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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-10
Lenglen Rules
Heavy Favorite
In Betting Circles

Cannes, France, Feb. Tar y
Suzanne Lenglen still remains the
choice of the wagering element
among the tennis sharps along the
Riviera to defeat Helen wills IN the
Carlton Hotel tournament at slngles'
but she is not quite so strong a IA
yorite as she was last week when {
to was being offered, and with lew
takers, that she would prove, as al
ways has been the case. unoeataple'
The. little California girl, dropping
The soft Iobbing shots to which many
spectators attributed her defeat in
the mixed doubles at Nice, Sunday,
against Suzanne, yesterday put so
much steam on the ball that when
she had defeated Miss Ethel Fischer
of England in two love sets she also
had knocked the odds down to five
to one.
Suzanne did not grace the stand
to see Miss Wills serve her vis-a-vis
with sizzling shots which she could
not handle. The French flash had
drawn a bye and remained away
from the courts.
1t is the expectation of the con-
cessionaire of the. Carlton tourna-
ment to make a bit of money out OF
the tournament, dSluc rum luS sax
receipts. She has sold the moving
picture rights OF the expected match
between Miss WINS and Mile. Leng-
len to an American firm for sum
expected to exceed 100000.
When informed of this fact Miss
Wills said that she had heard moth
ing of the deal-that it was news tc
her.
II never bother about moving pic
lures" remarked Lenglen.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-10
bing prices, 2SQ3Oc, chickens 26@

bing prices, 2sd3Oc. chickens Esq
Csc.
Good work had been accomplished
by the yard officials in clearing away
the snow for the accommodating of
buyers and sellers and their stock.
TUESDAY SALE
Beef Cattle-T. D. keenan, sold
fancy COW at ~, 6 cows at IA, at
&c, ana 80 Gamers at 5 1-2c. s. Yak
ers bought COW at &c, cow at S
Lee, COW at Sac, COW at t-2c.
Otis Fl. Forbush sold / COW, 1850 lbs
at &c, and 1 COW 1880 lbs a. 3:4c.
w. c. Savage sold 8 cows at 1.2c, s
cows at lac and Z Gamers at &c.
J. w. Brooks sold at the N. E D. M.
& w. Co.. l pr fancy steers S34o lbs
at &c, pr steers 5000 lbs at &c, and
IA cows at 1-2G5c. j. A. Clark sold
/ COW, $50 lbs at &c, Fl cows at lac.
1 cow, 800 lbs at 4c, and l COW $40
lbs at 8 1-2c.
Veal Calves-Otis II. Forbush sold
/ extra fancy calf. 10 lbs at tic and
/ calf 100 lbs at 13c. A. C. Warner &
Son sold 20 calves at S@12c. John
Fuller G. Son sold 80 calves at sole.
J. Higgins sold 81 calves at 13c. F.
D. Keenan, sold go York state calves
at 7@10c, and 211 Vermont calves at
7@12c.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-10
BOwdOin FrOsh
To Clash with Fast
Hebron SeXtet Today

Especial to the kennebec JournaD
Brunswick, Me. Feb. 9-Bowdoin's
freshman hockey team plays Hebron
tomorrow afternoon at Hebron. The
freshmen today got their first work.
ont for two weeks. practice having
been suspended because of midyear
examinations. This afternoon the
fresh and the varsity had a long
scrimmase, in which the former got
considerably the worst OF it. Coach
Ben Houser will probably start the
same team against Hebron that de-
feated Stone school earlier in the
season: Bob Clark of Buffalo, n. Y,
center; Wendell Ward of Houlton
and Parker Rice of Arlington, Mass.
wings; John Frates of Portland land
Paul Andrews of Lewiston, defense,
and Winslow Rowland of Newton,
Mass. goal. In Frates and Andrews
the freshmen have a set of defense
me who team up we'll together and
who are capable of checking the most
aggressive forwards. Two of the
team, Rice and Ward, will be playing
against former team mates, as both
were on the Hebron hockey team last
year.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-10
MuldOOn Refuses
Guardianship of
New York Commission

