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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-01-22

apparently is back in the running
after having had poor season d
year ago. The Badgers haven't a
senior on the outfit. But Brooks,
Behr and Barnum, are all good men.
Iowa is in much the same fix,
having no two-year chaps. Van
Deusen and Mcconnell stand out
strongly, however, as does Phillips,
fast and clever shooting forward.
Indiana and Purdue have great
scoring machines, but statistics
show that while the two Hoosier
teams lead in getting points they
also permit opponents to score to
a greater extent than other Western
Conference clubs.
Captain Spradling Of Purdue is
leading in Individual scoring and lie
also a great floor man. He is at
the peak Of his form right now.
1. u. has fast dribbling, dead
eye" Dick outfit which needs only a
tighter defense to make the club a
champion. Kreuger usually is the
chief threat of the Crimson, but
lately he has had plenty Of help
from Sibley at center.
After looking them all over one
comes to the conclusion that the
1925 Big Ton chase should be one
of the closest struggles in the history
Of the circuit. And there have been
some mighty tight battle in the past.
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ID O r n : r
RlCKAR D
Tex May Defy N. Y. Ring
Commission and Stage
Jersey Fight.
By Henry l.. Farrell
United Press staff Correspondent


NEW YORK, Jan. 22.-Open de-
fiance of the New York boxing COM
mission was threatened today by Tex
Richard as result Of disagreements
since he opened his new Garden.
For the first time since he took
up the promoting business here,
Richard scowled when told the COM
mission might withdraw his license
II he talked to Jack Dempsey about
a fight against Gene Tunney.
II haven't done any business with
Dempsey or Tunney,' he said. But
will If I see a money-making
match. can't fiddle around with
little matches. I've got to get big
ones to make my investment good.
Any one knows Dempsey will draw
money any place."
Commission Matches
A break In the friendly and bust
ness relations between Richard and
the commission has been imminent
since the committee got out of its
role and started making matches.
The commission forced a poor
card for the Christmas fund on
Richard and when the bills were paid
Richard found himself holding the
bag for $1,000.
Then he had a prospective money
maker blown out from under him
when the commission refused to al
low Mickey Walker and Tommy Mil
ligan to meet for the worlds weller
weight championship after consider
able money had been spent in ar
ranging and advertising the match.
The attempt Of the commission
to force a light heavyweight cham
pionship match between Paul Ber-
lenbach and Mike McTigue on Rick
ard, further peeved the promoter.
Wanted Huffman
He insisted that a match between
Berlenbach and Eddie Huffman
would be better for all concerned,
but the commission said not.
The commissions rule against
smoking during boxing matches also
caused bad feeling Richard spent
$150,O00 for machinery that would
change the air in his Garden every
two minutes, but the commission
said it had a rule against smoking
and it would stick by it.
Richard insists the anti-smoking
regulation has caused, a decrease in
attendance.
If he decides to make a match be-
II RI
Jersey City, Richard says the com
mission cannot stop him. He claims
also that Harry Wills ought to be
on the ineligible list because he
signed contract with Dempsey.
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and the champion dropped to his
knees. The sight Of Wolgast on
the floor seemed to hold the younger
antagonist in a trance. and he made
but a fainthearted effort to renew
the attack when Wolgast arose and
staggered around.
Woigast, with uncertain legs and
swaying shoulders, numbered toward
Richie. 1t was here he committed
the foul which cost him his title.
With one violent physical effort he
swung both fists into Ritchie's groin
and the Frisco taxi cab, driver fell
to the canvas, his features writhed
with pain.
Without an instant's hesitation
Referee Griffin pushed Wolgast
away, helped Richie to his feet, and
held the stricken battler's glove
aloft, proclaiming a new title-holder
in the them 133-pound division.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-01-22
H. S. Basketball Tonight

