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public insisted upon my attempting a
worlds record. / answered ''all right,
but ! will only try once"
The record was then 13 feet 3'2,
held by Frank Foss. who made il in
the Olympics in Antwerp in 1920. The
bar was placed on 13 feet 612.
made myself ready for the start.
Surprised at Success.
1t was raining. the pole was slip
perry and uncomfortable. and the
earth stuck TO my shoes. | started,
slipped, turned in the middle Of my
run TO see if ] had hit my start mark
all right, and continued at a terrific
speed only to get through and be able
10 get into my dressing room.
When I had collected my homes and
got up from the sand heap, l was
much surprised at seeing. the bar un-
touched.
That is how l made my first world
record in pole vault. In the next
event, hop-step-and jump, I was sec
ond.
That evening my coach and I went
out celebrating alone. We had much
to think back upon and still more to
look forward to. But we were now
tied together in a friendship which
nobody can ever break. ! owed him
thanks for all the good results l had
had so far and he was thankful to me
for having worked so hard and faith
fully.
Next-Hoff clears a record height,
| but loses the Swedish Kings cup)
DOWNRIGHT 1896
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HARVARD BEATS BRITONS.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. April 16.-Har-
ward whitewashed the visiting oxford
Cambridge lacrosse team. TO 0, in
the stadium yesterday. This was the
sixth setback for the Englishmen of
their seven games played in this
country and their second shut-out.
The hardy checking of the Crimson
defense was too close to give the Wis
i,ing twelve an opportunity to get
nAor tho coal
Evening star., 1926-04-16

Line-ups of the two teams will be
practically the same as those which
have appeared in the box scores of
recent games ON the Tech nine.
however. Ciangi may 20 in at short
to replace Snyder, who has been ON
the sick list for several days and
may not be in shape for the initial
title contest
Werber, third base: Lucchesi, see
ond base. and FaleS. first base, Will
form the remainder of the Tech in
field. Berger. Schofield and Mills are
slated for the outtieid positions, while
Tuhby Hile will lie seen in action
behind the plate.
Cant. Nelson lett is Techs choice
for the mound job He will he OPP
posed either by Duffy, Centrals left
handler, who hurled his team to a
10-to-2 win over Calvert Hay yester-
day, or Doc Baker. Mike kelley's
leading recruit pitcher.
Byng, Wilmer. simmons and Groves
will play the infield positions for Cen
trail, with Duke. Jones and Trodden
In the gardens. Roy Engel and
Jimmy M1fnroe are the backstOppers.
Duffy pitched a good game for Cen
tral Yesterday and. although slightly
wild at times, held his opponents to
hits. while his mates were garner
ing 10 from the offerings of Groom
Seven of Centrals 10 runs were
scored in the sixth inning. BNnE got
3 hits in trips. while Wilmer ac-
counted for . bingles in chances
at bat.
Tech and Central also have the
opening date on the interhiGh tennis
league schedule. The teams meet to-
day on, Columbia Country club courts
for five singles and two dnuhies
matches. Centrars lineup includes
.IacQuette. Stauhley, tIalStead. Simon
and Gable. Doyle. Adams, Myers and
Sugar are PLAYING for Tech, with
either Rice or Legum filling the other
position on the team.
Westerns tennis team. holder of
the scholastic championship for two
years straight, plays its first engage
ment of the season tomorrow after
noon with Leonard Hall High School
on the latter's courts. Four singles
and two doubles will be played. Dooley
Mitchell. District junior champion,
will be at No. l position: Bill SmOot
will play at No. >, and Harold Deveau
at No. 8. Either Louis la Garde or
Don CARRIER will get the fourth
position.
out of As candidates who reported
at the beginning OF IGdctlCe. nine
players have been retained on the
squad. The others are Bill Brady,
Leckey Cox, Ed Connell and James
Lowe. Millard Lewis. captain of the
Red and White racketers last season,
has taken over the job of coaching
the players and is assisted by Hugh
McDiarmid. also a member of the
team in 1925.
Manager George Bates is arranging
a schedule of a dozen engagements
In addition to those with the other
team of the high school league.
Among the teams on his. list are:
Staunton. Severn, Baltimore City,
Georgetown Prep. st. Alhan's. Uni
versity of Maryland Freshmen. Navy
Plebes. Mount st. Joe. Georgetown
Freshmen. Sidwell's Friends School
and Episcopal.
Glenn WolcOtt, second baseman.
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CALIFORNIA GIRL SETS
RECORD FOR SHOTPUT

