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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-29
RESORT MILLIONS DEPEND
ON VICTORY BY SUZANNE
By c. F. BERTELLI
Universal Service staff Correspondent.
Special Gable TO Universal Service.

PARIS. Jan. 29.-A0r an ordinary
championship tennis cup but big in
tercsts reaching into millions Of dol
lars annually for all Riviera resorts
are involved in the Wllls-Lengien
match this year.
While nothing officially has been
allowed 10 indicate ir. il has become
more and more evident that the Ri
viera promotion committee rega rds
Nile. Juglen rs the greatest possible
drawing card for Cannes. Monte Carlo
and other roulette wheel winter re-
sort.
SUZANNE IN TRAINING.
So much importance is attached 70
Suzanne winning the tournaments that
her friends intimate that nothing less
than the Legion Of Honor awaits the
French player II she beats Ter youth
fuI California opponent. Since the
iatteTs arrival Nile. L,rglpr has given
up all her nightly dancing and dis
play Of gorgeous frOcEs, and is dcyot-
ing her entire time 10 serious train
ing
Al dates for al important matches
are arranged exclusively 20 suit SilIe.
Lenglen's well known vagaries of
health. Al players. 10 matter how
high-placed. including the Duke VI
Westminster, have been warned thcy
must vacate tho courts any moment
that Nile. Lenginn appears.
An immense effort has been made
By all Riviera authorities 70 facilitate
Nile. Iengleu task because sh, has
been adopted as the one main attrac-
tion Of the French south coast. and
is drawing more American dollars
than any amusement provided by the
management.
MnI-In III-Rr nr-nrr.uDr
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HOLDOUTS OF 1925
WILL REPORT EARLY

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 29.-LP)--Msrty
McAlanus, second baseman. and Bill
Jacobson, center fielder. whosv suiary
disputes last spring made them hold
outs from the St. Louis Browns, will
report AZ training camp early this
sessoni the club announced today.
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Los Angeles. which wou.d mean in
calcu.able loss for al the big inter
ests engaged in boosting Monte Carlo
and Cannes, as wei as other resorts.
IN the meantime. although it is gen.
orally and freely admitted b. the cY-
ports that Miss Wills this year Is
showing excellent form. the betting to
date is against her chances Of winning
the championship"
Should the same tournament take
place in America, the odds would be
csac,ly the other way around is the
general opinion.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-29
DEMARCO, MELLOW DRAW.

PITTSBURGH, Jan. 29.-CR--
Cuddy DoMarco, Pittsburgh light
weight. and Johnny Mellow, Detroit.
fought a 10-round draw here last
night. In six-round preliminary.
Tiger Joe Herman of Toronto lost To-
Billy Meyers. local bantamweight.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-29
Dell Pratt Shapes Up
Winner for Waco Fans