Mentpelier at Liberty Center.
Michigan City at La Porte.
M. Oiyn1prs at Petersburg.
Mulberry az Colfax.
Michigantown at Jefferson.
Matfnsville at Columbus.
Mooreland az Middletown
New Ross at New Richmond.
North Vernon at Edinburg.
New Harmony at Mt. Vernon
Newcastle at spiceland.
Plymouth at Goshen.
Portland at Hartford City.
Princeton at Oakland City.
Oolitic at Smithville.
RoBsville at Forest.
Rensselaer, at Crown Point.
sharpsville at Greentown.
South Bend at Emerson (Gary).
Surnmitville at Pendleton.
Sweetzer at Swayzee.
Somerset at Van Buren,.
Salem at Scottsburs.
Union at Rock Creek.
Upland at Gas City.
Veedersburg at Attlca.
Whiting at Valparaiso.
Wingate at Bowers.
Waterloo at Butler.
Wabash at Huntington.
Warsaw at Culver.
West Newton at Carmel.
West Point at Brook,
Wheatland at E6wardeport.
West Baden at Paoli.
Winchester at Decatur.
Walton at Royal Center.
Winamac at Kewanna.
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LAWMAKERS THAT MADE HISTORY

But Wolgast did not get Ritchie
in the next round. or the next,
or still the next. Instead, he be-
gan to fade and it was clear to all
when the gong sounded for the
twelfth that he was a beaten
champion.
The thirteenth, fourteenth and
fifteenth rounds were alike, with
the game, bulldoggish Wolgast
bending gradually under relent-
less savage pommeling and all the
while snarling vulgarisms at his
tormentor through split, blood
flecked lips.
Came the sixteenth and the finish.
Richie landed a right to the jaw,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-01-22

right-handed puncher as the light
weight division ever knew and
whose win over Wolgast was as
clear-cut and deserving as il he
had knocked the Cadillac CMich.)
German absolutely cold.
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Wolgast had the better of the
early rounds. Coming 20 his cor
ner at the end of the sixth round
the champion boosted, Watch me
get this guy in the next round.
I'll jab him to pieces"
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MMMM MN M MN l MISUNDERSTANDING
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BIG T : N
Continued From Page 1S)

Continued From Page 18)
other night Daughertiy scored more
than half the Illini total. Lipe,
Maurer, Haines and Kassel are all
basketeers of the first degree.
Ohio State, while not as strong as
in 1925, looks formidable. Cunning
ham is rated as the best center in
the conference. Dempsey and Bell,
newcomers, have starred in early
games.
Wisconsin, which has won more
titles than any Of the other schools,
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nETROTT TEAM WINS

Bg United Press
DETROIT, Jan. 22>--Pulasld Post,
members of the American Basket
ball League, defeated the Boston
Whirlwinds, 81 to II, Thursday. TIE
score at half was Is to in favor Of
the post team.
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ONE PUNCH ENDS BOUT
Amateur Negro HeavyweighN Scores
X. 0. In Eight Seconds.
Rn EnitEd Prcss

Bg United Press
NEW YORK, Jan. 22.--Lawrence
Creighton, Negro heavyweight. es-
tabnshed a new A. A. u. record on
Thursday night when he scored an
eight-second knockout over Fred
Strachat, New York, with one right
hand punch.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-01-22
NEED SHORTSTOP

Galloway is too erratic shortstop
for a probable pennant winner,
hence Connie Mack is looking for a
capable performer at that position.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-24
Meet the Call by Morning!

Washington will have to move
speedily If it closes all the Opportuni-
ties by Christmas morning. The 10
o'clock report today showed that Of
the S15,652 necessary to care for all
of the fourteen family groups during
the next year. only $9,112 had been
subscribed, leaving $3.50 yet to come.
OF the Fourteen Opportunities only
eleven had been closed
1t is of moment that all these
chances for direct-aid charity should
be grasped. If these family groups
are not provided for by specific bud
get they will be dependent upon the
general funds for their sustenance
during the year. In some cases the
homes must be broken up. the chill
dren dispersed and cared for in insti-
tutions, the parents sent to hospitals.
The home ties will be broken.
Washington has the money to meet
this call upon it's purse. There Is
enough loose change" left over from
Christmas shopping at this hour to
fill all Of these needs to overlooking.
Let all Of the Opportunities be closed
before the bells ring on Christmas
morningi
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-24
A Tough Break.

