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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-03
WATERvILLE C0NQUERS LEGION
IN FAST OVERTIME BATTLE
Teams Put Up Great Scrap Be
fore Excited Crowd-Visit-
ors Had Powerful Aggrega-
tion-Seek Return Game

In one of the most wildly exciting
gymnasium the American Legion
basketball team lost to Waterville
1926 last evening. The game re-
quired an overtime period to settle
the winner. Both teams unleashed a
fast offensive at the outset of the
game and kept it up for the whole
Al minutes OF play. The game see
sawed back ana forth and the spec
tators were wild during the last per-
iod and the overtime session.
Babe Lapidus, recovering rom his
tough shooting streak, went like q
whirlwind. He dropped in five
counters from all parts of the hall
and also put up a sweet defensive
game. His five baskets, with two
fouls added for good measure, helped
to keep the locals in the running.
Smith Dunnack, with five baskets
and foul, put up wonderful ex-
hibition of the polished floor game.
He lodged and pivoted his way
around with the ball and his shots
were all difficult ones. The team as
a whole was functioning at top speed
and the game was q good one TO
watch. The Legion had chance to
tie the count in the overtime period
but a free throw rolled off the rim
and the decision went to the Elm City
aggregation.
And what an aggregation 1t was.
Scotty Mari, Dutch Fielder. Jimmie
McCroary, Gordon Trimm. and Harry
Arbor played the whole game for the
winners and they We're there with
the goods All these performers are
well known throughout the State for
their ability in basketball and the
work of McCroary and Fielder for
mer Coburn stars, featured the con-
test. Arbor, rugged Waterville center,
played whale of a game on the de-
fensive but failed to get loose to try
his shooting eye. Scotty Mari.
basketball star. football star and one
of the best semi pro baseball players
in the State was also tower of
strength on the offensive. being the
king pin in the corner play which
the visitors worked on several oc-
casions.
Both teams put up a rugged exhi-
bition of the game and it is safe to
say that a return game between the
two teams would pack the hall. Both
teams were handicapped by the
small floor and on larger playing
surface would have put up even
better argument. The Legion showed
considerable improvement in its pass
ing game and the game next week,
return battle between the Legion and
Vickery and Hill, should be waged
on even terms. This game will be
played in City Hall to allow the
players to give a good account of
themselves and to accommodate the
crowd, which likes the larger floor
Summary of Thursday nights
came:
WATERVILLE
GTP
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-03
MADISON Hr0PMEN
HAVE BUSY SLATE

Madison, Dec. THE schedule OF
games for the boys basketball team
OF the Madison High School has
been announced as follows-Dec. 10,
Scion II. s.. at Scion: Dec. II, Alb
bott at Madison; Jan. {, North New
portland at New Portland; Jan IA,
Arson Academy at North Arson:
Jan. u, Scion II. s. at Madison; Jan.
.S, Oakland FL. S. at Oakland. Feb.
4, Skowhegan II. S. at Skowhegan:
Feb. II. North New Portland II. s.
at Madison: FEB. Is, Arson Academy
at Madison; Mar. 4. Oakland II. S. al
Madison; Mar. II, Skowhegan al
Madison; Mar. IS, Newport H. S. at
Newport.
interclass games are held every
night in the gymnasium.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-03
NOW oez Demp, SEE Ile There Vas No Poison My Coffee
100000 CROWD At
ARMY-NAVY GAME
RECORD ONE OF YEAR

