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Evening star., 1926-05-25
18 ARE PREPARING
FOR CHANNEL SWIM

By the Associated Press
Conquest Of the treacherons English
Channel, 20-mile struggle against
tremendous odds accomplished only by
Ave men in more than half century.
will be attempted this year by a
ecord-breaking entry from Europe
and the Americas.
Eighteen swimmers. IL OF .WhOm
are women, are in training FOR the
test several having already establish
cd headouarters at Cape Grts'Nez
France. -
from represe ntation in the rcmpeti-
Give field by six countries. Will be eN'
reeded only by interest in the attempts
Cf the fair athletes. an outSrowth oi
the worldwide attention attracted 10
the futile effort of Gertrude Ederie
last wear Miss Eder;e has siEnlHed hei
Intention Of making a second attempt
this season. "
Two other American girls will JOIN
Miss Ederle in the test. Helen VAIN
wright. holder of many amateur SWIM
ming championships before she en'er'
cd the professional ranks last year.
has been training in Florida FOR sew
eral months. Helen Canon OF baiti'
more. who attracted attention TINS
Winter in the South by her remark
able endurance in the water. also mas
made plans to try the rough journey.
Against this trio will be pltted the
foremost woman swimers OF Eng
land. France, Canada, South America
and Egypt. Outstanding among tne
latter starters are Mime. Jane Sion OF
France. who reached within ahout'two
miles Of Dover last year: Lillian Harr''
son Of Buenos Aires. who likewise
failed in 1928: Eva Morrison of PIctou.
n. s.. and Suzanne Wurtz. former
French champion. Three English w"-
men and one from Egypt complete
the list.
Ishak Helmy. the Egyptian giant
who rescued Gertrude Ederle and LII
lisn Harrison from the water on their
unsuccessful attempts last year after
they had collapsed, is included in the
1925 male entry Norman Ross of De
trnit. former amateur champion and
record holder. and Dick Howell, erst
while Northwestern University swim
ming star, will be Americas s male en-
trantS.
Omer Perrault of Canada. who failed
two years ago: Jean Demieville of Ge-
neva, Georges Michel and Georges Poll
ley of France are other prospective
starters.
Evening star., 1926-05-25
EASTERN TRACkMEN
IN TWO MORE MEETS

While track teams of the other pub
lie high schools brought their activi
ties to close with the interhigh
championship games last Friday
Eastern's track and field athletes are
engaging in two dual meets before
calling a halt.
The first encounter takes place to-
day with the Georgetown University
freshmen at Hilltop field: the second
is with Swavely Prep Friday after
noon at the Eastern Stadium.
Eastern finished poor third in
the recent title meet. with a total
of IA points. but it is apparent that
track athletics are on the upgrade
at the Lincoln Park school.
Eastern's winning base ball
nine winds up its schedule today.
when St Johns Is met on the Lincoln
Parkers' field. Eleven members of
the team. along with Manager Tel
lefsen, have been awarded the school
letter. Players receiving the award
are Rankin. Quinn, Waple. McAllister,
Hogarth. knorr, Cappelli. Scrusgs. r.
Talbert and Capt. Hogse.
Henry Skinner. winner Of the 200.
yard dash and a member of the win.
ming SS0-yard relay team in the an
nual JUNIOR hlSn meet SATURDAY, was
elected captain of the Columbia Junior
High track team yesterday at a meet
ing of Columbia letter men.
| Leon Riley, speed-ball hurler. faces
Central High on the mound for Alex.
andria today at Wilson Stadium.
Riley has a long number Of wins to
his credit and recently held Swavely
Prep to two scratch bingles.
BriarIey Halls nine. beaten yester-
day by Dewitt Prep. 10 to s, plays the
Georgetown Preps today at Garrett
Park.
-Four scholastic base hall games are
carded for tomorrow. Baltimore Poly
plays at Central. Western plays at
st. Adams. Business entertainS the
Georgetown frosh and GonZaga plays
host to the Georgetown Props.
Evening star., 1926-05-25
Tbe Gbening 5tar
BOYS CLUB
Conducted by ROBERT C. MCCLELLAN
BY FRED TURBYVILLE.
National Organizer of the Boys Club.