With murders, hold-ups and bank
robberies on the increase and with
long hours and small pay the rule,
there seems to be little JOY in the
life of a policeman. But for pure
hard luck and downright injustice
nothing in the ordinary life of a
police officer can exceed the situation
faced by the guardians of the law
in Haverstraw, New Jersey.
Asked by a reporter as to the lack
of policemen on the streets the other
day, the mayor of the town said:
Our eight policemen are out shoot
ing in the woods. Their pay checks
have been held up and they are try
ing to bag some rabbits for the
Christmas dinners. They have no
money and it looks as IL that 10 their
last chance to prepare for the Yule-
tide meal"
Political strife Is the cause Of this
situation and 1t looks very much as
IL the policemen were distinctly out
of luck. The recalcitrant aldermen,
who are holding back the pay of
municipal officers, will have hardy
consciences. indeed. IL they can come
through the Christmas season with
out a twinge or two about the pligh:
of the unfortunate guardians Of the
law
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-24

to clear the banks before Christmas
dawn so that every message and gift
will have been delivered in season.
No expression of thanks for this re-
markably efficient service is adequate.
The sorters and carriers are reward
ed by feeling that the public appre-
ciates the magnitude of the task
which they have performed SO ef-
ficiently. Those who ring the door
bells have not time to wait for a word
of gratitude. They are in too much
of a hurry. But just the same they
should be met with smile and mes
sage of cheer for the Christmas sea-
son. Their own stockings may be lean
tomorrow morning, but those smiles
will warm their hearts and cause
them to realize that what they have
done to make this a truly Merry
Christmas" for millions of people Is
acknowledged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-24
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

Tomorrow is the day for the re-
membranes which one would not or
dinarily make, since but few of us
can be giving at all times.
christmas is. indeed, such a happy
thought modern conditions cannot
change it's essence. 1t will not do to
be driven from the cheer OF the day
bv the qualifications of the weeks be-
fore. o.
If there has been abuse of Christ
mas, well, there has been sirnliar
abuse of everything else. ana sun
those who have the ability to see be-
neath the encumbrances can get down
to the hidden meanings.
Tonight Is Christmas eve, plenty
of time in which to put ourselves IN
time with Christmas, II one has not
done so before.
IF gentlemen are grouchy, let them
think on this and right their minds
while there is yet time.
IF ladies are "all worn out by
Christmas shopping, let them take 1T
easy. for a few hours. and become
happy again.
Christmas eve can still he an eve
ming of miracles.
Spend this evening, II you are alone:
with Dickens Christmas Carol" and
surely its spirit of Christmas present
will sink into your heart and allow
YOU to wake up tomorrow in the
right frame Of mind.
Whoever you are, or wherever you
are, greet Christmas with a sense OF
humor, for Christmas was designed as
a happy day, and humor plays It's
part in happiness. If circumstances
make II impossible for one to be
happv. then may the grace of God
come TO him and help him in his trou-
bic. For this Is His evening, tomorrow
IL His day, even as all days are in His
hand. "Who saith, A whole / plan
ned. see all, nor be afraid
The commonsense of humanity has
happily Invested Christmas of too
much solemnity; for we are such stun
az dreams are made of, as Shake
speare said, and as such can endure
solemnity only at times.
The solemn moments of our lives
are but made the greater by the
general frivolity of our conduct.
Without this essential contrast life
would lose something of its meaning.
Hence the wisest churches have al
lowed some spirit of good humor.
and the happiest people have been
those who could make their Christmas
the merriest.
1t is not for nothing that the uni
versal greeting Is simply:
Merry Christmas!'
Tomorrow is the day when every
one may be merry without offense.
And 1t Is a hopeful note in our CIV
ilization that the proper place for
this merriment Is in the home.
The home still stands secure, as
long as there Is Christmas. Though
Christmas comes but once year. its
spirit abides forever in the real
home.
Even the most warlike, this eve.
ming and tomorrow, will be lovers of
peace. Shall they not have shame
that out of 365 days in the year: and
after 1926 years. they can give but
one day to peace on earth?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-24
Injustice Is Charged.
Parents Resent Published State
ments As to Rule Shooting Case.

