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The Washington times., 1927-04-14

E4AseeN :
IN admit that some of us werent
sure what would happen before the
season opened. But / believe the
fans are right. believe baseball is
honest, and always has been honest,
ana always will be honest.
Maybe there have been q few
CROOKS from time 60 time. You'll
find them everywhere, But it
takes more than one. or more
than dozen crooks to sDOiI q
gamelIke baseball. The old game
mas been going for more than 80
years now, and each year it's get
ting better and better. guess
that's the tfp-Off.
OF course. I don't know what may
have gone on with other clubs or
what may have happened before I
was In the league. But since rye
been playing ball never heard any.
ene make crooked suggestion or
make q crack that could be figured
es oked. Some of the hard.boiled
no1Elers say the gamblers are always
ground talking to players. No one
ever came UP to me and suggested
mat try and throw bah game. or
Erike out or do anything else that
night be OFF color. If they did. I'd
Jock him so hard I'd knock his ears
Town around bis shoestrings. And
Y out Of every hundred bali PLAYERS
eel the same way about it. / know.
live with them.
Anyhow the scandals out of the
way. 1t hasn't hurt baseball, and
hasn't hurt interest. And II NAV
eaye been q good thing. For / be.
leve that most fans figure that
Judge lands and the other men in
lharge are on the level.
Now there's just the coming
season to worry about. From
the looks Of things. that will be
plenty. And I've got j bunch
that before the present season
closes fans will be treated to one
Of the hottest races In baseball
history. In this connection I'm
reminded OF something / wrote
9 couple Of weeks ago when I Il
said that injuries might decide
the pennant race. Already
they're beginning to show.
I'm thinking chiefly OF the wash.
hgtOn club with Walter johnson.
Bucky Harris and young Crowder
III out with injuries or illness right
bow. That's tough break for
eucky, and club that looked great
- i T.
The Washington times., 1927-04-14
CADDIES' CORRAL.

A corral for the caddies has been
built at the Alderwood Country
Club. Portland. Ore. and now the
bag-toters are all Gagged up behind
i big fence.
The Washington times., 1927-04-14
RECORDS 40 pATn

High team game--Mt. Pleasant, sol,
High team set--Mt Pleasant, l.e59
High individual game--Parson, 1876. High
individual set-Harville. 397. Greatest
strtkes-Gregory. 30. Greatest spares
= Elicit. 20s. High individual average
-~p. Elicit, 1ii-25.
The Washington times., 1927-04-14

He would begin by tossing the
ball ten feet. Gradually he would
move back further and further
as the sore muscles responded.
And finally, when he was able 70
The Washington times., 1927-04-14

It's Charles (Old Hosa Rad
bourne Radbourne OF the iron
frame and the steely heart: Rad
bourne who single handed pitched
the Providence club to pennant
victory, back in those mid. Victorian
days Of 1884 when gentlemen wore
mutton.chop whiskers, and fair
ladies tainted at the sight Of blood.
There's baseball story worth re-
peating.
IN the latter part OF the season
Charley Sweeney, who shared with
RadbourHe the Providence pitching
burden, quit the team suddenly.
There remained ~ games to play,
and Radbourne was the sole re-
naming pitcher.
The Providence club was in q
furOre. a meeting Of the board Of
directors was called to determine
whether or not the club. should
be disbanded. RadbOurne was
called into the conference, and
entered the room smiling and
chewing tobacco.
Don't quit" he said to the d.
rectors. 4 can win the nag for
you. All / ask is a chance"
And then and there, Radbourne
started the greatest record ever
made by any big league pitcher.
He actually pitched every one al
the remaining n games, all Of
them tough ones. And what Ii
more, he won Is Of them! n
During theat great struggle Rad.
bourne suffered intensely. In the
mornings he could not raise his
arm above his waist. He had ia
brush his hair with his Ieft, hand.
Still he stuck to his task. Two
hours before the game every day
Radbourne would go to the park
and the painful process Of timber.
ing up. little short OF torture
would start.
The Washington times., 1927-04-14
REVERSE RUNNER

Bin Robinson, a colored sprinter,
holds the record Of 1-5 seconds for
running Is yards backwards.
The Washington times., 1927-04-14
T0lk Of Pennock If you s0ilI,
Sing of AleGGndeq's might,
Walsh, and Joss, and TGnnehilL,
Johnson Bender, Plank and
White.