wv .':'o''' 1:' ''' ss".'s'sa "' 'sS N yes; ,:;
tcrday and today we'll
tackle the all-sports decathlon-tivc
more events than yesterday. but built
along the same lines.
The events will be:
I. Basket ball throw for distance.
,. Foot ball drop kick; five attempts
from 25.yard line.
3. Foot ball forward pass for dis
tance.
4. Base hall throw for distance.
S. Base ball: time for runner be-
tween first and home.
6. Base ball; fungo hitting for dis
tance.
Z. Five.mile walk.
s. Fifty-yard dash.
.. Running broad jump.
10. Running high jump.
In the base ball event, timing the
runner from the plate to first base,
the runner stands at bat, same as In
a game, and is timed when he swings
at or hits the ball, whether he Is right
or left handed.
You can perhaps get up more speed
II you use the bunt than II you take
Evening star., 1926-05-25

a leg or something unusual happens.
And right now no low hurdler ap-
pears on the horizon of Eastern
schools who Is better than Grunbles,
who also halls from that school. with
men of this caliber To get first places
the southern Californians do not have
to pick up many more points 10
VIM And they will pick up other
points because several OF the otheTS
are stars. Take. for instance, Barnes
who is doing IL feet in the pole vault.
University of California is in the
Fast now with n squad that seems
strong enough to be near first place
in the meet. Ii would not be q
great surprise il Southern California
we're to win and California finish
second. And right here it might DE
we'll to understand the difference be-
tween the two California institutions.
University of California is the State
university. while the University OF
Southern California is a Methodist
Church institution. In addition 10
these there is a University OF Ca1'
fornia. Southern branch, which is a
State institution and part or the
University of California. although 1t
has separate athletic teams and Is
located in the southern section Of the
state.
University Of California has re-
markable sprinter in Barber ana 10
back him up possesses othef Soou
men. Against Princeton last Satur'
dav in dual meet the California
team showed such marked superiority
that there is no doubt Of its StrenSth
as compared to Eastern schools.
No doubt some of the f1nest per :
formances. in the aggregate. that
meet will he accomplished next sat
urda>. Usually in meet two or
three events find competitor or
two who establish records or VINO
lead in the hrilliance of effort. but
This week it is doubtful il an event
will he sta Sed in which at least near
record breaking performances Will
not occur. Right now the mile seems
10 he about the only competition
where there is not at least one OUT
standing individual who has a
chance for a record or who Is certain
to come near it.
1t will not he surprising Il the
half mile comes 50 close to Mere
dfth's record, if it is not actually bro
ken. as to cause that young man to
quake in his boots" And that Is
the record that has been claimed rs
most difficult to break. In the .dasneS
will he several men who are rated
better than 10 seconds. And So It. Is
right now through the list OF ID com =
petitions.
If Georgetown finishes as high as
third place it's followers should ieei
extremely well satisfied.
Vale. Harvard and Princeton have
some good men. Yale espeCia goes
along. seemingly without much. until
the intercollegiates, then usually 1t is
In the meet in way that causes Its
opponents the cold creeps. The meet
viii he exceptionally interesting in
that it will find Miller, Harvard's star
sprinter, against the sprint stars OF
the West. Miller did not comnete
in the Penn relays. the only other
meet in which the star sprinters have
been brought together this year.
The intercollegiates this year viii
ia r-orth SpeinY
Evening star., 1926-05-25
HOFF HAS DECIDED
TO SAIL NEXT WEEK
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, Calf, May 2S.--
Charles Hoff, world pole vault cham
pion, whose triumphant tour Of the
United States was halted by A. A. u.
officials when he failed to meet an
engagement to compete at San Fran.
cisco a few weeks ago, has announced
that he will return to Norway next
week.
Hoff expressed disappointment that
he had been unable to compete in a
Los Angeles track meet and also some
ra.ncor that he had received no an.
swer to his telegram week ago to
Frederick w. Ruben of New York,
chairman Of the international rela.
tions committee. asking a decision on
data regarding reinstatement sent
him by Hoff through the Southern
Pacific branch Of the A. A. u.
HOff also said that he had received
no money from the A. A. U. since he
left New York, the sums paid for ap-
pearances in meets throughout the
country having been sent to the A.
A. U. for reimbursement to Hoff.
Evening star., 1926-05-25
BASE BALL SECRETS

a catcher is In an ideal position
to make the runner play into his
hands when the latter Is sliding
home II he plays back Of the base
line and forces the runner to pass
him on the inside of the diamond.
Then he can lurch forward and put
the ball on the runner as he tries
to slide inside OF him. That is
what the player on the left in the
illustration Is prepared to do. The
player on the right has placed HIM
self on the baseline to block the
runner. That is a. dangerous pro-
cedtre and Is dumb base ball, as a.
collision may cause him to drop the
ball even If he gets away with such
unsportsmanlike tactics.
Evening star., 1926-05-25
RELAY MAY DECIDE
HONORS IN BIG TEN

