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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-27
OXFORD BEHIND
CAMBRIDGE

PUTNEY-ON-THAMES March 81.
Cambridge, despite the fact that 1t
was outweighed by its brawney op.
pOnents, won the seventy-eigIath an.
nual boat race with Oxford today.
The light blue oarsmen started
the race as slight fayorites. but
finished five lengths ahead Of the
Oxonians at Mortlake, despite the
final efforts of Oxford to squirt at
the finish and ward off the second
defeat in two years.
Cambridge covered the course in
19 minutes 90 seconds, which was
minute and ~ seconds slower
than the record tiTne held by an
Oxford crew.
Oxford won the toss and elected
TO take tine Surrey side Of the
river.
The starters gun cracked at 1927
and both crews went across the line
neck and neck. rowing at a smart
race, but Oxford established a slight
lead in the first few minutes and
held it until approaching the Ham
mersmith bridge, where the roars
of the dark blue supporters spurred
them on, and the Oxonians were a
fun length in the lead as they swept
under the bridge.
The Cambridge coxswain called
for q squirt and increased the
strokes OF his crew and cut the
Oxford lead to quarter of a length
when the shells approached the
Emile post. and as the boats went
into the third mile stretch they
were again even.
At the twO-and- a-haIf-mile mark
the Cambridge cOxswain again
called for a squirt, and the light
Cambridge crew bent to their oars
with a will and swept over the
tIlre-mile mark a full three lengths
ahead of their husky opponents.
The Oxonians put all OF their
weight behind their oars in the
final mile-the fourth-and sue.
coded in cutting down the Cam
bridge lead to two lengths. but they
could not stand the pace set by
the machine-Iike Cambridge boat,
and as the finish line was ap-
preached the Oxonians again dropped
back while Cambridge swept over
the line a full five lengths In the
lead
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-27
WONDERS AGE
EAGLES
rs

The Wonder quintet win give the.
Anacostia Eagles q chance 10 re-
gain some lost ground tomorrow
afternoon in the Congress Heights
gym. The Eagles lost to the Alloy
sious team and thereby went into
second place with three wins and
q loss, while the street team has.
five wins to q single loss.
At the Arcade in the evening, the
Stantons will meet the AlOysius
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-27
ONES
At BOWIE !

On to Bowie! That seems to be
the slogan of Americas turf colony.
for every train pulling in on the
siding at Prince Georges county
race course adds to the hundreds
Of horses already IN training there
for the opening Of MaryIand's
spring racing campaign Thursday.
Johnny Burtschell, who is look
ing after the horses of his late
brother, Billy Burtschell, got in
from New Orleans with IA, includ-
ing the good handicap horse
The star of the Burtschell estab-
lishment will run in the Inaugural
on opening day. and IL not assigned
too heavy a weight package, this
one will be a tough nut to crack.
o. B. Akers arrived about the
same time that the Burtschell band
reached Jim O'Hara's course. The
men who accompanied the Burt.
schell and Akers' strings to Bowie
report that their charges all stood
the long train ride from Craw Fish
town excellently. After a few days
rest Lounger and his stablemates
win resume their training.
Track Superintendent Dick Pend
ing expects 1000 horses ON his
course. With q better grade Of
horses available than in previous
seasons, and the track greatly Inn
proved over last falls condition,
all signs point to several new track
marks being hung up before the
. 11-day session closes.
Word reaching here today from
KY, has 1t that John
}. Troxler's good four-year-old King
Nadi is going along In his training
in a manner that suggests he will
be hard handicap horse to down
this season.
King Nadi gets into the SIS, 900
Dixie to be run early in May at
Pimlico with only ia pounds, and
he is sure of a big following If he
continues to show the speed he
has exhibited since being put into
training.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-27


Critics of young MacKenzies s
game have searched high and low
with telescopes and have failed
to find a flaw in his ability. They
say he has every shot in the golf
bag and has them to perfection.
Certainly, the judgment of the
United States. golf officials in pick
ing him as being one of the 10
best amateurs in the country shows
that those eagle-eyed guardians OF
the game believe he is well nigh
perfect.
From the tee to the cup, RO-
land has perfect pOise and stroke.
His drives are easy and grace
full. His second shots with either
wood or iron are actually pretty.
His approaching is accurate and
well thought out, and his strategy
has been known to be faulty just
once.
That was at Oakmont when he
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-27
TOMMY Upton, CHRONIC
CHALLENGER, HERE AGAIN

