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Evening star., 1926-12-13
BY the Associated Press.

ny the Associated ffeSs.
DEL MONTE, Calf, December 13.
"A little man with a mighty set Of
clubs carried the title of the Monterey
Peninsula open golf champion and an
additional $1,000 in his pockets today.
He is Harry Cooper of Los Angeles,
who came out of Texas virtually un-
known year ago to capture the $10,-
900 Los Angeles open tournament.
Yesterday he added to his honors by
clubbing a title from the green fair
ways of Pebble Beach against one Of
the greatest fields ever assembled out
side the. national open championships
A total of $4,000 was given in prizes.
Cooper's score for the 72 holes was
293, two strokes better than his near
est rival, Larry Nabholtz of Cleve-
land, who finished the four rounds in
295. A pair of firm wrists and an
unexcitable state of mind, while early
leaders and his nearest competitors
blew up, carried Cooper to the top of
the ladder. Only once did his game
falter, and that on the last nine holes
of the final round. He registered AZ;
over par, but "a on the preceding
nine was sufficient to balance the total
at 76. His scores for the 72 holes
were: IS. 20. 70, 1898.
Cooper went into the final 18 holes
tied with Johnny Farrell of New
York, but the blazing pace was too
much for the latter. The Fastener
Evening star., 1926-12-13
WAR DEPARTMENT LEAGUE.

Topos after a game fight have at
last gone into the War Department
League leadership. Though tied In
number of games won and lost with
the Frankies, they hold first place by
virtue of O. greater pin-fall.
Statistics have been up against 1t
for the past month. luck seeming
to have deserted entirely. This ag-
gregation has turned in the highest
set rolled in three of the last four
weeks, and with all that the best 1t
could do was land one game a set.
Last week 1t was a. victim of the
Aviators.
The following teams are scheduled
to roll Friday, December II, starting
at pm. Topos, Medicos, Reproduc-
ton, Statistics, Frankies. Barbettes,
Construction, Air Service, Hobbies
and District Engineers.
Hobbies turned in a game not often
seen, when they made 10 strikes and
but a single spare in their final game.
Though the number of marks regis
tered were few, every one was made
to count, as eight of the ten were
double-headers.
Three weeks ago the Auditors were
fourth from the top. This week they
are fourth from the bottom and still
slipping.
Here are facts and figures of last
weeks performances in several
circuits:
Evening star., 1926-12-13

tention. / think. About a week later
Carpenter took part in a fight show
and apparently was all right.
Just three days before the big fight
I was sparring with Carpenter, and he
took off his jersey after the first
round. His body had broken out in
rash. and sent him to the hospital at
once. A few days later another mem
ber of the camp broke out with the
rash. The day after the ash my doc
tor found the same rash on my body
ut was very contagious infection.
! can't think of the name Of it. Where
Carpenter got it is mystery that
never bothered any of US. Reports of
my being poisoned before. after or
during the fight are all hokum."
Dempsey reiterated his intention of
meeting Tunnev in the ring again and
his confidence that he can win back
his title.
"If we meet again / can name the
round the heavyweight title will come
back to me-" he said.
Evening star., 1926-12-13
WARM FIGHT IS EXPECTED
ON RANKING OF RICHARDS

nouncement was made, it is believed
that a national ranking was submit
ted to the executive committee for ap-
proval by Mr.. Fischer shortly before
the resolution was adopted.
Tennis critics believe that in the
event of verbal warfare over the
choice of a professional as ranking
amateur tennis player of the cCun-
try, a special body will be chosen at
the meeting to work with the ranking
committee in naming the list The
delegates in the past have not fol-
lowed at all times the suggestions OF
the executive committee.
The executive committee also adopt
ed a resolution barring Miss Mary X.
Browne, Harvey SnOdgrass and How
ard Kinsey, professional associates of
Mile. Lenglen, from ''any further COM
petition in amateur matches or tour
naments held under the auspices of
the United States Lawn Tennis AsSo-
ciation." The resolution will be sent
to the international Lawn Tennis Fed
Grafton.
Evening star., 1926-12-13

