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New Britain herald., 1926-09-13
NURM| IS AGAIN
 BEATEN ID TAPE
Emil Wide of Sweden Again
 COnquers Flying Finn

Berlin, Sept. 13 Fl-Paavo Nurmi, the sterling runner from Finland, again has seen the heels of com petitor in front of him. although he himself was making world record time.
 In a two mile race yesterday Emil Wide of Sweden defeated the Flying Finn" by many yards and simultaneously cracked Alfred shrubb's 1904 record of nine min utos g 3-5 seconds. Wide sped over the course in nine minutes 1 2-5 seconds. Nurmi was clocked in second place in the five man race at g minutes seconds.
 Goodwin, an American runner, took the lead when the gun sent the men away from the mark. He held this position for a thousand yards, when the Finn went to the front and held his position until about 300 yards from home.
 Here Wide challenged Nurmi and fairly ran the Finn off his feet and DTOhe tilt idpc iioliS Joid ido ohN'N of him.
 On Saturday In the games at the Charlotenburg Sport club, Nurmi had to be content with third place in a, 1,500 meter race, which was won by pr. Otto Peltzer. Germany with Wide second. Peltzer in win ming covered the distance. In three minutes 51 seconds. breaking Nur- mis world record Of 3 minutes 52.6 seconds. Wide ran the 1.500 meters in 3 minutes 5l.S seconds, while Nurmi's time was just second slower.
 Wide Tn taking the two mile run from Nurmi yesterday achieved an ambition he long had had, He all ways had wanted to show his back 10 the Finn in distance race. Originally the run was to have been 5000 meters, but the distance was changed to two miles on the insist ence of both Nurmi and Wide, who desired to rub off inc world records the time shrubb placed there in 1904,
New Britain herald., 1926-09-13

the other two sets 6-3 and 6-s,
 Tho finals were staged al he club grounds unlay afternoon al 2 o'clock. Kirkham faced Kron who was making a bid 10 win the title his second year. kron evidently had been about played out on Saturday, but he gave kirkham a hard run. kirlham took the first sot to 1. kron battled desperately in the sec ond 70 win three games but was beaten 6-S. Then Kron with his back 10 the wall, came through with four wins, but Kirkham. fresh and with the title tn sight. played whale Of a game and took the set and match 6-4.
 In the doubles. r. Benson and Dressel paired nicely 70 beat A. Benson and kron, last years champs. Kron showed wonderful stamina and courage in clecting to play the match off. The former champs did not go so well in the first set and lost 6-2. Then they battled flerCely but could not recov- or to win the second, though they did take four games, 6-4. The final saw the two fighting forcely for an advantage and finally Benson and Dressel forged ahead to take the set and the title 7-5,
 Arthur Benson was the umpire for the singles and Louis William No- gel officiated at the doubles and presented the cups to the winners The largest crowd on record viewed the net battles and the committee of the New Britain Tennis club which Is as follows: Charles Chris jensen. chairman: Curtis Clifford, Roy Hoffman end Louis BilN No- gel deserve much credit for their work.
 The tournament from all angles, was the best ever held in this city.
New Britain herald., 1926-09-13
TEAMS BATTLE FOR
 NINETEEN INNINGS
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(Continued From Preceding page) runners scored. The batter was thrown out when he attempted to so to second. Kredar to Cleary to Kat mia. Zeigler was sent In to bat for Weir and walked on four pitched balls. Sullick famed, ending the frame.
 Two runs. two hits, one error.
 Ninth Inning
 Falcons-Cleary singled to right field. Ferguson sacrificed him to second and was thrown out, Bucholz to Begley. Haber reached first when Fields booted his grounder Cleary took third. Stanley Budnick lined one at Fields, who threw Cleary out at the plate. Kania flied out to Jasper.
 No runs, one hit, one error.
 Kensington - Bucholtz famed, Patrus singled over third, Begley famed. Jasper famed.
 No runs, one hit, no errors.
New Britain herald., 1926-09-13

