n. c., of
the Virginia League.
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DISTRICT CHESSMEN
BEAT ORIOLE TEAM

Capital City Chess Club players de-
feated team from the Baltimore
City Chess Club in a 10-game' match
played here last night by the sdore of
t6l2 to az.
The WashingtonianS entertained at
dinner preceding the engagement.
The results:
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FIGURES In THREE WINS.
BUT GAME is BELOW PAR
1ntimatOns From America that Amateur Status May
Be Jeopardized by Her Writings Comes
Near Being Fatal in Singles.

~ANNES 0-Iielen Wills three matches
the Gala her plainly showed
the oil New York
intnag opardzed by her
for American
In defeating Mrs
X + aock Norfolk England in the wonens snslss 80 o. but
play showed Joined partner
the mixed singles lack lizard OF England dspong OF Evelyn
and Mile Ronc Nlasto Hon T. NJ b.
Fisher 6l 6l The doubles Wills
billiard team II semi
he
the Tennis
be endangered
unic atoms ritter
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SKATING RACES DELAYED.

BINGHAMTON, N. Y, January 80
P).-Because of soft ice. the opening
of the national ice skating champion
ship meet. scheduled for today, was
postponed until tomorrow.
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Last Nights Results.
Rochester, %; Fort Wayne. a.
TOnight's Games.
Cleveland at Washington.
Fort Wayne at Brooklyn,
Rochester al Detroit
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Revision Of the pitching resula
tons to permit the use of resin, ap-
proved by the committee yester laT
was written into the rules today. re-
DURING that under the supervision
and control of the umpire, the pit.h-
er may use, to dry his hands
small, finely meshed bag containing
powdered resin. furnished by the
league No application of the resin
TO the ball will 3e permitted. the
committee announced.
Homer Must Go $50 Feet.
Balls hit into gran islands. 10 count
as home runs in the future. must
travel $50 feet, an increase of IL teet
over the former limit. Major league
parks, however. will not be affected
| by the change.
Coaching boxes at first and third
bases were reduced To 15-foot rec
tangles, the rest spell between dou-
! ble-headers was Increased from 10
to Is minutes, while winning home
runs in the last half of the ninth
TO be scored as four-base hits. will
! hereafter require the batsnal to
| complete the circuit. 1t was ex-
| planned by the committee that in
, some games last year, where mere
singles were required 10 win. batters
who had driven the bah INTO the
| stands touched only first base and
| then ran to the club house.
The committee hit at Violation of
the Intentional pass rule from an un-
usual angle, taking steps to prevent
the issuing of bases on balls through
throwing the ball to baseman, rather
| than to the catcher. The amended
. rule now reads that, with the batsman
. in his proper position, 1.-The ball shall
not be thrown by the pitcher to any
player other than the catcher
except in an attempt to retire base
runner" If repeated after warnings
by the umpire, the rule adds, the
game.
Regarding Substitutions
Another change provides thai no
substitutions shall be made while the
ball is in play, complaint having been
made by a minor league club that a
player substituted for q catcher Just
as the ball was thrown to the plate by
the pitcher made foul fly catch near
| the dugout.s
Delay of an hour and q half in a
game last year resulted in a rule
amendment deleting the clause giving
| the umpire permission to prolong con-
| tests after a Commute intermission on
account Of rain. The rule now reads
| that at the end of half hour the
umpire shall have authority to end
| the game"
(: Hurlers who make wild pitches on
! third strikes will no longer be credited
| with strikeouts. Furthermore. under
! a change made today, they win be
credited with errors on such misplays,
/, where the batter reaches first base.
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Editorial Comment
They Do Such. Things in Penn.
(Phila. Public Ledger

