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Society en- Masse to
Attend Benefit Concert.

OF paramount interest to society
tonight will be the evening of music
at Mount Vernon" given under the
auspices; of tie president, trustees,
faculties, university council and hoard
Of lady managers of the hospital or
the George Washington University,
in the gymnasium OF the university
2O14 II street northwest, at O'Clock
tonight.
Great care has been taken to make
the event one worthy of the celebra-
ton of the natal day of George Wash
ington. and Rosa Ponselle. whose
beautiful voice has charmed New
York society through the medium OF
the Metropolitan Opera Co. will give
the greater part of the program.
Entering into the spirit of the oc-
casion, Miss Ponselle will wear Il
lovely colonial costume that she may
be in keeping with the reproduction
of the music room at Mount Yer
non," which will furnish her stage
setting tonight. The artists support
ing Miss Ponselle are quite in keep
ing with the standard of the occasion.
and to carry out the spirit of music
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trading post for the Indians and was
the point where the pioneers separat-
ed, in the covered wagon day, some
going to California--the others going
into Oregon.
The various committees connected
with the banquet will meet in the
studio of Miss Toussaint Dubois.
200 q street tonight.
Mrs. Mary G. McCIosky has ar
ranged a theater party for Thursday
night, March q, to attend the benefit
for the Women's City Club, which is
being given the entire week of March
l, at Wardman Park Theater. The
party includes Miss Mary McCreery,
Miss Carol McCreery, Mrs. Mary A.
Coyne, Miss Jessie Canoe, Mrs. Ellen
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Hoffman. Mrs. Imogene Blood, Mrs.
Anna Elliott, Mrs. Pauline Miller,
Miss Frances Fisher, Mrs. G. l.. Reed,
Mrs. Virginia Murphy, Mrs. Margaret
Horton Miss Marguerite Hart, Miss
Penelope Holmes, Miss Lizzie B.
Hardesty. Mrs. Kathryn Hughes and
Miss Loretto Il. Riff. Mrs. Laura A.
Bradley will have as her guests Mr..
and Mrs. B. NJ. Manly and their
daughter. Miss Laura Manly, Satur-
day, March 8.
Miss Melanie Hope Linkenhoper,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. David Lin
kenhoper of Roanoke. Va, and Mr..
Curtis L. Ward of Rockville, were
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in Waahington's day there viii be a
iutiSt the tavorite instrument of the
First President. who will he accom-
panied on q hIrpSichord. The entire
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Mr.. Noodman, accompanied her. and
they will be absent from Washington
Il week or more.
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The Congressional Club has issued
cards for the regular Friday afternoon
tea this week, at o'clock, when Nine.
Ensemble will be the honor guest and
will give a talk on state Secrets"
The club will also observe an AT
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Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick f. Dumont
arrived in Washington today and are
at the Willard. where they will spend
several days. Mr.. Dumont is consul
general for the United States at
Frankfurt, Germany.
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Mime. SanIy. wife of the Minister of
Egypt. VIII be at home tomorrow
afternoon tor the last time this sea
Son.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Fleming Newbold will
leave Washington for San Francisco
Wednesday preparatory TO sailing for
Honolulu. They will be absent Tor
about six weeks.
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The Minister OF Switzerland and
Nine. Peter will entertain informally
at luncheon Wednesday.
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SOCIETY
Mrs. Dawes, Wife of the Vice President,
Honor Guest at Luncheon Today
Given bv Mrs Stanfeld

~ ~ RS. CHARLES G.. DAWES
MI was the honor guest at
NE beautifully appointed lunch
/ Il con today with Mrs. Robert
Nelson Staniield, wife of Sen
ator Stantield of oregon as hostess.
The table decorations were strongly
suggestive of the birthday anniver-
sary of the First President and were
artistically ARA ngend.
Besides Mrs. Dawes the guests were
Nine. Alfsro, wife of the Minister of
Panama: Mrs. Willis EanDevanter.
Mrs. John b. kendfick, Mrs. Guy d.
Golf, Mrs. Frederic NJ. Sackett, Mrs.
Royal s. Copeland Mrs. Maurice T..
Crumpacker. Mrs. Charles Boughton
Wood, Mrs. Nathaniel b. Dial and
Mrs. Robert +. Mackenzie
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Mrs. Theodore w. Noyes is enter
tanning guests at dinner tonight pre-
ced1nS The Evening of Music at
Mount Vernon" given for the benefit
of the George Washington University
Hospital in the university gymnasium
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Mrs. Bancroft, mother of Mrs. Will
liam De Witt Mitchell, is in Boston by
reason of the death of her brother,
William w. Churchill, artist. Monday
last 4. StonelniSh Court. Her cousin,
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Secretary and Mrs. Jardine
Honor Guests Tonight.

