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pear as effectually and as rapidly as
possible. Locke ought not to be disap-
pointed He had disappeared; he and
Runnells-and. equally important, their
luggage. One was sometimes too easily
traced by uggage-especially with
that Internally efficient checking syS-
tenn they employed on the railroads
here in America! 1t had been rather
simple. When Runnells and the lug
gage and himself had all been dumped
with equal lack of ceremony on
wharf over there on the mainland, he
had had some of the negroes that
were lettering around carry the lug
gage into a sort of storage shed that
was on the dock, and, merely saying
that he would send for his things, he
and Runnells had unostentatiously al
lowed themselves to be swallowed up
by the city. And then they had sep
arated. The rest had been a matter
of detail-detail in which Runnels.
with the experience of years, was par
ticularly efficient. A purchase here,
a purchase there-quite innocent pur-
chases in themselves-and later on a
man, not two men, but one man, a
man who did not at all look like Run
nells, seeing the chance of picking up
a bargain in a secondhand motor boat
somewhere along the water front, had
bought it and gone away with 1t.
Later on again, but not until after
nightfall, not until 9 o'clock in fact,
he, Capt. Francis Newcombe, had
sent" for the luggage-by the very
simple expedient of forcing an entry
into the shed and loading it into the
motor boat that Runnels had brought
alongside the dock. Thereafter, Run
1Aly 1.,- Ii, 1o1
disappeared. Surely Locke ought to
be quite satisfied-he, Capt. Francis
Newcombe, was doing his best to guar
antee Polly against any unseemly pub
licity in connection with Scotland
Yard! And he would continue to do
so! With any kind of luck he would
be away from the island here again
long before daylight; then, say, few
nights cruising along the coast, lay
ing up by day, and then, as circum-
stances dictated, by railroad, or what
ever means were safest, final
With a smothered oath, Capt. Fran.
els Newcombe snatched at the gun
vale of the boat for support, as he
was thrown suddenly forward from
his seat. The boat seemed to stagger
and recoil as from some vicious blow
that had been dealt it, and then, as
he recovered his balance, it surged
forward again with an ugly, rending,
tearing sound along the bottom
even keel again-and silence.
Runnells had stopped the engine.
MY Gawdr' Runnells cried out,
wildly: We've gone and done it,"
Capt. Francis Newcombe was on his
feet. peering through the darkness to
where Runnels, who, after stopping
the engine, had sprung forward from
his seat, was now cropping around be-
meath the pile of luggage.
"A reef, eh?" said Capt. Francis
| Newcombe. cody We'll, we got over
it. We're in deep water again. Carry
on"'
Runnell's voice came back full of
fear.
"We're done we are" he mIImhled
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Il stopped the engine the minute she
hit, but she had too much way on
her-that's what carried her over.
She's dashed a hole in her the size of
your head. She won't float five min
utes."
start her ahead again, then" Capt.
Francis Newcombe's voice snapped
now"
''It won't do any good" Runnells
answered, as he stumbled back to his
former place. "She won't anywhere
near make the shore-it's half mile
at least"
Quite sou said Capt. Francis New
combe. But, in that case, we won t
have so far to swim"'
The engine started up again.
1T amt as though we didn't know
there was reefs"--Runnells was slut
tering his words-"only we'd figured
with our light draft we wouldn't any
more than scrape one. anyhow, and it
wouldn't do us any harm. But she's
rotten, that's what she is-plain rot
ten and putty! And we must have hit
sharp ledge of rock. Gawd, we've a
foot of water in us now!"
YES" said Capt. Francis New
combe, calmly. well, don't blubber
about it! Wen get ashore-and We'll
get away again. There's half a dozen
skiffs and things of that sort slowed
away in the boathouse that are never
used now. One of them will never be
missed, and we can at least get far
enough away from the island by day.
break not to be seen, and eventually
We'll made the other side, even if it is
a bit of row."
Row" calculated Runnells.
Yes said Capt. Francis New
combe, curtly. why not-since we
have to? We can't steal a motor boat
whose loss would be discovered, can
we?"
My Gawd." said Runnells.
The water was sloshing around
Capt. Francis Newcombe's feet; the
boat had already grown perceptibly
sluggish in its movement. He cast an
appraising eye toward the land. 1t
was almost impossible to judge the
distance. Runnells had said half a
smile a few minutes ago. Call it a
quarter of mile now. But Runnells
was quite right in one respect; it was
certain now that the boat would scut-
tie before the shore was reached.
How far can you swim, Runnells?"
he demanded, abruptly.
1T amt that" choked Runnells.
II can swim, all right; it's
'It was just a matter of whether
your body would be washed up on the
shore, which would be equally as bad
as though the boat stranded there
for the edification of our friend
Locke" drawled Capt. Francis New
combe. But, since you can swim that
far, and since the boats got to sink,
let her sink here in deep water, where
she won't keep anybody awake at
night wondering about her-or us.
Stop the engine again"
But the luggage" said Runnells,
Z"
1T will sink out of sight quite
readily, but run a rope through the
handles and lash the stuff to the boat
so it won't drift ashore-yes, and any
thing else that's loose"' said Capt
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From the Kansas City Star.