IOWA CITY, Iowa, May q R).---
The one mile relay, final event on the
big ten track and field meet here this
week end. may decide the conference
team championship.
Eight teams will muster their best
quartets for this race.
Michigan, 1925 champions. has all
four of her winning runners entered.
They are: Ohlheiser, Mueller, Herrn-
stein and Feinsinger. They covered
the distance in 1921 $40 last Spring.
The entries total 314. Iowa leads
with 81: Illinois is sending A and
Michigan and Ohio State. Al each.
Evening star., 1926-05-25

Houser, who was beaten for the
shotputtinS championship last year
by Hills, has wonderful nervous
energy and unparalleled speed. In
marked contrast to Houser was Ralph
Hills of Princeton, who was forced to
improve the association record to win
the title from Houser last year. l have
never seen shotputter with q more
marvellous lift than Hills. If he had
had the drive and nervous energy Of
HOuser. I believe that ne would have
smashed Ralph Roses record Of 81
feet to smithereens. The first man who
can combine the qualities Of Houser
and Hills will put the shot So feet.
Coordination Essential. ~
"Most track enthusiasts know that
shotputting Is the art of overcoming
gravity. TO do this one must combine
speed, strength and weight, co.ordi-
mating all three to gain the best pos
sible form. When a shotputter learns
his art there should be no strain. And
yet | consider the shotput to be the
most difficult of all field events to
thoroughly master.
Another factor to consider is that
competition really is a detriment to a
good shotputter. In some events the
athlete can do better work when the
competition Is keen. In running events
1t Is an asset to be keyed up. but
that does not apply in the shotput.
Interest in shotputting among col
legians Is traceable, I believe. to the
desire for foot ball men to take up
weight events for off-season training.
1t is natural that they should turn to
weights and vet it is a difficult task
for the big man to perfect timing and
rhythm, which are all.important to
the shotputter.
I'm 40 meets the winning put has
exceeded Al feet on eight occa asions, in.
Guiding the last four successive meets.
The record has been improvd 20 times
in so years. the Improvement in this
event having been more gradual than
in any Of the original events on the
program. Athletes from Is colleges
have won the event, including: Yale.
10 times: Princeton, 9: Harvard, z;
Columbia. 4: Dartmouth. 4: Penn, 2:
Michigan. .: Stanford. 2: Stevens. g
| Swarthmore, ,; California, Cornell,
Evening star., 1926-05-25

a necessity. The
ball must be made
to stop al a fiXeu
place on the fair
way because Of
dangers W h | C h
skirt the territory.
225 yards, SAY.
from the tee. To
get this Underspin
with full distance
the player selects
an exact spot in
the back of the
ball just above
the balls center
ard I h ere he
hits. This forces
the clu b h e a d
downward slightly
As il u q 8 8 e S
Evening star., 1926-05-25
LOCKE WOULD STUDY
AND STOP SPRINTING
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, May :5.-Roland Locke
University of Nebraska sprinter
credited with repeated performances
eQualling or lowering the world 100
yard and 220-yard dash records.
seeks to be lawyer rather than a
sprinter.
His announcement that he has
ended his track career with the
Missouri Valley Conference meet last
Saturday brought a letter from Of
ficlals Of the National Collegiate
Athletic Association to Henry
Schultz. Nebraska track coach. ask
ing that he be importuned to recon
slider
The y. G. A. a. seeks to have
Locke test his mettle here June II
and ~ at the national collegiate
meet against outstanding sprinters
from schools farther East.
At Lincoln. Nebr., where Locke
has two more years of study of law,
1t was said, however. that he was ex-
pected to participate both in the meet
at Chicago and one at Philadelphia
None of Locke's performances have
yet been credited as tying or beat
ing world marks.
Peter De PaOl0. the 1925 motor
speed champion, made $108,000 last
Evening star., 1926-05-25
MICHIGAN is CERTAIN
OF BASE BALL HONORS

CHICAGO. May 9s (ED.-Michigan
has undisputed claim to the Western
Conference base hall championship.
although there are a. dozen games re-
naming on Big Ten schedule.
Wisconsin, only team which had
chance to dispute the Wolverines
possession of the title; dropped into
the consolation battle by losing 70
Purdue yesterday.
Evening star., 1926-05-25
19 CREWS WILL RACE
IN COLLEGE REGATTA
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
T NEW: YORK. May 2s.-Waters of
the Hudson River at Poughkeepsie.
n. Y. are due for an unprecedented
churning June 2s when at least 10
boatloads of collegians win participate
in the annual regatta Of the Inter.
Collegiate Association.
The record already is broken and
Wisconsin is expected to add its fresh
man crew to the starters. For the
first time in history eight varsity
boats will race. They include Cali
fornia, Washington and Wisconsin.
In preparation for the greatest
throng ever to witness the events.
two cars have been added to the OBJ
servation train. making 81 in all.
Evening star., 1926-05-25
PLAYER BADLY HURT.

