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HAST ines THRILLED
As VICTORY LOOMS
CHAPTER XII


Several days before January 49, 60 down
swimming history stood the Santa Monica
boat fading in the distance toward Catalina Island
bearing chum George Young the starting point Of the
22mile Pacific swimming classic
For the my spirits low because the lonesome
feeling which This the George
had been separated since out from Toronto my
motorcycle November 49, But spirits again
pictured the victory which would be the outcome
felt proud that had share in engineering the plans which
brought George to California knew he would win the $4,000
prize just that S. bill would have looked like
me- certainly were short Of cash
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into two or more sections, with a
championship series at the seasons
end among Sthe section winners.
This, undoubtedly, would make
more teams interested in the pen.
nant fight, but 1t would lessen the
effectiveness OF the league in an.
other, and perhaps more important
direction.
The Masonic League aims at good
fellowship and closer acquaintance
among Masons through personal
contact. Victory as an object might
be termed almost secondary. consid.
ering the spirit in which the league
was conceived and has been car.
ried on.
Incidentally. the Masonic League.
according to its president. Henry
TAFT Rodier. likely win be repre.
sented in the Washington City
Duckpln Association tournament by
40 teams. It already has voted to
enter In a body and some Of the
teams. in order TO give each Of their
squad chance to compete. will
enter two ltneups as No. and No.
2 teams.
AAAO NA00UAA6 EC0kAA VIII EU1l
two tournaments in one. All Of
their city tournament scores
win count twice. the annual
Masonic event having been
incorporated with the Washing.
ton City Associations affair.
Forty Masonic teams gives the
association a strong foundation on
which TO build biz entry. There
seems to be no doubt that this
years entry viii surpass the previ.
Gus record. Hood teams. by far.
1t Is expected that the Masons
will b. strongly represented In the
inter.fraternaI league, steps to
organize which VIII be taken at a
meeting next Monday night at the
King Pin. with ]. w. Wood in the
chair.
Such bowling league seems to
be so much Of a natural that one
wonders that 1t hasn't been organ.
lied long since.
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CENTRAL ENGAGED

Central High Echoo! swimming
team win engage the Navy Plebe
team at Annapolis today. Coach
F., J. Brawner is taking Capt. Stan.
ford Hoffman, Dodine, Smell, Dom.
met, Bates, Stephan, Hunt, Lever
ton. Cheffle and Walton to the Naval
Academy "a hopes Of returning with
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To.als. 47l aaa Gel TOtals. .Aa7 ta0 GO
Totals. ssS 52i seal Totals. asa 81
FkUII GROWERS LEAGuE
miami CLUB LIBERAL

Other racing ira Rs may have
larger stake events. but the Miami
Jockey Club leads n overnight
awards. Is the lowest purse for any
race is $500, which IL q record
tor an parts Of the country
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THEY'RE NOT SORRY

