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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-02-25
EDDIE PLANK OF
WORLD PITCHING
g
FAME, Is DEAD
(Rv Dlsnateh A p. WireN

GETTYSBURG, Pa, Feb 24.-Eddie
Plank, one of baseball's greatest
left hand pitchers, died toGay only
four months behind his greatest right
handed rival, in worlds series bat
ties, Christy Mathewson. He was 81
years old.
Stricken Monday morning with par
alysis that left his once powerful
pitching arm and his whole left side
helpless, the port side star of Con.
ME Mack's famous Philadelphia Ath-
lettcs, never spoke after the first
two hours. He was conscious only
for intervals.
His widow, his 10 year old son
Eddie Jr., and Ira and Luther Plank.
two of the pitchers three brothers.
were at the bedside when he died
His parents were unable to make the
trip to town because of Illness.
Quitting baseball in 1917 while
playing with the st. Louis Americans
after losing a 10 game to Walter
Johnson, Plank opened garage bus
mess in Gettysburg, but retired three
years ago, having accumulated suf-
tlcient wealth in business and in
baseball to take life easy. During
the last year he had not been so
well, but took part in trap shooting
contests of the Gettysburg Gun club
and participated in other local acti>
vities. He devoted much time to his
father and mother.
Sunday night he retired without
sign of feeling i'll and was Stricken
when he arose Monday.
The body will lie in state in tho
Presbyterian church here Saturday
from l to 3 p. m. Services Will be
conducted by the Rev. w. c. Robin
son, pastor.
Plank was in the majors II years
and left record of the greatest
number of games pitched by left
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-02-25
The Dicr o+oh G00r% Do~o
CHAMPS
TAKE ALAYOFF

MONTE CAI;1c Feb 24.-The
Monte Carlo tennis tournament went
on today with it's stars absent Su
zanile Lenglen remained in the noun
tains Helen Wills, deciding to take
days holiday motored to the Ital~
ian riviera, while neither Seniroata
Alverez, of Spain nor Frau Neppach
of Germany, other favorites, were
engaged a singles play.
When the American champion fail-
ed to appear on the courts today re-
ports We're circulated that she, like
Suzanne, had broken down under the
strain of their rivalry, but she mere
ly feared she was going stale after
five weeks of continuous play under
the Riviera sun. She asked for q
days rest, lunohed at San Reno
and returned this evening, looking
much refreshed.
Tomorrow she will have to do ex-
ira duty for three matches are on
her schedule.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-02-25
INTERNATIONAL
TENNIS TOURNEY
DRAWINGS MADE

NEW YORK, Feb. 24.-William 7.
Tilden, national outdoor champion,
today was drawn to oppose Rene La
Coste, new indoor titleholder, and
Vincent Richards, number in ma
tional ranking, to face Jean Borotra,
in the oneping matches of the inter~
national team tennis series betwee1i
america and France here Thursday.
Both matches viii be three sets out
of five.
Tilden, conquered by Borotra last
week in the national indoor cham
pionship, will thus meet LaCoste for
the first time since the French star
extended him to five gruelling sets
in the Davis cup challenge round
last summed
The doubles match on Friday will
find Tilden paired with Richards for
the first time in years, the team
champions of 1918, 1921 and 1922
having split shortly after the WIN
ming of their third title. France has
not yet decided upon the opposing
combination.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-02-25
BUCK WEAVER TO MANAGE LOCAL
TEAM THIS YEAR; JOE JACKSON
WILL PILOT FL PASO'S PLAYERS

organization arranged. Tom Glenn
reported last night on the confer
ence at El Paso last Sunday and said
that everything is looking toward a
fine season. Buck" Weaver win
manage thes Douglas team and "Joe"
Jackson, former White Sox oNtfield-
er will pilot the El Paso aggrega-
ton Glenn stated that good bunch
of players have already been lined
UP for the Douglas team and that
preacher" Munns, star twirler for
Ell Paso last year, is anxious to pitch
for Douglas this season.
Among those chosen last night as
director by the fans were: ]. p.
Boyle, Alfred Paul, w. w. Windham,
Glenn, Nose Kline, j. W. Tardy, A.
A. f. Hinton, p. p. Butler, Tom
j. McKinnon, John B. Crowell, j. r.
Ferguson, Henry Schwahtes, Francis
Ames, A. Stewart, Rex Rice, l.. A.
Herring, II. T. Schofield, w. ], jack
son, A. C. Prescott, F. D. Hubbell
A. b. Packard, DR.. A. W. Vanneman.
George Dave, George E. Buxton, H.
w. Williams, W. j: Iieay, Henry Ell
vey, William Alberts and few
others.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-02-25
z GEORGETOWN
STARS COMPETE
AGAINST c. HOFF
(By Dispatch A. p. wire)