rFDm the hdUSds lily Sbar.
Eratosthenes won renown among
the ancients for his feat of measuring
the world. Born at Cyrene, on the
north coast of Africa, in the ancient
Greek colony of Varea, he was edu.
Gated by the noted teacher CALI
machus head of the Alexandrian
library.
Like all bright young men Of his
day, Eratosthenes went to Athens and
to Alexandria, where he became
known all over the scientific world.
He followed Callimachus as chief Of
the great library and held the place
to the end Of his life. His most nota-
BILE achievement, of course, was his
measuring of the earth. His figures
for the earth's circumference, as near
ly as can be determined from the units
of measurement in use in those days,
correspond to 27,700 miles, so close an
approximation as to make the per-
formance a most creditable one for
the time.
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The Four Stragglers

CAPT. FRANCIS NEwCOMBE. ex-officer in
the Great War who breaks into society.
put who is really Shadow Varne. noted
hsure of underworld and in charge of
various big steals that have set London
agog.
PAUL CREMARRE. noted French thief. who
mas met Newcombe i'll the backwaters OF
Ine war along with
RoNNELl-S. a valet. who had done some
big thefts on his own account. and
The FOURTH STRAGGLER. who hears the
crooks agree TO. combine after the arml'
stice, and who disappears.
FOLLY wICKES. flower girl. whom New
combe has adopted and sent to America
70 a finishing school with the idea of
1nsuring social contacts of the best be-
Tore he leaves England, after executing
r,,some some big hauls. She is the friend of
ooRA MARLIN, daughter. of an, eccentric
millionaire. and her guest on big show
=, place on the Florida keys. where
Mr. MARLIN. the mad magnate. has buried
more than half a million dollars; the
,y,Sdyertently from his beautiful ward.
HOWARD LOCKE. son of a big business
man. who takes Newcombe and Runnels
to Florida on his steam launch. He falls
In love with Polly.
tContinued from Yesterdays Star.)
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8 am. to 5 pm. The Chesa-
peake & Potomac Telephone
Co. of Baltimore CITY.
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First to Measure the World.

Continued in Tomorrow's Star)
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BUILDING MANAGER-For
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Must be educated and have had
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AUTOMOBILE TRIMMER
One who is experienced in put
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enced wood worker and metal
worker. Central Auto Works,
451 Eye st. NV. Ask for Mr..
Morrison.
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CLERKS competent retail
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INSTAILMENT XVIII.

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and she could not keep pace
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-11
BOXER DIES
Young Corbett SuCCumbS to
Heart Failure.

BIZ United Press
DENVER. Colo, April 11.-Young
Corbett is dead. The tough little
fighter knocked the featherweight
championship crown from Terrible
Terry McGovern in two rounds back
in 1901, dropped dead from heart
failure Saturday night.
Young Corbett, starting to cross
the street in front of a theater,
stepped from the curb into the path
Of an automobile. He lodged back,
escaped being struck and then
pitched forward on the pavement.
Young Corbett's real name was
William Rothwell. He was born in
Denver, Oct. 4. 1880. lie started
his ring career in 1897 in the days
when prizefighting was more of a
game and less Of a profession. He
fought hard and often. meeting and
pushing over most Of the tough boys
in his class.
For several years after he won
the championship he met all corners.
He finally lost his title to Jimmy
Britt in a match at San Francisco
on Oct. rs, 1904.
For a number of years after he
retired from the ring. Young Cor
bett lived in New York. About five
years ago he drifted back to Denver
where he had since made his home.
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SeCrets9a6 Years. a
Successful PitChin@ ~
BY GROVER ALEXANDER, @SA SERVICE -
Veteran Pitcher Of Worlds Champions