Walter Hagen and "Wild Biil''
Melhorn were both sand.lot base
ban stars but turned down major
league offers for more lucrative
careers as golf pros
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With George Leading, I Just
cOuldn't restrain myself. i
shouted and WhOOped and
cheered just as II / had been In
a boat alongside him. From the
crazy way / acted the crowd
soon learned my connection
with George. Several Of the
people around offered to take
me to the point where he was
most likely to land. When Il
was finally announced that he
was only q mile from the shore
/ was glad to accept the invita-
ton.
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Bowling fans who find a kick in
contests between star teams might
mark down these oates to advant'
age:
February 1s-King Pins VS.. Con-
Nention Hall, ct King Pin.
February 25-Convention Hall VS..
Curb Cafe, at Convention Hall.
March 3-Convention Hall VS..
stanford Paper Company. at Con.
venticn Hall.
March lO.--convention Hall w.
Government Printing Office, at
Convention Hall.
Convention Hall, King Pin, Curb
Cafe, Stanford Paper Company and
4 Government Printing Office are the
teams involved in the championship
race. And thus the stage Is Get
perfectly for Convention Halls ex'
Jack whalen, AL Work and Glenn
Wolstenholme to prove beyond
peradventure that they are the class
oe the District League, taken as a
group.
Their outlook is anything but
pink and pretty. 4
or the 17s members Of the
Bankers Duckpin League, only
two figure In the Individual
championship race. B. Eheehy.
5of the leading Bank Of Wash
lngt0n team. and Sam Gheen,
that veteran Of . thousand
bowling battles or more, virtual
" are tied with averages Of lib
and fractions, Sheehy having
slight margin In pins, accord.
Ing % the latest figures.
Gheen is q mainstay of American
Sesurity and Trust, which trails
Bank of Washington In the stand,
ings. Sam has been star for
years and years. Sheehy was the
only banker TO shoot in the Howard
Campbell Sweepstakes lately. and
hi@ showing was meritorious.
The Bankers League IL dis
klnguished, perhaps quite naturally
4og its prosperity. Its prize fund,
~ peOportiCn to the number Of
1eame, IL the richest owned by any
lsaSue IN Washington. A schedule
book, well filled with advertising
each year SWeIls its treasury.
And good fellowship, well.spiced
BY the competition among rival
kinapcial houses and strong teams,
has brought a steady, healthy
growth to the organization. In.
dicating the general interest In
matches, only two have been for.
feited this season, which is quite a
record for d league that owns rs
teams.
The vast Masonic League.
with its 3O-Odd teams, finds diff.
Mculty IN keeping all OF its
teams interested In the competl
ton. Its handicap system has
helped sOnVe. hut not enough 10
prevent several strong teams
from lighting IL out among
themselves for the pennant
each season.
OF consequence 6orfeits ere
cutie frequent. It has been sug.
eested that the. leaRnO h0 diwiAod
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GOSrapner tried 20 DO the same
thing but he missed hts footing
and Tell with . splash, camera and
all.
George. by this time, was plainly
In sight, pushing steadily ahead
like a machine, The spectators
were wild with delight. It was q
thrilling sight. This boy Of II win.
ming from q field Of 102 entrants,
many Of them among the worlds
best swimmers.
People were wading down In
the water toward George. One
old woman. about 20 years old
stood In waist-deep water Groom.
Ing TO George to come safely to
shore. Two young men Owed
into the water with all their
clothes on and swan out again.
In the excitement myself had
slipped and / was thoroughly
soaked by this time. George, ]
now could see, had planted his
feet on a rock and was raising him
self out OF the water.
A breaker swept him under. I
dived from the rock I was stand.
ing on just In time to support him.
The boat was ct his side now and
! helped Byrne and Swensen drag
him in. Ewensen was the oarsmGn
Of the boat accompanying George
/ climbed In after him and covered
him with blankets. We rowed back
to the speed boat and as we lifted
him aboard George asked for q
sandwich. and then when he had
started Munching It. AZ q s0IT OF
after thought he added:
WHO won?'
ooh, don't ask foolish questions, -
/ said. And there were tears of
happiness and excitement In my
eyes.
The strain OF the effort was In
Georges face, but would not say
that he had reached the end OF his
strength. I don't agree with some
who said he was good for another
five miles. But he was good for
another quarter OF a mile, at
least.
Attendants wrapped him in warm
blankets and started to massage him
to stimulate his circulation. A
doctor felt his pulse and laughed
'The shape you're in you can
swim the whole ocean next"
he said. He declared that
George was in perfect cOndi.
ton and suffering only from
natural fatigue. What o boy he
Is!
well. George 1 said. "Guess
you can bring your mother down
here now and give her . home
George could not open his eyes
because the graphite which had
been srneared over his body had
gotten into them. But q wide grin
spread over his face. He didn't say
q word. He just nodded, but that
nod expressed more happiness and
satisfaction than q whole book OF
words.
THE END
Copyright, 1897. Famous Features
Syndicate, Incl
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1000 JOIN
ARCADIA