After the hostilities had suhnded Willard exhibited sore finger with out comment. leaving the battered digit 10 do his talking for him.
 Moran was not so reserved, He made no secret Of the satisfaction Ee felt at his own performance and declared that but for his own er- forts there would have been no ac- ton,
 Neither principal was injured se- riously. Willard's thumb being re- stored to its normal state in due course.
 There were no casualties among the spectators.
New Britain herald., 1926-09-13
FATAL AUTO CRASH
Machine Turns Over Thrice, Killing
 One otrupaut At Seekjnk Max

Seekonk, Mass. Sept. IS GPy-Ade- lima Andre. ,. was killed an seven persons, members Of two families living in Pawtucket R. l., where in- iured when there automobile, side swiped by another which tried To pass il here last night. overturned three times and pinned its eight occupants beneath it when it came to rest. The dead child's father and mother. Mir. and Mrs. Ernest Andre; her sister Emily, four; Mir. and Mrs Anthony Cavalho and their daugh- ter, Martha, four, the other victims were taken 10 the Memorial hcspi- tai in Pawtucket. Earl Boho Of At- tleboro Falls, Mass. alleged driver of the car which struck the Andre machine, was arrested by State po- lice.
New Britain herald., 1926-09-13
SHOOTING IN HERRIN One Dead and Two Wounded in Fresh Outbreak in Illinois

Herrin, H.. Sept. 1s tP-A volley from guns Of unidentified assailants near here early yesterday brought death to William Holland, % and serious injuries to Mack Pulliam and his wife, Mildered, in what au- thorities term another episode of a liouor war that resulted recently in the death of two others.
New Britain herald., 1926-09-13
FAMOUS BATTLES

There was no lack Of composure in a teD-rouni no-decision bout be- tween Jess Willard and Frank Nor an at Madison Square Garden, New York, March 25. l9l6. The popular verdict went to Willard with Moran recorded as voting No
New Britain herald., 1926-09-13
TEAMS ARE TIED
 IN CITY LEAGUE
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Cormier pitched an odd game: he was found for fl hits but famed II batters and did not issue a pass The Robins made more hits and fewer errors than their opponents but did much hitting with two out and chose critical moments for con- hitting their fielding blunders. Makula. Cowles, Cornier, and Smithwick starred al the bat while Wilson's work at short was the best in the line Of fielding The box srnra:
New Britain herald., 1926-09-13
The Standing
Games Today

New York at Detroit. @. Philadelphia at Chicago. e. Washington at Cleveland. Boston at St. Louis.
New Britain herald., 1926-09-13
Baseball Standing
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Games NcsterdaY

Cleveland 14. Washington {. Boston II, St. Louis 5.
 (First game). St. Louis l, Boston 0.
 (Second game). (Other games postponed, rain and vet grounds).
New Britain herald., 1926-09-13

q92 300 lao %, o9o ooo o-.!
 o,o GOO o.o ooo Ooo 900 n-t Two tase ht-K.atka. Sacrifices Eopec, Cleavy, Ferguson. Mccormick. sntehaa. Bases on balls-oI C!sary 5. of Busholtz 2. StricE out-h? Cleary q, by Bucholtz II. Left on hases-Ialcons lS. Kcnsingtou g. Passed baII--kopec. Time -S hours. 40 minutes. uElpires-Mahe, and Sautter.
New Britain herald., 1926-09-13
Games Tomorrow

Springfield at Pittsheld. Bridgeport at Providence. Albany at Waterbury. New Haven at Hartford.
New Britain herald., 1926-09-13
The Standing
Games Today

New Haven at Providence. Pittsfeld at Hartford. Springfield at Bridgeport. Waterbury at Albany.
New Britain herald., 1926-09-13
The Standing

Games IOHaT Jersey City at Reading, Newark at Baltimore. Syracuse at Rochester. Toronto at Buffalo.
New Britain herald., 1926-09-13
EASTERN LEAGUE
Games NesterdaT