LOS ANGELES. April 16 P).-A
new world record for the women's s.
pound shot was established by Lillian
Copeland of the University of South
ern California here yesterday. when
she hurled the iron hall 3s feet J
inches 8. surprising by foot "a inches
the mark held by Lucille Godbold of
Winthrop College, Rock Hill. s. G.
The record was established during
the annual women's interclass tmeet.
Evening star., 1926-04-16
BY CHARLES HOFF.

Norway after having English
N day of after
The hadn't treated
me had to
ak taxid o
for the pole vault the
prise of femy 6ear-od sister appeared on the track athletic
didn't she could all She had
tried My surprise when say
competitors happy the
highest had reached then II feet I.
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MY trainer was we'll satisfied. but
don't believe he gave me any vaca-
ton: l had to go on harder than ever
for the Triangle match against Sweden
and Denmark in Copenhagen the same
year. | was now training on the
broad jump and p-step-and- jump, be
sides the pole vault, sprint and mid
die distances. / was allowed massage
every day now, so l could stand the
hard training much better.
In the Norwegian championships
the same year l jumped 13 feet "a &,
establishing a new Scandinavian rec
ord. and people now. for the first time.
thought | might have a chance to
beat Denmark's great vaulter, Henry
Petersen. Petersen had also learned
his stun from my coach, kreigsman.
who had been coach in Denmark be-
fore he came to Norway.
Defeats Danish Champion.
The day for the international com
petition in Copenhagen came with rain
and heavy tracks. but a full house.
My first competition was the broad
jump. which / won easily. The next
was pole vault. and here came the
sensation: no Dane believed ] could
beat Henry Petersen after having
broad jumped. but they were slU-
prised. Both the Swede RYdberg and
l beat their big star. / was the only
one to clear the bar at 13 feet l.
| wanted to leave the track for a
rest before the hop-step-an jump, in
which | was 10 compete, also, but the
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Team Races.

Team Races.
II there are from 10 to ~ boys in
your crOwd-all about the same size
you can have some great sport by
staging team races. BY this time you
should be I'm pretty good physical con.
ditiOn, for we have been training for
base ball and for track and field the
past seven or eight weeks.
For team races there should he five
boys to a team. AS many teams as
you wish may start Suppose there
are three teams of five boys each.
That means Is boys starting from
scratch. And Wen use the" SO yard
race for the first event. Uf you wish
to make 1t a hundred-yard dash the
same plan will work. Youll need a
wide straightaway for Is boys.
The first five boys to cross the finish
line are the point scorers. 1t Is possi-
BILE for all five boys to be on one team,
or they may be divided up. each team
having a point scorer. But only five
count. The first boy to finish counts
five points for his team. the second
four points, third three points, fourth
two points, and fifth one point
If your team has two to finish, sec
ond and fourth, II will score six points,
four for the second and two for the
fourth
Elsewhere on this pG0e liH he
found an application for mem bership.
Fin II in todnU and mail il. addressed,
chief, RoUs Club. The Erenni0 Star.
Washington. n. C..
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CENTRAL AND TECH MEET
In THE INAUGURAL CLASH
Both Teams Are Considered to Be i'm Running for
Championshp-These Old Rivals Will Start
Title Tennis Matches Today.
BY JOHN |. WHITE.