sucker goes out with neatness and
dispatch. However, in cases of this
kind the best man always wins.
Fl0wers-Walker Decision.
/ The fact that the Flowers-Walker
decision may have been bad one
does not mean that it was crooked.
The worst decision that / ever saw
was the decision given to Mike Nc
Tigue over this same Flowers, and
this verdict was rendered by two
New York business men of such
standing as to eliminate all thought
of duplicity.
Why should Dempsey fake? There
are only two reasons for a fixed
fight-money or a title. Dempsey
had both. The championship was
the greatest thing in his whole life.
and don't think that he was not proud
of it. The loss of it means a loss of
prestige and earning power that
could never be matched by any ILL
gotten gain of a frame
Dempsey Had Slipped.
Cream in his coffee? Nonsense.
Consider the source of that yarn and
forget 1t. Dempsey was not as good
as the fans thought he was, while
Tunney was better than they imagin-
ed. That's the answer
Evening star., 1926-12-13
BY HOMER f. CROOKER,

Here is a game for early season
work which will help you improve
your shooting and at the same time
provide a lot of fun:
In the first place, it is better to have
two balls. although the game may be
played with only one. Line up all of
the squad just back of the foul line.
facing the basket.
Beginning at one end Of the line
the captain will count off the men
Dne, two, three, etc. Each man then
has a number. All even numbers
make up one team and odd numbers
the other team.
When the whistle Is blown mum.
bers one and two start shooting.
Zach makes shot and follows it up.
if the first shot goes in that counts
fyo points for his side. If the sec
ond shot goes in that counts one point
two points for the first shot and
one point for the rebound.
After No. has had his two shots
he passes the ball back to No. g.
the next man on his side. and No.
3 makes his two shots and passes
back to No. 4, and so on. This con.
tinuas down the nnaF and in uma
Evening star., 1926-12-13

'The moving finger writes; and,
having writ,
Moves on: nor all thy Piety nor
Wit
Shall lure it back to cancel half a
line.
Nor all thy tears wash out a word
of it,
Omar the cigarette-maker certainly
knew his vegetables.
The wabbling finger of suspicion
has been inclined toward the boxing
game rather often of late.
Probably one hundred thousand of
those present the night it rained at
the Sesqui still think that the Demp-
sey-Tunney fight was a fake. Quite
a number of folks out in Chicago
including the mayor-still think that
there was something wrong with the
Flowers Walker battle the other
night.
Disputed But Square"
Both battles were absolutely on the
square a whole handful of
fingers of suspicion Notwithstanding.
Benny Yanger's decision--right or
wrong-was an honest one; and If
Evening star., 1926-12-13

Today just one team stands between
Mohawks and another District un-
limited class sandlot foot ball cham
pionship. A victory over Waverly
eleven, to be met Sunday at Clark
Griffith Stadium, will give the Hawks
clear claim to supremacy. Each has
defeated the other once this season.
Waverly won, to 0. early in the sea-
son and Mohawks later evened mat
ters with 13 to victory.
A smashing attack yesterday in the
game at Griffith Stadium swept the
Hawks to 7-to-0 victory over a fight
ing Apache eleven. that was regarded
by many as the champions sturdiest
challenger. Some 5000 saw the game
The lone touchdown came in the
second period when Degassis, former
Georgetown dependable. plunged over
after a determined Mohawk drive
from midfield in which the erstwhile
Hilltopper and Edward Abbaticchio
late of Mount st. Mary's College, were
the chief ground-gainers. Degassis
caught forward pass from Fee Col.
here for the extra point
ApacheS, unable to employ ad-
vantageously forward passes and end
sweeps because of the muddy footing,
could not cope with the power of their
heavier rivals, who made ten first
downs to the Little Indians five. The
challengers on two occasions with
Mat Twoomey leading the way loomed
dangerous, but in both instances the
Hawks held for downs.
Northern foot ball warriors nosed
out Renrocs on the Washington Bar
racks gridiron yesterday, pushing
their way to a last-minute touchdown
which brought a 13-to-6 victory
Northern scored in the first period
with Macdonald carrying the ball over
after succession of first downs and
threatened the Renroc goal several
times in the second period.
In the fourth period Renroc tied the
score when series of end runs and
passes carried the ball to the North
ern 3-yard line. Three rushes were
unsuccessful but finally Barry went
over for the touchdown. Altman
missed in the try for goal Then the
Northerns pushed their way down the
field through a rugged Renroc defense
ito score the winning touchdown.
Evening star., 1926-12-13