New Haven 2, Providence 1 Hartford 2-9. Pittsfsld II, Springfield 6-3. Bridgeport 5-4 Albany 5-4, Waterbury o-1,
New Britain herald., 1926-09-13
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Seldom has a team had 10 do as little 10 win crucial game as the Pirates did Saturday. The Rangers forfeited to them and no eXeruon was needed. Rabtd Burritts psrtls- ans unthinkingly claimed the default was intentional, as it is quite evl- dent the Pirates are more popu- lar with the other league teams than are the Burritts. but We know JACK Arzosy would not spring stunt llke hat. even if he tried to, Charley Miller would not accept the gift. me extra game necessary 10 decide the championship will probably De play cd this Saturday.
 Bill Cormier is an accommodating Dlayer to say the least. In the siXth inning he told the crowd he would get a double and did that very thing. When he came up in the eighth ne va. asked to line out single, ana the ball went promptly into left feld for one base. It is too bad someone lid not request a home run.
 Jake Mottola, Robin catcher ana the leagues most often injured play ar. had two accidents Saturday. A foul tip threw his thumb out ana another hit him on the head Jusl ahove the mask. This laid him out for a while b. he went on'
 The dropped third strike rule IS the most confusing thing the ci'S league has to face. With man on first and less than two out, the bat lar is ont whether the third strike ,s caught or not, but someone seems to he hiding this fact from the play ers Saturday the play came up when ZalesN famed with two on' Roth runners thought they were forced and dashed madly ahead. The sneedboys also played for force' and touched third and second nase hut totally disregarded the all-im, rort,n+ mattel of putting the haIl on the runners. The result was mat +r,n,e play which would have re- tired the side without run vas ooro pletelv lost. and three runs were n,sda before the Burritts could De stopped,
New Britain herald., 1926-09-13
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Games Yesterday

Games Yesterday Pittsburgh 5, New York 1. (First game). Pittsburgh :, New York 1. Second game). Cincinnati ;. Brooklyn n. Girst game). Cincinnati 1, Brooklyn }. (ond gane),
New Britain herald., 1926-09-13
The Standing
Games Today

Pittsburgh at New York Cincinnati at Brooklyn St. Louis at Boston.
 Chicago at Philadelphia
New Britain herald., 1926-09-13
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE

Games Yesterday Jersey City 2-S, Reading l-2. Newark l5-9, Baltimore 5-3. Toronto 9-4. Buffalo 50. Syracuse 4-5. Rochester 2-6.
New Britain herald., 1926-09-13
WEST ENDS

West Ends .....-.....,..hln 57a oox-9
 Two base hIt-Cormier. Three base hit Wilson, Stolen bases-Dentor, Mcku'a Corn!er, SmlrhwicN, Miller ., Kelly 2 Sacrirces-KoPchik, Campbell Heslir. Struck out-hy Ko7ch!k 5 hy Cnrr7ie- Y. Wild pttch-hnrchIk, Passed NaUs-Nor- tOla, Sm!thwick. Umpi-es-Myers and
New Britain herald., 1926-09-13
Game Is Forfeited

The game between the Pirates and the Rangers could produce but seven men at the time the game was scheduled to start Al the request Of Charlie Miller men with AL Blanchard and Joe Charlow ot the Pirates made up team and played practice game with the Pirates which was walkaUav Tor the lat ter.
 The rakashift team scored one run in the first inning when Blanch- ard stole home after he had singled and advanced to third on an error hy Carlson. hennedy's hunt and Casey's single. From this point on the Pirates were in complete con- trol of the game
 The winners tied the score in the second inning when they scored a
 rpn on Howari's double and C. Charlow's single. They went into the lead in the fourth when they score again on doubles by McAloon and Howard,
 i From this point on they gradual 1 ly increased their lead while the losers were falling victims 10 Carl
 sons splendid pitching. The eight i hits that Carlson allowed were well
 scattered and at no time did the
 losers make any serious effort to
 score.
 The features Of tho game were
 the hitting of Howard, a fine stat
 of Zapatka's drive by Middleton ia { the sixth and Blanchard's clean ] rtnal Al Ann,n The
Evening star., 1926-12-14
INDORSED
FOR UTILITIES POST
Congress Heights Citizens Also
Vote Support for Roosevelt
Memorial Stadium.