Et and Central base ball today for the
Of the annual nterhgh O'Clock Central
Stadium Willie Watt, who ofhciatcd throughout the
will handle the indicator
With both having all
side and both being the leading
the championship honor held by the expecting
close
The straight crediSt Adams the
Calvert Hall defeated
while the Hall the University
Maryland Episcopal their
Evening star., 1926-04-16

I and SouthWell Brown pitcher. We're
| the stars of Westerns 4-to-0 base ball
victory scored yesterday over George
town Prep. Walcott drove in three
runs in the second when he lined ont
"a double with the bases loaded. Brown
held his opponents to pair of hits,
walked only one batter and struck
out six. Frank DwNer. Ge rgetown
! Prep hurler. also was knicked for
only two safeties. but issued half Il
I dozen free tickets.
Base ball teams OF local and nearby
! schools take part in five games to-
, morrow in addition To the initial tilt
of the scholastic series. ST. John $
| opens its season at Leonard liall.
Western meets the Catholic University
Freshmen. Brarley Hall enteriainS
the Georgetown Props, Episcopal goes
| to Baltimore to encounter China n, :,
and Alexandria clashes with George
| Mason High. Today's card calls for
two diamond contests, the Georgetown
Freshmen playing the Georgetown
Props at Garrett Park and ST. Christie
piers of Richmond invading St.
| Alhan's. The st. Alhan's tennis team
meets Marstons racketers in
Baltimore
Zahn's triple was the only hit
scored on the pitching of Riley of
Alexandria High yesterday when his
team showed the way to the Cniver-
sity of Maryland freshmen base bal
lers, 8 to 3. Riley fanned 13 batters.
Techs track and field men scored
over Episcopal High for the first time
! in FIVE years Yesterday when they
nosed out the Nirginians. 6ll2 to 59l2.
| in dual meet on the Episcopal field.
| The encounter was the first of the
season for the Manual Trainers.
! Harry F'lippen, who accounted for 81
points when Episcopal defeated
Dewitt a week ago, captured four
hrSt places yesterday, taking the 100
yard dash. 120yard high hurdles, 220-
yard low hurdles and the javelin. In
throwing the spear he made a dis
tance Of $50 feet s inches, TO surpass
the District scholastic record by
nearly three feet.
Capt. John Macdonald of Tech also
turned in "A record breaking per-
formance when he heaved the shot
46 feet 9 inches. The District scholas-
tic record, held by Arthur Baker of
Central is ~ feet 1923 inches. All
three places in this event went TO
Tech, Young taking second and Min
nick placing third. Tech took the
mile relay, which decided the meet,
and Hebb and Conner annexed first
places in the 440 and 220. respectively.
Two other field events went to the
Manual Trainers, John Macdonald
also winning the discus and Fl. Mac
Donald taking the pole vault.
Friends School racketers lost to
Dewitt. three matches to two yester
day when they opened their cam
paign. They are scheduled for 10
additional enga gements. The list fol
lows: April 10. Tech; %. Episcopal;
%. st. Alban. AT st. Alban; May 3.
Dewitt Prep; 4. Western: s. Balti-
more Friends, at Baltimore: 10, Tech;
Is. st. Alban "a. Western.
The first record Of a bowling game
Evening star., 1926-04-16

THIS is the first of series of
six pictures of base ball stars
4 taken in their street clothes.
You've seen their pictures often in
their base ball suits. But have you
ever seen them in their street
clothes?
If YOU think you recognize them,
save the set of pictures until the last
one has been run. The correct names
will then he run in this column ard
you can see how close you came.
WSTCEHTBCRRJ are the initials
Of the six stars, two letters to a stag.
Check them off az you 60 along and II
you have guessed correctly, all letters
will be checked off by the end of the
week. For instance. il today's picture
was that of Bill Jones-and 1t isn't
you'd check off these "B" and the ~"
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MAKES GOOD POLE VAULT
AFTER SEEING HER SCORE
Angry. Though. When He First Saw Her i'm Athletic
Costume-Surprises Himself When He Breaks
Record Held by American.