The Secretary OF Agriculture and
Mrs. Jardine viii be the guests in
whose honor Representative and Mrs
Daniel t. Anthony, jr.. will enter
tain company of % at dinner this
evening.
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Mrs. Henry Nj. Dawes. SiSter-in-law
OF Vice President Dawes. arrived to-
day at the. Willard for a short visit
Mrs. Dawes came to Washington from
her home, in Columbus, Ohio
Evening star., 1926-02-22

Repre~ ~entative and Mrs. Addison T.
Smith OF Idaho have visiting them in
Their apartment 1T 362I sixteenth
street northwest their son. Mr. Hugh
+. Snith of Pittsburgh. Mrs. Smith
and their daughters. Mary Jane and
Ann,
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Mrs. lohn II. Smithwicl and Miss
Mary Sm!thWick. wife and daughter of
Representative SnIthwick. will be at
home TUESDAY afternoon from to 6
O'Clock 1T their residence, 52O6 Colo
RADIO avenue.
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Airs William y. Naiie wife of Rep
reS"aIntiVe Vale Of Colorado. will sail
from New York Mare for Germany
and will spend several months in
Berlin.
Evening star., 1926-02-22

Mrs. Henry Allen Cooper will he at
nome tomorrow afternoon from to Is
clock. at the Eocha mheau
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The marriage OF Mrs. Elsie Rowland
QuInby to Mr.. Duncan Cameron of
New York will take place March al
the home of Mrs. Quinby. on Massa-
chusetts avenue. with only the families
and Il few close friends ATTENDING
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Nine. {. w. Dresschuys of Lon
con arrived today a the Willard from
Palm Beach. Fla. where she has been
for several months. She plans to re-
main here possibly a week before go
ing 10 New York.
Evening star., 1926-02-22

Mrs. Charles A. Watson entertained
ut bridge at her home on Lamont
street Saturday for her young daugh-
ter. Miss Barbara Watson. There
We're 16 guests
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-29
WAR ON Intentional
PASS AGAIN STARTED

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December 29-Agita-
ton to curb the intentional pass in
base ball has been revived with an
appeal to Commissioner Lands for a
rule giving the batsman the right to
refuse free tickets" and remain at
the bat until he either is retired or
connects for safe hit.
The Prudential Insurance Athletic
Association of Newark, n. J., an or
ganization which claims 5000 mem
berS, has made this recommendation
to the commissioner. In reply, the
base ball chietfain has promised to
present the proposed amendment to
the playing rules committee at its
meeting next month.
Contending that the Intentional pass
to heavy hitters has cost the game
many a thrill" the association recon-
mended amending rule So, section 2,
to read that "the batsman may waive
his rights to his base after four balls
and notify the umpire that he elects,
with the strikes charged against him
to count, to hit fair ball or be re.
tired. Sould the pitcher continue to
pitch balls and fail to put out or
strike out the batter, and should three
additional balls have been called, the
batter takes third base, those on base,
If any, scoring runs
The major leagues few years ago
attempted to stop intentional passing
by forbidding the catcher to step out
side the catching lines to receive the
ball, but it failed to accomplish it's
purpose.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-29
WOMEN In SPORT
BY CORINNE FR4ZIER