The Arcadia Sporting Club today
issued its 1,000th membership
card in anticipation Of the 40.round
program which Matchmaker frankie
Mann is arranging for Tuesday
night with Eddie Buell. and Nancy
Sharkey in the feature 1o.round
bout.
Reaching the 1,O00.mark gives
Mann twice the membership he
had before the registration system
Of adding members was conceived.
This plan permits members who
have registered twenty days to pay
their clubs dues on the night Of
any event they wish to witness.
Heretofore 1t has been necessary
to pay dues in advance the first
Of every month.
Many prospective members
felt unable TO do this, never
knowing positively IN advance
whether they could take I'd.
vantage of an programs ar.
ranged for that month.
Once q member has registered.
he becomes eligible to pay piece
meal for his club privileges. A
single registration is all that Is
necessary and this procedure costs
nothing. Twenty days thereafter
he may take advantage Of the
night-by.night due paying plan.
Other bouts on next Tuesdays
G I'd include ten.rounders by Sailor
McKenna and George Leslie, eight
FOUNDERS between Bud Nolan and
Jack Turner and Nick RapoEi and
Frankie Weinert. Over a four.
round course, Bud Haven and
Larry Mccormack win perform.
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A young couple rushed me a.
breakneck speed over the noun
tain about IL miles to Point VI.
cente, toward which George was
reported to be heading.
Here I could see the official guide
boats az ] stood on the bluff. In my
excitement and anxiety to reach the
strand / slid down the steep bank.
thought for a moment was going
to lose my balance. but ! managed
to land right-side up. with dirt and
rocks showering over me.
I climbed up on q little point and
sat there alone watching the lights
of the boats bob up and down as they
came nearer. 1 was so excited over
the finish ] just couldn't think or
do anything else. Old George, my
pal, was coming in. 1 felt terrible to
be so far away from his side at that
moment. 1 wanted to be shouting
words of encouragement in his ear.
"For home and mother, George"
I wanted to shout to him. ''For home
and mother-winr'
Then a picture arose before me-
how his. mother and mine had made
such a heavy sacrifice to finance our
trip.
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Offers
$4,000 Bet
On Self

LONG BRANCH. N. j., Feb. ~.
Jim Maloney, Boston heavyweight.
today offered to wager $4,000 that
he knocks out Jack Delaney, light
heavyweight champion, in their
heavyweight elimination bout in
New York next Friday night.
Maloney's proposal was made in
a telegram to Delaney at Bridge.
port after he had been informed
that Pete Reilly, Delaney's manager,
had declared that Delaney would
knock out Maloney provided the lat
ter Ibid not go into his shell in
the first round"
The Boston Strong Boy" was
greatly aroused over Reilly's al
legged statement.
"Wil bet you $4,000, knockout
against knockout, that flatten
you" he wired Delaney.
Maloney 10 completing his train
ing here by sparring with Tommy
Loughran, of Philadelphia.
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People were wading down IN
the water toward George. One
old woman. about 20 years old
stood In waist-deep water Groom
Ing 70 George to come safely to
shore. Two young men Owed
into the water with all their
. clothes ON and swan out again.
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CITY TITLE
in BOWLING
At STAKE
BY r. D. Thomas

30 much has been published con.
cefning the District Duckpin
L6ague pennant fight that one
hegitates to call further attention
to- that wild and chaotic struggle
but q near-fact became apparent to-
day that urges comment.
The fate Of the Convention Hall
team, among the five closely
grouped leaders, very probably will
be sealed in its next four battles.
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A. fortune and the vagaries
81 schedule would have Il.
Convention Halls stars will face
one after another In quick sue
session the four teams they
must OUt-b0wI to win . league
championship that carries the
prestige Of an all-city title.
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climbed down from my perch and
went down to the people. There
was some officials there, waiting for
the victor. They had flares. Sud.
denly everybody moved toward a
point on the beach. Nearer and
nearer came the lights. getting
steadier as they approached. One
of the officials pushed a flare into
my hand and helped me up on q
huge boulder. was wild with ex.
element.
After what seemed hours heard
the creak Of oarioclSs. Suddenly q
boat came into view several hun.
dred feet from where most Of the
people had gathered.
Then there was q mad scramble.
Photographers fell over each other
rushing to get the first pictures OF
the victor. Scores stood ankle deep
in the water without seeming to
realize It. Then thought / saw
Georges head lifting out OF the
foam.
I leaped into the sea ana percheO
myself on . rock twenty yards from
the shore line. a newspaper pho.
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/ saw a bonfire down ON the
beach. People were down there.
1 wanted to join them. ]
wanted to talk to sOmebOdy-tO
tell them about George-what It
meant to him to Win-that he
just couldn't lose, because Il was
our mothers who had made vic.
tory possible.
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Of . consequence forfeits ere
quite frequent. It has been sug.
eested that the leaguo bs digiAsd
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that Wood would bring the Cana
dian plane here today.
The Royal Windsor was stuck In
the mud at the new Portland (Me.)
airport. Woods plan is to come here
to refuel and take off Immediately
after the Old Glory.
Bertaud said he thought the Roys
al Windsor might follow his plane
most of the way to the other side
Of the ocean, as the Royal Windsor
has no radio and might have diff
Guilty keeping to its course.
If the fliers get away by / p. m.
today they will have daylight for
about the first six hours of the
fight.
Bertaud revealed that if the fight
to Rome was successful return trip
would be made in October by the
southern route. Miami, Fla, he
said, probably would be the landing
place on the return to this country.
With rather favorable weather,
indications were that the London,
Ontario, to London, England, mono
plane Sir John CARING, might take
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-09-05
GUILT is DENIED
BY YHOSTETTERS
Alleged Southport Bank
Robbers Arraigned.