WACO, Jan. 29.-After completing
their first year in the Texas League
satisfactorily, the Waco Cubs can see
nothing but rosy hues on the dawn Of
the 1926 season.
The Cubs start 1926 with a strong
er bank rool. n good manager and bet
ter prospects in players.
Skipper Dell Pratt is Of the opin-
ion that the Cubs will have a much
better club and, if it is at all pos
sible, Pratt will give Waco a club
that will stay up in first division. IL
is no secret that the Cub manager has
q managerial offer from a higher cir
cult but he does not wish to "gradu-
ate until he has given Waco a sue
cessful outfit.
The loss of slugging Jim Galloway
at first base will hurt but the Cubs
have in his place young Ted Kearns,
q yOulgster who showed well in
tryOut with the Chicago Cubs, and it
is expected that he will come through
in n splendid manner for Waco.
Pratt himself will be back on the sec
Ond sack and, with young Andy Co
hen on short Waco will have one of
the strongest Keystone combinations in
the circuit. 1t will be Cohen's last
season in Waco as he has been sold
to the New York Giants for delivery
at the end of the 1926 season. ,
THIRD BASE PROBLEM.
Third base presents problem that
is rs yet unsolved. Decide Foss, who
held down the sack in such a capable
manner late last season, has been re-
called by the Fort Worth Cats and il
is possible that Foss will be seen
somewhere in the lineup Of the cham
pions this season. The Cubs paid
rather n handsome price for Glass. a
rookie with Mczia Gushers. but Glass
failed to show much form in the few
games he played with Waco at the
end Of the season last year and it is
extremely doubtful if he will make
the grade. Pratt has a couple OF other
hot sackers lined up for the job but
it appears that third base is going to
be a sore spot with the Cubs this sea
son unless a find" comes along.
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is competing, were postponed because
of rain.
CANNES, France. Jan. '29.-P)--
Helen Wills apparently has needed the
suggestion Of Big Bill" Tilden 10
knock the cover off the ball." The
girl from California yesterday in one
of her matches at the Gallia tourna-
ment showed Miss Cadle, her oppo-
nent. a brand of speed and accuracy
of placement that even the strong
arm of Mrs. Molla Mallory probably
was unable to work up in her cham
pionship days.
Tilden expressed the belief that only
by shooting the ball with sizzling speed
could Helen possibly overcome the
crafty Suzanne Lenglen. Keen obsery-
ers Of the game here have expressed
the same opinion.
And yesterday, after having won
from Mile. Rosine Vlasto, 60, go. in
a placid. unconcerned manner, Helen
unleashed strength that overwhelmed
the English girl and left her swinging
at the wind with her racquet.
CLOTHES FOR THE MOOD.
The American champion won the
match, 60, GO.
In the morning, against Mile.
Vlasto, she wore pale green sweater,
which matched the character Of her
game. In the afternoon the Univer'
s!ty OF California girl had on for the
first time a cardinal red sweater, the
color of that rival seat Of learning.
Leland Stanford.
In this sweater. Miss Wills uncork-
cd the best tennis she ever has shown
in Europe. She literally tore in
against the English girl and smacked
every ball as though to the yell OF
California. California :"
Seldom before had she ever taken
such chances at outs and nets. uD-
servers thought that no woman player
would have been able TO return some
Of her placements. The only weakness
she showed was in her overhead game.
BETTING ODDS RECEDE.
Owing 10 the splendid showing If
speed and strength made by Miss
Wills against Miss Cadle, the betting
odds on the outcome Of the Lenglcn-
Wills match have receded from 10 TO q
70 . 10 Z.
Allister Mccormick Of Chicago is
also another revelation in American
tennis on the Riviera. Yesterday lac
reached the semi-final in the Gallia
mems tournament BY defeating Lord
Charles Pope Of England. SO. 81. IN
his next match Mr.. Mccormick is
scheduled 10 meet Henri Coch-t,
Frances ranking No. . player.
II expect my next match will be
harder than that of Yesterday" said
Mccormick.
The experts are betting that Co
chet will defeat the American IN
straight sets.
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BIG LEAGUES
OPPOSED IN
DISPUTE
National Would Permit Use
m Pitching-Tests
Made.

NEW YORK, jan. 29.--GP)-Re.
sin, q commodity necessary to violin
isu, pugilists and trapeze performers,
threatens to raise a whirling cloud OF
dust IN the realm of baseball.
The matter Of re-introducing the
substance to the playing of the ma
tional game COMO before the annual
session of the baseball rules officials
here this evening.
President Heydler Of the National
League, seeking 10 curb the steadily
mounting destruction of bsseballs in
major league play, has recommended
that the substance be made available
70 pitchers that they may better con-
rrol the ball.
UMPS DOLE 1T OUT.
He would have a bag of resin placed
within reach Of the boxmen. 10 be
dealt out at the discretion of the UNI
pires. Under present conditions, when
. pitcher throws two or three Wild
ones in a row new ball is called for
and the old one, to all intents and
purposes, goes out Of the major
leagues.
The proposal came forth during the
meetings of the leagues here in Deem
Der and there was an effort 70 gain
the American Leagues interest. One
manager, a former major league per
former, declared that the use Of resin
would bring back all the tricks of
pitching that had made the game dan
serous before foreign substances wero
ruled out.
CICOTTE'S "SAILER."
President johnson Of the American
League named Umpire George Mortar
ity, former Detroit PLAYER. TO inyes-
tigate the matter for that circuit, and
Moriarity, making tests in Chicago
yesterday, showed much stuff"
BE insisted that he had duplicated
the famous sailer produced by Eddie
Cicotte of the White Sox. who took
the secret with him when he was
blacklisted after the tainted worlds So.
ries of 1919 between the White Sox
and Cincinnati Reds.
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GREAT !.
SHOWING CUTS
BETTING ODDS

CANNES, France. Jan. 29.-LP-
All of today's matches in the Gallia
lawn tennis tournament in which Miss
Helen Wills, the American champion,
is competing, were postponed because
of rain.
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WOULD HERT BI sINEss.