New York, Feb. 9.-(AP)-William
Muldoon, S1-year-old authority on
boxing and wrestling, today declined
the Craftsmanship of the New York
state athletic commission, and James
A. Farley of Stony Point, N. Y, was
reelected for another term Of one year.
Muldoon and Farley cast the only
votes, George Brewer Of New York,
third member of the commission, being
absent.
Mike McTigue. former light heavy
weight champion, appeared before the
board to accept challenge by Jack
Delaney Of Bridgeport, Conn, to fight
in Madison Square Garden on March
Is for the privilege of opposing Paul
Berlenbach in a championship match
McTigue made his acceptance condi-
tional upon the willingness of Berlen-
bach to face the winner within 80 days.
The board filed letter from Chick
Suggs, New Bedford. Mass, in which
Suggs offered to meet any bantam
chosen by the commissioners and plac-
ed Joe Ryder of New York on the in
eligible list for 80 days after he had
announced Illness would prevent him
from boving the New England negro
here next Monday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-10
Business Chances
Drawing Athletes
From Competition

New York Feb. s.-tAP)-Business
opportunities have brought the resig-
nation Of another great army athlete
ana coach-Lieut. Eugene Vidal. who
starred in four sports at West Point
and became a member Of United States
Olympic teams.
Elmer Oliphant and John McEwan.
great army football players Of the
past, recently gave up their commits
sions, McEwan to become coach at the
University Of Oregon. Vidal played
four years Of football, baseball, bas.
ketball and track at the University OF
South Dakota before entering West
Point, where he competed only one
year before the war interviewed.
In the only season he ever played
for the soldiers he scored one of two
toucbdowns made against the Navy
and 81 of 80 points registered against
Notre Dame.
AS a track coach Vidal has had
marked success training the frst tracH
team that West Point ever formed. II
won every dual meet in his first sea.
son. He also has coached the footpal
backfield in the McEwan regime.
Vidal won second place In the de-
cathlon at the Olympic games In Ant
werp in 1920, and in 1924 he was coacf
of the Pentathlon performers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-10
Hebron Basketball
Star Unable to Play
In COburn Contest

Especial to the Kennebec Journ,n
Hebron, Me-, Feb. 9-"Dons Bails
OF Deering is lost to the Helm,
Basketball team for Saturday nigh,
game against Coburn at Hebra
Bailey is suffering from tonsilith
and the report came from the h.
Urinary last night that he would nd
be able to face Coburn Saturds,
night.
Bailey's absence from the B,
Green line will weaken Hebron,
chances considerably, as he is ven
consistent point getter and rey
hard fighter. He and Shorty" .Wss
OF Southwest Harbor, were Just GET
ting used to each others tactics
Bailey's place will probably be takss
by either "Norty" Lamb Of DeerIng
or Ed Ralph of Northeast Harbct
Next Saturday nights game vii
be the feature event of a full day.
carnival at Hebron. The HEIRS
"Y" is running the Carnival and
the students have invited girls to tn
school for the day. 81
The Hebron Gym will be packed
to it's capacity when the whisti
starts the boys merit Saturday. Coaeh
Hollis has great deal of confdent.
in pat" Foley of South Portland
who took Lanes place when he Es'
forced to leave the Kent's Hill game
in the middle of the second period
1t has not yet been definitely &c.
cided whether Foley. or Lane VII
start the battle against Coburn. CAP
tain Small and Abbot will play tk
guards. and unless the unexpecla
happens. Coburn's will experience
much trouble in evading them.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-10
Says Betting Odds
Against Miss Wills
Based on Ignorance

Berkeley, Calf, Feb. s.-(AP)-
Betting odds which make Suzanne
Lenglen, worlds tennis champion. a
five to one favorite over Helen Wills,
American titleholoer, was described
as ridiculous by William (Pop)
Fuller, veteran coach who is largely
responsible for Miss Wills great sue
cess.
Discussing the coming net battle
OF the two stars in France, Pop
said today the American champion
has much better chance than a ma
jority of the critics are willing to
concede. Foreign authorities, he said.
never have seen Miss Wills play her
real game.
While not. predicting victory for
his charge, Fuller issued a statement
warning mot to get the idea that the
match will be any walkovern for
Mile Lenglen.
I'VE know wi at Helen can do 'un-
der fire. land I am confident that she
Will play the greatest game of her
career against the French star"
Cincinnati, Ohio, Feb. 9-(AP)-
Manager Jack Hendricks of the Gin
cinnati Reds announced TODAY that
Bobby Wallace, former shortstop of
the Cleveland and st. Louis clubs,
has been engaged as scout and
coach. Wallace. who is now at his
home in Racondo. Calf. is expected
to join the Reds at their spring
framing camp At Orlando, Fla.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-10
Now It's Four Way The Prep Race for Hoop Title
American League
Refuses to Allow
Use of Resin Dust