LONDON. March, 27.Si Thomas
Upton announces that he win
send new yacht to the United
States at the end Of August to
challenge for the international cup
in 1927, according to the Morning
Post. The new challenger has been
designed by Fife. builder OF the
Shamrock w.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-27
MACKENZIE, COL UN|B|A
STAR, SHARPENSGA|NE
BY ROSS CONKLIN

Mackenzie Washngtons amateur golfer has
home classes at Brown University and is
Walker Cup matches Scotland
The freshman at the Providence school
winter considerable
polishing
avordupois been added to his
during the winter months and the inference . that ms
will longer drives
Roland always ball straight and with the
aiding and abetng he ought to be able ouve
the Bobby the Pacific Coast George
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-27
HELEN DOES STUFF AS
GUEST. THEN PLAYS

MILAN, March 27.-Helen Wills
was the guest of honor this after
noon at reception at the Lawn
Tennis Club. Tomorrow she viii
play an exhibition match at the
villa d'Este at Lake Como.
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winning JOCK / NIA !
GETBIO,0O0.RENARD

pilots the the $4,000 Coffroth Handicap
afternoon Tia
approximately y1OO06 his work AS the winner
rider viii Be paid the Of than $50 second al ct
which makes IT look the profession not bad one to
have follow.
The Tia Jockey Club winning rider with
$500 stakes generally
rider This
or D. Of In even 8z
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-27
Indoor Boxing.
Attendance
Record

NEW YORK, March 27.-
According to official figures.
made public today, the fight be-
tween Young Striking and
Jimmy Slattery at Madison
Square Garden on Thursday
established q new worlds atten-
dance record for indoor boxing
a total Of 1925 fans saw the
contest. Stribling received SIS,
662 of the total gate Of SIS, 432.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-27
PALACE Plays DE TRO|I
N FINAL CONTEST

Washington Palace its basketball
night the Arcade The game viii
$50 The Aloyus Santons viii collide IN the
preliminary at o'clock.
viii Washngtons position Palace
having c1nched second place.
the curtain League
Brooklyn and Cleveland, Of the first second
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-27
UNION PRINTERS START
WORKING OUT ON MONDAY

The Union Printer ballplayers will
go through their first workout of
the season Monday at o'clock on
Diamond Ne. 2. All candidates are
requested to be present.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-27


sandlot baseball as sport stranl
But haven't the sandlotters at,
tached too much importance to these
matters?
1t seems they strain at gnat
and swallow a camel. They wrestle
with unnecessary problems and
throttle their sport.
They follow. the lead OF a few
ambitious but deluded, "big'i teams
and all get into difficulties.
The so-called s'big'' teams go to
all sorts of trouble and get into
all sorts of mischief IN an effort
to declare a profit. None I'm the
last several years has been able
to earn enough money to make IL
worth while.
Yet these teams refuse. to play
on diamonds where no admission
fee is charged, nor collection per-
mitted.
The financial angle of sandIot
baseball has been so stressed by
these clubs that of late years even
the kid players have been disguised
when forced to play on a .'no-col-
lection" field.
OF IL diamonds on the EIlipse
and Monument lot, not more than
half dozen are used regularly.
They are not money" fields, and
therefore are Stunned.
Yet the sandlotters howl against
s'the shortage of diamonds
Nearly all the sandlot games
played in Washington could be
staged on the municipal fields
and they offer accommodation for
ALL OF the organized competition.
If the sandlotters would give
up the quest for a few trouble
some berries their playing field
problem would be solved
EMPIRES fees?
That's one big reason why we
want diamonds where collections
are allowed, il the sandlotter's
answer.
Conflicting organizations?
Give rs something we all can
agree on. is the reply. here.
Drop The money racket and, both
Of these problems are knocked iil
the head. The new Capital City
Baseball Association has all the
marks of an infelligehtly directed
organization, though just getting
under way.
Given solid backing it would end
the sandlotters' organization prob
lem.
Pay the umpires out OF proceeds of
the championship play-off games,
staged at Union Park, Griffith
Stadium when available. and on the
Terminal r. r. Y. M. C. A. field.
It is recalled that one season the
old District Baseball Association col
lected $4,000 in its post-season series.
In the independent series, which ran
from early July through half OF Sep
TENDER. with about sixty teams play
ing, the total cost of umpires wasi
about S1,400.
In reply to sandIot players, man
ayers and fans who have written
this office for suggestions on how
to cure the sandlot illness. this is
offered:
CAPITAL City Association, except
those few teams that place q few
dollars above the game. They
or chase the rainbow by them
selves.
Centralize activity on the munich
pal fields, which are easily aces
sibIe to all and would ob0iate the
trouble of all. teams in collecting
their players and chasing from one
end of town to the other.
Pay administration expenses out
of proceeds from the post-season
games, played on fields where ad-
mission fees may be charged.
II such a general plan were
fnIinuyod fAof a all ho coFinaI q
troubles of sandlot baseball would
disappear-thati is, il the boys want
to play baseball for the games
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-27
SIMPLE RENE Y SEEN
. FOR WASHNG.TON'S
| SANDLOT MISERY
81 e. .. THOMAS