Should Miss Wills win the cham
pionship il is feared thar next wear tho
worlds titie tournament would 20 10
New Britain herald., 1926-12-24
.7,O00 PARCELS ARE
 DELIVERED IN DAY
Postal Force Hiags Another
 Record on Its Tree

When is a record not record ?" Everybody at the post office wapts ito know. The usual definition that of doing something which has not been done before, does not go at the post office, because the records are being broken every day and break- ing records has become such a daily occurrence that it is the rule rather than the exception.
 Carrying out their policy Of adopt ing a'new record every day. the pos tai clerks yesterday handled fully 2 2.0o0 more packages and carriers delivered them than on any previous day in the history of the office.
 This in spite of the fact that there were fewer packages which because of incorrect address or other req SOS could not be delivered, than ever before.
 Heretofore the highest number of parcels received and delivered on one day has been 5000. Yesterday afternoon at o'clock the last truck pulled away from the parcel post station and before night 1000 or more had been delivered. So rapidly ere packages being handled that one bundle was re- ceived by the person 10 whom it was consigned, mile and a half from the post office within an hour and 20 minutes after it arrived in the city.
 "We are working for a clean-up today said Postmaster Erwin, stat ing that the record of carrying noth
 ing over night except that which comes in during the night, would be continued.
 Mailmen will return to the office this evening and sort their mail, and everything which comes into the office. whether first class mail business mall, Christmas cards or parcel post up until o'clock tonight will be delivered tomorrow morn ing.
 There will be but one regular de- livery tomorrow. however. The stamp, general delivery and registry windows will be opel from 9 until ii a. m.. and at 1o o'clock every body will close up and go home to their families.
 To guarantee delivery on Christ . mas morning of everything which arrived up until o'clock the night before is something never before at {a,, {1I I,,, 1,o YN1 liveries of first class mail this year are more than 75 per cent ahead of last year for speed in handling.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-24
HARRINGTON RESIDENTS
 MAY TRADE IN THIS CITY
Agitation to Shop Here Started Be- cause of Telephone Co. De-
 cision On Fee

The telephone companys insist ence on a 10-cent charge for tcle- phone calls from Pennington to Hartford will result in much busi- ness now enjoyed by merchants in the Capital City coming to New Britain. Pennington opponents of the charge say.
 Speaking for the opposition. Jesse Moore. who presented petition for a fve-cent rate. declares one New Britain merchant is making over lures for a private direct wire 10 Pennington which will eliminate the toll charge and others arc likely to follow @8lis example.
 A committee of the Hartford Chamber of Commerce has investi- gated the conditions surrounding the increase in charge and feels, ac- cording to it's announcements, the fee is justified.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-24

Another youngster, evidently with some sporting blood in his veins, asks among other things for two roosters fighting"
 we are poor and we do not get many presents says letter from a little girl who informs her patron saint that "Weare in the family and I will be 10 in a short time. We would be glad to get some presents.
 Record Business in Waterbury
 Waterbury, Conn.,, Dec. 24 Ps- With over one half million dollars in cash distributed by local banks from Christmas club savings clubs and approximately s1O,OOO in bonus given to employees of factories, banks and financial houses. Water bury merchants enjoyed a flood of pre-Christmas shopping. A canvass of business houses indicates record breaking sales. Banks announced SS0o,000 in gold and new bills on hand for use as Christmas presents and local charity organizations were busy today delivering Christ mas dinners and presents of cloth ing to the poor in all parts of the city.
 Santa Claus says. "there ain't no likker" in Waterbury in reply to the charge that there ain't no Santa Claus and was today backed up by the police and medical ex- amincr who sounded a warning against poisonous liquor
New Britain herald., 1926-12-24
Meridcn'S Christmas