Robert and Howard Hostetter
pleaded not guilty today to robbing
the Citizens State Bank at South
port, Feb. 8, 1926, of $1,695, before
Criminal Court Judge James A. Col
Inns.
The alleged hold-up men, sought
by indianapolis police over the ma
ton, will be tried Friday, Collins
announced. The youths were
brought into the courtroom, chained
to a string Of other prisoners, in
custody of Sheriff Omer Hawkins.
One hundred two defendants were
arraigned, seventy-two being brought
from the county Jail.
Their recent capture In Buffalo
was effected when they sent money
to two women companions in Phila-
delphia. Deputy Sheriff Charles
Bell was shot in the escape Of the
Hostetters and another suspect
from a house where they had been
trapped in 1926.
They win be tried on banditry,
robbery and grand larceny charges.
Collins told attorneys all cases
would be rushed, to make way for
the trial of Mayor Duvall Sept. IL.
Tilford Roberts, charged with
numbering Patrolman Charles Car
ter May 8, also pleaded not guilty.
Eight Negroes charged with murder
denied the charge. Attorneys for
Roberts will file a change of venue
plea Tuesday. Roberts was returned
here from Kentucky institution
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OLD DGLORY' READY FOR FLIGHT
FROM MAINE COAST TO ROME

off today from CARIBOU. Maine, for
Harbor Grave, Newfoundland.
Capt. Torrance Tully and Lieut..
James Medcalf, who made forced
landing at Washburn, six miles from
here, last Thursday, have been wait
ing since for good flying conditions.
Given favorable weather condi-
tions, Capt. R. H. Mcintosh expected
to take off today in his Fokker
monoplane Xenia on an attempted
nonstop fight to Philadelphia. J.,
The plane is similar to the i'll
fated Saint Raphael, in which Prin-
cess Ane of Lowenstein-w -wertheim,
Captain Leslie Hamilton and Colonel
F. F. Minchin probably lost their
lives last week.
William S. Brock and Edward F.
Schlee, globe f1iers, arrived at $3.50
p. M, Indian time, today at Allaha-
bad, India, in the monoplane Pride
of Detroit. The f1iers said they would
leave for Calcutta tomorrow The
trip from Karachi was unevenful.
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Day of Thanksgiving,
Says Secretary DaUis
(Written for the United Press)
BY JAMES j. DAVIS

WASHINGTON, ST. often said that in
thanksgiving, the
attained the social position His
highest the
of the Nation There has before call rejoicing
material enoymens Of these labor its
Today however the coemoraon o Labor Day
us than before 1t of understanding
today
realize
together
ducon industry and contentmen prosperity both
for employer and employee:
thus celebrate this Day with feeling
hdence knowing that the reciprocal between units
dusry be permanent.
that Of the Of those
industry
within the reach Of all there have benefits that
ing profitable
te than the American and before
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Youth Captured in Seattle;
Admits Forgery, but
Denies Staying.
BIZ United Press

BY UnteG Press
SEATTLE, Wash, Sept. 5.-Re-
peated questioning of Harry Hill
21-year-old Streator, ILL.,, youth
captured here Saturday night, and
charged with killing his mother, to-
day had failed to shake his asser-
ton that he knew nothing of the
crime and had fed from Streator
only because he might be impli-
Gated.
He asserted that he had intended
to go back to Streator with the in
tention of facing the charges, but
had stayed away from home to hide
and wait untn things cooled off a
little"
II was visiting with my friend,
William Bridges, in Chicago when
my mothers body was found" Hill
told authorities. my first impulse
was to go back to Streator. and I
did. But I thought the circum-
stances looked bad for me, and I
got cold feet"
Denies Charge
Hill said he learned before he fed
that Peter Busch, odd job man, had
testified the youth told him to re-
place the brick paving over the
grave in the basement of the Hill
home in which the woman was
buried. This he specifically denied.
He confessed forging his mothers
name to checks for more than 81 1000
and asserted he did so to pay gam
bling debts, the motive for the crime
held against Hill by Streator police.
"I went from Streator to Beloit,
Wis, and from there to Minneapo-
hs," Hill said. IT stole some Min
nesota license plates and made my
way to the coast"
Evades Searchers
In spite of the police broadcast
asking his arrest, Hill was not ques-
toned until he was taken in GUS
tody here.
Charles Tenant, detective chief,
said the first trace Of the youth in
Seattle was obtained when it was
learned he had sold ar automobile
for $85, much less than its value.
The engine number Of the machine
was just one figure from that of a
car listed as stolen.
Police visited Hills room in a
hotel where he had registered as III.
Jackson"
There TREY found the old Illinois
license plate, which had been re-
moved, and papers in connection
with ownership Of che car, which
identified the youth.
II guess I'm in for It," was his
only comment. He admitted his
identity readily.
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BIZ United Press