I. OMAHA. Nbr.. May % RA-Wii-
liam f'Happy") Hollahan. Omaha sec
ond baseman. who was struck on the
head by a. ball thrown by Pitcher
Marty in Western League game at
Lincoln yesterday. suffered, frac-
tured skull and is in a serious ,condi-
ton, physicians at ST. .joseph Hos.
pital here announced.
Evening star., 1926-05-25
HILLTOP TEAM WOULD DO
WELL TO GET THIRD PLACE
Southern California Favored to Retain Title, With
Its State Rival Second-Yale May Present
Best Eastern Aggregation.
BY II. G. BYRD.

THE send Of good athletes the inter
wv this week with optimistic
feeling there good chance for it In fact
the possibility Of the Blue and Gray
being front the greatest meet of the extremely
especially consideration the strength Of the squads from
California University of Southern California
California generally picked for the
school match
which does
he still is good enough
points the aber Of Houser who
the
addition Houser there Dye high hurdr
he tails
Evening star., 1926-05-25
MAKES HOLE IN ONE.

sW. o. Reed became Il member Of
the Hole-in.One Club Yesterday mt
Potomac Park. His drive rolled into
rhe fifth hole on course +. 2o1 yards
from the tee. Reed resides In the
Burlington Hotel and is employed at
the War Finance Corporation. =
Evening star., 1926-05-25
HAVING BIGGEST SEASON.

CHICAGO. May rs H).--The cur
rent season is the hest the National
League has ever seen. says President
Heydler. here on visit. Attendance
so far has been ahead of that at this
date in any previous year. he said
yesterday at the Cubs Pirate game.
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One hundred and fifty cities in the
United States have public golf courses.
Evening star., 1926-05-25
HELPS BRITISH LACROSSE.

Although the Oxford Cambridge Ia
cross team was not very successful in
winning it's games in America, the
tour of the English collegians has
done much to populariZe the ancient
Indian game.
Evening star., 1926-05-25
. MRS. MALLORY SCORES.

CHISW1CK. England. May Is Up
Mrs. Molla, Mallory, playing in the
second round of the Middlesex tennis
championships. beat Miss Glasspocl
Yesterday, SIS, G., CO.
Evening star., 1926-05-25
PAST BIRTHDAY AGE.

PURCHASE, y. y. May 25.-WN-
liam Muldoon, athlete, trainer and
boxing mosul, wished no observance
of his eighty-frst birthday today. AT
my age" he said, lone has had
enough parties
Evening star., 1926-05-25
HOIJSER LIKELY TO HURL
SPHERE OVER FIF'TY. FEET
This Distance Never Has Been Reached in Title
Cames-Southern Californian Is Remarkable
Weight Man for His Build.
BY the Associated Press.

- 7l., :
oAMBRIDGE Mass, May 25 No athlete In years
championship
pound shot distance of 50 feet Eddie Farrell Harvard coach
predicting that this accomplished Friday
urday in the ffeth annual title here &ett tG-
The East has Ralph Hills this head off the Pacific slope
bat California
Elmer n California probably will battle
before
me
made history
The others l. Beatc Columbia Bud Whitney of
mouth whose
York University and
shotput
Of
Evening star., 1926-05-25
LEADS TARHEEL NINE.

CHAPEL HILL. n. c.. May IS CP).
james Boyd Hatley of Albermarle.
n. c., has been elected captain of the
1927 base ball team at the University
Of North Carolina.
Evening star., 1926-05-25
InSideGOlf
BY Chester Horton.