Of
best aldrourd athlete the
Evening star., 1926-04-16

The first record of bowling game
in America was on January l. lS40, in
New York.
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- Tbe Gbenit1g 5tar
V Conducted BY ROBERT C. MCCLELLAN

in the string of letters. You can use
the one letter only once.
Another picture tomorrow.
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Needs For The Motorist
SPRINGTIME

Means inventory to the motor
ist. 1t is a time to stock anil
repienish supplies. Accessories.
tires and tubes are provided
In this selling In q wide Va
riety at prices which are con-
d,Icive to filling all such re-
Quirements at this time.
Evening star., 1926-04-16

Zahn's triple was the only hit
scored on the pitching of Riley of
Alexandria High yesterday when his
tear showed the way to the Cniver-
sity of Maryland freshmen base bal
lers, to 3. Riley fa nned 13 batters.
Evening star., 1926-05-18
DOOLTTTLE TO SEEK ALTITUDE
MARK MACREADY JUST MISSED
Assumes Role of Test
Pilot Resigned
by Latter.
Data on Instruments of
French Flyers to
Be Requested.

By the Associated Press
DAYTON. Ohio, May lS.-The NC
Cook Field personnel has set its
heart on having the top or the
world" reached by a plane which sets
out from it's greensward.
The resignation of Lieut.. Macready
will not stop the effort to set a new
world altitude record to exceed that
of Lieut. Callizo. French flyer, at
395S6 feet Fifteen attempts We're
made by Macready TO Surpass tins
record, but he fell short each time.
sometimes by only a few hundred
feet.
Succeeding Macready as chief test
pilot will he Lieut.. James Doolittle,
and it is understood that he will be-
come the altitude flyer.
officials at the field consider ask
ing the French government for in
formation on its test instruments. so
that competition between French and
American flyers will he on the same
basis. This has been urged by Oryille
Wright. co,inventor of the airplane,
who pointed out that unless the in.
struments are identical there can he
no assurance that an altimeter with
a lower reading might not have been
carried To n greater height.
Officers at the field declare Doollttle
is the hest fitted 10 succeed Macready.
lie first attracted national attention
when he made the first Atlantic Pa
Evening star., 1926-05-18

MetrOpOlitan-"Old Loves for New"
at 1870 am, 1926, $3.50. 5:25, 1885 and
9:40 pm.
Palace-"Wet Paint" at 1l:25 am,
1:1O, 2:50, 440, 6:25, sos and 10 pm.
Rialto-"Watch Your Wife" at 11:45
am; las, $40, 5:45, TAO and $40 pm.
TivOli-"Sally, Irene and Mary" at
2:40. 4:25, 6:15, 8 and $50 pm.
Ambassador-"Ol Loves Cor New"
at 615, 8 and $40 pm.
Central--"The Million Dollar Handi-
cap" at 1890, .. $3.50, 5, $50, and
$40 pm.
Wardman Park-"She," at 7:l5 and
$50 pm.
Stram-"The Bat" at 11:2O am.
1850, 2:2O, $3.50, $40, $50, $40 and 500
pm.
Evening star., 1926-05-18
TROOPS IN FATAL WRECK.
Ten Killed, 80 Hurt, in Mexico
Military Relief Grew Sent.

MEXICO CITY. May 1S P).-The
train which was wrecked near Pachuca
was carrying troops from Pachuca to
Ixmiq,flpan it was learned yesterday
Ten men are reported tC have been
killed and 80 injured. A military re-
lief train has been sent to the scene.
Evening star., 1926-05-18
TODAY'S ADJUSTMENTS.

National -- THE Last Warning,
comedy mystery play, at $40 pm.
Keith's--Nazimova vaudeville, a
2:15 and Sis pm.
Earle-"The Old Homestead" vaude
vile, continuous from 1870 to ! pm.
(rDlumbia--"A Social Celebrity" a
11:2O am, /, 2:45. 4:35, 6:15, s and )!
n m -
Evening star., 1926-05-18

cific airplane flight with but one stop
at Kelly Field, Tex.
In 1928 Doolittle won the jacques
Schneider trophy.
Lieut.. r.. H.. Barksdale, hero of
several narrow aviation escapes, will
be assistant chief test pilot.
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0rdsred 3 New York.