fellow take their job away from
them.
Look at Walter Johnson, Iris
Speaker, Eddie Collins, lack Wheat,
and the fellows who have been up
for a long time. They came from
the farm life. Cy Young, too; also
Babe Adams. Stanley Coveleskie
was a coal miner. He served his
hard ticks and he is still pitching.
that Coveleskie appeared in sixty
four ball games in 1915 with Port
land.
Too many of the youngsters COM
ing into baseball today try to duck
hard work. When started my only
kick was failure to get enough work.
would have willingly pitched twice
as many ball games as L did if the
manager would have called upon me.
Now, most of the youngsters are con-
tent to sit on the bench and let the
old-timers do the work.
Can you picture two of the pres
ent-day crop of pitchers, carrying
the burdern of two-thirds of the
teams schedule? Fred Marberry of
Washington is a pitcher of that type,
but he is the exception.
Yet, in 1915. Tom Seaton and my
self pitched 100 of the 1853 ball games
played by the Phillies. We won the
pennant that year. Seaton worked
in fifty-one while L toiled in forty
nine.
If ever own ball club, some of
my scouts are going in for the
farmer boys and the youngsters
from the hick towns.
1t has been my experience that the
small.town boy is more appreciative
of the opportunity when he gets
chance in the majors and as a rule
he sets about to make the most of it.
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ciated the life. wasn't ducking my
regular turn to pitch. have heard
many pitchers complain it was too
hot at 80 to pitch a ball game. A
ball game played inside of two hours!
I have felt like telling them what
I had to do for my dollar and a
quarter and ten hours of it daily,
with the temperature over 100 in
the shade.
Hard work is what the youngster
of today needs. He gets in baseball
and he sees the difference. And he
grows to prefer baseball too. He.
gets to it seriously. know did.
Baseball is no place for tender
foot. Take some Of the old-timers.
Did they go to specialists when
they cracked a finger or twisted an
ankle2 They remained in the game.
They weren't going to let the next
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RING BOUTS

The Phy-Cul will stage it's fourth
weekly show Tuesday night, featur-
ing some real mixers. The card will
consist Of twenty-eight rounds of
boxing. -Four boys from Terre Haute
are scheduled to show
Referee Grammell, who is bring
ing the boys over, promises real ac-
ton in these bouts. Billy Moore, To-
cal middleweight, and Teddy Havis,
Cleveland, will be seen in a six
round go.
Joe Dillon and Ted Hunt are
scheduled for the main event of
eight rounds, which should be a slam
bang affair, as they previously boxed
eight sensational rounds.
The Phy-Cul gym is located at
Ohio and Delaware SITS, and plenty
of seats are available.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-11
A. 3. c. CHAMP
Milwaukee Team Wins Five
Man Bowling Event.
BIZ United Press

BIZ United Press
PEORIA, ILL.,, April 1.-THE Tea
Shops team of Milwaukee 10 cham
pion OF the five-man event Of the
American Bowling Congress for 1927.
The last two squads OF fve-man
teams rolled Sunday night. The
tournament ends late today with
four squads Of doubles and singles.
With a score Of 3.199 the Tea Shops
not only won the 81, 900 in cash and
five gold medals, but established
two records that are likely to stand
for some time to come. They
registered the high three-game total
and the high single game total by
a team-1,186.
The Witter Razz of st. Louis
finished second with 3,0S2 and the
Koors 20 Of Dayton, Ohio, third with
3,061.
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son, a 676, and the team rolled l,O07
on the last night for high single
game.
What is an optimist? Boys, this
question is the easiest one to an
swer we have ever found. Here
goes. Optimists are a group of
fellows who gave a bowling team
composed Of Hill, Mundt, Cray, f.
Fox and Blue Il handicap of 1872 pins
for three games and then tried to
beat them. This club went out and
copied top honors at the Central
alleys in the Optimists annual tour
ney rolled Friday and Saturday with
a grand total of 3,14S. Mansfield,
Ohio, was second with a total Of
1853, just 260 pins away. Blue was
high for the winners with a total of
CPL on games Of 1879, 1877 and 235.
Cray had GA, and Mundt 500.
The State bowling tourney opened
bOater teams We're on the drives and
no large scores were expected. The
play is on the Hotel La Sale An
mex drives, and reports are that they
are in great shape for the meet. Due
to the efforts of Clarence Myers, who
handled the local entries, Indianapo-
lis is sending the largest number
of out-of-town teams, twenty-eight.
Eft. Weyne. Terre Haute, Gary and
Hammond also are well represented.
This meet will run until May .,
after which date the season of 1926
q will have expired and the plans
and hopes for next year will be the
topic in the stove league.
Three hundred and fifty doubles at
Illinois alleys Sunday. Call your
ntries in to Johnny Beam, Main
5747.
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Athletics Outstanding