Down through the long Of baseball history pitcher
Brown and Matty Bender Plank Rudolph; Alex
ander and Pennock; johnson and Walsh
Records made and brokebut odmers who have
game since its inception still cling their " love- When
Of the greatest pitcher Of all time arises they their cand
date groomed and ready. Their vote Is unanimous
The Washington times., 1927-04-14
ALL Al ONE
ASPITCHING MARVEL
BY Ford C. Prick

Doapn across the years they fEQhae,
Young and lIGtty and tie rest;
Still / rise and make my claim,
aOd HOss" R0dboug7se aUGs the
best.
rhymes Of an Old Timer.
The Washington times., 1927-04-14

n admit that some of us weren' t,
sure what would happen before the
season opened. But I believe the
xans are right. ] believe baseball is
honest. and always has been honest,
ana always will be honest.
The Washington times., 1927-04-14

ARLINGTON
WINS RACE AT 81

"A. Oljewslkl, aged 81. came home
first In 8 cross.country race held
recently outside Of Paris.
The Washington times., 1927-04-14

I'm thinking chiefly Of the Wash.
hgtOn club with Walter johnson,
eucky Harris and young Crowder
III out with injuries or illness right
bow. That's a tough break for
Rucly, and q club that looked great
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-05-28
Divers THRILLING
fight With OCTOPUS
Kills Giant Devilfsh and
Rescues Body of Sailor
From Its Tentacles

Port Townsend. Wash, May % Up
A huge octopus. bearing in its ten
tacles the body of one of five men
who went down on the tug Warren
early Tuesday, gave up its human
prize after an hours battle SO feet
under water with A. E. Hook, a
diver. Hook related his story here
last night upon arriving with the
body.
The diver was under water re-
pairing a fish net, he said, when
he sighted the devilfish making his
way along the bottom of the Sound
with the body in his tentacles.
Selling pike pole, Hook attacked
the sea monster.
Minutes wore on as the diver
thrust and lunged at the octopus,
which gave savage battle but grim
ly held to the body. Time after
time the develfish warded off the
spear with the power OF its f1inging
arms.
The water was becoming cloudy.
section OF the spiderlike demon,
Hook literally cut his tentacled ad-
versary to ribbons before the death
struggle was ended. The octopus
sank back, apparently mortally
wounded, and lay on the muddy bot
tom of the Sound while Hook pried
loose the tentacles from around the
body.
In Port Townsend the body was
tentatively identified as that of H.
Healey, cook on the Ill fated tug.
Attempts we've being made to get in
communication with his relatives.
who are thought to live near Allan
ia, Ga.
None OF the bodies Of the other
four men aboard the tug has been
recovered. The craft dropped out
Of sight early Tuesday morning
while en- route from Seattle to Vic
toria
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-05-28
WANTS TO COME HOME
Lindbergh Sends Cable Stating That
He Plans to Start Somewhere
Around June 10.

Detroit, May IS up - Captain
Charles Lindbergh will sail for
home about June Ii on an American
war vessel rendered by President
Coolidge.
Such was the substance Of Q
cablegram received here yesterday
by Mrs. Evangellne Lodge Lind
bergh. the flyers mother, she an
nounced.
The cablegram stated that Lind
hergh would sail for home immedi-
ately after his tour of Europe.
Mrs. Lindbergh who Is anxiously
awaiting his return continues her
duties as an instructor Of chemis-
try at a local high school and is adj
herring rigidly to her policy of de-
Ginning all proffers to commercialize
her sons fame. More than one
thousand gifts received from per-
sons over the country during the
past few days have been returned
to the senders by the flier's mother.
Each day Mrs. Lindbergh receives
a cable from her son telling her
briefly Of his plans. such as yester-
days which said:
I'll see King Albert tomorrow. :"
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-05-28
FLO zIEGFELD DENIES
LOSSES At GAMBLING
Brands Story He's Broke
as False-Sued by
Stage Director