First Isieiits dwight ri spis. II.
S. Infantry has sen reIlevesi from
duty ftt the Fork Unipn M iIitafy Arad.
ems ~, and of,der 40 Fort Ham
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Each
TO HEAR INQUIRY
Attempt to Get Seats at
Grand Jury Hearing Of
Evangelist 5 Case.

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BY the Associated Press. ss.s
Los ANGELES. July 10 Fith the
further examination Of witnesses 81
the county grand jury postponed I'M
til next Tuesday, the investigation
into the alleged abduction 81. Aimee
senpie MCPHERSON marked time to.
day. 81 . IA
The evangelist, f0u1ler az gelAs
Temple of -four square Cooper
fame, left the witness stand IN the
fury chamber late yesterday alter
having beeR subj ected 10 d u HKaRalss
tive ton. As the first
witness to be questioned. she testified
for nearly seven hours. al the end
of the examination It was announced
that she probably would be called
again next week.
Keen interest was shown III the
hearing Yesterday. more than 20
persons reporting to police that they
paid ia man IN clerical earb ~ each
for tickets plirporting to entitle the
holders To seats IT the Grand Jury
session. sas
Reports from Arizona and Mexican
officials indicated they are continuing
their. inxsatie lions pE he angeifsts
lappea ance here, before coTntIE here
TO testify sf
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-09
CROWD OF 400 HEARS
GIRL ,EvANGEL Isl, 10
Fall az Man, Origin De sin and Re-
dsmption Discussed by
Betty weakland. 81

49, - 49, Wy :. y :. 4 a ~
I'D ny years o'a; prop-
ably the Nation q youngest evangelist,
preached last nigl1t to IS audience of
:, 4. !,
s. s. !. ~ y
fss'aptist ssnurch, ssix1tl aiid 1A streets
northeast. She and her parents, Rev.
ai,dg Ms. Il 12ov WA |, II M u MI, ! =.
81 81 n Is
issts. nsIe IoL aposlL INos WeeKs. noln.
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YOUTH RECOVERING
IN Staying CASE
win Be Charged With Murder
OF Girl Found Shot When
Wounds Permit.
- the Associated pr.ss.

BY the Associated ErDAst FL
TRYoN. ". C., July 3 "a. C. Son
ner, n. saluda youth. whom author
tiles declare they win charge with the
murder of Miss Jean Braswell. II,
Tryon society girl. today was slightly
improved after i blood transmission
operation.
u While Sonner was conscious after
the operation, he did not discuss the
shooting
Miss Braswell was instantly killed
and Sonner seriously wounded in, q
mysterious shooting affair Wednes-
day night. y.
Authorities. after investigating the
story of sonner that the shooting was
done by youth known to him only
- Jimmy described the wounds 81
SOnner as aelf.fnillcted after IL had
killed Miss BrasWell.
AZ i result OF SOnner's story, Jimmy
wilkes, member ofsa pFOmineTt Tryon
family, was arrested, but later -.
leased after ne had established an
aliDt sassR sSs N m ssafs z
q RoiIx County slithosiffes nave e.
kAnEed TO have 1,lnEl - on SonneF'4 ~.
NolEeF exanained nv d nnEerpxint *
pert
The weapon has been siar sied vince
III discovery yesterday morning q
fle4 lfiV II hen found ~ Nose Bradley.
naougstaifi lad, 4 40 rushed ID the
scene 81 The tfaN ksit aEter hearing ~
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MARQUIS OF WILL AZ OBAR,
SPANISH ENVOY, IS DEAD
Ambassador 70 Belgium Once hap
resented Madrid in washington.
Had Role III war.
the Asadeiated Prese,