The Athletics are the outstanding
favorite in the American League.
The American League with five
new managers and a raft Of changes
in playing strength offers problems
to pickers and it seems almost any
thing can happen to upset calcula-
tons.
The Athletics, however, seem to
be in better shape to survive bad
breaks than any other cub. The
breaks, as usual, will be big fac
tors.
1t is the opinion of those who
have given close attention to it and
who base their opinion on observa-
ton that if baseball suffers from a
business standpoint this season it
will not be because of the winter
scandals. The effort Of the scandal
talk may have created more inter-
est than ever in the game.
No Technical Charges
From a technical standpoint the
game ought to be about the same
as the magnets were too busy with
other things during the winter to
tinker with the playing rules or
make any admitted changes in the
ball.
In some individual cases, such as
with the Pittsburgh Pirates, the
game may be a little bit faster than
before, but there aren't enough new
youngsters to make any marked
change in the speed Of the game CT
to cause a general change in man
agerial tactics.
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Scandals Cleared Away,
Owners Predict Another
Successful Season.
BY Henry l.. Farrell
United Press Stqff COrresDondent

EHtteG Press Stlff C0rreSDOHdeHt
NEW YORK, April 11.-Disposa
of the Hornsby case puts baseball
back on the playing field after a
winter spent in turbulent official
offices and public investigating
chambers.
With Ty Cobb and Iris Speaker
cleared of scandal charges and with
Hornsby's position with the New
York Giants now secure by settle
ment Of his stock fight, there is
nothing TO keep the boys from play
ing ball Tuesday without any extra
pressure.
Owners of the major league clubs
predict another successful season.
If competition encourages bust
ness, the cash registers ought to
sing, because the two pennant races
will look to be as tight as they
could be made if the dope is
correct.
Five Clubs Have Chance
Five of the eight clubs in the Ma
tional League have chances TO win
the pennant with the Pittsburgh
Pirates, st. Louis Cardinals, Gin
cinnati Reds and New York Giants
very closely grouped in strength.
At least four clubs in the Ameri-
can League race are strong
possibilities, the Philadelphia Attn
letics. New York Yankees, Wash
ington Senators and Cleveland In
dams.
The Pirates and Giants are be-
ing backed heaviest in the National
League speculation and they are
probably equally good bets at about
four or five to win.
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LOUGHRAN VS.. STRIBLING

DW LWITtU TTfsN
NEW YORK, April 11.-Tommy
Loughran, Philadelphia, leading con-
tender for the worlds light heavy.
weight championship and Young
Stribling, Georgia, have been
matched to meet in a ten-round bout
in Ebbets Field on May 4, Humbert
Fugazy,\ New York promoter, an
nounced.
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hard. There is no
play to putting in
ten hours daily on
the farm at $1.25
per day, when the
burning sun is 100
and up.
That was my
life before / took
up baseball as my
profession. What
did it do for me?
Why, it took the
ease out of lux
ury.
When I got into
no coho1I T o,Nyro.
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Weekend Sports
BUTLER WINS

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. - Butler
University track team took first
place in II triangular meet here Sat
urday, 18th 1872 points. Rose Poly
had 500 and Oakland City 7. Capt.
Herman Phillips of Butler carried off
individual honors.
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NICKNAME CHANGED

DIN OUtttU IItcS
WICHITA, Kan, April 1.-THE
Izzies, Wichita's entry in the West
ern League, have had their nick
name changed to 1.-THE LarkS." The
name Izzies was given the team
when Frank Isbel was owner OF the
club. Isbel no longer is connected
with the team.
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SETS NEW RECORD

BIT JNIItU TTCSS
BERLIN, April 1.-THE Swiss
walking champion, Schwab, set a
new worlds record for the 25-kilo.
meter walk when he made the dis
lance in hours. mintes IL 3-5 sec
onds here Sunday.