New York, Dec. 2-P)-FootbaTs
record-breaking season. from a++an
dance and financial viewpoints, has
capped the climax of a year that has
witnessed unprecedented interest in
In major branches of sport.
Baseball had it's third successive
mlilon dollar series, topping all 9th
ers In actual figures; boxing had it's
nrst S2.o00,000 event with 1872 0OO
rams paying close to that amount to
witness the Dempsey Tunney fight
at Philadelphia. and football had its
Irst Sl,oO0,000 spectacle as 10000
pad fancy prices to see the Army
Navy gridiron drama on Soldiers
Field, Chicago.
footbalrs paid attendance record
was shattered twice this fall Until
.ne service classic came along to
owarI all previous marks, Ohio State
ana Michigan. battling at Columbus
with western conference title-hopes
at stake. mad attracted the biggest
.nrong, $4,000. This gave was nearly
that witnessed Red Oranges laS
college game. a year ago. when II.
linois played Ohio State at Columns
On the Pacific Coast, the largest
crowd of the season, $4,000. saw
stanford trample California. In the
east $4,000 watched Cornell and Penn
Tie while close to the same number
witnessed the Yale Army and Yale
harvard battles at New Haven.
increased prices%to many of the
classics accounted TO rthe substantial
Jump In gate receipts. With five dol
lar tops for the first time. such
games as Cornell Penn and Harvard
Yale drew around 100000 each. The
Army-Navy scale of $40 and Sic
boosted total receipts to approx
mately 100000, but SPECTATORS
prices obtained for thousands of tic
kets to this game increased its total
cost to the spectators to $1,000 900.
Countrywide estimates. all told.
have shown that approximately $50. =
o0O,0O0 was turned into college and
school Golfers by some 15,O00OO
OF the game, leads all other sections
spectators.
The east, still the main stronghold
by big margin in both attendance
and receipts.
The bulk of the years attendance
ana receipts is accounted for in the
following table of sectional esti-
mates.
Total High Total
Sectlon attendance Game Receipts
East .. 100000 $4,000 $4,000. 900
Mid
west -. 100000 10000 $500. 900
Pacific
Coast 100000 $4,000 5000. 900
South $4,000 $4,000 1000, 900
South
west :. 100000 $4,000 1.25o.oo
Missouri
Valley $4,000 10000 10000
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-03
Walker and Tiger
Flowers to Meet
Tonight in 10 Rounds

chicago, Dec. 2.-(P)-Mickey Walk
err former worlds welterweight cham
plon, will make his second CHALLENGING
effort to acquire the nliddleweneh,
crown here tomorrow night by engag-
ing Tiger Flowers, the Georgia dea-
con, in 1O-round contest to ref
eree's decision.
The champion and challenger finish
ed their training today by doing light
gymnasium exercises ana both spolsf
confidently of a favorable result.
Flowers said he expected to dazzle the
amiable young Irish lad with speedy
attack. Walker intimated he had
growing hopes of knocking out Flow
ers to make it a decisive victory.
The contest will be the first major
bout fought indoors since the passage
of the. boxing law. and promises to
attract record gate around 100000,
with a CT pacity crowd of 10000: The
prices range from So to s16.5e the
highest prices since the enactment sx
the law
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-03
Boston Produce Market

sprr, Boston, Dec. tip.
Ssin;SSEt,--Choice whole cattle 1870 16.
,s,o !!dlEER-Higher scoring than ex-
n SSgrg52; firsts 1860.
e:i. iA'tas @oW @os' hrs's cog
FsGeS SN yellow s5@e6.
ts. SSSSecNearby hennery brown ex-
ESsSS'Qto; white and mixed extras
d. eastern and western extras 81
s,st.V UR-Spring patents, 196-pound
nd 2s SPECIAL short S.60@S.S5; stand
fadIn1No. 2 timothy 25s@27.
Pp19SSHB-Spring 25@2s.
OITsSH Medium backs 34635.
p0rsrfor ty pounds 64@70.
gv,ttaAiIOES-Cobblers and Green
Sra chinps 2:S5@2.9O; sweets 2.50@S.
sgoas Aseoo--American Sugar Refining
Is, %|o cents in 100-pound lots
'tAL-1OQ24.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-03
| CARNEGIE TECH
TURNS DOWN GAME
WITH Northwestern

Pittsburgh, Pa, Dec. 2. = up -
Northwestern's offer of a place on it's
football schedule next year has been
turned down by Carnegie Tech. The
western conference team had invited
Carnegie to play at Chicago next
October 20 when the Tartans already
We're scheduled TO meet West Vir-
ginia.
"West Virginia was willing to go
along with us in shifting dates
around" aid Clarence Overend, grad
uate manager. but bfore we knew it
five or six schools were mixed UP in
it to such an extent that the whole
thing was hardly worth the trouble.
We appreciate Northwestern's kind
ness in Offering us the game but to
have accepted would have meant too
many changes in dates
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-03
Believe Warships
At HangkOw Will
Protect Foreigners

Shanghai Dec. 2-(P)-Foreign
warships have insured the safety for
the present of foreigners at Hangkow
where agitation by Chinese radicals
became threatening Tuesday under
guise of an anti-foreign strike.
Other foreign warships have had a
salutary effect at Foo Chow. capital
of Fukien province, where Chinese
authorities yesterday professed
themselves unable TO guarantee pro-
lection to foreigners, owing to civil
war.
Foreign WarcraE iptained
quiet vigil In the broad Yangtse river
opposite Hangkow toa"v while the
speedy destroyers Truxton and Pope
carried the Stars and Stripes up the
stream from Shanghai to reinforce
them. On a British boat the new
British minister to China. Miles W.
Lampson, left Shanghai to inspect
Hangkow conditions personally.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-03
.'fAyETTE HAS
IN FINE RECORD
Ar Ar FIVE YEARS