Rosemary Griffin, Frances Mckee.
Allison Roebling, Natalie Hammond
and Helen Strauss.
Six members of the Marjorie Web
ster School swimming group have
passed the Red Cross life saving tests
and are qualified to act as assistant
clude Helen Bernier, Virginia Peasley,
Mary Lynn Giles, Marie Siebold,
Betty Hill and Marjorie Wells.
According to Miss Webster this sex
tet will assume the duties of inStruc-
tors in the regular swimming classes
at the school when they return from
Christmas vacation on January 4.
The tests were taken Immediately be-
fore the holidays, but results of the
examinations were not made public
until yesterday.
Another basket ball team is to be
added to the Washington Recreation
Leagues already large loop. New
York Avenue Presbyterian Church
tossers have formed squad which
will play for the first time in SEIZED
uled series as a member team of the
Recreation League, according to the
coach, Barbara. Brown.
An enthusiastic group has reported
for practice with the new squad, in
Guiding some skillful toSsers, headed
by Dorothy Hennessey, formerly Of
the Capitol A. G. sextet. Other mem
bers Of the church aggregation are
Ruth Whitney, Caroline Schnell, Ger.
trude Webber, Esther Clarke and
Ruth Finney. Regular practice pc
RODS are held on Friday nights at the
Marjorie Webster gymnasium. In adj
dition the team expects to join in the
Wednesday evening recreation play
of the N. A. A. F. group at Central
High School each week from now un.
til the opening of the season.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-29
SMITH AND RYCHELL
IN TEN-ROUND DRAW
.
By the. Associated Press.

By the. Associated Press.
CHICAGO, December 29.-Illinois'
last fight of consequence to a referees
decision took place last night when
Midget Smith of New York and Ray
Rychell, Chicago bantamweight.
fought 10 rounds to a draw.
Beginning the first of the year.
fight decisions In Illinois rings will
be made by judges chosen by the
State boxing commission. Whether
there will be two judges. with the ref
cree casting the deciding ballot in
case of a deadlock, or three judges
who will work independently, probably
will be decided when the commission
meets next Tuesday
The knell of referee decision was
sounded when Benny Yanger awarded
the world middleweight champion
ship to Mickey Walker in the recent
Walker-Tiger Flowers fight here.
The decision was quite generally dis
puted and led members of the boxing
commission to decide that hereafter
the responsibility Of decisions should
rest on the shoulders of two or more
judges.
The commission plans to have
prominent Chicagoans who are fight
followers act as judges.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-29
FANS PRESENT PROBLEM
In BASE BALL GAMBLING

There has been gambling in Boston
on the part of the spectators, as there
has been in other cities. The gam
Boston, but little seemed to develop
from this action, because some of the
crowd managed to get back within a
few days, making bets on every pitch
ed ball. Then the story arose that
certain players signaled plays to the
spectators. That was part of the gos-
sip floating around Boston.
Is Difficult Job.
The gamblers have been raised and
barred in New York. The fact that
horse race betting goes on in New
York has made it very difficult to
eject gamblers from the stands. Bets
in New York are not paid in the
stands, which makes it doubly hard to
get a conviction. Two blocks down
from the Polo Grounds there is a reg
ular clearing house to which bettors,
bookmakers and hangers-on resort i'm
mediately after a game, when the set
thing up process takes place. There
is also headquarters for the bettors
at Yankee Stadium, but the making of
wagerS is not always so open there as
at the Polo Grounds.
1t is interesting to note that 80 per
cent of the bookmakers and bettors
at the Polo Grounds are either of for
eign birth or are sprung from foreign
born parents. They have no interest
in athletics except to bet on the con-
tests.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-29

Following the trail back of the Cobb
Speaker scandal investigation, base
ball men here are recalling that first
rumors concerning something bad in
base ball" were heard shortly after
the recent world series.
1t was then that the name of
dutch" Leonard began to be banded
about as having a mysterious bearing
on a new scandal. 1t was said that
he had played the part of informer in
some transaction to which but a
vague clew could be had. but which
involved players of the highest stand
ing in the American League.
Gambler Is Elected.
During the playing of the world Sc
ries gambler was elected from Yam
nee Stadium for reasons well known
TO these men. This gambler had been
foremost in Boston in specializing
upon the national game. This man,
1t is alleged, has been connected with
an investigation presumed to have
been made in Boston regarding GER
tain players. 1t is asserted that he
wagered on games, and even the plays
siderable sum of money gambling on
base ball. ~s99jfo sI74ss.Avs5
His presence at the world series in
New York was like waving red flag
In front of a bull, especially since It
was known at that time by American
League men, and suspected by others,
that some kind of scandal inyestiga-
ton was being made.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-29
MEN BACK OF SCRAPPERS
FAIL TO GET THEIR DUES
Trainer and Second Have Much to Do With Success
of Fighters-Dollings, Quiet Welshman, One
of Best Handlers in Ring Game.