New York, May IS up - Charges
and denials that Florenz Zicgfeld,
theatrical producer. is BROKE" and
that he lost 100000 within a year
gambling In Florida featured a
hearing In the suit of Edward
Royce. stage director against the
producer for $1,000 and a percent
agt of the profits of "Rio Rita" a
current Ziegfeld production.
Royce through counsel yesterday
claimed Ziegfeld's knowledge of
stasecraft is restricted to women
and costumes" while the producers
attorney asserted Royce is a has
BEEN In stage direction. The suit
is being heard by Justice Seeger in
White Plains.
Royce claims he was contracted
to put "Rio Rita in shape at a
salary of $1,000 a week for five
weeks and one per cent Of tha
gross receipts. He states the pro-
duction has already brought in
more than 100000. and asks for
his percentage. He further charges
Ziegfcld with having permitted his
notes to go TO protest for two years.
Ziegfeld in his affidavit charged
Royce with having deserted the
show at a critical time; that the
production was in pretty bad
shape" when he engaged others to
continue the work. and that Royce
called for a rehearsal of the show
in Philadelphia and then failed to
appear himself.
Besides denying that he was fl
nancially insolvcnt. Ziegfeld ,iste /
several of his holdings. among
which he said were 81 IL per cent
of the stock of the Rio Rita CON-
Colonial theater in Boston. 81 1-2
per cent of the ''Ziegfeld Follies;"
one-twelfth interest in the moving
picture production of "Ben Hur,"
and that he receives $4,000 year
from a large motion picture pro-
ducing company, together with a
80 per cent share of the profits of
any pictures made by that concern
with which he was associated. H 2
also listed real estate properties in
Chicago. and at Hastings the
Hudson. where he resides with his
wife, the former Billie Burke.
Il brand as absolutely false the
statement that I have lost in ex-
cess of 100000 at gambling in the
state of Florida within the past
year, and deny that l have ever
stated such to be the fact to any
person, nor Is any such statement
true" Ziegfeld declared In his AZ
fidayit.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-05-28
Veteran Miner Is Hero
In UNDERGROUND Blast

Aguilar colo. May IS UP)-
Six men We're killed and another in
iured in an explosion which for
more than hours trapped 162 men
in the Delagua coal mine of the Vic
tor American Fuel Co., 10 miles
from here.
A 60-year- miner. Dan Woods,
today was credited with having saw
ed the lives of the rest of the crew
when the explosion blocked the en-
trance of the shaft with a solid wall
of debris at noon yesterday.
The men were beginning to get
historical. when Woods. veteran OF
many q mine disaster. took charge.
Through the dense cmoke, Woods
led the survivors to safety through
a little known north slope exit. The
men marched in lock step behind
him.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-05-28
ROARING GAS WELL
FIRE EXTINGUISHED
Toll of Eight Lives Taken
in Spectacular Texas
Blaze

Sanford, Tex. May 20 R-A
blackened crater from which ga:
Kissed at the rate of a million cubic
feet day, was all that remained to.
day of the Panhandle Lamp" ere.
ated at cost Of eight lives wher
a huge we'll on Main street here ig.
nited yesterday.
The zoo foot flame that ragged fol
more than 40 hours to threaten this
oil boom town was "snuffed out
last night with high explosives and
barrage OF steam. The roaring
torch was extinguished in almost as
spectacular display as marked the
ignition of the well while the crew
was attempting to remove the cas-
ing to test for oil.
Under the direction Of TEX
Thornton expert In the use OF nitro.
glycerine and other explosive EN-,
ployed by we'll shooters, a battery
Of boilers was massed near the well
to furnish steam. While the boilers
were moved as close as the heat
would permit. Thornton used a fire.
proof suit to make several inspec.
tons. Once he peered into a hole
around the casing in an effort Il
locate the bodies OF two men believ,
ed to have been cremated.
Meanwhile, owners of nearb.
houses obtained cables and tractors
and skidded their buildings from
the zone made uninhabitable by the
terrific heat. Others struck theil
tent homes or poured their limited
water supply on frame shacks
scorched as the wind famed the
flame toward various sections Of the
village.
With upwards OF 10000 persons
assembled to witness the "snuffine
out" process. Thornton donned his
fireproof clothing shortly before ten
o'clock last night and carried q
charge Of explosive to the base OF
the flame. He hastily placed it and
ran to an electrical device to ex-
plode 1t. The blast cut the flame
for an instant, then 1t leaped sky
ward again. Several persons were
knocked down by the conclusion
and windshields on a few automo.
biles were shattered.
Thornton announced the> first
charge was merely to cut Oft the
casing on level with the ground
He then placed second and larger
charge while engineers manned the
steam lines.
With the fash Of the blast. the
steam barrage conferred on the
mouth of the we'll. The flame sput-
tered and vanished. Numerous spec
tators were hurled to the ground
and windows in many buildings were
broken. No one was injured.
The crowd quickly recovered &c
acclaim "rex" who announced he
would make another search today
for the two missing men. Cowboys
oil field workers and other visitor.
then Joined in celebration that
continued at midnight. nearly an
hour after the lamp" was blown
out.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-05-28
License Tag Too Big and
Heavy for Her Little Dog