Dempsey was poisoned at all 1t was
by the good right hand of Gene Tun-
ney.
The battered old fight game is not
as bad as it Is tainted. / have been
watching boxing matches ever since
Bat Nelson won from Joe Cans in
San Francisco 18 years ago, and
have seen very few contests that
felt sure had been prearranged for
the best man to lose.
A Championship Fake.
The only championship contest that
felt sure was a fake was the
one when Mike O'Dowd knocked out
AL Mccoy for the middleweight title.
The Carpenter-L -Levinsky battle didn't
look very good either. And there has
always been plenty of pro and con
about the Willard.Johnson contest
in Havana.
OF course, there are occasions when
fighters permit their less skillful Op-
ponents to last the limit, and now and
then some manager arranges a series
of "set-ups" for his fighter in WHICH
he makes sure beforehand that the
Evening star., 1926-12-13
CHAMPION TO APPEAR
IN A SEMI-FINAL BOUT

NEWARK. n. j., December 13 Up.
Rarely does a world champion ac-
cept anything but a feature bout, but
Phil Rosenberg, head of the bantam
division, is to appear in a emi-final
contest at the Christmas fund show
December 90.
The appearance of another world
champion, Jack Delaney, of the light
heavyweights, who tackles Bud Cor
man of Wisconsin. his first heavy
weight opponent, in the main bout
forced Rosenberg into the compara-
lively minor role.
Evening star., 1926-12-13
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. December 13-Dis-
pute over the ranking Of Vincent
Richards. professional tennis str:r, at
the head of the metropolitan list
seems likely to be carried to the floor
Of the annual United States Lawn
Tennis Association meeting here in
February.
The metropolitan ranking commit
tee. headed by William Fischer of
New York, who is also chairman Of
the national ranking committee placed
Richards in No. 1 position after the
former Davis Cup star had joined the
professional forces at the close of the
amateur season
The executive committee of the
United States Lawn Tennis Associa-
ton, meeting here Saturday, recon-
mended that the coming session of the
national body consider none but am
ateur players in any ranking
Of the national association or it's sub
sidiary associations" While no an
Evening star., 1926-12-13
DARTMOUTH TRACKMEN
LIST MEETS IN VIRGINIA

HANOVER. n. H, December 13
HD.-The Dartmouth College track
team will make Southern trip next
Spring.
The track schedule includes meets
with Virginia at Virginia, April 2;
with William and Mary at William
and Mary April 5, and Virginia Poly
technic Institute at Virginia Poly
technic Institute on April 8.
Evening star., 1926-12-13
TWO IN LOW NET TIE
IN GOLF AT ARGYLE