NEW YORK, Feb. 24.-Georgetown
universitys two all-around stars, An
thony Plansky and Emerson Norton,
will compete for all ground athletic
honors with Harold Osborn of the
Illinois A. C. and Charley Hoff, of
Norway, at the Knights of Columbus
meet in Madison Square Garden,
March 16.
Originally the event, comprising
seven track and field tests, was
planned as duel between Osborn
the Olympic champion, and Hoff, gen
orally regarded as the Americana
foremost all-around rival. $50 in
sistent have been the requests for
the participation of Norton and Plan
sky, however, that K. of c. authorit-
les decided to admit them.
: Hoff and Osborn both agreed to
the conditions. The Norwegian, n
fact. asserted he regarded Norton as
POSSIBLY a more dangerous opponent
than Osborn. The events will con-
stitute an abbreviation of the usual
outdoor decathlon program.
Norton was close second to Os-
born in the Olympic decathlon cham
pionships in 1924. Plansky is the pres
ent intercollegiate 6ecathlon title
holder. He defeated Norton in this
contest at the Pennsylvania relays
last April.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-02-25
DOUGLAS HIGH
QUINT LEAVES
FOR TOURNEY

The Douglas high school basket ball
team accompanied by Coach G. o..
Van Antwerps left Wednesday for
>Tucson to take part in the state
under the auspices of the state uni-
basket ball tournament held there
versity.
Drawing for places will be held
today and playing will begin inn
mediately after the drawing.
Coach Van Antwerp is taking Mar
tin, Causey, Verdugo Herbert, Ma
gana, Cary Pratt, Joyce.
The Douglas team has attended the
last three tournaments and has
lweathered the first round each year
lbut was eliminated by a strong Salt
river valley team in each instance.
? Last year, the Douglas quintet held
the state champion Mesa team 16 to
is in the second round of games. Mesa
won the state title by a larger mar
gin than they defeated the. local
team
About 30 teams from all parts of
the state are entered in the com
petition.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-02-25
VOLLEY BALL
FOOTBALL
BOXING

Plans ftr a better and bigger base
bail league in tins section TO be
known as the Copper league and to
be composed probably of El Paso,
Hurley, Juarez and Douglas We're
enthusiastically discussed at a meet
ing of about so fans in the local
chamber OF commerce office last
night.
It was decided to interest a greater
number of local residents in the
Douglas team this coming season
than was the case last year and
with that aim in view, approximate
ly 81 men were selected last night
who will be asked to serve on the
new board of directors. These in
dividuals will receive invitations to
serve in that capacity from l.. A.
Herring, temporary secretary of the
baseball club, and unless they mail
refusals, they will be considered as
directors
At a meeting IN the chamber Of
flee here at o'clock next Wednes
day night the board of directors
viii be officially decided upon, Of
ficers will be named and complete
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-02-25
Fl WOMEN Will
GO TO BISBEE
FOR GOLF GAME

A team of q women win journey
to Bisbee Saturday to represent the
Douglas Country club in the return
match with the women golfers Of the
Bisbee club to be held on the mine
city links,
; Two weeks ago, the local women
Erounced the Bisbee players in the
FIRST match Of the season on the
Douglas course and they are hoping
to repeat their victory again Satur-
day. Bisbee, however, has strength
ened it's lineups and the women of
that city are confident that they will
be able to uphold the fine record
which the mine city men golfers have
made against Douglas to date. Those
who are to motor to the mining
city from Douglas to participate in
the event are Miss Portia Morhaus.
Mrs. Lynn s. Palmer, Mrs Mary Cal
Usher, Mrs. G. w. Patterson, Mrs. c.
G. Weaver, Mrs. E. c. Hamiter, Miss
Amelia Paulzer, Miss Marylyn Nor
ton, Mrs. Walter v. Mahon, Mrs.
lGeorge S. Drysdale, Mrs. c. A. Nichols,
Mrs. Henry Williams, Miss Mary o.
Wilson, Miss Harriet Parsons, Mrs.
G. w. Spoerry, Mrs. Aleck Jolly, Mrs.
George Dave, Mrs. Price, Mrs ]. T.
Hood, Mrs. B. G. Thompson and Mrs.
Ralph Caughlan.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-02-25
Losers to Push Winners
in WheelbarrOWs at Head
of Bisbee Legion Parade