Session after session the Legisla-
ture receives from the so-called An
thracite Bloc" legislation dealing with
the mine-cave menace in the coal
fields in and about Scranton, Wilkes
Barre and contiguous areas. Session
after session such legislation is eth
er sidetracked or defeated. A power
full lobby sees to it that the residents
of the anthracite regions shall re-
ceive neither assurances of safety in
their homes nor adequate redress
when property is destroyed. Within
the last month there have been re-
peated cavve-ins. Parsons Borough,
near Wilkes-Ba has experienced
three within as many weeks, and in
addition to ffty-four families now
homeless many others have been no.
titled to be prepared to leave the
section at the first sign of a crack in
the earth's surface. What the min
ers call "robbing back" is highly
profitable for operators since 1t pro-
duces high grade coal left in early
mining as support for the mine roof,
but it is highly dangerous to the
surface jewellers who may expect at
any moment to see their houses and
belongings disappear into the earth.
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other men. one of whom was a negro,
came to Small Point where they
bought motor boat and large
quantity of lumber was taken to the
island. The change in ownership
made the island exclusive. Armed
guards prevented eXcurSionistS from
landing. In a short time a crew of
carpenters had completed a large
house among the thick trees not far
from shore and near a fine spring. At
intervals a small schooner would ar
rive at the island and sail away after
a short stay. Boxes and small casks
were loaded on to the schooner. One
day after about two years the
schooner came to anchor. but the next
day disappeared, never to return.
After several days il was noticed that
no smoke came from the island house
and there was no sign of life. There
was a rush of visitors. The house
was found large but with small
rooms. Later it was found that these
were double walls everywhere and
full of hiding PAGES from top to bot
tom. On some of the floors were
shavings of metal and everything In
dicated that the house was built for
counterfeiters. A short time before
the island was deserted New York
and Boston newspapers announced
operations of a band Of counterfeit
ers and that they We're supposed to
have their headquarters on some
Maine island. For some years the
house stood there, but no one ever
returned. and the people of the main
land finally demolished the house
eaving but few traces Of it's founda-
ton.
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EAST WITH VOTES TO TRADE?

The political pleaders for subsidy
to the corn belt, who are out for
President Coolidges scalp, fix the
cost of producing a bushel Of corn at
S1.41, estimating the farmers salary
at $1,000 year, giving him and his
family board free, and keeping the
excessively high price of much Of the
corn land at its present altitude, and
allowing 5000 a year for automobile.
This should be comforting to those
holding mortgages on that highly
valued land. Naturally they would
like to have the price kept UP by a
subsidy from the Government. We
presume some of the Eastern farm
ers whose land was deprecated by
the cheap lands of the West some
forty years ago would like to be re-
: imbursed by the Government. There
would be justice in this for 1t was by
governmental land grants in the West
that the Government handicapped the
eastern farmer. Besides, we are hav-
ing an expensive season for harvest
ing our hay; the Government better
come across with a free consignment
of haycaps. Can't we swap our votes
for relief along these lines?
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READFIELl
Readfeld Grange

Readfield Grange met Saturday eve
ming, July II, with a large attendance.
Some matters of business were tran
sacted. The Ladies' Degree Staff
and Auxiliary conferred the third and
fourth degrees on a class of eight can
didates in an impressive and efficient
manner.
A very pleasing feature Of the de-
gree work was the harvest march and
other figures by the new auxiliary
composed of 16 young people. the most
of them having Joined the past year.
Refreshments were served under the
direction of Mr.. and Mrs. T. w. Wat
kins and Anna Wilson. There were
visitors from Pennington, Winthrop,
Temple, New Sharon, Fayette, Oak
land Mt. Vernon, East Livermore,
Fairfield, Canton and North Belgrade.
There will be a strawberry festival
and entertainment held at the Grange
hall Thursday evening. July %. given
by the Ladies' Degree Staff and Auxil-
larry for the benefit of Readfield
Grange
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She Was Wise

Don't fidget!" snapped mother
Little Bertha stopped toying with
the lid of her chocolate box and en-
.deavored to concentrate upon the
movie. But it was a very dull affair,
and her mind soon came wandering
back to the box.
In two minutes her small fingers
were busy again.
Bertha don't fdgeti" repeated her
mother.
Once again she grew obedient but
once more the production failed To
hold her fingers away from the lid
Of the chocolate box.
"Now, Bertha" exclaimed her
mother, u warn you"
Bertha opened her eyes wide
When her mother spoke like that she
was not to be disregarded. CHANGING
doubtfully at the dull screen and
then at the tempting lid, she whis-
pered:
would it be a hairbrush, mummy
or just your hand ?"-Minneap polls
Tribune.
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COOPER'S MILLS