Meriden, Conn.,, Dec. 24 GR - More than hundred families will be given Christmas dinners by the Salvation Army, St. Vincent De Paul society, Elks club, Good Eel lows. Charity club and Service club of this city. Seven hundred chill dren will receive gifts and clothing from the Good Fellows, a Christ mas organization. while hundreds of others will be feted at a Christ mas party tomorrow morning spon- sored by the Elks and the Salva- ton Army will hold a party Tues day evening for the needy children.
 Two hundred and fifty employees of the Basick company of this city, which is owned and operated by the Stewart Warner company of Chicago, were today given Christ mas presents of certificates under a group insurance plan of the com pany, at no cost to the employees. About se5o,000 worth Of insurance policies were distributed here by Arthur l. Israel.
 Dinners For 200 Families
 New London, Dec. 24 tP) - Two hundred needy families will be given baskets laden with all requi- sites for Christmas dinner as re- suit of the combined activities of local social and fraternial or ganizations in cooperation with the city. Of this number, 100 fam flies will be taken care of by New London lodge of Elks, 10 by the Italian Ladies Aid society, Is by the Harbor club and the remainder by the city. Seventeen Yuletide boxes will be sent out by the Amer ican Legion and it's ladies' auxiliary to disabled veterans of the World war. AS in past years local organi- zations used the city's charity de- partment office as a clearing house in checking up needy families to avoid duplication, with Col. Henry s. Dorsey, charity commissioner. directing the work.
 s. F. Peterson, Inc, gave each student and faculty member of Connecticut College for Women two pound box of chocolates before the Christmas recess. Thirty-three
New Britain herald., 1926-12-24
No Crime News Today
 In Boston Traveller

Boston. Dec. A CT-Crime news was banished from the front page of the Boston Traveller today in defer ence, the publishers said, to the spirit of Christmas eve.
 For three successive years. now. the Traveller has appeared on Christ mas eve with crime news unob- trusively tucked away on the back pages, or inside pages. More than half of page one today was given over to Christmas stories.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-24
Bridgeport Prosperous

Bridgeport, Conn, Dec. A P) - The spirit of Christmas was never more observed in Bridgeport than during the present season. The Christmas shopping exceeded all previous records in number of purchases and according to reports of retail merchants was second in amount to the Christmas of 1919, the peak Of war time activities in this city, when wages were highest on record.
 The arrangements by civic clubs and charitable organizations in providing for the deserving poor are well organized.
 Banks and investment houses gave generous bonuses or Christ mas gifts 10 employees this year. Store dealers report that the num- Der of Christmas cards sold more than doubled that of any previous year. The demand for gold coin for distribution was ten per cent great CT than any previous season. There was an increase of per cent in the pay envelopes in industrial plants.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-24
COULDN'T STAY AWAY
Bridgeport Fugitive Surrcndcrs When He Learas Wife Is in Ma tcrnity Hospital.

Bridgeport. Conn. Dec. 24.-tP1 Daniel Hathaway, 46, of this city, missing since September 20. last, walked into police headquarters to- day and asked to be locked up on a charge of theft. He said that he couldn't remain away from Bridge port at Christmas time. knowing that his wife had been removed to the maternity ward of a local hos pital.
 Hathaway told Lieut.. James Bray of the detective bureau that he stole S6S5 from the home of James Ke- pareses. ice and coal dealer. He said that he broke into the house by pulling the staples off of door and found the money hidden in a keg covered by some clothing inside the house.
 Tie possession of the money turn ed his head. he said and he deserted his wife and child and headed for Boston, There he got into a craps game and lost the S6S5.
 Hathaway is held in bonds of s1,000 for arraignment in court to- morrow.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-24
Over 2,50O Baskets Distributed

Worcester, Mass, Dec. A GP)- More than 2,500 Christmas baskets were distributed last night and to- day to needy poor families in Wor- cester by the charitable and fra ternal organizations supplementing the work of the Salvation Army. Eighteen of the largest industrial plants in the city distributed a total of more than 90 tons of turkeys. All the banks were cleaned of their gold supplies two days ago. While no definite total of gold coins purchased could be obtained, an official of one of the largest banks gave it as his opinion that the amount would reach $200,0 900 to s2o5,0 900. The Christmas spirit reveals not only in the churches and homes but in all the industrial, mercantile and financial enterprises, in one instance a trust company gave all its employees out side of officials, two weeks extra salary.
 Millions From Bank Clubs
 Boston, Dec. A P;-If the Christ mas savings clubs are an accurate barometer. tomorrow will be a day prodigal beyond any of the past. Nearly s25, 5,0oO,00O was distributed in time for Christmas shopping ac- cording 10 the best pre-holiday csti- mates for New England.
 Massachusetts had 354,770 deposi- tors in savings banks and trust companies to receive s17,946,492, exclusive of similar clubs operated by some national banks. Rhode Island showed a jump of $500, 900 over last year to a total of s2.1S4,0Oo in Christmas clubs, the bank commis- sioner estimated.
 New Hampshire reported $75o, 900 in this form of stocking and in Maine while the bank commissioner had no figures, the banks were esti- mated to have s1,794,600 in accum- ulated deposits in Christmas clubs. No figures for Vermont were avail able. The total of these reports is S22,614,492. and bankers said that this would be raised to near the s25, 100000 mark by deposits not in- cluded but which rank as Christmas funds.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-24