Washington, Feb. 9-(AP)-The
resin bag was waived out of the Am
erican League today.
Contending a modification of the
pitching rules. to permit the use OF
resin dust by pitchers, is a step back
ward and might influence the return
of other freak deliveries, the mag
mates Of the American League, at the
annual spring meeting today. unani-
mously refused to sanction the resin
rule recently adopted by the joint
rules committee of the major leagues.
The rule suggested and favored
by the National League and later
passed by the joint rules committee
by to vote, permits pitcher to
dry his hands by the use Of resin
dust obtained from a resin bag under
supervision of the umpire.
President Ban Johnson. in explain
Ing the action. said the magnates
were within their rights in refusing
to concur with the joint rules COM
mittee If the disapproval was unani-
nous.
Asked what effect the rule would
have on the worlds series competi-
ton since the National League has
already sanctioned its use, President
Johnson intimated that special rules
will have to be adopted covering the
series.
In addition to refusing to agree on
the use of resin, the magnates like
wise refused to consider the Nation
al Leagues suggestion to extend the
contract of Commissioner Kenesaw
Mountain Lands for a period Of ten
years at the expiration of his present
seven year term.
lands name was not even men.
toned" said President Johnson.
when the proper time comes, we
will consider this matter" said Harry
Gardiner. secretary Of the Chicago
club. 1.-THE Chicago club is for Ian
dis because we feel that he repre-
sents everything that is good in base
ball." he added.
The 1925 schedule was adopted and
the magnates started to consider a
revision of the constitution but this
| was abandoned later when 1t appear
ed like an impossible task at this
time.
mo radical changes were consider
ed Pr. dent Johnson said. 1--WE
merely want to change the phrase
ology Of some Of the rules to clarity
, Them"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-10
Three MATCHED
| RACES ON RIVER
| THIS AFTERNOON

The third matched races of the
season will be held above the dam
today and will start promptly at 100.
Malta Q still has hopes of leading
the old campaigner, Helen Sterling.
to the wire and will attempt this
stunt in the Free for All. The colt
went nearly dead heat with the
Sterling mare in the first race of
the year but threw a shoe and lost
by less than a length.
Lady Mary Wheeler. driven by
Cunningham. will be matched with
Billy O'Grady and this race should
be a thriller as the two horses seem
to be about evenly matched. The
brush between the trotters, North
land Joe and Ben Todd, will be the
third class OF tie afternoon. Ben
Todd won his first race on the ice
this season and captured one heat of
the Carnival races and hopes to an
mex another win today. Interest in
these races has been great and it is
expected that a record crowd will
turn out to watch the matches this
afternoon.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-10
st. Jean Pucksters
Find Berlin Team
Easy Proposition, 1912
Especial the the Kennebec Journal)

Especial the the henneDec JOuTudIt
Waterville, Jan. 9-St. Jeans hook
ey club took the Berlin Mountaineers
into camp at the Community park
Tuesday night by score Of 10 to 2.
There was no doubt as to the out
come of the game after the first
whistle had been blown and at the
end of the first period the score stood
at to / for the st. Jeans. The
star of the contest was J. LeClair
who scored seven of the Waterville
teams goals. The Berlin defense
could do nothing against him. Le-
miranda was the other stellar play
er for the st. jeans and he scored
the other three goals. Burt was the
only Berlin player who showed pow
er against the local men and the to-
tai score Of the invaders was the re-
suit Of his work.
ST. JEANS Q0) CD BERLIN
Lemirande lw ............. rw Burt
j. LeClair .......... P. Gauthier
Brooks rw ............ lw A. Rivard
Chamaillard Id ...... I'd Mclaughlin
Williams I'd .....!........ Id Sharre
G. LeClair .............. Hamel
Substitutions-fo st. Jeans, Pou-
lin for Lemirande, York for Chamail-
lard, Paganucci for Williams; for
Berlin, A. d. Rivard for Burt, DUDE
for A. Rivard; goals. LeClair Z,
Lemirande 3, Burt q; referee, Du-
pont and Hannabury; goal umpires.
c. Poulin and Gagnon; time. 3-20's;
timers, Rancourt and Kilbride.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-10
HORSE MARKET

