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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-01
GLOUCESTER HIGH INVADES Maine
FOR Three DAY SESSION THIS WEEK
Opponents Include Winslow
Tonight, Hartland Tomor-
row Night and Cony High in
City Hall Wednesday Night

Gloucester High school, undefeated
in Massachusetts high school circles
is in this State seeking new territory
to conquer this week and whether or
not the quintet from Fishtown can
hold it's own against the competition
the Pine Tree State has to offer rs
q matter that remains to be seen.
The Gloucester team is coached by
Solly Thurston and is reputed to be
one of the best aggregations in New
England.
The Bay Staters are playing
against Winslow tonight and should
have to put up a fast game to take
over the Winslow team in Water
vile, which is their home hall. The
Winslow team was baffled by Cony
in their recent game here but in their
own little district the Fishermen may
not find the going as easy as they
look for Winslow has a fast team,
led by Captain Bulger and his rush
ing style Of play is well fitted for the
small hall in which he usually per-
forms.
Tomorrow night the Gloucester
quintet will go to Hartland where
they will meet the Academy team IN
that town. Hartland. with wins over
belfast. the champions Of Waldo
county and a team which held M. Z.
T. to a nearly even verdict is more
than apt to give the Bay Skaters a
bitter battle. The Hartland attack
is led by Heath, the fiashy forward
and Weber, VINO holds down the
center position and in its own nan
the Hartland five is one or the hos'
dangerous in the State.
Wednesday night will find the IN
vaders hight in Augusta where they
win meet the fast moving Cony team
in what should be the acid test OF
the visitors mettle. II they, trim
Cow their team is on a par with any
thing this State has to offer for tne
Red and White has been going pretty
smoothly on their own floor this sea
son and the only teams to win nave
been Morse by a narrow margin al
Bath and Waterville by a narroWel
margin in the Waterville hall. TINS
game is an expensive one and the
school should have a good CROWD %
encourage the importation OF hign
class opposition. The Cony team WI
In all probability go to the Name
tournament and this game Will IN
that event be the last appearance VI
the oCny team in City Hail before
the trip to Orono.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-01
Look for Summer
Ball Team at
Belfast This Season
Especial to Kennebec JournaD

Belfast, Feb. 27.-With the develop
ment Of Mcclellan Athletic Field next
spring Belfast will undoubtedly have
summer baseball once more, something
which it has missed for several sea-
sons. Already the Rotary Club has
fund of some $3.50 raised from the
recent amateur play, and with sub
scribtions from fans who want to see
baseball during the summer months
it is hoped to put the field into first
class shape, build b1eachers, possibly a
grandstand, fence is and make dia-
mond such as Belfast has not had in
years. Baseball is always we'll pat
ronized and supported in Belfast and
the outlook for local team next sea-
son is good.
The field will be at the disposal of
the Crosby High and public schools,
as usual. for it is city property and
the high school games will be given
generous support, as was the football
Of the past season, when Rotarians
and other business and professional
men took an active interest in the
games. The school schedules usually
close with the closing of the school
year and following that the local team
will be put into the field if plans ma
terialize.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-01
CruickShank Ties
With Farrell in
Tampa Tournament

Tampa, Fla, Feb. 27.-(AP)-
Bobby Cruickshank and Johnny Far
rell tied for first honors in the
Florida Open Golf Tournament,
which closed here this afternoon.
Both players scored 2S6 for the 70
holes.
Farrell and Cruickshank will play
their tie to determine the winner at
Temple Terrace course tomorrow
morning. The loser of the 1S-hole
match will receive second money.
Joe Turnesa, Fairview, N. Y, Mac
Donald Smith, Great Neck, L. l., and
Willie Klein, West Palm Beach, all
OF whom turned in score Of POI, will
receive equal shares of the COM
bined third, fourth and fifth money.
Intense excitement prevailed in
the large gallery as the two-day bat
tie came to a close. Farrell, who
represented Davis Island, and
Cruickshank. listed as unattached
but who has made golf history on
many courses, both played brilliant,
consistent games throughout the
day.
Their morning cards indicated
they would be well up near the front
in the final test and there was Lit.
tie surprise among spectators when
they flashed home as winners,
Cruickshank turned In q % in the
morning and q 70 in the afternoon.
Farrell's score was identical
Closely following the leaders were.
Joe Kirkwood. unattached. 200; Al
Espinosa, Chicago, 293; Jim Barnes,
Temple Terrace. 294: and Tommy
Armour, Whitef1eld Estates, 296.
Prizes totaling $4,000 were to BE-
divided among the first 10 winners.
as follows: First, $500; second.
$1,000; third. $500; fourth. 5000; fifth.
$500: sixth. $500; seventh, $500:
eighth, $15; ninth, 500. and tenth.
$50.
An even hundred players teed OF
for the opening days play yesterday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-01
Tie Exists in
Colby Frat League