At the department convention of
post commanders and adjutants of
the American Legion which was
held at Phoenix last week, the L. A.
Engle post of Bisbee challenged the
members of Fred Hilburn post of
Douglas to a membership contest.
The post commander and post adj
jutant of the losing post will push
the post commander and post adju-
tant of the winning post in wheel
barrows at the head of the parade
at the department convention of
the American Legion to be held in
Bisbee in August. Post Commander
Russell Meadows of the local post
accepted the challenge, and says that
he and Post Adjutant John Weiss
will enjoy riding in the, head of the
parade.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-02-25
MATS WILL RACE
RANDOLPH; TAKES
PETERSON..S PLACE

Final arrangements for the match
race between Jimmy Randolph and
John AIais on the International
speedway Sunday are pending re-
ceipt of word from the American
Automobile association, whose Off
cial sanction for the speed event
was wired for early Wednesday by
Randolph. No reply had been re-
ceived at late hour last night.
When word was received Wednes-
loted John Mails Dodge Special to
victory here Monday over Randolph
and his Douglas Special, that he
could not appear here next Sunday,
Mais accepted Randolphs challenge,
and will drive the car himself, pro-
vided the coveted A. A. A. sanction
is forthcoming.
Interest in the event is growing in
Douglas and throughout Cochise
county, with hackers of the two
drivers about equally divided in
opinion as to which will emerge
victorious. Mais is a veteran of the
smoky circle, having piloted cars on
the indianapolis speedway, at Culver
City and Ascot and on almost every
race course in the United States and
Canada. He is known to the auto
racing world as "Poppa" Mais and
is considered an eminent authority
on gasoline motors, especially those
which propel racing automobiles.
Both Randolph and Mais have vir-
tually posted their respective and
equal shares of the $500 purse, for
J7rixy ie,t
of a "grudge" nature, Randolph not
being inclined to admit the super
iority of Mais' automobile merely
because it defeated the Douglas spe-
cial at the Washington's birthday
races.
AS only two cars finished the
races Monday, Randolph and Mais
believe in presenting the speed clas-
sic for a 5000 purse next Sunday
afternoon at o'clock, they will be
doing their share to recompense the
public, or that part of the public /
which was not satisfied with the
race program Monday. AS there will |
be considerable expense attached to
the meeting, small admission will !
be charged After all expenses have /
been deducted, the remainder, if |
any, will all SO to tn winner, ac-
cording to agreement between Mais
and Randolph.
Both drivers have already started
Spending the $780," and race fans
may well look forward to real
speed classic, provided the three A /
outfit gives it's official sanction for
the best two-out-of- three, three mile
heats.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-02-25
18TH INF ANTRY
TITLE SERIES
OPENS. TODAY

With the opening of the best two
out of three games basketball series
on the outdoor court, Camp Harry J.
Jones, this afternoon at 2:SO between
Company A of that post and Company
l. of Nogales, the regimental cham
pionship of the 25th Infantry in that
field of sport will be at stake.
The Nogales quintet which repre-
sents the best at Fort Stephen D.
Little. among the various companies
there, arrived in this city Wednes-
day and from their practice work
look to be a strong aggregation.
Camp Jones will be represented by
the very fastest company outfit at
the local post however and the local
boosters at the camp believe their
players will come out ahead in the
championship battle.
The second contest of the series
will be played Friday afternoon at
Camp Jones court and if a third
game is necessary to determine the
champion outfit, it will be played
Saturday afternoon.
Major c. B. Townsend of Camp
Jones states that the games are GER
tain to be close and hard-fought
Since both the contesting aggrega-
tions are in tip-top form. He be,
leves that the contests will be of
interest TO ali local sportists and
hopes that the public will be out a.
he court this afternoon to witness no
opening clash.
Company A won the regimental
championship in 1925 by taking three
out OF five games from. Company Is
in hard fought series at Nogales.
The local team Won the battalion
championship again this year with a
record of eight victories and no de.
feats Clark, right forward and cap
tain of the team has AS field goals to
his credit, while Blockman, Deeming
and Dancy are ali well over the 20
goal mark. The teams total is 246
points TO opponents "a:
Little is known Of Company L
except that they were undefeated at
Camp Little, though forced to
seven tie with Company K, last
years camp Little champions. In
the play-off of this tie Company i
came out on the long end of 1915
score. The dopa indicates that Will
son, guard and Taylor, center, are
high scorers for their team.
Major c, B. Townsend mas reserved
seats Cor Douglasites who wish to see
the games, the section on the west
side OF the court being held for visit
ors.
Carpenter, who played, on the u.
Of A. varsity, and Coaches. Warren,
1ToT Of
high school will each handle a game
of the series while Lieut.. Hyatt will
umpire.
Probable llneups: Co. A-Clark, r.
f. and captain, No. l Deeming, l. f.,
No. 2, Anderson, center, No. 5, Block
man, r. g., No. 4, Dancy, l. g., No. 8.
substitutes, Powers, No. 6, Mayes,
No. Z, Hardy No, 8.
Company l.: Colvin, r. f., Brunson,
l. f., Taylor, center, Wilson, r. g.,
Turney, /. f. Substitutes, Hollings-
worth Gafford, Smith, e. and White.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-02-25
Is TEAMS ENTERED