Boston, February 9-Heavier sup
plies, covering all classes of horses,
together with an active demand, made
for a brisk business at the sale
stables the past week. AS before the
best sales were made at retail where
buyers paid fair values. At. the auc-
ton sales, dealers found 1t was not
profitable to put up the heavier type
Of horses of good quality, as bids
were limited and the horses were TAX
en- at below cost. On the other hand
the auctions were quick to bid in all
light and medium weight horses.
Aroostook buyers are active on the
market and are taking heavy horses.
AS before New Hampshire and Ver-
mont buyers. are taking the bulk of
the secondhand horses Prices did
not show any appreciate advance,
but in the west the market is strong,
with a heavy call for horses. and
continual slight stiffening in prices,
which will be sure to be reflected here
should the demand continue to i'm
prove.
Good quality heavy fresh drafters,
100 to 1900 lbs sold at $300@350 per
head, with those of 1850 to 1900 lbs
at $225@ 300; horses of 1900 to 1900
lbs at $175@225; good conditions sea-
soned horses. all weights. at $3.50
1855; blemished horses. at So. @100.
]. c. Keith sold to a good demand
8 express loads of western horses, and
a large number of seconds. The re-
tail trade was good with values firm,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-10
Norwegian Star
To Stay Out of
Middle Distances

New York, Feb. 9.--(AP)-'Two mid
die distance runners of prominence
are out of racing for the remainder of
the indoor track season-Charley Hoff
of Norway and Johnny Gibson of
F'ordham University.
Hoff says that he was rather stiff
and sore after performing in three
events at the Aillrose games in New
York last week. the pole vault. the
Millroses 600 and special relay race
in which visiting foreigners met a
team of Americans. From now the
record-holdiog vaulter will indulge
only in clearing lofty bars.
Gibson, who caused sensation in
track circles by beating Alan Heilf-
frich, former Penn State star and con-
queror of Paavo Nurmi at a half mile,
in meeting in Newark early in the
season, was taken i'll after the Millrose
500 last Thursday and his coach,
Harry Coates. decided that his athletic
figure would not be ieopardized by
further eXertion.
Hoff has entered the Crescent and
Wilco meets in Brooklyn Thursday and
Saturday and has chosen a half dozen
other dates for the months. He in
tends to become an American citizen
and to write sports for a newspaper
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-10
Chicago Cubs Off
To Catalina Isle .
For Spring Session

Chicago. Feb. 9.-(AP)-The lsa
major league baseball season u la''
around the corner. Specifically !
is less than As hours away.
Bright and early Thursday morn.
ing the Majors will be pusned W
into the sunlight, spring or QUIZ,
wise, by a trainful of Chicago ooD
California bound. ~.
The Cubs, departing for the VIZ ~.
ley proving grounds at Catsl q.
Island. are the first outfit in the y
circuits to get away for spring srs y,
ing. The rest of the clubs VIII ~
low suit in rapid succession. u,
At least 30 players will be. on hss ~
Monday morning when the I'M. y.
comes off the first ball and Mahass
Joe Mccarthy starts his career q
big league pilot.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-10
Plan Merger of
Over 100 Rail Lines
Into Dozen Systems

New York, Feb 9.-(AP)-With the
recent adoption of plans to fuse the
st. Louis-San Francisco and Chicago.
Rock Island & Pacific Railways into
single system. another step has been
taken toward discarding the tentative
grouping proposals in the Interstate
Commerce Commission in favor of a
consolidation plan which will remake
the country's railroad map.
In every section of the United
States negotiations are we'll advanced
for combining more than a hundred
leading lines into a dozen or more
great systems. most of whic will have
properties valued in excess of a bill
lion dollars and operate between TO-
600 and 10000 miles of track. Their
completion awaits largely the formu-
lation of definite congressional pol
icy regarding merger legislation and
the decision of the Interstate Com
merce Commission on the proposed ST.
5O0,000,000 Nickel Plate unification.
desire on the part of the railroads
to effect voluntary and physical merg-
ers underlies the present policy regard
ing consultations.
Plans have been quietly worked out
for the creation of large systems in
every section OF the country which
recognize financial and geographical
relations and the normal flow of traffic.
In some parts of the United States.
such as the southwest. the railroads
have undergone a considerable shift
ing of control and new railroad man
is rapidly being drawn. In the north
west little actual progress has been
made toward linking the so-called
Changers.
Little thought so far has been given
70 grouping of the New England
roads, but the present financial recoy-
cry of the New York. New Haven &
Hartford has indicated that it may
eventually head system including all
try.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-10
| Miss Wills Disguised
with COmmercialism
lover Riviera Tennis