To the Editor of The Star
In view of the misleading facts
which have appeared in certain
newspapers regarding the Rule
shooting case, for which the young
man Is now awaiting sentence at
Rockville; of certain misstatements
from the beginning as to the nature
of the cottage" where the. accident
took place. and the recent outburst
against the laxity of parents in the
training of their children. and. finally.
in the comment in an editorial Of n
morning paper of Saturday. the 18th,
wherein it is suggested that the
party held at the camp on Hallow-
cen night was a wild party, we, the
undersigned, parents of the boys
who rented the cottage" all Boy
Scouts, and of the girls, their guests
of the evening, feel it is time to pro-
test against being held up as an eX
ample of parental Incompetence or
negligence. We know our children;
we know them to be generally obe-
dent; the boys rented the shack
with our consent; we helped them to
furnish 1t; most of us have visited
1t weekly and have spent some de-
lightful hours there. and we were
quite conversant with the arrange
ments for the party, all of the girls
being present with the consent of
their parents. We all know Dick
Rule, and trust him implicitly, and
have no reason whatever to change
our faith in him, in spite of what has
occurred.
Do you think, in view of these
statements, which we, as parents,
know cannot be controverted, that a
Col to- 10 IF
given? The Washington news
papers, with the exception of The
Star, which has throughout given
what we consider to be a, fair and
impartial statement of the facts in
the case, have pictured the camp as
roadhouse, a cabaret, where Dick
Rule was the manager. instead of a
small cottage rented by boys who
love the out of doors and took this
means of innocent enjoyment.
All in all, we feel that there has
been too much emphasis in the press,
The Star always excepted. on hear
say evidence, and we ask that con-
sideration be given to parents who
are striving to fit their children to
be good citizens, among whom we
count ourselves.
(Signed)
Mr.. and Mrs. J. E. Cribbs. 4105
Illinois avenue northwest.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Vanderbilt, 7O7
Randolph street northwest.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. A. Hanson. $500
14th street northwest.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. v. B. Carver, AIS
Shepherd street northwest.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. w. Williams,
Woodside, Md.
Mrs. J. A. Taggart. 1902 4th street
northwest.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. c. Dow, 555 Ran
dolph street northwest.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. S. Benham, 412S
sth street northwest.
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Uncle Sans Christmas Givers.

As the door bells continue to ring
today, and even late tonight, give
thought to the faithful ones who are
working so hard to serve as Santa
Claus, the postmen. For days they
have been carrying double and treble
burdens. Back of them a well organ
lied augmented force of collectors and
sorters has been toiling to keep
abreast of the food of cards, letters
and parcels pouring in upon every
office in the country. The letter car
rier," as he is known, is the only one
whom the public meets. The men,.
women and boys and girls who are be-
hind the screens are never identified,
but upon them depends the swift
movement of the mails and the &C.
curate sorting.
With all the shop early" and mail
early" admonitions given to the pub
lie there is a last-minute rush of
postal matter. Cards and parcels by
the millions are mailed, and the Post
once Department works without re.
gard 10 hours or schedules to deliver
them. Back and forth they 20, these
faithful servers of tAe people. hoping
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-24
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