with Dollings himself. He does not
seek publicity and is lost in the shuttle
Of those seeking recognition.
Dia is a native of Swansea, Wales
His work with Digger Stanley. Owen
Moran. Tom Thomas, Young Josephs,
Matt Wells and Ted Kid Lewis is in
delibly stamped in Britain's ring his.
tory.
Have you noticed the improvement
in the Paluso boys and more especially
in Mike McTigue, the former light
heavyweight champion? Mike was
known as a safety first fighter until
he hooked up with Dia. The result
has been that Mike is the outstanding
challenger for Jack Delaney's crown.
McTigue gives Dollings all the
credit that is due him. Mike IS a
shrewd observer and knows whereof
he speaks.
There Is the man." he said, point.
ing to Dollings, responsible for all
the good qualities have shown. He
is without doubt the best trainer I'm
the country and when he is behind
me I consider the fight half won.'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-29

n YEW YORK, December %
IN Suggestions of n Federal in
NJ vestigation into the affairs of
4 Y base ball as a result Of the
Cobb Speaker incident fail to
appeal to the legal minds in New
York.
Base ball is trying to do the very
thing that any Federal investigation
would insist that il must do, if the
United states Government should be-
come childish enough to wish to in
tervene, according to the expression
OF legal authorities.
eff there were rumors constantly
circulating that something had taken
place In base ball which was deroga-
tory to it," said one attorney, land
Congress undertook to regulate the
national game as one more of the
never-ceasing Investigations original
ing in that body, the first thing Con-
gress would do would be to try to trace
the source of the rumors. 1t seems to
81 fair observer that this is the very
thing that organized base ball has at
tempted to do.
IF there are any persons in base
ball who blunder it is their affair,
and they will have to pay for it. But
what has Congress to investigate
when it is self evident that the base
ball people are doing the best they
Can to clean up their own shack?"
Case of 1877 Recalled.
There is some interesting base ball
history that bears on the present case.
In 1877. when Devlin, Craver, Nichols
and Hall were expelled from the Ma
tional League, President Hubert of
that organization was criticized as
being too severe and efforts were
made by influential men to induce
him to reinstate two of them. Devlin
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NEW |. UMPIRE:
|SHUSKY FELLOW
Magerkurth Has Proved He
Is Capable of Taking
Care of Himself.

MOLINE, Ill, December &C. l..
Magerkurth. appointed on the Amer
lean League umpire staff to succeed
George Moriarty, is, like the new
Tiger leader, a former ball player and
native of Illinois. He was born in
Bushnell, Ill, on December 80, 1888,
and played his first ball there, Bush
nell having a strong semi-pro team.
He began as a catcher with Mon
mouth, ILL.,, in 1909, Monmouth being
in the Illinois Missouri League, and
Groveland Cleveland Alexander start
ing in this organization a year later.
From Monmouth Makerkurth went to
Rockford OF the Three-Eye League
and then to Kearney of the Nebraska
State League, where he played two
seasons.
Has Varied Experience.
In 1910 Makerkurth batted III,
and in 1911 .219. He was ito have
played at Duluth in 1912, but an in
Jury received at Kearney the previous
year prevented him from doing so,
and he came to Moline to be a store
keeper with a big implement house
and to manage a team called the
GeneSee White SoX, who were able
one Fall to mop up the champions of
the Three-Eye League. For this team
Magerkurth occasionally played first
base.
Magerkurth's first umpiring was
done in a factory league in Illinois.
Mike Sexton, National Association
president, heard of him and offered
him a job in the newly organized
Mississippi Valley League, promising
to send him up and keeping his word.
Certainly Is Big Enough.
Magerkurth, six feet three inches in
height and weighing 210 pounds, has
been able to take care of himself ever
since he started umpiring. He hit
Mississippi Valley League catcher
named Sullivan on the jaw in bat
tie in 1922 and put him in the hos
pital for six weeks. Sexton, invest-
eating, found that the player and not
the umpire had been wrong and rec
commended Magerkurth to President
Toole of the International at the end
of the 1922 season.
Magerkurth stuck round the Inter
national until last Summer, when he
was traded to the American Associa-
ton. Two of his battles on the Toole
circuit We're with Eddie Onslow of
Toronto and Bill Webb of Buffalo. He
won one and lost the other.
Magerkurth and Harry Geisel work
ed together most of the 1924 season,
and Johnsons new umpire gives
Geisel credit for his development.
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M'GRAW CALLS THIRD
LOOP TALK FOOLISH"