vork. Dec. 2.-(P)--By nm
~, s' their 1926 season with a clean
sa ;. nine victories, the only un-
" ,' y record in the East. La
'in ~. noverful gridiron forces
sl''r rounded out the most consist
W wear performance of any
Ct n's s.,lere in the country.
sieI vas was revealed today by an
fas, of competition among
49, .sS teams in all sections by The
sin4s. ,sS Press. At the same time
lspalr Cornell to have the most
sS,SiI scoring machine of any
FHs,..ad and Michigan to have the
e'Sl .sasansiye record for the span
$40 to 1926, inclusiye.
". lie. ~ record Of So victories,
1sstssts and three ties in this
VI ar stretch places it only
f 1s,Ir ahead of Michigan. which
bs@ is only one percentage point
II. # Knute Rockne's Hoosiers.
.ioh .n,a fourth on the list and
s .sssd Of all Southern contenders
D ,,stional honors, has the best
d n any team over the last
's''a ,aers during which the Grim
I'''s I'll, has tasted but one defeat
- ~. 80 Of the hands of centre in
n, ri But for the loss OF hve games
" ias5 and 1928, Alabama would
. - much higher rating for the
f e!. # two off-years also pushed
", Wv nationally prominent teams
H'. the list i'll all-around consist
@o1 sanford lost four games in
ss,s bnt dropped only that number
~ s--.tber in the next four seasons,
ia aS nov is at the top of the Pacific
f,ss conference:
",s in four seasons until this
pr'', N which the Mountaineers
,'It toppled four times.
Wv r.-nsIl also slipped after being
.. ss in 1922 sand 1928. Cali
....is's Golden Bears had an even
is.s.r winning streak checked in
~, %5:' ,osing three"games that year
-. ~, six this season.
: yrbigan's defensive record is one
=, ,ha most remarkable features of
!. y. an sralysis. 1t shows that the VOL
-.-ire, permitted an average OF
VIZ traction over three points
NJ w. opponents In 80 games.
.l,bana rolled up more total
.,ir,s than Cornell in the five years
ss.sjered. but the Southerners av-
.-ssd fraction over 2S points for
Il zines. while Gil Dobie's Ithaca
,s.m.roller registered an average
!, IA, snnroximately SO points for 40
sntests, y .,
five YEAR records of outstanding
,.,rssentative teams are:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-03
No Poison in His
Coffee Night of Fight
Word Jack Dempsey

Los Angeles, Dec. 2.--tH1--Ja ck
De psey denied here today that
poisoned coffee had anything to do
with his losing the heavyweight box
ing crown to Gene Tunney several
months ago.
at probably had little touch of
ptomaine a week or so before the
fight but that hadn't anything to do
with the result. I was perfectly all
right when I went into the ring and
knew what was going on all the
time"
Captain Charles E. Mabbutt, who
was chief of Dempsey's training
camp, was quoted from Baltimore
Yesterday as saying that he. Demp-
sew and his trainer were made i'll
from poison placed in coffee cream
on the Saturday preceding the fight.
II can't imagine Mabbutt SAYING
that" Dempsey added
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-03
SQUASH RACkETS
POPULAR GAME

London, ec.2-tF-Squash rae
kets is one of the most popular
games now being played in England.
1t has grown remarkably since the
war, more than IL big tournaments
are played annually, including the
open, amateur. and Army and Navy
championships.
Many women have taken up the
game. It is one of the favorite meth
DDS of the Prince of Wales for keep
ing in condition.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-03
Bay State Boy
CAPTAIN of Norwich

Mortified, VT, Dec. 2.-(P)-Rog-
er Sherman of Winchester, Mass,
has been elected captain of the Nor
witch University football team for
1927, Major r. D. Potter, director OF
athletics, announced today that the
veteran quarterback had been the
unanimous choice of his teammates.
Under his generalship Norwich won
the Vermont championship this fall.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-03
AL Mello Wins by
Technical Knockout

Lowell Mass, Dec. 2.-ta1-Al Mel
10, Lowell welterweight, was awarded
a technical knockout over Johnny
Saxon of Bridgeport. Conn, when the
referee stopped their scheduled ten
round bout in the fourth round here
tonight
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-03