Especial to the Kennebec Journab
watervile, Feb. 2S.-Phi Delta
Theta and Alpha Tau Omega are in
a tie for first position in the Colby
interfraternity basket ball league as
a result of their games with the
Non-fraternity and Delta Epsilon
teams. The score in the Phi Delt
Non-frat game was 43-10. while the
Taus boosted their chances for the
title by taking the D. Us by a score
Of 1874. In the latter game the
losers drop from their tie for first
place which they shared with the
two present leaders. The Phi Delta
Theta stars were Mari, McCroary
and Fielder, while Mailer was the
Nop-fraternity team star. Nickerson
was high scorer for the A. T. O.'s,
while O'Donnell and Trainor were
also at their best. Macdonald and
Keith starred for the losers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-01
Each Bat Has It's
Allotted Quota Hits
Think Big Leaguers

New York, Feb. T-(AP)-Su-
perstition plays hand in determining
the life of major league bat. James
Carrig has found in his wanders all
over the professional map selling
paraphernalia for well known
sporting goods firm.
Most Of the big leaguers imagine
each bat has only so many hits in it,
and when they go into a slump. they
figure the allotted quota Of safe
drives has been exhausted" says
Carrig. a former college star at
Creighton University. "They pur-
chase from two dozen to a gross of
bats each year. They test them, and,
Of course. only few satisfy them.
The diseards they give away.
Each selected stick is guarded
jealousy after being boiled in oil,
scraped with a pop bottle and ham
boned zealously. And because they
feel each bat contains only so many
hits, players are yaverse to having
favorite sticks used by teammates.
Zach Wheat and Jacques Four
nier of the Brooklyn Dodgers are
perhaps the most superstitious about
their bats Each buys from 100. to
40 a year."
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-01
FROM HEAv|ES TO
BANTAMS ON SEARS
CARD FOR FRIDAY

After several days of worrying try
Ing to find an opponent for Texaco
Pete, the heavyweight terrier from
Waterville, Harry Sears has finally
been successful and has arranged for
Bud Walker, new man in the heavy
ranks, to meet the Elm City battler
at the show which Is to be staged
Friday night at City hall. The Tex
AGO terrier is going at fast clip at
the present time and is a much bet
ter scrapper than he was the night
he slugged Oily Bert Tenney to
standstill in City hall last winter.
Since that fight he has been trying
to get return. engagement with the
Hallowell flash but all efforts to
bring the two boys together have
been fruitless. Oily Bert, who
aspires to the heavyweight crown
around these diggings. has had sew
eral chances to meet Pete, according
to Harry Sears. but will not be able
to meet the Waterville challenger at
the present time. So in Justice TO
Texaco Pete, Harry has given him
chance to show his wares on this
card. He is great favorite in this
city, many of the spectators declar-
ing that he had all the better of Ten
-~Oy 49, SANii idSt Sct-tO.
The main bout will be between Ywo
OF the toughest welterweights that
ever shuffied resin in this State.
Bluenose Parent of Lewiston whose
one and only occupation is putting
away contenders to the weller crown
in this State, will have to perform
faster than he ever did before in
his youthful career to keep from
hearing the birds sing Friday. His
opponent is the 1ong-legged, slash
ing Mr.. Brown of Biddeford. who
has been unkind to most of the men
he has been matched with in this
State and who admittedly packs one
of the wickedest wallops ever I'M
furled in City hall. Fans who saw
his scrap with K. o. Mayo will sub
stantiate this statement. Brown is a
whirling dervish in action and Par
ent is clever boxer and a rugged
puncher when the occasion demands.
In the semi-f1nal Young Drew of
B1ddeford, the youngest member of
family that has boxed as long as
the best can remember, will be
stacked up against Larry Walsh OF
Dexter. AS Walsh is fighting Bobby
Jones In Portland for the lightweight
championship of the State this week.
the caliber of this fight can readily
be seen. The only time Drew has
ever shown his wares around this
section was last year at Waterville.
when he halted the then promising
career of the Panama Kid In two
snort but bitter stanzas. Drew is an
aggressive battler. who keeps rush
ing In, and this is the kind of boxer
that shows Larry Walsh at his best.
Young Dempsey of Randolph and
PADDY Murphy of Gardiner will fur
nlsn the fireworks in the curtain
raiser. These boys are young at the
game but are willing to give and
take and this bout should also prove
10 De hummer. An opponent from
lewiston will meet Young Lizotte ~
ms city In another scrap. In addi-
tlon TO these bouts there will be
several other attractions. Harry
sears in an effort to give the nnhlic
tnelr moneys worth will have a
couple other bouts If it is possible
5uI is making no promises until he
1ehnltely signs them within the newt
few days. AeAl
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-01
Bowdoin Freshman
Breaks College Mark
For 6OO-Yard Event

