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LOCAL MAN ELECTED

BIZ United Press
ANDERSON, Ind, Oct. 2S.-John
Stickney of Indianapolis was elect
ed president OF the Indiana Asso-
citation of Insurance Agents here
Friday. C. z. Graves. Frankfort,
was named vice president and chair
man of the executive committee. w.
H. Bruner, Indianapolis, was chosen
secretary treasurer.
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Silent Today

Central xxx, WCBD,
WGBF. WHB, WHO, WHAD,)
WOI, WOAI.
Eastern-WCAD. WEBB, WIN,
WOI, WBAL., WGHB, WRVA,
WAR, WCSH, WGHP, WMBC,
WICK, WLWL.
Far West-KLX.
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Dancing

S:00-KMOX.
8:30-WMC.
\ 9:0O-WEBH, WJAZ, WTAM.
9:30-WBAP, WGY, WPG,
WRC, WGBS.
10:OO-WCCO, WOR, WEAF.
10:30-WJR.
II :00-WEBH, WFAA.
II: 30-KOA, WBBM.
11:45-WDAF.
12:00-WENR, VIVID.
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cleveland, ONO,
were glad to hear
that she has re-
6 a in e d h err
health. For quite
some time Mrs.
Kowalczyk was
quite i'll and it
was impossible
for her to work.
She took Lydia
e. Pin M S
Vegetable Com
pound to build
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WILL HAVE REUNION
Flanner House to Entertain Visitors
~
on Tuesday.

Flanner House, community center,
S02 n. West St., will hold open house
for patrons and interested friends
and a reunion for its former clients
on Tuesday, Henry l.. Herod, super
intendent, has announced.
A tuberculosis clinic and baby elm
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Glad TO SPREAD
GOOD NEWS
Helped by Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound

1he friends of Mrs. Helen M.
of 6S19 Hope Avenue,
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Concert Music

7:30-WHAS, WNYC.
S:00-WMAQ. WOK.
.S:30-WOR, WSMB.
s. 9:00-KMOX, WEAF.
9:30-WOR.
10:00-WGN, WJJD.'
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-02

Hall and Mrs. Mills. as the state
charged in the opening address.
McCarter demanded to know why
James Mills, husband Of the slain
choir singer, vas not charged with
the murder.
mo one knew the movements Of
James Mills on the night Of ths
crime" roared McCarter.
James Mills Knew s
For more thana month the State
has been trying to fasten this crime
on Mrs Hail and her brothers. They
have accused Mrs. Hall who did not
know of the relations between her
husband and Mrs. Mills without
having given any consideration 10
James Mills. the man who knew OF
the rela tons of his wife with Rev
Hail."
McCarter told tho intentIy listen.
ing jury that MRS. Hall is as In.
nocent OF knowledge Of this affair
as any one of you or / am
In directing the jury's attention
to Mills, McCarter said, ''he is the
husband whose wife told him she
Continued on Page 2, Column u
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ONTARIO WET
BY BIC VOTE
BY international News Service

Dy AugCEh0SAOA0l 4NCWo CCNVACS
OTTAWA, Can, Dec. 2. - The
Province of Ontario, with more than
a thousand miles of it's boundary
line touching the United States, to-
day is wet" under government
control of the sale of liquor by an
overwhelmingly large majority as
the result OF yesterdays general
elections.
Premier Howard Ferguson, leader
of the victorious conservative party.
:ntimated that before Christmas the
flow of wet goods" would be
started legally throughout the
One of the surprises of the cam
paign was the failure of the rural
rulings of the province to go dry"
and the success at the polls OF the
Ferguson government was com.
plete from one end of the province
to the other. In all areas in the
vicinity to the United States the
wet" vote was heaviest. Windsor
across from Detroit, rolled up big
moist n1ajorities as did the Niagara
area in the vicinity Of New York
State and Buffalo.
AS the result of the outcome OF
the Ontario vote, but three Cana.
dian provinces now remain dry"
They are New Brunswick, Nova
Scotia, and Prince Edward Island
and already it is announced that
this trio are ready to go to the
people in the immediate future on
a government control of the liquor
question election,
vt is estimated by Ontario that
thirsty residents Of United States
will in 1927 spend in the neighbour
hood of $4,O00,0OO In the province
Of Ontario.
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''This theatrical display was done
to make you believe she was on
the point of death. ] classify such
a display as humbug.'
McCarter finished summing I'M
at 1850 a. M. having talked 40
minutes this morning. His speech
to the jury had required hours
and SIS minutes.
McCarter explained that he was
not going to speak at any great
length about Mrs. Gibson, that his
associate. Senator Clarence z. Case.
would deal with her thoroughly
later. But nevertheless. he, Mccar-
ter, had a few things he wanted to
say about Mrs: Gibson.
Mrs. Hall Interested
Mrs. Hall listened to McCarter's
booming voice with an air of gray.
ity. She did not smile when others
in the. courtroom were moved to
laughter.
There was no levity shown by
Willie or Henry either.
McCarter challenged Simpson to
show in the testimony given that
Mrs. Hall had any knowledge of the
Illicit relations between the Rev. Mr.
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Christmas ls always satisfactory N0I
Coed EellowS4 Road Rb0SG &1seUA
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FIND BODY Of
OLSON GIRL