Forrest Thompson and Emmett
Heitmuller tied for low net in the
postponed turkey golf tournament at
Argyle Country Club yesterday, with
scores of 73. Thompson had S4-11--
73, while Heitmuller, who is president
of the club. had S6-13-73.
Wilbur Taylor was in third place
with 100-26-74. John c. Shorey
won low gross and a prize with n card
Of 76.
The mystery prize for the player
showing the greatest difference I'm
strokes on any holes during the round
went to Melvin Fischer. Fisher had
a on the eighth hole and a IL on
the ninth.
Evening star., 1926-12-13
ANSDALE of the Santa Maria
quint, which is setting the pace
In the Knights of Columbus
4 Eou,Iipu oa pJYo not orlv heads

that circuit at spare making,
but also has the best average. The
man who has toppled 73 spares has
walloped the naples at a clip of 1912
per game. Gorton of the Genoas has
rolled high game at 139, and with
Colbert of the Ovandos and Casper Of
the Salvadors shares the high strike
mark of 12. High set of 358 was
bowled by McIIarney of the Colum.
bias, willie Weeks of the Balboas has
hit high fiat game of 90.
All but one team record belongs to
the Santa Marias. They have high
average Of sos. high game of SAT, high
set of 1902 and have made 234 spares.
The Columbias lead at strike max
ing with A.
The lea erna eta ndinc fnIln,us.
Evening star., 1926-12-13

High team set--Foreign and Domestic
High team EaIne-Foreign and Domestic
High individual set-7Miltner tForeign and
Domestic Commerce). 3S2.
High Individual game-Ruderman tSecre-
High, indiyidual, ayerages-cle ments
meetic. Commerce). 1O5-26: Freeman (Cen-
sus). 1859.
With only one set of games to be
rolled before the closing Of the first
series in the Commerce League, For
eign and Domestic Commerce jumped
into the lead through its win Of three
games last week from Patent Office.
Secretary. by taking two. games
from Standards. remains deadlocked
in second place with Bureau of Mines.
Coast Survey won three games from
Lighthouses, and Census performs
exceedingly well by taking two games
from Mines. The Census delegation
will undoubtedly be a strong factor
during the second series of games.
Shea's set Of sal was high for the
Xesk and Fahaxa aA sacond best,
Evening star., 1926-12-13

Nos. and again take the ball. One
boy on each side is appointed to keep
score, calling off the total after each
basket.
Let a total score Of 25 make a
game. The first side to score 25
points is the winner.
1t won't take long to make 25, and
then you can start a new game. II
Evening star., 1926-12-13
JACK, CONFIDENT. BRANDS
'sPOISON'' STORY AS HOKUM
Contagious Rash With Which He Was Afflicted Day
After Losing Heavy Title Only Basis for
"'DOping' Stories From Attaches.
OS ANGELES. December 13.-
Jack Dempsey's own story of

OS ANGELES. December 13.-
Jack Dempsey's own story of
his poisoning" at the time of
IL the bout in Philadelphia which
cost him his heavyweight title
has been told by the former champion
here.
Stories quoting attaches of the
Dempsey camp and Jack Dempsey
himself that he was poisoned at the
time of the bout have resulted in re-
peated denialS by the boxer.
A contagious rash with which
Dempsey was afflicted the day after
the championship fight. and which
had broken out in his camp in train
ing days. was given ny him as the
basis for ''all this fuss about being
poisoned"
Fifteen days before the fieht one
of my sparring partners, frankie Car
penter, showed up for work with a
rope burn on his shoulder" explained
Dempsey, 1T was raw and bleeding
little bit. 1t was given medical at
Evening star., 1926-12-13
NAUTICAL LEAGUE.

High team game--Potornac Boat 6o4.
High. individual game-McCauley. Drift
o. High individual set-Meany. Potomac
High individual average-Daily. Drifters
Greatest number Of strikes-McCaulley.
Drifters. 20.
Greatest number Of spares-Meany. Po-
tCmac Boat. 90.
Evening star., 1926-12-13
CUMBERLAND CLUB SOLD.