Roy Littlefeld ard friend of Port
land are guests at the home of L. Z.
Littlefeld.
Raymond Glidden is getting along
fine with his foot which he so badly
cut. He expects that in another
week the cut will be healed, but it
will be quite a few weeks before he
can bear any weight on it.
Due to the extremely poor weather
the farmers are having a poor sea-
son to harvest their hay.
l.. B. Hisler of the Central Maine
Power Company, Augusta, was a
week END guest at his home here.
Earle Glidden is assisting a. L.
Gould in harvesting his hay.
Mrs. l.. E. Peabody of Beverly,
Mass, is a guest at the home of Miss
Sadie Gowen.
A large crowd attended the auction
sale at the home of James Hanlon
on Friday. F. f. Coombs of Cooper's
Mills purchased tie farm. Mr.. and
Mrs. Hanlon will move to Bangor.
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THAT THIRD PARTY

Addressing the Protestant minis
tiers Of Georgia on the subject OF
prohibition, en- address that is excit-
ing comment throughout the coun-
try Senator Borah proposed that II
neither Of the major parties take a
definite stand on prohibition there
should be organized another party
that will be loyal to the Constitu-
ton of the United States"
Concerning this the Boston Trans
cript raises a query that is pertinent.
1t sees the Democratic party obvi-
ously half dry and half wet and the
Republican party more nearly dry
than wet; that dry party would
have to be recruited largely from the
Republicans, for the South, while dry,
doesn't take kindly to enforcement of
all the amendments to the Constitu-
ton, especially the Fourteenth and
Fifteenth. It would hesitate to sup
forcement of the Constitution. The
South continuing in the Democratic
party and the proposed third party
pulling heavily from the dry Repub-
licans the Democratic party would be
given the power and then where
would Senator Borah and the 18th
18th and 14th Amendments all be?
And the Transcript add this:
Moreover, 1t will be recalled that
the Prohibition Party as such never
got anywhere until it abandoned its
Republican party, of which Senator
Borah is the most eloquent If not the
most loyal member"
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& by David Cory

'well, now where shall I 60 for an
adventure" thought the little rabbit
as he hoped away from the Shady
Forest Pool and into this story. "I
hope the little floating heart flower in
my knapsack won't wither before
reach home" and on he went, clipper
ty. clip, lipperty lip. his knapsack
bouncing up and down on his back
and his red-striped candy cane swing
ing from his left paw. BY and by
after while, he came to the Old Duck
Pond. But, dear me! How low it was
You see, it hadn't rained for a long
time and the hot weather had dried up
the water, although the Bubbling
Brook did its best to keep it full. But
then, again, that little brook had
shrunk to tiny stream compared to
what it had been In the springtime
Yes, sir, the Old Duck Pond was at a
very low ebb, and all along the beach
We're strewn fresh-water clam shells
or the shells of river mussels, as they
are more often called.
who's been having a clam bake?"
thought the little Sabbit, right out loud
thinking of course that no one was
near.
"My friends and l." all of a sudden
answered a voice, and so quickly that
the little rabbit. startled half out of
his wits bobbed behind a clump of
bushes. Picking out, he saw his old
friend. Professor Jim Grow, perched
on a limb nearby;
But we had no melted butter,
Nor napkins neat and trim
To tuck across our black waistcoats,"
Cawed wise Professor Jim.
II didn't know you were fond of
CLANS" sighed thelittle bunny, COM
ing out from behind his hiding place.
Goodness me. how low the pond is.
The slanting beach stretches for over
hundred yards. The water used to
come up close to the forest trees"
You can see our footprints in the
soft beach, laughed the old crow.
But you can't tell me which are
mine"
mo, I can't" answered the little
rabbit. But here are Mr.. Herons.
can't mistake his, no sireebus."
Whose footprints are those?" all of
a sudden asked the old crow, pointing
to little imprint in the soft earth.
Squirrel Nutcracker's, answered
the little rabbit. But what was he do
ing here? He doesn't eat fish"
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First Cafeteria In
London Is Popular

London, July 21.-f"'-Londen $
first cafeteria has been a success.
1t has a seating capacity of 500.
While Londoners at first SHE'D at the
idea within two weeks of the opening
the cafeteria had all the noon bust
ness it could handle, and most of the
arm chairs also were filed at tea
time.
The cafeteria is in the shopping
district, and has proved exceedingly
popular with women who are eager
for a quick lunch