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December Coon
tending that there are not enough
skilled players now to satisfy the de-
mands of the two big leagues, Man
ager John McGraw of the New York
Giants considers talk of a third ma jor
circuit foolish" He estimated that
$40 200, 900 capital would be neces-
sary to launch such a venture.
He placed the cost of playing plants
in eight cities at $12,000,000, the of
flee expenses of the teams at another
million, and cost of players at seven
millions.
He said he had not heard of any
prominent men who were sufficiently
Interested in base ball to become the
angels" in third circuit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-29
SHORE IS DEFEATED
IN BOYS NET EVENT

BALTIMORE. Md. December 90
Frank Shore, jr, Washington's lone
entry in the national Junior boys
indoor tennis championship tourna-
ments, In progress at the 5th Regi-
ment Armory, was eliminated in the
second round of the boys singles
yesterday when he succumbed TO
Harold Blauer of New York, in
straight sets. 81. 6-3.
Shore, however. paired with Ray
mond Bryan of Tennessee, won their
first-round doubles match in the
junior competition by default.
Seeded players continue to hold
the upper hand and not a single
outsider has succeeded in getting
in the running for honors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-29

The gyrations Of the cheer leader
are "unlady-like" in the opinion of
the Women's Self-Government Asso-
citation of Indiana University, which
would discontinue coed battle-cry
directors.
If the Women's Athletic Association
of the university agrees with the self
government body, next years Hoosier
foot ball cheering section will respond
only to the male exhorter. Indiana
has extended equality in cheer lead
ing to it's goods for several years.
There were two last season.
Probably the only jockey who has
ever reached the age of 100. John
Faulkner of Berkshire, England, is
proud Of a number of records. He
has had practically every bone in his
body broken at some time or other
the last being three years ago, when
he was thrown from a horse and
broke his thigh; he was at work till
he was so; and he is the father of 80
children. He received six cents when
he rode his first race at EPSON, and
rode his last mount when he was Is
years old. He paid a visit to Ascot
a few years ago, but he was so dis
gusted with the present style of rid
ing that he left the track after the
first race.
Tex Richard has agreed on tenta-
tive plans for promoting boxing shows
in the Olympic Skating Arena, under
construction at Detroit, in conjunction
with operators of the indoor stadium.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-29
BRIEF ITEMS OF SPORT

Leo P. Flynn, former matchmaker
of Madison Square Garden. New
York, will act as matchmaker. 1t is
planned to stage number of cham
pionship bouts during the Winter.
The new arena, which will be COM
pleted soon, will seat approximately
% 900 persons.
Gar Wood, veteran speed boat racer,
plans to test his latest craft over the
Bay Biscayne regatta course at Miami
during the Winter season. The new
Gar, jr., III is being constructed as
the fastest sea-going cruiser in the
world. 1t is equipped with two twin.
screw 50O-horsepower Gar Wood ma
rtne engines.
Snow is virtually unknown in the
populous sections of Australia, so the
people generally have little opportu-
nifty to indulge in the so-called Win
ter sports. However. many of those
who can afford it journey to Kiandra,
in the mountains Of New South
Wales, where the conditions are ex.
ceflent for skating and skiing.
Fred Roster, speedy and elusive
University of Louisville halfback.
nlSh scorer OF the 1926 collegiate grid
iron season, failed to score a single
point in 1925. although he was a
regular.
Roster led the country's leading
scorers this Fall with 1874 points
Roster missed participating in one
contest, too. because of injuries.
Last year, however, he played in
every game, being more noted then
for defensive rather than offensive
ability.
On the outskirts of Amsterdam
work is progressing on a 35-acre site
which is to become the stadium for
the Olympic games of 1928. Pile
driving is in full swing, for the
soggy nature of the Dutch subsoil
needs strengthening to bear the
weight of the buildings and the public
tribunes.
Where the court of honor will
stand flocks of seagulls this Fall
have been screaming over a watery
waste, but. according to" the con-
structors time table. work is right
up to date.