CUMBERLAND, Md, December 13.
Ownership of the Cumberland team
of the Middle Atlantic Base Ball
League has been acquired by James
F. MCGUIRE, who formerly controlled
the club. Mcclure will name, a man.
ager ftr the team.
Evening star., 1926-12-13
With the Bowlers

Freeman Of Census rolled close to
record in his third game, totaling 1877
pins, barely missing through the fail
ure of one pin to fall for a spare in
the tenth frame after a seemingly
perfect hit.
Evening star., 1926-12-13

A. ID. Brought0n Of Gooden Beach,
England. holds the "waggling" record
in golf. He waved his club So times
before making an iron shot in an
event on the Walton Heath course.
Evening star., 1926-12-13

Is more fun to have two or three
games than one long one.
After the first game start the pass
Ing from the other end Of the line,
the bigger numbers getting the first
shots, and If the two balls are not
equally good, change. Give the other
side the better ball this time.
Copyright 1926)
(Next-AnOther Practice Game by
Coach CrOOker.)
Heclsey Aas supplanted lacrosse as
the national game Of cepaGaA
Evening star., 1926-12-13
Tbe Gbering 5tar
BOYS CLUB

Basket ball practice isn't aooTls
When Homer T.. Cr0oker, head
master of Beraoick Academy, South
BerWicE. Me, Is the coach. He
makes the practice session enjoy
able, GChich it should be.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-01
WOMAN TRANSFER
OPERATOR FINED
FOR VIOLATIONS

Edith Y. c. Buck of Portland. who
operates a fleet of automobile trucks
in a transfer business out of Portland
was sentenced on three counts for vio-
lations of the motor vehicle laws on
charges preferred by the State high
way police in Augusta municipal court
Thursday morning.
On a count alleging operation of
loaded truck without proper tail-light
safeguards, Mrs. Buck entered a plea
Of not guilty through her attorney,
Burleigh Martin of this city, but was
found guilty and sentenced to pay a
fine of SIS and costs of SO addition
al. The warrant in this case was sign
ed by officer b. F. Fowler.
William c Hanson, a driver in Mrs.
Bucks employ, was found guilty on
charge preferred by the same officer
of operating truck carrying several
thousand pounds in excess of the legal
limit for the type of truck registered,
and Judge Cony ordered the payment
of a fine Of SIS and costs of IS in this
case. Mrs. Buck made the payment.
Both of these offenses We're alleged
to have occurred on December 8, and
the cases were originally heard before
Judge Cony on December 81. In the
meantime State Highway officer Jo-
seph +. Young, Jr., took out a warrant
against Mrs. Buck charging the i'm
proper registration of truck. In this
case the respondent entered plea of
nolo contendre and was directed to
pay fine of SIS and costs of IS adj
ditional
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-01

The Cecilia club opens it's season
next Wednesday morning, January 6
at Library Hall. The first program
will be given by Miss Avis Lamb, a.
charming young singer.
The recitals promise to be of I'M
usual interest and will be arranged
as IN the past several years-three ar
lists recitals, three mornings when
the active members of the club do
the program, one open concert to be
given this year by Boston artists and
a students recital to close the season.
The club in addition to it's other ac-
tivities plans to organize early in
January, students club which will
be open to young men and women at
tending the eighth grade and through
the High school. All federated music
clubs, of which the Cecilia club is
one are interested in encouraging
young people to understand good
music and to enjoy it. 1t is not nee
essary that a member of the Junior
club be a skilled musician, as work
in music appreciation will be given.
Those wishing to join such a club
may communicate with any one Of
the club officers.
The chorus is doing excellent work
under the leadership of Mr.. Ernest
Hill and its contributions to the
member programs will be much en-
joyed.
A gratifying number Of new mem
bers are already enrolled and 1t Is
earnestly hoped that any woman in
terested in becoming a member will
call Mrs. Robert F. Partridge, chair
man of the membership committee.
The officers for the year are as fol-
lows: Miss Caroline F. Chase presi-
dent: Mrs. r. II. BodwelI. vice presi-
dent; Mrs. Lester Howard. secretary;
Mrs. o. c. S. Davies, treasurer.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-01
| old Time MUSIC|A Ms WILL
Feature new YEARS RECEPTION
OF STATE HOUSE T FAMILY TONIGHT
D. w. Adams Store
Clerks Are Guests
Of Floor Manager