Do the sandotters Washington BASEBALL
or to GATHER FEW DOLLARS?
will that question ntegnty nine
of problems will be solved. .s@
troubles they choose
Shortage of money" dianonds ss.
fees.
Conflicting ideas organization
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-27

! While Munden, who viii be seen
on ali state tracks this spring,
slated to ride Fatty Anders0ns
Carlaris, the favorite III sunday
feature. For purposes Of caIcuias
ton the contract which jockey
Munden has with the Chuia Vista
stable to ride Carlaris II used
above.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-27

Though nothing is AT stake, q
torrid struggle likely will be
waged. Enmity exists between the
two teams. The episode at De
froit during the first half race.
when the clash terminated In a
dispute, has not been erased This
win urge the rival players to- dis
play their supreme efforts.
George GIasco and Rusty
Saunders will hold down the for
ward berths for Palace. Teddy
Kearns and Manager Ray Ken.
nedy will be the watchmei. Bob
Grody or Whitley Bernot win be
stationed at the bat-off post.
Detroit will offer q new COM
binatiOn. It's most conspicuous
absentee will be Ed Lynch. no
stranger to District fans.
Henderson and Uhger are the only
original members left. Ely. Voss and
Lynch have migrated
Aioysius pasted a defeat on The
Stantons when the two tangled in
the Gonzaga gym The Stantons
though. were weakened when .
player was banished for personal
fouls. The count was even at this
stage, with only a few minutes 81
play before the final siren. The
Northeast youngsters were forced
to continue with four players. Their
defense crumbled.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-27
Westovers to Drill

The westover A. c. baseball team
win practice on their field at
Twenty fifth and N Streets North
west, tomorrow at 1870.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-27

Manager Otis Seeks One
If you have baseball team that
rs pining for action, just visit
Lester Otis at Franklin 6514 and
he win give you sorne action.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-27

IN his last start CarIaris rali
the mile and one-eighth In 1s49 "a
TO win from Ct. +. Croissant's Ken
lucky Cardinal BY u length and
one.half. According to the dope
reaching here. Carlaris was bumped
ait the start, but once clear opened
up big lead, which, II true, makes
the imported three-ye ar.old NOT Tar
short Of being this seasons hest
In his division
The majority OF the entrants III
the Coffroth Sunday viii campaign
in Maryland this spring. yet
CarIaris' owner has not signified
hts intention Of competing here
but IL his colt wins Sundays clas
sic then every effort should he
made to have this speedster appear
either at Pimlico or Havre DE-
Immediately after the race. Prin
cess Doreen will be shipped East
to fulfil her stake engagements
in this State.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-27

Earl Santle, probably the hest
liked II Americas riders, win
have the mount on the Audley
Farms Princess Doreen. one tlnat
was the favorite with the fans
until Cariaris twice shattered tIe
track record for one and one
eighth miles.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-27

TAD, sUho drGuus for The
Times, Is knosOn eOery.
sOhere as Americas most
original cartOonise.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-27

successfully with these bugaboos.
The Winslow mail., 1926-02-26
Arizona Will Mark
All State Highways