William Nick. Clayton was indorsed
last night by the Congress Heights
Citizens Association for one of the
two posts of commissioner on the new
Public Utilities Commission.
The association voted to cooperate
with the Anacostia Citizens Associa-
ton in a movement to get the new pro-
posed Roosevelt Memorial Stadium for
Anacostia Park. and the following
committee was appointed for that pur-
pose: Charles A. Benner. chairman:
George II. Stevens and Benson Taylor.
Plans were announced for the Christ
mas celebration, which is to be larger
this year than usual. with a taller
tree, laden with gifts for the children,
and Santa Claus. Christmas carols
will be sung. The entertainment
committee will be in charge.
New officers were installed. incIud
ing DIR. Edward f. Richardson. presi
dent, and j. Louis Goldman, secretary
DIR. Richardson announced appoint
ment Of the following committee chair,
men:
Gustav Bender. fort sites and parks:
Evening star., 1926-12-14
c. L. STEWART ELECTED.
Pullman Co. Official Heads Trans
portation Club.

&. J.. Stewart of the Pullman Co.
has been elected president of the
Washington Transportation Club.
Other newly elected officers are: J..
NJ. Rector, the Chesapeake Beach
Railway, vice president; r. p. Rich
ardson. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
secretary and treasurer, and the fol.
lowing executive committee: T.. d.
Alnslie and j. H. Peak, Baltimore and
Ohio: T. d. Tut and G. f. McCul-
Tough, Pennsylvania Railroad; w. l..
Ca rk, Washington Railway and Elec-
trio Co; w. II. McCarty, Capital
TRACTION Co.; y. y. Potts. Department
Of fECommerce. and &. l.. Howser.
Weekly luncheons will be held by
the Club at the Occidental each Mon
day. beginning January IT. The an
niia1 banquet will be held February IS.
Mr.. Stewart succeeds Col. Walter V.
SHIRLEY. now general passenger agent
of the Baltimore and Ohio, with Offices
I'M New York. Col. Shipley's local
business successor. L. ID. Ainslie, as
sistant general passenger agent OF the
b. and o.. has been elected to mem.
bership.
Evening star., 1926-12-14
BISHOP URGES SPEED
ON NEW POLICE COURT
Conditions in Present Building
Disgrace to City. He Tells
Capper.

Erection of the proposed now Ponce
Court Building at the earliest possible
time was urged today by Right Rev.
James f. Freeman, Episcopal Bishop
of Washington, in a letter to Senator
Capper, chairman of the District COM
mittee.
II found on visit to it, wrote
Bishop Freeman, referring to the eX-
listing building at Sixth and ID streets.
that the pens in which the prisoners
are held are so congested that they
present a situation that is disgrace
to the city and utterly unworthy OF
our enlightened Judgment
Bishop Freeman pointed out that
the Fine Arts Commission has recent
ly recommended a site for the new
building in Judiciary Square and said:
IL am venturnig, as citizen of the
city, to write you for the purpose of
enlisting your interest and co-opera-
tion."
Congress has passed legislation au-
thorizing the Police Court structure,
but the appropriation has not yet been
made
Evening star., 1926-12-14

membership: Walter FinneGan. lights.
j. Louis Gelbnan. public utilities; G..
q. Hultgren. entertainment, and DR.,
Richardson, schools
Evening star., 1926-12-14
COASTING ALLOWED
ON II MORE STREETS
Total Of "a Places Designated for
Youngsters in Event Of Suf-
ficient Snowfall.