Cars have done, respectively, for the
movies, base ball and the stage, 1t Is
now argued some bucolic autocrat
can achieve for the down-trodden and
horny-handed tillers of the soil. To
New York paper a Tennessee farmer
has just written: 1.-THE trouble is that
the farmers today are depending on
politicians, who feed them year after
year on promises. Thirteen years ago
! informed one Of the leading farm
journals that l would be one of 200
to pledge themselves to give $500
year each to make up 500, 900 salary
for some man who would make Ii his
Whole.time job to see what's wrong
with agriculture, from month to
month, and advise honest, unselfish.
practical methods for righting it,"
The patentee of this scheme for farm
relief admits that the trouble with
1t Is that there probably aren't so
farmers in the country who think any
man is worth $4,000 a year!
X r n
Americas new Minister to Greece,
Robert Peet Skinner, quoted Presi-
dent Monroe and Daniel Webster In
presenting his credentials to Admiral
Condouriotis, President Of the Hell
lenic republic, the other day. Mr..
Skinner recalled that In the same
year he proclaimed the Monroe doc
trine, President Monroe lin 1929 sent
Congress a message expressing an
ardent wish that Greece should take
its place among the great modern
states of the world. A few days
afterward, Minister Skinner narrated,
Webster made one of his famous
speeches, in support of a. resolution
To 0Ava1 f4 l. IL
Americas good wishes in Greece's
struggle for freedom. Mr.. Skinner,
who was our blue ribbon consul gen.
eral until the time Of his transfer to
the diplomatic branch of the foreign
service this year. used to be a report
er in Massillon, Ohio. AS a cub he
was press agent for Gen" Coxey's
immortal hobo march on Washington.
There'll he no dearth Of choices If
the President and Mrs. Coolidge
should decide to pitch the 1927 Sum
NOR White House somewhere in the
open spaces Of the West. Three dis
tinct propositions have. now been trot-
ted out. Representative Dickinson,
Republican corn-belter of Iowa, has
introduced a bill providing for cree
ton of a permanent Summer White
House somewhere between the Missis-
sippi and the Rocky Mountains. South
Dakota would like Mr.. and Mrs. Cool
idge to rusticate next year in the
Black Hills. Spencer Penrose of Col.
orado Springs, Colo, has invited the
President to make use of the Pen.
rose estate at that point. Mr. Pen
rose Is a brother Of the late Senator
Boies Penrose of Pennsylvania. But
his latter.day claim to fame Is that
he 10 the militant leader Of Colorado
vets and commanded their forces in
the recent effort to have the State de.
clare by referendum for light wines
and beer.
fConYriRhf 1A2al
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-24
Sees Law Violated.
Writer Cites Disregard of Regu-
lation for Lights on Autos.

1dtlOH IOI AlShto oh HA"'oo'
To the Editor of The Star
Article VIII, section 10 (b), of the
traffic regulations requires that mo
tor vehicles other than motor cycles
shall be equipped with and have light
ed at least two head lamps" ETC..
Last evening in travelling north on
Sixteenth street from Newton street
to the entrance to Rock Creek Park
just beyond the reservoir I passed two
south bound autos each with one light
and one with no lights.
Turning in and going through the
park. passed another auto with one
headlight at the police booth near
Chevy Chase Circle passed two more
one-headlight cars. making total of
Ave violations OF this regulation with
In distance of miles.
take this route practically every
day, and in many weeks of driving 1
have noted two or three such viola
tions every time. I have also noted
numerous instances of lenses or re-
f1ectors turned at an angle. The num-
Der of headlights improperly focused
and tilted in improper manner is too
large to be noted. Such violations
may be hard to detect, but there is no
difficulty in seeing that car Is dis
playing only one headlight. and there
is no difficulty in detecting lens or
reflector which has been turned 45
degrees.
It is evident from the number of
cars which can be counted on any
street and on any night travelling
with only one headlight that little. If
any. attention is being paid to them
by the police. That they are seri-
Gus menace to traffic Is beyond ques-
ton. Until approached near enough
for the drivers own headlights to
overcome the one light of the ap-
preaching car 1t Is impossible to tell
whether 1t Is an auto or motor cy-
Gle, and IL an auto, to determine
whether the right or the left head
light is the one seen. Many of these
drivers Of such effectively equipped
cars drive in the middle of the road
instead of to the right, as required
by the regulations, drive on the left
Of the center on curves where the
view is INSTRUCTED, and otherwise in
crease the danger due to the defective
equipment.
This regulation as to lights should
be enforced not sporadically but all
the time. 1t should not be possible
to drive a car with only one headlight
for any distance without being stop
ped. 1t is highly improbable that so
many drivers are unaware that their
lights are defective, but so long as
they are permitted to operate with
such equipment they will do so.
The enforcement of this regulation
should be continuous. 1t does little
good to conduct a vigorous campaign
for a week and then forget 1t" for
six months.
Very truly yours,
r. L. PITTMAN.