UNIVERSITY o FARIZONA, Feb. "a.
Thirteen teams are entered in the
state high school basketball tourna-
'ment to play for the championship
of the state, A. L. Slonaker, graduate
manager of the University of Arizona.
announced yesterday. The tournament
opens Thursday morning of this week
in the gymnasium of the Tucson high
school.
A beautiful trophy, an official siez
liver basketball mounted on a wooden
pedestal will go to the high school
team winning the state title, Slonaker
said. A consolation tournament will
also be held for those teams who are
eliminated for the title contest in
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-02-25

the first dal of the tournament. A
silver loving cup viii be presented to
the winner of the consultations.
The following high school teams
are entered in the tournament: Mo-
renci, st. David, Stafford, Ray, Doug
las, Prescott, Phoenix, Mesa, Gilbert,
Chandler, Miami, Nogales and Tue
son. Andy Cohen of Ell Paso will Of
ficiate in hll games. The cham
pionship game will be played Satur-
day night according to the present
schedule
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-02-25

handler, record said to have been
excelled by only three righthanders
in the same time. In his, career he
won $40 games, lost 100, acted as
relief pitcher, or was relieved in go
games and pitched five tie contests.
In his major league work he faced
15,9O7 batsmen, and his II year av-
erage as a winning pitcher was .627
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-02-25
sCHAEFER BrATs HoppE

CHICAGO, Feb. .24-Young Jake
schaefer defeated Willie Hoppe,
champion, in their 1900 point 1871
ball1 line billiard exhibition tourna-
ment here tonight 1900 to 1115.
schaefer shot the final 25O points
in six innings.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-02-25

The bowling match scheduled for
Friday night February 26, has been
changed. The Eleventh Streeters
VIII bowl the Paul Quarry team in
stead Of the ~" Directors. The Pau
: Quarry team was the winner of the
3 League OF the recent ten pin tour
nament.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-02-25


AND that's no bedtime story. It's great
tobacco, for one thing. You'll say SO!
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with the first wind. Easier to roll and
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Cool and sweet and soothing, P. AS
wonderful smoke sifts into your system
and paints the dull, drab world bright,
cheerful red. Fragrant. Friendly. P. A.
can't bite your tongue or parch your
throat. The Prince Albert process voted
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Get yourself tidy red tin or roppy
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-02-25
: B o W LIN G

Following is the standing Of the
teams in league B of the ten pin
bowling tournament which ended
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-02-25

red bag Of P. A. today. Take out your
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When you learn what wonderful to-
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Thousands of men who wanfed to smoke
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Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1926-12-09
FIRE MARSHALL URGES
SAFETY WITH CHRISTMAS

Charleston, Dec. l.-Santa Clauses
this year will forego the cotton WINS
kers, Christmas tree candles will be
rclegated and all holiday decorations
made fireproof, provided advice If the
Stase Fire Marshal department is fCl-
lowed.
"The full enjoyment of the Christ
mas season is to be encouraged, bat
not through the violation of PLAN
safety first principles" Fire Marshal
Topping submits. The way to iramu-
nifty from Christmas fires is not diff
cult. 1t requires just a correction for
>the holidays at least of the habit of
carelessness which is causing US 10
burn up our homes and places of bust
ness at rate not even approached by
any other country"
The Fire Marshal realizes that the
warning against fiamable decorations
will not be needed altogether, and as
a secondary precaution he urges that
clothing and everything of conibusti-
BILE nature be made freproof.
1T is simple thing to make decor
ations fireproof', said Mr.. Topping,
s.and especially is this necessary, and
should be compulsory, in the case Of
public festivities. as for instance
where a number Of children are gath
cred together for Christmas tree
fete."
"The following is q SIMPLE, harmless,
and yet absolutely efficient means Of
making decorations, cotton, wool, etc.
non-inaamable
Commercial ammonium phosphate
one pound; water, one gallon.
Fabrics immersed in this solution,
slightly wrung and dried, will 4i9s ig-
mite when touched with fame, ana,
furthermore, when placed directly in
flames the material will only char and
upon removal there will be no snould-
ering fire"
"The solution may be mixed in lafs-
Ier or smaller quantities SO loag as tie
same proportion Of ingredients is used
making it 4 ten per cent soln ion. :"
A fabric immersed in this solution
should not be wrung out any more
than wool underwear when washed
in the usual way.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1926-12-09
COOPERATIVE BUSINESS
IN 1926 OVER s82.oe0.00