Chicago. May % R)--When Muir
iel Mccormick. granddaughter of
John d. Rockefeller, went shopping
for dog licenses in the millionaire
| colony of Lake Forest, she had no
difficulty In fitting up Merrie and
Christmas, huge German police dogs,
but she demurred at the size of the
tag offered for the third of her pets.
This one was Wu-Si-Woo, a six
inch long. thrce-inch high Chinese
canine blue blood.
why license tag would almost
break his neck" Miss Mccormick
said. Hes so small that in winter
I carry him in my muff or in my
pocket"
The license clerk won the argu-
ment, however and Miss Mccormick
departed with each dog tagged.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-05-28
THOROUGHLY BAD GIRL
REALLY DOESN'T EXIST
Girls Service League Worker De-
clares She Never Saw
Hopeless Case.

New York. May 20 Up - In 20
years Of welfare work Miss Stella
A. Miner. director OF the Girls Serv-
ice league, says she has not seen "a
thoroughly bad girl"
"There Is always something good
to build upon" Miss Miner says in
her annual report, issued today. ut
Is often courage and inquiring minds
rather than helplessness and lack of
purpose which have brought them to
our doors"
Nearly four thousand girls were
assisted during the last year. Sixty
seven per cent Of the cases came
from homes where alcoholism,
immortality, cruelty. poverty or
broken family life have been decided
influences" Miss Miner states. sixty
per cent have come from homes
where foreign born parents have fail
ed to keep step with American born
daughters.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-05-28
NATIONAL FOREST IN
COLORADO FIRE SWEPT
More Than 5000 Acres OF Pines
Destroyed-Blaxe Gets Out
of Control.

Pueblo, Colo. May % (UP)-A
wind. threatened a large part Of the
raging forest fire, famed by high
San Isabel national forest today.
More than 5000 acres Of timber,
principally pine, have been laid
waste. Leaders Of the 500 fire fight
ers were pessimistic over their abil-
ity to stop the blaze.
H. E. French. forest supervisor.
declared that unless the wind abated
there will be no stopping the fire"
The fire, which started late Thurs
day, was believed to have been
brought under control yesterday.
Smouldering embers were whipped
into flames by a strong wind last
night. however and the blaze early
today was out Of control.
Some 600 men are digging trenches
and hewing trees in the path of the
fire in their effort to save the for
est. Among the f1re-fighters are 40
convicts from the state penitentiary
at Canon City.
The blaze was believed to have
started originally from burning
stumps on ranch adjoining the
forest.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-05-28
IS CRITICALLY ILL
Condition OF Earl Carroll Is Caus-
ing His Attending Physician Con-
siderable Worry.

Atlanta, Ga, May IS (CP)-Earl
Carroll, New York theatrical pro-
Queer, is in critical condition from
a malady both physical and mental,
DR.. Henry McGohee. Atlanta dag
nostician, said today.
Something must be done i'm
mediately," DIR. McGehee declared,
IF Carroll is to recover. l cannot
say at this time what the cause OF
CARROTS condition is but will be able
to do so in time
The report of DR.. McGehee, Dr.
Fred c. Williams, superintendent of
the South Carolina state hospital
and DR.. James Fouche, Columbia,
S. c., on CARROTS condition is to be
forwarded at once to the department
of justice in Washington.
None OF the physicians would say
whether it recommended clemency
for Carroll, now a federal prisoner
under sentence for perjury.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-05-28
-FOUR ARE DEAD FROM
f|ENDISH CLUBBING
Two Other Tampa Persons
Badly Injured Suspect
Accuses Companion