Will tomorrow be the Day of Days for the University
Of Southern California the Day of "Daze"? Will the
LAUNDERING Herd" of u S. c. trample underfoot Knue
Rockne's RoIIckng Rambers, will they in turn be
drawn and quartered and made the "piece de resist
ance" of Irish Barbecue? This Isl of course vitality
important game for both teams. For the Notre Dame
eleven, victory will high national rating despite
its surprising defeat by Carnegie Tech, while for the
doughty Trojans it will recognition as of the
countrys greatest md prestige lost in the
ford defeat will be more than regained
Watta battle boys watta battle! Rockne v e-rsus
Jones; O'Soyie, Flanagan etc. kaer, Drury and
Co. There four All American backfeld men right
he tear &ha+ hat H.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-03
SPORT BRIEFS
(Rv The Associated Press

(By The Associated PIess,
Charley Phil Rosenberg, bantam
weight champion of the world, is fuli
Of fight after his successful return
to the active ranks against George
Mack in New Jersey this week. Ro-
senberg tackles Benny Schwartz,
baltimore youngster, in 12-round
on in the Monumental City Dec. 10,
as a final prep for his championship
match in Madison Square Garden
with Bushy Graham Of Utica, n. L.
Jan. z.
Descendants of rugged Nofdic
forebears have impressed collese
football critics this season. Among
the All American possibilities, Han
son. of syracuse and Broea, Bowl
ends. .Joesting, Minnesota fullpach'
and Nelson. of Hwa, all are or scan
dinacian descent, while Goerlnger'
Notre Dame center, Wickhorst, Navy
tackle. Sturhahn. Of Yale. Hess, OF
Ohio and Schmidt, of Army, all
trace their ancestory to hardy Ieu-
ton stock.
Eordham had a new football cap,
+.in but no coach today. The SQUAD
elected Bill Feaster, veteran tachle,
to lead the 1927 eleven yese., 4 tas
lust as Frank Gargan, coacn III LIZ LIZ
mast five years was annouhciAS
resignation. Frank Cavanausn, VIZ
resigned as mentor of the boo.oii
College outfit at the close or the SEQ
son. is considered posslpie soeee'
sor to GarGan.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-03

In
iowa ounsyed to Southern California and beaten s to by Howard
and trimmed Is to and 20 to On New Years 1928
State
erners IA to g. Let those figures sink in
The long of
Is playing
all helped defeat
But Notre
trip to TO- Don't
overlook that little ether
Mr. christy Fnasan shown above went in fresh the third period
OF the Noe Dame Army month and
toward tackle from shit, play 60 yards to the only touchdown
onsed Just much Flanaean That what will be
for Trojans
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-03
Independent Match

Totals .......... AL 400 $50 1921
Evening star., 1926-04-25

The hig h
backbone of
Asia. A glacier
near K h a n
Ayalik. in the
ian S h a n
M ou n t ain S,
where the first
ID e X w a S
brought down
by K er it
Roosevelt. The
a n m a | had
horns meaSur-
ing 55H and
52H inches.
Evening star., 1926-04-25

Through the thick of an Himalayan
Winter. The expedition crossing the
Bursle Pass on the way back in No.
vember, through billiards and arctic
weather.
Evening star., 1926-04-25

At right: Col. Roosevelt and Suydam
Cutting (n center) with high officers of the
Chinese Army The expedition started from
Srinagar, in India, and went north through
the Himalayas to the Tian Shan Mountains,
in Eastern Turkestan. The route was then
retraced to Kashnir, Central India, and Nepal
to complete the hunt.
Evening star., 1926-10-14

hero Of the people. was sacrificed.
Now may come other proceedings
and from them may develop q reac-
ton against the monarchical party.
Thus the effort of the ex-kaiser's
eldest son and his wife to put their
heir forward into the ranks OF the
reichswehr has had repercussion
that they did not expect. Had the lad
been content to wear the reichswehr
uniform all might have passed off
smoothly. But he donned one of the
old-time uniforms Of the imperial days
and that marked him for attention
and the storm followed. 1t is evident
that the German republicans will
not tolerate anything savoring Of
monarchism. Yet recently in a cere-
monial parade in one of, the secondary
cities of the republic many Of the
old-time costumes of militarism were
worn. without causing any trouble.
1t seems to be one thing for COM
moner to doll up in the gaudy gar
ments of imperialism and quite
another for a scion of deposed royalty
to do SO.
Evening star., 1926-10-14