PRAIRIE DU CHEN. Wis. Dec.
"a body. partially identified as
that of Clara Olson, missing sweet
heart OF Erdman Olson. Gale Col
lege student, for whom a murder
warrant has been issued, was found
in corn field four miles north Of
Mt Sterling. Wis. today.
Members Of the posse combing the
country around the home of the
missing girl said they thought it
was Clara Olson. although because
OF decomposition, final identified
ton was held up pending the ar
rival of relatives.
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Married In Mexico

The Chaplins were married on
November IS. 1924. in Mexico.
The former Lita Grey was Chap,
Inns second wife.
He had beeen previously married
to Mildred Harris, also a motion
picture actress. They were divorced.
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Recounting D story Of q
chance meeting with a Walter
Reed Hospital soldier, a walk
with him last Monday night
down a wooded path near the
Sligo Bridge, and of an al
legged assault upon her, 49,
Sear-oId Virginia McDonough,
bf 81 Denwood Ave-, is under
4 physicians care today.
Soldier In Jail
Meanwhile the soldier, Walter
h. Smith, % years old, a private
h the medical corps, is held in
the Jail at Rockville, Nd, on a
kharge of criminal assault. The
charge, If proved, carries a death
penalty in Maryland.
Smith was arrested late yester-
Law by Policeman Earl Burdine,
be Rockville, after a two-day eff
fort to identify the man described
by the girl.
Met Him Out Walking
According to the story told by
Miss McDonough. she met the sol
der while out walking Sunday. She
twas with a younger sister, who was
visiting in Takoma from their home
In Hagerstown. Miss Virginia Nc
Donough is employed in Takoma
Park.
The soldier Is said to have been
dressed in civilian clothes and to
have told the girls his nane was
lcontinued on Page Q, Column I'd
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International News Service exclusive right to
qualifications In any form. Of dispatches credited
10 II not otherwise credited in this paper.
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BY GEORGE 3. DURNo

Oy GO4sN&1 aAsl - 1s4N0
The Government rested its
case today against Albert B
Fall, ex-Secretary of the In.
terror, and Edward L. Doheny
multi-millionaire oil magnate.
on trial for conspiracy to de.
fraud the Government in the
leasing of naval oil reserves.
Defense Begins
Atlee Pomerene and Owen j.
Roberts, chief Government coun-
sci, brought the Governments
case to a close soon after the
trial opened this morning, and
the defense then began it's effort
to tear down the Federal indict-
ment of the two "old prospec-
tors"
The customary defense motion
to dismiss was not made when
the Government rested. Hogan
and Lambert claimed confidence of
acquittal and apparently though
the usual denial of such a motion
might have an unfavorable effect
on the jury.
Walsh Last Witness
The last Government witness
was Senator Walsh Cd of Mont.
who took the stand to present a
letter he had received from Fall
during the Senate investigation
CONTINUED on Page 2. Column 81
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CHOIR SINGER'S5POU
SAID TO HAp KNOWN
ILLICIT LOW
BY JAMES Z. KILGALLEN
International News service

COURTHOUSE SOyERVILLE IN. J. Dec Robert n.
McCater senior the defense launched bitter
attack Mrs. Gibson States witness when he
resumed his summation at the HalNIls trial today.
II hope gentlemen of the jury the
dean Of the New Jersey bar said that you not fooled
by the theatrical display when this Pig Woman was brought
side and the other to take her temperature
and all that kind of nonsense. sss#
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SAY COUP WILL
DOOM CAROL
BY International News Service

VIENNA, Dec. 2. Wild rumors,
of confirmation, were rife
in Vienna today concerning events
transpiring in Rumania. All at
tempts to establish telephone COM
mum cation with the Runanian CAPT.
tai were fruitless.
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QUITS
CHAPL IN
HOWE
BY MILLER HOLLAND
international News service