Cannes, France, Feb. 9-(AP)-
The commercialism which has been
entering into Riviera tennis, as ex-
emplifled bly, the sale of the exclus-
i've moving picture rights to priv
ate firm and heavy betting on her
match with Mile. Suzanne Lenglen,
nearly caused Heen Wills, American
champion. to scratch today for the
singles play in the Carlton Club
tournament, and for a few hours
jeopardized the meeting between the
French and American champions.
So disc .sted was the California girl
with the manner in which the organ
ization has handled the tournament
that, according to the belief express
ed by her friends, only the thought
that her default would be interpret
ed throughout the world as fear to
meet Mile. Lenglen in a singles
combat prevented her from entering
her resignation.
Other developments, in the shape
of torrential rains, necessitating
postponement of today's events in
the tournaments, conspired to delay
the expected Wills-Lenglen match
another day. Sunday. February IA,
now appears the most potable date
for their meeting.
The syndicate which for three
years has ruled supreme over the
baccaret tables at Deauville and
Cannes announced today that it has
I five million francs it is willing to
| wager on Mile. Lenglen against one
| million francs on Miss Wills. Even
1 t.. .
that the California girl does not win
| five games in two sets is the most
frequent bet.
Miss Wills and Mile. Lenglen have
| showed great annoyance on learning
| of the reports Of the heavy betting,
but Helen, with her usual philos-
| ophy, remarked to the guests at a
tea: II suppose you cannot prevent
! gamblers from betting on anything.
But it seems rather incongruous that
+, the tennis activities of two young
women are treated like a racetrack
! feature or a boxing match"
| Suzanne. dancing at the Cannes
Casino, remarked to her partner: 1T
is so silly; but I am pleased to see
| that l am a five to one favorite."
There is much discomfort among
the English and American over the
sale of the exclusive picture rights,
which are said to have been sold for
100000 and they are arranging to
shoot" the match from the top OF
i. nearby buildings and other vantage
points.
Two thousand extra seats are be-
ing erected and the price of tickets
for Saturday and Sunday has doub-
led. but, even so, spectators are
reaping harvest and are offering
the best seats for ten times the orig
inal price.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-10
Wall Street Briefs

New York. Feb. 9.-(AP)-Approxi-
mately $4,000, 100000 was paid by the
packers Of the United States to the
farmers in 1925 for meat animals
dressed under federal inspection. an
increase of nearly $500, 100000 over
1924. 1t is calculated by Oscar G. Mayer
of Chicago, president of the Institute
OF American Meat Packers. This in
crease in livestock values was a sub.
stantial contribution toward an i'm
proved agricultural condition. equiva-
lent to an increased average value Of
about 81 per head on every beef ami
NAL. sheep and hog dressed during the
year. statement said.
The chief increase occurred in the
price of hogs, which averaged nearly
so per cent. higher than the year be-
fore and almost 80 per cent. higher
than 1913. normal pre-war Year.
Present hog prices were said to be 10
per cent. higher than q year ago, when
prices already had shown considerable
advance over the levels which prevail
ed during much of 1924, the report
said.
Surplus Of the Chicago & NORTH
western Railway for 1925 after
charges has turned out to be some-
what better than was shown in the
preliminary report in January, Freder-
lex w. Sargent president, revealed to-
day. The amount was S10.7S4,57S,
equal to $685. share on the common
after preferred dividends.
U. S. Hoffman Machinery almost
doubled it's net income in 1925 COM
pared with the year before. $1,S01,S
against S6S93T4
Accumulated dividends on the pre-
ferred stock Of the Jewel Tea Com
pan ywere reduced to $3.50 today
with declaration Of back dividend Of
s2.25 share, in addition to the regu-
lar quarterly disbursement of s1.75.
Both are payable April 1 to holders of
record March Is.
Net profit Of Gillette Safety Razor
Company for 1925 increased to $12,-
0S9,S75 against $10.122.47S the year be-
fore. Total current assets, including
s5.242.61s cash. were $21,9SS,65s and
current liabilities $123.s99. making
working capital s21,ss2,s5s against
SIS, 1874 at the close of 1924.
Stockholders Of Consolidated Cigar
Company have exercised their rights
to subscribe to one share of common
at $50 share for each three shares
held, bringing the outstanding shares
of no par common to 1866 The pro-
ceeds will be used to retire $500. 900
notes due January /, 1928, leaving
about sS,600.00o preferred the only out
standing security prior to the common.
Although the automobile industry
took only a small portion of the usual
tonnage from the American Sheet and
Tin Plate Company in January, ship
ments of sheets were the largest for
any January since 1917. The company's
production will average so per cent. of
capacity this week. The balance of
the indu try is producing at about the
SAM rate.
Charectefizins 1925 a. a year Of un-