and are still being expended for the
razing of insanitary dwellings and the
erection Of modern fireproof tene'
ments. This work has been going on,
Mr.. Heckscher notes in his explain
atory statements, for thirty-five years.
And yet slums remain-that is,
places where large numbers of people
| congregate in bad conditions. The
trouble has been that the veritable
slum dwellers have not taken advan-
tage of the new facilities offered in
the construction of model tenements,
which have been occupied chiefly by
persons of a different class. When
the notorious slum known as Seven
Dials was cleaned out in London
about twenty years ago and model
apartments were erected to replace
the shacks and warrens of that nest
Of crime and disease the new quar-
ters were Immediately filled by Trades
men, clerks, artisans and others of
that class seeking the advantage of
decent accommodations for cheap
rates. The former slum dwellers went
deeper into other slums. The same
experience was had in the reclama-
ton of MiIlbank, west of the Parlia-
ment buildings.
1t may be possible to cure the slum
disease through philanthropy. 1t
may be possible to induce five hum
dred persons to invest $50, 900 a
year, or 100000 apiece, in such a
scheme and to secure an equal ap-
preparation from the State and city
for that purpose. No greater work
can be undertaken for the benefit Of
the community and, through its inf1u-
ence, the country at large. 1t is a
worthy ideal and it may be achieved.
The way to its accomplishment, how
ever, will not be speedy or easy. Mr..
Heckscher dedicates himself to this
project in spirit that commands the
highest admiration and should inspire
cooperation.
Evening star., 1926-10-14
The School Hours Referendum

Although a great preponderance of
sentiment in the referendum" which
The Star is conducting as a means of
ascertaining public wishes in the mat
ter of changing the school hours to
lessen the danger to the children in
the streets strongly favors the pro.
posed shift to nine-thirty, it is evident
that in some localities and some
schools conditions are not altogether
suitable to such a schedule.
The morning rush Of traffic toward
the center of the city is a wave. The
time Of its starting is earlier in the
outskirts and later as it approaches
destination. The farther suburbs feel
the impulse as early as eight o'clock
and by nine o'clock the streets are
comparatively clear. Thus the con-
dition shifts geographically.
Yet the greater number of the chill
dren are at present going to school
against the tide Of the traffic and will
continue to do so as long as the school
session begins at nine. In this mat
ter the habit of the children is to be
considered. Most of them reach their
schools a little before the bell rings.
Hardness is not prevalent. The ma
jority of the children start from home
as rule half an hour or at the least
twenty minutes before nine o'clock.
That is the time Of the heaviest traf-
fic. A shift Of thirty minutes would
suffice in most cases to avoid the traf-
fic danger.
A difficulty arises in this matter on
the score of the halliday schools
which remain in session at present
until threethirty. If the hour Of
closing were changed to four-thirty
these children would be on the street
just at the time of the home-bound
traffic, which is heavier than the
morning rush.
Progress Of the vote by means Of
The Stars coupon indicates that the
parents of the school children of
Washington are intensely interested
in this proposition. The Board Of Ed
ucation Is relying in large measure
upon the outcome of the referendum
regarding the school hours and 1t is
therefore important that every parent
should express an opinion promptly.
Evening star., 1926-10-14
Feminine Costumes.

Out in JeffersonviIle, Ind, a nine
year.old school girl. clad in knicker-
bockers, walked into school and was
promptly sent home by outraged school
officials on the ground that the cos
tune is ''immodest and immoral" Her
mother sent her again: again she was
returned. The mother claims that
the daughter is as properly dressed
for school and for play as any of her
age who wear dresses. A number
Of other parents in the town have
backed her up and urged her to seek
an injunction to permit her child's at
tendance on classes.
Two young evangelists, sisters, con-
Quoting series of meetings in an up.
town New York church, declare in
ringing tones that "bobbed hair is a
sin and cosmetics are shameful" A
good many persons will probably agree
with them on one or both points. They
say that the Bible warns women
against bobbing their hair, although
not in just those words"
Grown women wear knickerbockers
whenever it suits their convenience to
do so. They wear riding breeches
They wear overalls. Many thousands
of young women, and others not go
young, have bobbed their hair and re-
joice in the freedom and comfort thus
gained. Hundreds of thousands of
women woud no more think Of omit
ting cosmetics than would their
brothers and husbands think of ap-
pearing without neckties.
Times change and there are always
some who never seem to catch up with
them. A Washington woman is au-
thority for the statement that in the
days Of hoop skirts she, having left
off her flaring hoops, but being other.
wise as adequately clad as were
maidens Of a decade or more ago, was
sent home from school on the same
ground, namely, that her costume was
mot modest" A certain number of
persons complain that humorous mag
azines are not nearly so funny as they
were when the complainers were
young. AS long as the daily press car
ries news stories like these they can
solace themselves satisfactorily else
where.