Los ANGELES, Dec. g..
I'll treatment on the part of
Charles Chaplin, screen comedy
king, forced his wife, the
former Lita Grey, to pack up
her belongings and, with the
couples two children, leave
the Chaplin home and go tO
her grandparents, Mr., and Mrs.
William Curry, of Beverly.
Cause Is Just
This was the explanation of
the famous couples separation
made today by William E. Curry,
Mrs. Chaplin's grandfather.
"My granddaughter has left
her husband for good and just
cause" Curry declared.
Quarrel Reported
Whether the separation will lead
to divorce proceedings could not be
learned.
The former Lita Grey moved out
of her husbands home Tues
day as the direct result, it was
said, of disagreement with Chap.
lin Monday evening.
IL took my babies and moved out
to my grandparents home Tues
day." Mrs. Chaplin declared. She
added she has consulted with
George Beebe, her attorney.
Firm in Decision
II shall never return to my hus-
bands home" Mrs Chaplin de-
clared.
Seen at his studio today Chaplin
admitted his wife had left him.
Yes. it's true" the comedian
confirmed. MY wife and children
have left my home. / will insist.
however. that they return"
More than this Chaplin would not
say. declaring he believed my
family life should be kept private.
Million To BE Sought
Friends of the Chaplins said to
day the break had been pending for
months and that negotiations were
under way for a property settle
ment
In the event of a divorce, 1t was
said, Mrs. Chaplin would ask for at
least S1,000,000.
Mrs. Chaplin recently returned
from a trip to Honolulu. Before
going she said the trip had no sig.
nlficance, that she still loved her
husband and that no separation was
thought of.
Married In Mexico
The Chaplins were married on
November IS. 1924. in Mexico.
The former Lita Grey was Chap
lins second wife.
He had beeen previously married
to Mildred Harris, also a motion
picture actress. They were divorced.
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The "Gift0 for Children" IN the
Shop Scope columns OF The Times
and Herald offer a solution to many
shopping difficultieSs -
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SANDLOTTERS'
SALT AND
PEPPER
By R. D. THOMAS

Every now and then Washing
toms young sandIot teams run out
OF names. These days the fad is
to name teams after members OF
the champion Griffmen. All the
regulars Of Bucky Harris gang
have been thus honored and over
every new addition there is SQUAD.
bic. Today's scrap is concerned
with which of two teams shall be
called the "Crowder Insects"
General Crowder barely had
signed a Griff contract when the
youngsters were fighting over his
name. Two teams decided at one
and the same time to adopt the
cognomen "Crowder Insects
Now they are at it, all over q
name. Shortly the two teams viii.
play a series for the privilege OF
using Crowder's name.
Kids are Ne most pronounced
OF hero worshipers. II General
Crowder had been flop in his
debut as Griffman the young
sters would have Stunned him.
He gave promise and the boys
are with him until he proves a dis
NAL flop.
Young "Smiler' Murray didn't do
so we'll in his first big league game
No kid team has adopted his name.
The Chevy Chase Bearcats, who
are going along in smart style in
Independent ball, are helped by sew
eral ex-college players, including
Henry Gichner, of Cornell, and Bert
Adelman, of Swarthmore.
The National Circles dropped
many a game last season but the
gang stuck together and .deVel-
Oped. Thus, today, several OF the
old National Circles are stepping
fast as members Of the st. 10.
seph's team, which is leading it's
section i'm the Capital City Asso.
citation. Joe Tucci, Louis Naples
and Johnny Micro, former Ma
tiOnal Circles, are helping much
to keep st. JOseph's in front.
Shortstop Saltz, who played half
the season in the Florida State
League. Is now with the Washing
ton Athletics. He is walloping the
ball, but not as hard as he is said
to have whanged it in the Florida
loop. He had an average down there
of 1878.
Nelson Colley, who played with
the Central High team. this spring,
is now with the Donohoe Motors
club and Is doing we'll at short.
Johnny Bozek. one OF the fore
most versatile stars of Gonzaga Is
also performing with Donohoe Mo
tors and is carrying on in splendid
style.
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good sport would be available
to the fans; that no untoward
iTeident might happen in the
ring; that INSCRIPTIONS pro-
moters and ma tch m a X r s
would be licensed to lure sport
fans to untenables competition
and that it would be practically
impossible for fight bugs to
spend money where they would
be least likely to get something
for it.
A we1l-written boxing law
such as those in existence in the
States mentioned protects every
body identified with the game
from the promoters to the pa
irons.
Such a law is the modern,
healthy, normal way to conduct
one of the finest sports handed
down to US by the ages and
where the game thrives under
s1ch law it is not matter of
record that any community has
regretted its existence.
Eight or ten weeks of weekly
fighting at Kenilworth where
Heinie Miller has been doing his
best to provide suitable ring
sport has convinced the writer
that if Neutrality-suspicious. will go
to the edges of the city to GEE
boxing and refrain from rioting
or other fnseemly conduct which
used to surround the sport they
would do the same if permitted
boxing within the confines of
the District.
Much the same faces are seen
at Mr.. Millers arena as are
seen at Mr.. Clark Griffith's sta
dunn. In other words, a base
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[)EVN. DOGS
Do BAT TIE