Through cooperative agencies super
vised by the Farm Bureau, Barbour
County Farmers did volume OF bust
ness figured at $500 from December
1926 until December 1926, according
to d report completed by Q. d. Sands,
County Agricultural Agent.
Cooperative business transacted by
the farmers Of the County during the
year just ended exceeded that of the
year preceding by $4,000 This in
crease was caused mainly by the open
ing Of farmers branch ware house at
Belington in April, and also increased
amount Of lime, fertilizer, and grass
seed ordered.
Value Of articles shipped to Berbour
county comparatively through Farm
Bureau ware house amounted to a.
bout $4,000, while outgoing ship
ments which consisted mostly Of po-
tatoes and wool amounted 70 some
thing over $4,000.
Forty carloads of fertilizer con-
sisting of fraction over 800 tons was
handled Thir.y-two car loads Of lime,
or 1870 tons, were also handled A car
load Of oyster shells, car load Ct wire,
car load Of roofing, four car loads Of
salt, two car loads Of cotton seed
meal, one car load Of straw, several
car loads Of -four, feeds, hay, and ce-
ment were handled besides. From 3d.
900 to $4,000 worth Of grass seeds was
handled, few hundred pounds Of
spray materials, lew hundred doi-
lars worth Of machinery, paints, etc.
Although we consider it one Of
tie smaller ac ,ivities of thea Farm
Bureau says Mr.. Sands, cooperative
buying and marketing is rapidly com
ing to the front and promises to be
ore Of the major activities in future
! years"
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1926-12-09

tions, and from sec ion that will APP
preciate its recognition.
Rev. and Mrs, John Robinson, Of
Fairmont, who have been the guests
of Judge and Mrs. Ira +. Robinson,
for several weeks, returned To their
West Virginia home on Friday OF
last week. They devoted much time
to sight seeing while here and meet
ing friends from the state, which
made their visit the more pleasant
Mr. Robinson, who is brother 81
Judge Robinson, came from Barbour
county, spending many years u the
ministerial work Of the M. b. Church,
in the state and after several years as
Presiding Elder, retired on account
of i'll health, and resides at Fairmont,
West Virginia
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1926-12-09
Fairly Warned

A country paper once said: - -
Doolittle IL in the habit Of stealing pigs
and robbng hen roosts. # he does moi
,iesist we shall publish his name" This
reminds US Of the minister who sald
IF the lady with the blue hat, red hair
and cross eyes doesn't stop talking she
will be pointed out to the congregn
ton"
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1926-12-09
Education

When the time for education has
gone by, the man must, in ordinary
cases. be launched upon the world
benighted being. scarcely elevated
above the beasts that perish: and all
that he could have been and done. for
society and for himself, is wholly lost.
Edward Everett.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1926-12-09
This One Talks

Cockatoos are large and SNOWY
birds. hardy and easily kept, says Ma
t,re Magazine. All Of the species are
beautifully colored and many learn to
talk we'll
Evening star., 1926-04-13
A Queensberry Duel.

A new and modern wrinkle in duel
ing was introduced In Paris, the city
of novelties, the other day when for
The first time in French history an
affair Of honor was settled with box
ing gloves. Although both contestants
were badly out of training, the bout is
said to have been fast and furious. It
ended when one of the battlers be-
came so winded that he was unable
to continue and it is supposed that a
mutual kiss on the cheek was given to
complete the reconciliation.
Whether this new method Of fight
ing duels will be taken up by the elite
in continental Europe is not known.
1t would seem, however, to be far su-
perior and to achieve just as good re-
suits as the sword and pistol. There
are many ways Of satisfying honor" !"
mnd II it. can be accomplished without
the serious wounding or killing Of the
other person involved it makes a
much nicer spectacle.
A bloody nose or black eye inflicted
upon an adversary should be
enough triumph for any one. Why
should it be necessary to pierce him
with sword or ruin his interest in
life with bullet? Besides that, duel
sng with dangerous weapons is barred
sn most civilized countries, but as far
az IS known a lusty crack on the chin
70 avenge an insult is not to be rated
ms dangerous.