PHOENIX-The matter of mark
ing the state highways is to be
taken up by the state highway de-
partment, following recommends
tions made by organizations of ma
tional scope. The work is to be
done in conjunction with the Auto
mobile Club of Arizona and an Or
der for the necessary warning signs
will be placed at once with manu-
facturers.
There are to be many route
markers, assuring the traveller that
he is on his right road. Rail cross
ing signs will be round, octagonal
markers will be used for stop,
: diamond shape will be for SLOW
and square for caution"
Special signs will be used to
show dangerous curves and their
direction, bad hills, and any poor
conditions to be guarded against
speed signs will call attention to
town ordinances, together with the
name of the town.
1t is expected also that proper
signs will call attention to natural
attractions, all these in addition to
distance markers, such as those
that have been placed by the Auto
mobile Club of Southern California
along the two main routes across
Arizona.
The Winslow mail., 1926-02-26

Many people of a peaceful nature
of course swallowed the bait, hook
line and sinker. A prominent
clergyman in New York even went
so far so to state that every citizen
in this country had right to
practice communism if he so de-
sired. Which only goes to show
the Clergy is not immune from
this paid propaganda.
In investigating the author of
the pamphlet against military
training it was found that several
notorious soap box soldiers of the
penitentiary type we're behind the
movement.
A notorious pacifist leader who
later served a term in Jail for his
activities against the draft is found
to be one of the leading officers
of the movement. After a tho
rough investigation it is found that
funds for the movement is provided
from doubtful sources, and that the
real aim is to undermine our de-
mocratic for~1 of government.
1t seems very strange that these
organizations do not protest
against military training in other
countries.
How long do you suppose the
author of this propaganda could
live in France or England and get
away with his teachings?
We are such a prosperous country
and the only one to emerge from
the world conflict with a whole
skin and our money system intact,
our prosperity is a prize to certain
bolshevik governments who would
if they could establish their form
of government in the United States.
The following is an extract from
The Winslow mail., 1926-02-26

an article in the Dearborn indie
pendent of January 9, 1926, by
Margaret C. Robinson under the
caption American Pulpit Captured
by Radicals:
"Our duty is to apply in practice
the Maximum of Vladimir (Lenin)
We must know how to build COM
munism with non communist
shand."
1t is a matter of deep concern
that the non-communist hands of
American clergmen should allow
themselves to be used to build
communism which aims to establish
atheism. 1t is fact of senister
Importance that these soap box
orators who urge disarmament for
Poland, France, England, Italy and
the United States, never demand
that Russia disar1n.
With our country and our allies
disarmed the Comrades" in Russia
with their huge Red Army, could
easily carry out their desire f r
world WIDE dominion.
1t is a striking circumstance that
so many professional pacifists were
in sympathy with Germany during
the war, and with Russia during
and after the revolution. To study
the reasons for this anomalous
situation is to detict the source of
much of the propaganda which
masquerades as pacifist, and which
dupes so many we'll meaning per-
sonsp who do rot take time to
delve into the hidden ann of the
movement. The Tame propaganda
is just another flare of fast
dying movement and it is safe to
venture guess that when the
The Winslow mail., 1926-02-26
May Resume Activity
On Navajo Copper
Properly Near Future

FLAGSTAFF - Two men from
Santa Rita, New Mexico, who say
they represent the Guggenheim in
terests operating mine there and
at which they work, arrived here
the first of last week and, accom-
panied by Charles David and Will
liam Babbitt and Edward c. Ryan,
the oil man, went out to the old
Navajo Copper company mine on
the reservation northeast of Flag
staff.
One of the visitors, whose name
is Fleming, says that he used to
punch cattle through this section
and that IS years ago he noted the
huge surface deposits of low-grade
copper there and reported them to
eastern mining capitalists, without
result. He is supposed to be max
ing the investigation now in the in
tereS+s of the Guggenheims with a
view 70 possibly buying up the
property. The patented claims
were put up as collatral for the
bonds with which the Navajo Cop
per company obtained money for
equipment and operation until its
failure several years ago. The un-
patented claims are mostly owned
by David Babbitt, Mrs John Fran
els and the George Babbitt estate
Some of the best informed peo-
pie here, who have had most to do
with the old Navajo Copper COM
e,fr- in fhni1. foifh fhot
some day the property will be made
to pay big, especially if a railroad
is ever run in to tap the extensive
copper, coal and iron deposits
abounding on the reservation.
81 Railroad Projects
In this latter connection there is
afioat a persistent rumor, impossi-
bic so far to verify, that a survey
ing party is now in the neighbor-
hood of the Gap running lines for
some contemplated development.
One story, more circumstantial
than any of the others, is that the
old Denver & Rio Grande survey
is being re-run with the idea of
building a railroad from the Santa
Fe at Cliffs across the Colorado
river near Lees Ferry to connect
with the Rio Grande Western in
Utah. Another onjecture is that
it is a proposed line to connect the
Pennington, New Mexico, country
with the Arizona reservation min
eral deposits and the Santa Fe
railway at Flagstaff. Still another
story is that it is party of men
looking for oil seeps and tieing
themselves in as they go along by
a roughly run survey line.
Whether there is oil on the Paint
ed Desert or not, there is mineral
in such abundance that some of
these days will be railroad built
to them from Flagstaff The devol
opment of the Colorado river and
plenty of cheap power might bring
the railroad almost at once.
The Winslow mail., 1926-02-26
Cowboys Say Elks
Are Hard To Handle