Tampa, Fla, May IS P1A wo-
mans scream, heard at daybreak by
railroad track walker. has led to
the arrest OF two middle aged men
and an account from one of them OF
a home invaded by a drunken man
who mercilessly beat six members of
a family with a heavy tool. four Of
them to death.
Herman Merrell, As, carpenter,
and three children. Ralph. II; Mil
dred, 5, and Buddy, 3. are dead. Mrs.
Merrell, IS, and three month old
wounds inflicted with q railroad
spike maui.
From E. H. Levine, a shabbily
dressed man arrested early last night.
police said they had a story that fix
ed the crime on Leonard Thompson.
Thompson was arrested forthwith
and taken from a rooming house to
Jail where he and Levine were held
incommunicado.
A desire for revenge was given as
the motive, police said, but whether
the cause was fancied or real. po-
lice had not determined. Edward
Merrell, the dead mans brother, said
they had no money and no enemies
that he knew Of.
Thompson and l were drinking
together Thursday night" police said
Levine related under protest. HE
told me earlier in the day that Mer-
rell had done him a dirty trick and
he was gonna get him that night"
I'VE walked along the railroad
track near the house and lay down.
Thompson went on. Next thing /
knew heard noise from the house.
l went in the back door. 1t was
dark SO l lit matches and walked
around and looked at what Thomp-
son done"
Thompson admitted he had been
with Levine Thursday night but de-
MED emphatically that he was re-
sponsible for what the man saw, the
mutilated bodies of six persons. ly-
ing in the positions in which they
slept Levine left the room then
and it was several hours later that
Kenneth Merrell. 1G. looked on the
bodies after returning from a visit
with relatives over night.
On being taken to the Merreli
home. Levine pointed out to officers
things he had observed the night be-
fore, even finding burnt matches he
said he dropped. He did not know
that Hugh Merrell. s, had fallen
from his bed in sleep and escaped
injury.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-05-28
SEVEN REAPPOINTMENTS
TO CITY COMMISSIONS
Mayor Weld to Make Only One
Change in His Official
Family.

Several reappointments to COM
missions We're announced today at
the Office of Mayor Weld. -includ-
ing: Edward +. Hall, chairman of
the board of finance and taXation
Walter j. kenney. garage commits
sion; Joseph +. Lamb. water board !:
william S.. Bacon. board OF finance
and taxation; Romeo A. Grse,
building commission: Frank Rog-
crs. garage commission; George A..
Speak. board Of finance and taxa
ton.
All others whose terms expire
will be asked to accept reappoint-
monts. Mayor Weld stated. the only
exception being the board OF as
scssors wh"r" the projected APP
pointmcnt Of Thomas Under as
chairman will be carried out.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-05-28
WOMAN DROPS DEAD AS
MAN Is BURIED ALIVE
Sight of Sewer Cave-in In Camden.
n. j., Proves Too Much
For Spectator

Camden. n. j., May 20 R-A
man was buried alive and woman
fell dead during the excitment when
a sewer caved in last night. An
other man. was buried almost to his
arms but managed to work himself
free.
Simon Casla, who was tapping an
outlet to the sewer with several
other workmen disappeared when
the cave-in occurred.
Mrs. Amelia Ascholt, 60, who Wit
messed the cave-in from the window
of her home. dropped dead as near
ly 100 tiremen and police arrived at
the scene and started digging for
Casla.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-05-28
Pope Not Likely to Get
Into wet" Controversy

Rome. May IS (uP)-Merely
acknowledgement will be accorded
by Pope Plus, vatican officials be-
lieved today. to the letter OF Will
liam H. Anderson, American dry
leader. requesting a statement on
the vatican's attitude toward prohi-
bition.
The vatican. it was suggested to-
day, would adhere to its policy IT
never interfering in the internal af-
fairs of nations. The Holy See re-
CARDS prohibition as an internal
American problem. 1t was empha-
sized today that there were plenty
OF prelates in the United States
competent to express the church's
attitude toward prohibition.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-05-28
STOCKHOLDER sues
Claims Red Star Appliance. Inc, of
Stamford Is Causing Waste of
Company's Assets.

Stamford, Conn. May % Pi-In
order to prevent the waste of the
assets of the Red Star Appliance.
Inc, manufacturers of mailing ma
chimes, Arthur 3. Pitney. principal
stakeholder of the company. today
brought suit in the Fairfield county
superior court asking for receiver.
He claimed the company owed him
s23,S43.42 and other creditors $55,-
27l.l1.
The company is threatened with
several suits, he averred. and
brought action to prevent dissipa
ton of the companys assets. The
incorporation has capital stock OF
s226.0O0. consisting Of 41,400 com
mon shares at $50 par value, 100
preferred at $25. Mr.. Pitney said
he was the owner of 10000 shares
of common and $50 preferred. The
action is returnable at Bridgeport,
June Z.