BRUSSELS, July e.The Marquis
Of Villalobar, Spanish Ambassador to
Belgium, died here today.
The Marquis OF villalobar. who was
born in 1865, was long In the diplo-
matte service Of Spain. He was, ap-
pointed minister 1t washington In
1909 and was transferred to the min
istry at Lisbon soon after. In 1918
he was transferred To Brussels. where
he served during the World war. Az
q neutral envoy he represented the
interests of the allied nations, iaclud-
Ing the United States, with the Ger.
man government.
The marquis svas the center be d
diplomatic incident III u reception at
the White House IN 1910 during the
administered OF RreeiAent Taft. He
WIS said to have resented his ex.
clusfon by minor of1Icfal from the
place reserved for Aniba saa doris Later,
however, he denied TINT any IN.
uleasantnesa had occurred. soon after
the incident the marquis was trans
ferred ia the embassy at Lisbon and
was succeeded BY Senior Don Juan
Riano y Gayanges.
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OF RALEIGH
|. HEADS PUBLISHERS
Southern Association De-
cides on Atlanta for Next
Convention.
By che Associated Prom.

i HAoSSN~eSS0 IL
ASHEvILLE, N. c., July s.-The
twenty.fourth annual convention Of
the Southern Newspaper Publishers
Association adjourned here yesterday
after Walter c. johnson Of the Chat
tanooga fTenn) News. had relinquish-
+ 1 the chair to John A.. Park. Raleigh
4 CT Times. the new president.
The silver anniversary meeting next
year win be held in Atlanta, where
the association originated.
Two resolutions were adopted yes
terday: One to give every possible
support through the press to the
cause of the advancement OF educa-
ton In the South: the other urged
that the tnewspapers generally
throughout the South exert their In
huences in behalf of a general plan
to standardize motor traffic on South.
ern highways.
So Marking Of Routes. 3
The proposal suggests uniform
marking Of routes, adequate police
patrol for rural highways, and other
c. P.J Mooney, editor and publish
er OF the Memphis CTenn.lh Com
mercial Appeal. drew tremendous ap-
plause, at the closing session when he
declared that the most popular news
paper in the eyes of the South isSthe
paper that fills its columns with real
news and "courageoiis editorials.p
He discouraged the use Of too many
features and too many comics"
He said there IL a growing demand
for world news.
Talk on Advertising. So
James O'Shaughnessy OF New York.
executive secretary of the American
Association of Advertising Agencies.
told the association that II is to their
interest, and to the interest Of the
general prosperity of the country for
relationships with advertising agencies
to be maintained intact. :.
He commented upon the movement
OF the Federal Trade Commission to
break the relationship and declared
that Il augured Ill for the general
prosperity of the South. 3 z
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FAILS TO IDENTIFY
SENATOR AS UNCLE
Cousin Of Clark Claimants
Say Missourian Was Not
Late Copper King.

.
BUTTE. Mont, July 9.-Further
testimony that William Anderson
Clark of Stewartsville, Mo-, and the
late Senator William Andrews Clark
Of Montana were not the same man
was written into the records of the
court here yesterday at the hearing
Of q suit brought by three women
who claim shares in the $4,000, 600
estate left by the Montana copper
king.
The testimony was given by Ben
jar1in Franklin Clark of Denver, a
cousin of the three claimants, Mrs.
Effie Clark Mcwillians and Mrs.
Alma Clark Hines of Missouri and
Mrs. Addie L. Clark Miller OF Denver.
The. witness testified he had at
tended school in Dekalb County,
No., taught by the father of the
three women who claim to be daugl1.
tiers of the Montana Senator, and also
that he had worked in a drug store
in Stewartsyille, Mo-, c0nducted by
the same man., whose name, he said,
was William Anderson Clark. Shown
pictures OF Senator Clark. the witness
declaxed he had never seen the man
and that the pictures were not those
Of bin uncle
Al D. McCrosky, so, of Kidder, Mo-.
followed 3. r. Clark To the stand. He
said that he had learned that ANNA
Pierce. known as Anna Pierce. Clark,
and who Is alleged to have dfsap.
peafed from Stewartsviile about the
same time. as William Anderson Clark,
Is living In Butte. 81