By united Press
Carrying the greatest live load un-
der a single motor that ever has at
tempted transatlantic fight, the
Fokker monoplane Old Glory was
ready to start from Old Orchard,
Maine, for Rome between noon and
2 o'clock today. weather permit
ting.
Lloyd Bertaud and James D. Hill
are pilots of the plane.
There is possibility that the Old
Glory will have companion for the
greater portion of its expedition.
After a telephone conversation
with Phil Wood. who, with @. A.
Duke) Schiller, hopes to pilot the
monoplane Royal Windsor to Wind
sor, England, Bertaud announced
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-09-05
PRAISE FOR WORLEY
Judge Gives Reasons for
Appointing Him.

Criminal Court Judge James A.
Collins today said he expected to
receive the resignation Of Police
Chief Claude M. Worley as special
Criminal Court investigator. today
or Tuesday.
Collins created the post after
Worley was ousted as detective chief
several weeks ago. Worley then re-
signed from the police department
and last week was named chief, re-
placing Claude F. Johnson, now
city controller.
There is only one Worley. I
made the appointment to preserve
his services for the community. I
will consult Prosecutor Remy before
selecting a successor" Collins said.
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Trial Will Be Rushed

By United Press
STREATOR, Ill, Sept. 5.-Trial
OF Harry Hill for the murder of his
wealthy, eccentric mother will be
hurried as much as possible, States
Attorney Russell G. Hanson said to-
day.
I'VE believe we have sufficient
evidence to obtain conviction and
we will push the case with all
possible vigor," Hanson said.
An assistant from Hanson's office
was sent to Seattle with Sheriff
Clark to handle possible extradition
protest.
Mrs. Hills body was found buried
in the basement of her home on
Aug. 21. Indications were that she
had been dead at least a week.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-09-05
DEFER O'DONNELL RITES
Services for Noted Chicago Lawyer
Set for Tuesday.

Funeral services will be held at
10 a. m. Tuesday in. Chicago for
Patrick H. O,Donnell of Logansport,
prominent Indiana attorney, who
died Friday at his summer home
near Camden. Services will be held
at st. Ignatius Loyola Catholic
Church.
Funeral was to have been held to-
day, but was postponed because off,
cials of the Georgetown University
at Washington, from which Mr..
O'Donnell was graduated, would
have been unable to reach Chicago.
Many Indiana persons will attend
the funeral.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-09-05
MARCUS LOEW DEAD
Biggest Movie World Figure
Passes in Sleep.

By United Press
GLEN COVE, L. l., Sept. 5.--Mar-
Gus Loew, the biggest figure in the
moving picture and vaudeville world,
died today in his sleep shortly be-
fore 2 a. m.
Lotw, born on the east side of
New York, died at Pembroke, the
magnificent home he purchased
some time ago here. He had been
i'll Of heart trouble for some time
and two weeks ago visited Saratoga
Springs in an effort to benefit his
health.
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LABOR TAXES REST
Dance Only Affair on City
Holiday Program.

A dance at Tomlinson Hall to-
night is the only organized observ-
ance of Labor day planned in Indi-
annapolis.
Labor leaders were out 70 the city
most of last week at the State Fed
GRAFTON convention at Bloomington
and could not make the usual ar
rangements for parade and mass
meeting, so it was decided at permit
union members to enjoy one Labor
day IS their individual tastes die
tated.
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HILL DECLARES HE
DIDN'T KILL MOTHER
Looks Suit
BIZ Tima Special

BIZ Tim1s Special
WABASH, Ind, Sept. 5.-Al-
bert d. Clouser charges a blow
in the face delivered by Charles
Lutz disfigured him to such an
extent 1t impairs his ability to
get a position. He has suec
for $4,000 damages.