without concentration none of the
finer touches of golf can be introduced
effectively. Underspin on the tee
shot. in the fine game, often is almost
Evening star., 1926-05-25

through the ball. and that gives the
ball the slightest tendency TO under
spin as it leaves the tee. The spin
ming will become pronounced at the
far end of the drive. cause the ball to
loft, and when it comes it will fall
dead.
Evening star., 1926-05-25

bit on your stride. But you may
use whichever style YOU choose.
The winner in each event is credited
with one point, second man two
points. third man three points, etc. =
At the conclusion of the day--for
this is q full days program--the boy
having the lowest score wins the all.
sports decathlon and is certainly the
aIl.around champion of his crowd.
/ Send in your name. age, address,
etc. if you are the winner and 1t will
be printed.
,.tCopyrixht. 13:sD
Elsewhere on this page ,riH he
found an application for mem bership.
FIJI it in today and mail it, addressed +:
Chief. Boys Club. The Erenin0 Star,
Washington. d. g.
Evening star., 1926-05-25

Peter De PaOl0. the 1925 motor
speed champion, made $10s,000 last
SeaSOn,
Evening star., 1926-05-25

Clip this blank application, fill out and mail today
Addressed Chief Boys Club Evening Star Washington D. e
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-26
Safety Conference
Agrees on Uniform
Code for Motorists

Washington, March 25-(AP)-A
uniform traffic code for the guidance
of motorists and pedestrians through
out the country was adopted at the
concluding session today of the sec
ond national conference ON street
and highway safety.
The code embraces three legisla
tive proposals which would govern
issuance of motor vehicle registra
ton cards, certificates of title and
operators and chauffeurs' licenses,
and regulate the operation of vehi-
cles on highways.
Governor Winant of New Hamp-
shire urged the approximately 1000
delegates to the conference, including
representatives of &c governors, to
take the initiative in placing the rec
concentrations before the various
states and municipalities.
The conference recommended that
pedestrians as we'll as motorists be
required to obey traffic rules and ia
pay fines for infractions.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-26
Methodist Easter
Sale Great Success

The Easter sale given yesterday
afternoon by the LADIES' Aid of the
Methodist church, was very pretty
and pleasant affair and decided
success.
The Easter colors of purple and
white We're used on the booths and
gay spring jonquils and pussywil-
lows with soft gray coats, added to
the pleasing effect. One booth in
particular the Handkerchief booth,
was unusually attractive in yellow
and white, with centerpiece of pus-
sy willows.
Mrs. George Kilgore had the mys-
terry table, where odd and attractive
parcels were to be obtained. Mrs.
James Hudson had the ice cream aud
Mrs. Richard III. Moyle and Mrs,
Harold Stevens the fancy work. At
the cooked food table were Mrs.
Julia Bradbury and Mrs. Amber
Smith. Mrs. Louise Gray and Mrs,
Walter Carter had charge of the can
dy table. Mrs. Clarence Turner and
Mrs. Harry Small were at the apron
table. Mrs. Annie Manhire and Mrs.
Mc1ntire had the handkerchiefs. At
the lingerie table were Mrs. Winfield
Pettee and verna Luce. All the
tables were attractive and all were
well patronlzed.
supper was served from 8 to 100
in the smaller vestries. The menu
delicious and much appreciated. Mrs
Ernest Luce was in charge of the
kitchen and Mrs. Charles Buchanan
of the dining room. The members
of the society served in various ca
pacities in both rooms.
Both sales and supper were very
successful and added materially to
the society's treasury. Both We're
well attended and were successes So
cially as we'll as financially.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-26

Another Senior play goes down in
Gardiner High annals with the pre-
sentation of "a Rose of Plymouth
Town." the production of the class OF
1926, but this years play is a de-
parture from the ordinary run of
high school plays, in that it portrays
in a realistic fashioned one of
Americas most cherished traditions,
the life, of the early. Plymouth COL
onist. The play is q comedy drama,
the action is that of three centuries
ago as is the dress of the actors, the
stage scenes, and all properties The
curtain rises on a typical early Col
onist scene, true to tradition even to
the style of dishes used. Miriam Chill
Kingsley, cousin to Captain Miles
Standish in whose household the
scenes are laid, Barbara Standish,
the Captains good wife, and Reso-
lutte Story, aunt to the Captain, are
engaged in conversation in the open
ing scene. These parts are played
by Mana Marson, Evelyn Libby and
Frances Austin. respectively, and it is
with ease that these girls take their
parts and speak the language of the
olden days. Rachel Milton. as Rose
de la Noye is the heroine of the PLAY,
ana taxes flef extremely diincull role
to perfection. James Booker is cast
in the part of Philippe de la Noye,
hsg brother, one of the Plymouth coll
onists, and Theodore Anketell is seen
as John Margeson, another of the
colonists. The hero's part, that of
Garrett Foster, of Weston's men, who
is seen as an outcast in disgrace in
the first scene, and who takes an in
creasingly part as the plot unfolds
is played by Arthur French in a