Uncle Sans Devil Dogs viii
feature the boxing card OF Kenil.
worth arena tonight. sammy Braun
stein, king OF the Marine Corps
lightweights, will meet Jimmy Ryan,
lightweight titleholder of the At
lantlc fleet. in the main bout Of 10
rounds. This Is return bout
and washington fans are all agog
over the outcome. Braunstein's
one-round kayo victory over Ryan
in Philadelphia recently was one
of the biggest upsets ever recorded
n service boxing.
frankie Cheslock, fighting weller
weight champ of the Marines comes
back for q return bout with Jack
Cody. The latter scored a technical
kayo victory In one round over
Cheslock in their last meeting. This
VIII be special six-rounder.
The semi-final bout or the night
will show Terrence Barry O'AIoOre,
lightweight champion of Ireland,
against Billy Drake, German
NAaEAAA1k kAOAAs :
O'Moore is main-eventer about
Philadelphia and is riot as club
fighter. Drake proved to Washing
ton fans in his recent bout with
Jimmy Ryan that he Is about the
gamest ringman to ever perform
here. These boys so 40 rounds to
a decision.
Tony Cortez, former -eventer.
comes back to Kenilwortf, where he
has met with two reverses. to start
all over again in four.rounder.
Bud Logan will be Toney's op.
poneTlt.
Fans who saw Logan fight
Mack are confident that Tony is
In for a real battle to gain the
decision.
The opening bout OF the night
will show the everything Jack
Skinner, of the Navy, against John
ny Walker. OF southeast. Walker at
the present time is one Of the most
promising-looking local youngsters
to. be developed here in years.
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the governor or other executlv
True enough, in the medival
periods of Washington's civic
development as well as the de-
velopment of other centers of
citizenry, boxing had no good
influence. The oiu slap, bang,
catch-as-catch can kind of box
ing that took one opponent to
a physical finish when a man
was not considered beaten until
he could no longer wiggle an
ear has gone from every city
in the country. And, that is
not the kind of fighting Wash
ington wants nor is hankering
for.
We want the same well-con-
trolIed style of game that
Pennsylvania, for instance, or
New York or Illinois has, and
a boxing law modelled after any
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TODAYS SPORTuRIAL
BY kfrk Miller.

Among other crying shames of which voeess Washington
in legislative the lack
boxing which viii permit of twelve fteenound ring
boxing board such exists
New Pennsylvania Illinois and other States OF the
Union.
The present statute which prohibits pugst encounters for
in Washington relic of the middle ages when prize
left in its wake not desirable from
standpoint community spirit dignity and pride But since
the local ordinances the fight has
passed through tedious stage Of refinement until other
objection it when conducted under the
supervision control responsible commission appointed by
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I (;HAV|P
TESTED

SEABRIGHT, N. j., Aug, s.--Bill
Johnston, who aspires to one more
try at the American singles cham
pionship, can rest from his singles
labors today in the thirty-ninth an
nual Seabright invitation as a re-
suit of his straight sets wins from
Herbert Il. Beaman, New York, and
young Johnnie Doeg, Santa Monica.
Calf. Little Bill will take part In
the first round of the mems doubles,
however, pairing with the intercol-
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lian1s, Cd, Of Philadelphia. viii be
pitted against Francis q. Hunter,
Olympic doubles champion. Ogden s
victory over Williams. the captain
OF the American Davis Cup team,
was the outstanding upset Of the
tournament.
All OF today's women's singles
matches will be played this MORN
ing, except the WilIs-C Chaplin con-
test, which win be put on at 2:30
o'clock.
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ing Schang and Barry Rice. Sister
with the tying run, was on third.
Miller took a walk and then came
a bad break. McManus rolled to
Myer, forcing Miller. but the double
play failed to go through when
Judge dropped Harris pivot peg.
That let Sisler in with the tying
run. Hargrave forced McManus.
putting it over to the ninth which
saw the Griffs run away with the
victory.
Myer opened the ninth with a
pass. moving up on Goslin's single
to left. Judge forced Goslin. put
ting Myer on third. Ossie Bluege
hammered a low liner to center.
Harry Rice made a desperate effort
to coral that drive on the run and
failed, the ball umping past him
to the centerfield fence. Before Miller
could retrieve the leather Bluege
had scored real home run, driY.
| ing two runs in ahead of him.
That drive decided the game. the
Browns going out in order in their
half Of the NINTH.
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As Win pair