Brunswick. Feb. 27.-Capt., ches-
Ter Mackean of the Bowdoin College
freshman track team, running The 500
yard event this afternoon in tne dual
meet with Portland High, not on,v
shattered the dual meet record but
cIipped more than a second Off the
college record for the event.
Ills time was minutes IT 2.S Sec
onds. The old dual meet record at I
minutes 20 s,5 seconds was held by
reginald K Sweet Of Ainesbury,
Mass, Bowdofn %.
Bowdoin freshmen won the meet.
Mhich was the fifth annual between
the two teams, byt the overw beIminr
score of 66~to 81.
Portland High only took tw oplaces.
the 45-yard high hurdles and the pole
vault. The dual meet records In the
4e-yard dash. the high hurdles and the
nigh jump were equalled this after
noon.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-01
Tiger Flowers Will
Defend Title Before
Next Three Months

New York. Feb. 27--(AP)-Tiges
Flowers, who assembled to the middle
weight pugilistic throne last night
after a career Of many vicissitudes
which found him at various times n
porter, a church steward, a laborer.
saxaphone player and professional
fighter. today made plans for what he
described as his first vacation in eight
years. He will tour Europe for two
months. giving exhibitions with
George Cook, a heavyweight, in Lon
don. Berlin, Edinburgh and Paris.
Flooded with message Of congrat-
ulations, with offers to defend his
title and with moving picture oppor-
tunities. the coqueror of Harry Greb
said he would return next week to
his home town, Brunswick, Georgia.
In response to requests from Bruins
wick ElkS that he be their guest at
reception. He will leave here Tues
day. He then will return to New
York to take the leading role as actor
in film story of his life, 1.-The Fight
ing Deacon" before sailing for Eur
ope in March.
Walk Miller, the new champions
manager, today reiterated his state
ment that Flowers would defend his
title three months hence under Tex
Richards promotion against "the
leading middleweight challenger"
I'VE have already told Harry Greb
we will give him a chance to win
back the crown" said Miller, "and If
it is decided he is the leading chal-
lenger, we will be glad to box him
again. There will be other men con-
sidered, however. Dave Shade of
California and Mickey Walker. the
welterweight champion, will be
counted in the running, both would
make great fights against the Tiger.
The bout will be staged in May, pro-
badly in an outdoor arena"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-01
SkOwhegan Team
Finds Fairfield
Easy Picking, 1919
Especial to Kennebec JournaD

(Spec1al TO kennebec JournaO
Skowhegan, Feb. Displaying the
best game of the season from a
scientific standpoint, the Skowhegan
High basketball team beat Fairfield
High Friday evening 46 to 10. While
the score would indicate q one sided
game, it was in reality a fine game
to watch. Fairfield, handicapped by
being unable to practice regularly,
is a splendidteam in the making and
will sbe well Up in front next season.
Richardson is by far the best center
seen here this season.
Dostie's outfit, an almost entirely
green team this season has been COM
ing along fine and with no losses
from graduation, should be for
midable opponent next season.
With no game scheduled. the girls
team played the Six Aces between
halves. The Aces are made up of
former high school students and are
good. The high school won "a to 26
and had to fight all the way to do it.
The Summary:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-01
KAY JAY
SPORT
CHAT

Larry Walsh of Dexter is meeting
Bobby Jones of Portland at the Arena
Tuesday night in the semi final to
the Lambert-Fleurant bout in that
city.
Cony teams are in for a busy week
Of 1t with the hockey team playing
for the state championship at the
Lewiston Arena tonight and Coach
Jimmie Comedians basketeers facing
Gloucester in City Hall. Wednesday
night and the Red and White play
ing at Bangor Friday night.
A fan in Aroostook, who studies
and follows the court game in this
state picks Cony as the outstanding
team in this section. The Cony team
has the name of being the fastest
passing team in the western part of
the State and fans who have seen
them in action will back up this
statement.
Definite word as to whether or not
Cony will go TO Maine will probably
be forthcoming at an early date. The
team should show up well against the
best the Eastern part of the state has
to offer.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-01
HEBRON HOCKEY
TEAM TRAMPLES
COBURN, 30