had been questioned. The store was entered after a wrench had been thrown through a plate glass win dow. The furnishings taken were said to De valued at $500. The boys, the police say, admitted they had taken an automobile belonging to Jack Ruthers, Yale student, that night and had driven to. Meriden and back.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-24
MAN ASLEEP IN STREET
 IN DANGER OF FREEZING
North Burritt Street Resident Found Sl,nmbering In Highway and
 Placed Under Arrest.

The timely arrival of Sergeant T.. A. McAvay and Officer Clarence kumm saved Stanley Verboski, aged A, of 3S7 North Burritt street, from being frozen to death, at 3:15 thIs morning. The police found him sound asleep in, the road in iron, of oS2' Clinton street, and after arousing him locked him up on the charge of drunkenness.
 In police court this morning, Yer boski said he did no, know what happened to him. He admitted he was intoxicated, but added that he had made no trouble. Judge AllinE fined him S5.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-24
New Furnace Mystery
 In Murder in Iowa

Council Bluffs, Ia. Dec. A LP- A towel twisted tightly around the neck, the body of Mrs. John F. Be rard. aged about 40, was found showed behind the furnace of her home here last night. Police are seeking "Mr. Williams" said to have visited her yesterday. but Be- rard declared he did not know of a "Mr. Williams" among his wife's ac- quaintances.
 Discovery of the body was made by two daughters and the father after they went home to find Mrs Berard missing.
 Police efforts at solving the mys- tery brought a statement from Robert Moore, a roomer at the Be. rard home, that when he returned to the house yesterday he saw Mrs. Berard talking to a man whom she introduced as Williams. Moore said he doubted If he could identify the man.
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New Britain herald., 1926-12-24
Five Years in Prison
 His Christmas Present

Providence, R. l., Dec. 24.-P@ Theodore Jackvony. local youth. was given a Christmas present of five years in state prison by Judge Capo tosto in superior court here today. Jackvony was arrested with several other men charged with participa- ton in number of holdups. An other indictment charging him with receiving stolen property was pend- ing at the time of his arrest, and it was on this charge that the five year senence was imposed.
 Between 5000 and 5000 deer are slain annually in the Scottish high lands.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-24
Silver Workers Rcap Harycrt

Meriden, Dec. "A tP-Emp ployes of the International Silver Co. of this city, received over sS0,000 in Christ mas bonds and checks.
 The banks of Meriden report that about s50,0o0 in gold coin has been withdrawn to be used as Christmas gifts.
 Crisp and new banknotes, totalling several thousands of dollars, have also been withdrawn the past week.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-24
GET CHRISTMAS POLICIES

Bridgeport, Conn.,. Dec. 24.--(Pl-- Group insurance policies represent ing an aggregate s400,000 in paid up insurance were given to it's 500 en- ployes by the Basick Manufacturing company here, the Christmas re- membrance also going to employees in the Meriden and Newark, N. J. plants.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-24
MILL IS SHUT DOWN

Fall River, Mass. Dec. 24.-P,- Eight hundred operatives were thrown out of work today when the Barnard mills 10 counter strike which 100 members of the weavers union had voted. announced that the plant would be closed indefinitely.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-24
Gifts to Employees and Families

New Haven, Conn.,, Dec. "A IPl- Business organizations, clubs and societies kept Santa Claus busy at all hours and in many places here today, as gifts were distributed to scores of persons.
 The Broadway Bank and Trust company, the First National bank, the Hope Nursery and fraternal so- cieties were among the scores of organizations whicie handed out toys and gifts 10 employees, mem- bers and children.
New Britain herald., 1926-12-24
Fortune in Gold

Hartford, Conn, Dec. 24 tP, - Preliminary estimates made by several leading bankers here this
 morning place the number of gold coins given out since December 1 at 12,000 to 15,oO0. practically all of which are supposed to have been withdrawn for Christmas gifts.
 The great majority are s5 and S10 coins. The gross amount is said
 to be about s100,000 to s120,00O. Many of the coins came from the federal reserve bank in Boston.