Ehrnke and Grove looked to be
worth the Jack they cost as the
AS slammed the Tigers twice, to
O and 10 to i. Manush's eleventh
homer OF the season was Detroit S
only score in eighteen disma..
frames.
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1Ratted for Morrell in eighth.
Gran for j.. Harris in eighth.
Washington ..... OIL 81 0 Silt
st. Louis ..-..... 0 0 3 3 2 o o 3 Oil
Enthusiastically. s. Rice (2J. Myer
Cd, Judge ca, Bluege ca, Tate.
Ruether. Stewart, Melillo. II. Rice ca
Sister, Williams. Miller (2). Hargrare,
Robertson, Vangilder. Schang. Errors
McNeely. S. Harris. Judge, H. Rice.
Two-base hits--Miller. Vangilder. Three
base hits-vangilder. S. Rice. HONS
runs-Williams, Ruether, Bluege Sncrt-
flee hits--MeliIlo. Bluege. Stolea
bases. Harris. Double play--Rohe.
son to Sisler. Hit by pitched ball--Bys
Ruether (Hargravel; by Davis (Mc-
Neely). Bases on balls-On Wingard,
3; off vangflder. 8; off CASTOR. /; OF
Ruether, /; off Marberry 2. Struck
out-Ry vangilder, 4. Pitching rec
ord--Off Wingard 5 hits. runs in
23 innings; off Vangilder. 5 hits.
runs in 2-s innings; off Davis. / HIT;
no run in ga inning off CASTOR. 2.
hits 3 runs In / inning; off Ruethet
II hits. runs in 5 innings: off Nor.
rell. hits. no run In , innings; off
Marherry. hits 3 runs In innings
Left on hases--Washington, 4; St Louie
s. Umpires--AIcGsowen, Moriarty and
Ormshy. Winning pitcher--Marberry
Losing. pitcher-Gaston-
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Giants Sock Cards

The Giants crushed the Cardinals
for the fourth straight time. 4 to 2.
Al Tyson being the big noise. AM
moved because he was beaned by
Keen, Al snicked Sherdel for single
which drove In the winning runs.
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legiate singles champion, Edward
Il. Chandler, Of Berkeley, Calf.
Miss Helen Wills, American
singles champion, will get a severe
test today in the second round of
singles. Her opponent viii be a
former Californian, Mrs. A. II. Cha.
pin, jr.,g now Of Springfield. Mass.
Yesterday Miss Wills easily defeated
Mrs. Howard Davis. Of Seabright,
81, Go.
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Vincent Richards, OF New York,
keyed up after his recent defeat
of the national champion, William
Il. TiIden. I'd, takes on an easy
one today In Percy T.. Kynaston,
Of Rockville Center. l.. /.
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ball audience in any town is
almost always a boxing audi
ence to the man.
Let Washington, therefore. get
away from the hokumish idea
that boxing breeds undesirables
and that it is a sport to be
Stunned rather than encouraged.
In practically every other mat
ter of civic pride and liberties
Washington has freed itself
despite the lack of a vote here,
but it can be almost grouped IS
an archaic city in one branch CT
sport-boxing-so long as the
present statute remains.
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LioneI Ogden, Leland Stanford, 81
student who started with a sensa-
tional victory over r.. Norris VIII
The Washington times., 1926-08-03

one of those three States reg
ulations. We want a fight law
that requires physicians to ex-
anime contestants at 2 o'clock
the afternoon of the fight.
One that requires a conpe-
tent committee of at least
three men who know fights and
fighters who can pass on the
qualifications of scrappers and
who can very nearly identify a
well-matched card before per-
mission to stage it is granted.
Washington could use such
a lava law which would pro-
tect the public, the fighters
and the matchmakers and pro-
moters and guarantee as neraly
as possible in advance that
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WESTERN LEAGUE
Des Moines, s.; wichita, L.
Tulsa. 81; Omaha. 19.
Oklahoma City, IL; Lincoln, g..
Denver. 81. St.. Joseph, 2. i
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Seeking Apple

Totals. Sc 10 u 15 Totals. Al IS q /?
1Ratted for Morrell in eighth.
Gran for ]. Harris in eighth
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VanGiIder tripled with two
down In the third. MeIiIlO walk
ed. Harry Rice tripIed and Sisler
singled before williams bounced
TO Ruether and the Browns had
three runs i'm that third frame.
They tore Ruether to pieces i'm
the fourth, following his galIOp
around the paths.