Eleven additional streets which will
be roped off for coasting when 1t
SHOWS were designated today by
Traffic Director M. o. Eldridge. This
makes a total of "a streets on which
coasters will have protection against
traffic.
Simultaneous with Mr.. Eldridge's
action, Maj. Edwin B. Hesse, super
tntendent of police, issued a general
order to precinct commanders to take
steps to adequately provide for the
safety of all persons using the "a
streets whenever conditions are such
as to permit coasting or shedding.
Maj. Hesse also directed the officers
to erect detour or stop signs necessary
to carry out the order and to place
uniformed officers at important inter
sections along the roped-off streets.
Under provisions of the traffic direc-
tors order, coasting will be permitted
from to IL pm. every day except
saturday, and on Saturday from 10
am. to 10 pm. No coasting will
be permitted on Sunday.
The streets to be roped off follow:
First street between L and M
streets; Fifth street between L and nj
streets; n street, South Capitol to
First street southwest: Ninth street
between c and d streets southwest;
Ninth street between d and E streets
southwest; Mclean avenue between
Third and Four r-and.one-half streets
southwest; North Carolina avenue be-
tween First and Second streets south
east: Garfield street from the north
side of Massachusetts avenue east to
Thirty-fourth street: Thirty-seventh
street from Wisconsin avenue south
to about 100 feet north of r street:
Twentieth street between Kalorama
road and Belmont road; Tenth street
between + and II streets northeast;
Eighth street from Shepherd to Tay.
Tor street; Irving street from Mount
Pleasant street to Zoo Park; Columbia
road between Georgia avenue and
Warder street; High street from
Maple avenue to Fourteenth street
southeast; Stanton road from Doug
lass street to Sheridan road southeast;
Newton street between Fourteenth
and Eighteenth streets northeast:
Emerson street from Fourteenth
street east to Arkansas avenue; Aspen
street between Fourth and Sixth
streets; Buchanan street from Four.
teenth street. west to Illinois avenue:
River road from Wisconsin avenue to
Fessenden street: Macomb street from
Thirty-fifth street to point 100 feet
west of Connecticut avenue; Fessen.
den street between Thirty-seventh and
Thirty-eighth streets. and Morrison
street from Broad Branch road to
Chevy Chase parkway.
Evening star., 1926-12-14
TEXAS WIFE FREED
ON BAIL IN HOLD-UP
Young Woman's Secret Hus-
band Comes to Defense in
Bank Robbery Case.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
AUSTIN, Tex, December 14.-Mrs.
Rebecca Bradley Rogers. charged
with robbing with firearms the Farm
ers' National Bank at Buda, Tex.
Saturday. was granted bail in the
sum of SIS, 900 today in the Travis Dis
triCt Court.
The order was made after the State
had introduced testimony of bank en-
ployes who identified the girl as the
robber, and of Sheriff George Allen OF
Hays County, who arrested her. and
who said she made a statement to him
which led to the recovery of large
part of the money taken.
Otis Rogers, young Amarillo attor-
ney, who maintained secrecy regard
ing his marriage last year to Mrs.
Bradley while they were students at
the University of Texas. today made
his first appearance in District Court
here in defense of his wife.
Married at Georgetown, Tex. they
continued their university courses, the
husband graduating from the law col
lege, while his bride was awarded a
bachelor of arts degree. They decided
that Rogers income as an attorney
might prove inadequate to support a
home and agreed to separate while he
developed his practice.
Rebecca obtained position as
stenogra in the office of Dan
Moody, attorney general and gov
ernor- elect, and continued her univer
sity work with the view of securing
a higher degree. Rogers opened a law
office at Amarillo and SO well did they
guard their secret that Rebeccas s
mother, with whom she lived here,
denied the marriage when Otis an
nounced he was coming to the de-
fense of his wife.
Evening star., 1926-12-14
Police Photographer Clicks Shutter
And Snaps Suspected Shoplifters