Hebron, Feb. 27.-Hebron shut out
Coburn at hockey today to 0, and
the rout would have been even more
disastrous but for the stellar goal
tending Of Violette, who was the star
Of the visiting six. McFadden scored
the first goal for Hebron In 16 Sec
onds. Jeremiah, Mahoney and Kins-
ley starred for the Big Green team.
HEBRON (S) COZ COBURN
Jeremiah &C Brlnn
Manoney rW ............rw Mltcneil
Nelson al ...............id MarsterS
Fraser I'd .............rd Paganuccf
FarrelI NlOlette
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES for McFad-
den, Thayer for Nazro. Harrington
for jeremiah, Champion for Mahoney,
Kinsley for Nelson. McFadden for
Fraser, Corey for Paganucci. Goals
Jeremiah 8, McFadden Q. Mahoney.
Kinsley, Fraser. Stops In goal
Farrell 4; violette, Is. Score by per-
iods-3-1-4-8.
Referee, Drew stearns. University
Of Maine. Goal umpires, Parmalee
and Meinhold.
Time. 12-min. periods. aG
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-01
Hebron Playing
Against st. Dom
Monday Afternoon

Hebron, Feb. 27.-The HEBRON
hockey team meets the st. Dominic
second team of Lewiston, MonoaS
afternoon, in the Hebron Arena
Coach Chase is drilling some new
n1avs into the Big Green purchasers
in preparation for this tilt. Which Is
likely to be a close game with nelth-
ar team running any large score.
The Hebronites are taking nothing
for granted in the coming game, as as
the St. Dom second team Is one OF
the fastest clubs in 1.-THE State. A
race is being staged to chose play
err to All Nazro's position. The loss
of the classy Bay State skate artist
will be felt greatly. At present COM
petition is mighty hot between Bob
Thaver of Marblehead, George
Champion of Newton and Nellie DOW
of Portland.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-01
Hockey Players
Drawing Real Money
For Winters Effort

New York. Feb. II (AP) IN
creased popularity Of professional
hockey. due in some measure to the
inclusion of New York and Pittsburgh
in the National Hockey League, has
been accompanied by a correspond
ing rise in the salaries of the play
ers.
Promoters estimate that the aver
age professional puck chaser this
season has been drawing $4,000 to
$4,000 for the So games of the league
schedule, which is higher pay Tor the
actual time spent in competition than
the average major league ball play
er receives.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-01
Tilden COnquers
BorOtra in Smashing
Game Saturday

New York, Feb. 27-(AP)-WU-
liam It. Tilden brought triumph to
Americas banner today in the inter-
national indoor tennis battle against
France with a half hours display Of
as dazzling a game as the national
champion has ever exhibited. In that
brief space of time Tilden over
whelmed Jean Borotra in two sue
cessive sets after the American star
had trailed his rival in two previous
hours of a gruelling struggle for
points.
Tilden's final margin of victory
was by scores of GA, $40, Ills, 6-1,
6-3 in the fifth and deciding contest
of the three day series. 1t gave the
native forces the verdict by three
matches to two after Rene Lacoste,
the outstanding star of the invading
team had adde to his laurels by
trouncing Vincent Richards, 6-3, 81,
613, in the previous days opening en-
counter. In the previous days
matches. America had captured the
doubles while Lacoste beat Tilden
and Richards vanquished Borotra in
the singles.
Tilden rushed to the Seventh Regi-
ment Armory from matinee of his
Broadway snow In Order TO take tne
court against Borotra. BY the time he
got through he barely had enough in
terval to speed back to the theatre
but he had given close to 1000 fans
thrill as he came back with a savage,
relentless attack to beat back the
Bounding Basque" whose own brill
liancy had given him a commanding
lead in a brace of tensely fought
deuce sets.
Borotra's scinitillating overhead
play and his fearless attack at the
net enabled him to offset Tilden's
hard driving through the first three
sets. but the effort of gaining this adj
vantage apparently robbed the
Frenchman of his reserve stamina.
His usual dash was gone in the final
two sets and he seemed almost help
less under Tilden's terrific Barage.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-01
SPORT TABLOIDS