The clerks of the third floor of the
D. w. Adams store, were delightfully."-
entertained as guests Of Mr.. F. e.
Rundlette, manager of that floor
Thursday evening. After partaking of
a delicious luncheon at the Augusta
Girls Community Club, the party
went to the Opera House to enjoy
the evenings entertainment of vaud-
eville and movies. Those in the party
were, Miss Maude Barker, Mrs. Stel-
Ia Trask, Miss Ida Shaw. Mrs. Mabel
Pinkham, Mrs. Louise Gardner, Mrs.
Ida Partridge, Miss Dora Pelletier,
Mrs. Stella Ellis and Edmond La
combe of the clerking force. also Mr..
Rundlette and daughter, Dorothy. 1t
was, indeed, an enjoyable evening
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-01
Ellis w. Church
To Be Candidate

Ellis W. Church of Augusta
Thursday afternoon announced that
he would be a candidate for the
Republican nomination as county
commissioner at the primaries next
June.
Mr. Church is the third to an
nounce himself and the only one
from Augusta who has vet entered
the field. Mr.. Church for about 81
years was in the grocery business
dealer
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-01
MISS AVIS Lamb TO BE ARTIST
AT FIRST RECITAL PROGRAM
Of 1926 SEASON ON JANUARY 6
City Treasurer
Pays State Tax
S46,445.42 Total

on Thursday City Treasurer Grin p
Iost reunited check to the State
e,easurer Tor the State tax of the CITY
81 augusta for 1925. amounting to
9'aao' ~. The gross tax was for
SS1,SS1.40 and carried credits for
school aid dog licenses and raiIroad
and telephone taxes Of s95 3e5 % SEQ
A and $997S.1s, respectively.
Inc Office of the city treasurer has
also received State-aid money for
enlrd class highways to total of
9'too.l4 ana In the school classified
lions for superintendents of towns and
physical education, $4,000.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-01
Delightful Tea in
Honor Miss Wyman

Miss Katherine Wyman. whose en-
gagement to Howard Ingraham was
recently announced, was the honor
guest at a most delightful tea given
Thursday afternoon by Mrs. Delbert
w. Adams at the Adams residence on
Green street The affair was attended
by about so of the younger set.
Mrs. Walter S. Wyman and Mrs
Thomas c. Ingraham served, and these
two ladies were assisted by Miss Dor
othy Wyman, Miss Deborah Ingraham
Mrs. Horace Ingraham and Miss Mary
Elmore.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-01
Gard of Thanks

To the Nash kindergarten and our
neighbors and friends of Hallowell
and Augusta we extend our sincere
thanks for the beautiful floral tributes
and the kindness shown us during our
recent bereavement.
MR.. and MRS. ROY r. MCGUIRE.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-01
Card of Thanks

l wish to thank all my friends and
customers for the very successful
year that / have had as result of
their continued patronage To all of
them, | wish a happy New Year and
trust that | shall continue to merit
their confidence.
L. F. McCURDY.
Electrical Contractor.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-01
SHOP NOTES

The d. w. Adams Co. store Will be
closed all of today during the annual
stock taking.
Merrill Bros. will he closed TODAY
during the annual taking of stock.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-01
L. Il. MCCO III L,
Electrical Contractor.

Mrs. Dan Foster and daughter, Miss
Catherine Foster went to Orono Thurs
day to attend the annual boys and
girls club contests of the Farm Blu
reaus and Extension Ser ,e.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-01

Mr.. and Mrs. E. Maheu and son Rob-
ert and Mr.. and Mrs. Dominique Cas-
avant of Waterville will pass New
Years Day with relatives and friends
in the city.