MISSOULA, Mont.-The task of
"riding herd" on 430 head of elk to
'.e shipped from Noise, in Middle
boro, Mass, has proved to be no
sinecure and has resulted in delay
in starting the consignment of wild
animals in their new home in New
England hills.
Chief among the difficulties en-
countered by the cowpunchers who
were pressed into service, was that
of dehorning 100 bull elk so they
could be SHIPPED east in electrically
lighted express cars without injury
to each other.
Vicious and fleet Of fnnt. the
bull elk presented a problem far
d 9erent to the routine of the or
dfnary range roundup. It is no
trick for a puncher to throw, hog
tie and brand a steer, but to cap
ture and dehorn bull elk iss an
other thing. The problem was
solved by herding the elk into small
corrals, there roping them and
snubbing them to posts. In this po-
Sltlon the antlerS were removed
with saw.
Those in charge of the work
were unable to say today when the
first shipment of ten cars would be
started east, but hoped, with a
wistful air, that It would he seen
and opined it wouldnt sscm bad t,
get back to the quiet haven of
bucking broncos and long-horned
steers.
The herd was started originally
by the United States Biological
Survey but multiplied so rapidly
that the range, heretofore reserved
for bison was endangered. The elk
contracted to take the herd, paying
a small sum per head and assum-
ing all cots incidn5 to the round
up and transportation IF the ami
mails.
The Winslow mail., 1926-02-26
Arizona Cities Unite
To Get Aero Mail

The project of securing air mail
service for Tucson and neighbor-
ing cities will take definite shape
at a meeting with government air
officials to be staged in Prescott
on or about February 20.
The chamber of commerce, which
has been asked to send represen-
tative to the meeting, was advised
of the plan to place Arizona on an
air mail route, in a letter receiv-
Chamber.
The Tucson organization is
asked to send delegate to meet
Captain R. G. Erwin, commanding
officer of the Seventh Corps Area
air office ct Omaha who is to make
a survey flight from Omaha to Los
Angeles with authority to make
landings upon all uncharted air
fields along the route.
"The Western Air Expresss," the
letter explains, "will start seven
mail planes on April 1, carrying
mail, passengers and parcels be-
tween Salt Lake and Los Angeles
The route will follow the Arrow
head Trail. Prescott desired to tap
this service at Las Vegas Nebraska
and give air mail service to all of
Arizona, through Kingman, Pres
colt, Poenix, Tucson and Douglas.
Erwin, following his trip, which
will be made with Captain Lowell
Smith and Lieut.. Eric Nelson
World fliers, will report upon condi-
tions to the chief of the air service
at Washington Tucson and other
Arizona cites should join with
Prescott in securing favorable re-
ports on the proposed air mail SER
vice, which will be of value to Tue
son and all of Arizona.
The letter includes a chart of the
air distances between cities
along the proposed Arizona route
They follow: Douglas, Tucson, 10(
miles; Tucson to Phoenix 100 miles
Phoenix to Prescott 80 miles; Pres.
cott to Kingman 100 miles anc
Kingman to Las Vegas, 90 miles.
"Planes leaving Douglas at
a. m. can meet the Los Angelo:
plane at Las Vegas at 1920 am
allowing for all stops and planes
from New York and Salt Lake
which arrive at Las Vegas at 12:3(
noon will allow connections will
the Arizona mail plane with timt
to complete the return flight tt
Douglas before dark, including al
stops" the letter concludes