Cincinnati, Feb. 27-(AP)-Pete
Donohue, Cincinnati Reds pitcher,
who had been classed among the
holdouts. signed his 1926 contract late
today, 1t was announced at club head
quarters. He will leave at once for
the training camp at Orlando. Fla.
Two other regulars, pitcher Eppa
Rixey and outfielder RUDE Bressler
are the only players remaining I'M
signed.
Tampa. Fla. Feb. 2S-(AP)--John-
ny Farrell, Tampa, won the Florida
open golf championship here today,
beating Bobby Cruickshank by one
stroke in their IS hole playoff. Far
relrs score was 70 and his Chicago
opponent took 73. Each had a total
of 2S6 at the conclusion Of the 70
hole match play yesterday.
Belleair, Fla. Feb. 2S-(AP)--Ar-
maud Massey and Archie Compston.
European golf stars, defeated the
Smith brothers, Alex and MacDon-
aid, s and in a SO hole exhibition
match here today.
Pittsburgh, Feb. % - (AP) The
second squad Of Pittsburgh's pennant
winners, the Pirates, started on its
way to spring training camp at Paso
Robes, Calf, today.
Middletown. Conn, Feb. 2s-(AP)
Donald NJ. Jack. '27. of Springfield.
Mass. has been elected captain Of the
Wesleyan University football team
for next season, 1t was announced
today.
Ottawa. Ont. Feb. 28-(AP)-John
Saetre, of the Norseman club, New
York, won today's international long
distance Is mile ski run staged by the
Canadian Amateur Ski Association
In the Gatineau Hills. His time was
hours, 12 minutes. 80 seconds. Olaf
Saetre, his brother, representing the
same club. was second in two hours,
l6 minutes, 20 seconds. Bob Reid, of
Nansen club. Berlin Hills, N. H, was
third, 2:2S:04.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-01
Pennington Normal
Ends Court Season
With Easy Victory

Pennington, Feb. 27.--Farmington
Normars boys basketball team ended
their season here tonight by defeat
ing Livermore Falls High school So
to 10. For the season the Normal
School five has. won IL out of 81
games. The game this, evening was
decidedly for the local team all the
way, with Cough the center starring.
and Connors the opposing center fea-
turing fer the losing quintet.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-01
Mexican PintOs
Trample Catholic
At Portland Arena

Portland. Feb. 2S.-In a fast
game which at times became weird
'ly rough, the Mexico quintet de-
feated the Catholic High outfit last
night at the Arena, 1920. In the
first three periods the game was kept
fairly clean, but in the final quarter
there was much fast playing and
with it came horde of fouls.
Three Of the visitors were obliged
to take time out and on many occa-
sions the game rather closely par
alleled football.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-01
Pennington Comes
Back to Wallop
Wilton Academy
(Snecial to Kennehec Iour

Especial to Kennebec Journal)
Pennington. Feb. 26.--Farmingto
Normal school defeated Wilton Acad-
envy here tonight in q fast and avcit-
ing game. Wilton led at the first half
but was unable to hold the advantage.
Small starred for Pennington while
Lake went well for the visitors. In
game between the second teams Of the
schools Wilton was successful by a
score of 39-19. The/locals close their
season tomorrow night against Liver
more Falls.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-01
! 1artland Wallops
Efosby High School
N close Contest

'peclal to Kennebec Journal)
"''iahd' Feb. 26.-Crosby High Of
'ss' Waldo county basketball
ap'ohs' met with their first defeat
s season here tonight whens the
M, sA Academy boys took them
\. ny score of 80 to %. The game
In c sds' ana clean with few fouls be-
@iled on either team.
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Widow Port Huron
Hero Dead at Belfast
Especial to Kennebec Journal)

Belfast, Me-, Feb. 2S.-Mary c.
wadsworth, widow Of Capt Ansel
wadsworth. q hero Of Port Huron,
died this morning at her home on
High street. Born in Searsmont
March 20, 1889, she was the daughter
OF Daniel and Catherine Dunton Pottle
Married Capt. Wadsworth in 1860. Two
daughters. Mrs. Adela A. Packard OF
Middletown, Conn.,, and Miss Alberta
OF Belfast, also a son, Edward A OF
Belfast, survive her, together with
three grandchildren and two great
grandchildren. Private services will
be held at the residence Tuesday at 2
o'clock.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-01
Movies for
ennis Instruction

h. :. =. city. Cal, Feb. 27.-(AP)---
tsn.,. me slow speed motion picture
M ~. a. short cut in tennis coach
Asn - oeen adopted by a tennis club
ss. 'vsy snoderass. ranking singles
De ~ 1875 and nete professional at
ha inv nar Tennis Club, brought the
'delln.o play. A photographer on the
b thro. shoots" the pupils as they
,h,a !, their first few lessons.
Rdefsc.a.s are shown the film and all
M. ne s IN playing form are pointed
lDr eo .nen back to the courts they go