legged shoplifters already arrested are
several mothers. In most cases these
women weepingly declare that this
is the first time I ever did anything
wrong" and invariably ask, wailing-
~, "Oh. why did l do it?" But the
little camera shutter clicks on right
through the tears.
Both merchants and shoppers are
victims OF the shoplifters. Parcels
laid upon counters while other pur.
cha>es are made are deftly covered
by Il "carelessly" dropped handker-
chief and are swept into waiting hand
bags when the 'dropper" RECEIVERS his
property Wares from the holiday
stocked shelves and counters are
quickly brushed into umbrellas hang
ing conveniently from shoplifting
arms and so the attack goes on.
Evening star., 1926-12-14
S453,B7 NEEDED
IN SCHOOL. GROUNDS
Cost of Beautifying and I'm.
proving Sites Estimated
by D. C. Officials.

Landscaping and Improvement of
grounds surrounding public school
buildings will cost approximately
$453,797. according to report made
public today by a committee of Dis
trict and school officials. which just
completed thorough study of this
subject. The estimate includes all
schools in the District with the eX-
ception of those under construction
and those on which additions are be-
ing erected.
The committee intends to distribute
copies of the report to various civic
organizations with the hope that they
will unite in a concerted effort to urge
Congress 10 appropriate at the current
session the amount needed TO put
the schoolgrounds in an attractive
and useful condition.
Grading and Sodding Included.
The proposed eSthetic treatment in
cludes grading, sodding or seeding,
construction of retaining walls, the
planting of hardy shrubs and ever
greens, laying of concrete walks where
necessary and the resurfacing of play
grounds. Special attention would De
given to the frontages.
The report is an outgrowth of q
meeting held several weeks ago at the
Franklin School at which the need OF
Improvement to the school grounds
was discussed. The committee which
made the study of the present condi-
tions at the schools and prepared the
report was composed of DIR. Frank
W. Ballou, superintendent of schools;
Engineer Commissioner j. Franklin
Bell, DR.. Henry B. Learned, vice
president of the Board of Education;
Maj. Layson f. Atkins, assistant Dis
trict Engineer Commissioner, and
James G.. Yaden, president of the
Federation of Citizens Associations
and chairman of the Citizens Advisory
Council.
Present Funds Inadequate.
District officials pointed out that
the landscaping and improvement of
the school grounds cannot be financed
out of the appropriation for the re-
pair of buildings and grounds, as this
fund is now totally inadequate for the
necessary repairs. Only $260,000 of
the repair fund is now available, it
was said while requests for urgent
repairs costing more than $1,000,000
are on file.
The current appropriation for re-
pairs to buildings and grounds
amounted to $550,000 The same
amount is called for in the approved
budgetary estimates for the next fis-
cal year.
Evening star., 1926-12-14
NINE ARE INDICTED.
All of Arlington County Bills Are
for Dry Law Violations.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
CLARENDON, Va, December IA
Nine indictments. all for violation Of
the prohibition laws. covered in full
the report of the Arlington County
Grand Jury to the opening of the
December term of the Circuit Court
yesterday.
Those indicted are: Phillip Black
well, I. l.. Green. John Johnson. Nor
man Jordon, George Muntean. Edwin
Nelson, Charlie Robinson, William
Taylor and Jessie Wright.
Pleading guilty to the charge,
Blackwell. Jordon and Nelson were
each sentenced to 80 days and fined
$14750, the Jail sentence being
suspended in each case. Johnson,
Robinson and Taylor We're each given
80 days and fined S92.50 with Jail
sentences suspended.
Evening star., 1926-12-14

at the District Building these days
and the portraits. in all probability,
will find their way to the varied col
lection priced by the Police Depart
ment.
1t happens that the annual holiday
store pIundering is under way. as en-
perienced and amateur shoDlifters ply
their trade and the members of De
tective Edward j. kelly's squad are
efficiently corralling the WrongdoerS.
AS persons thus arrested are brought
into police headquarters, the police
photographer clicks his little shutter
and new faces beam miSerably from
their company of murderers, bandits
and who.nots in the police gallery.
Included in the dozen or more al