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Evening star., 1927-05-06
WOMEN In SPORTS
by CORINNE FRAZIER

Mary Louise Stafford and Nancy
Haas earned a hard-fought victory
over Louise Houston and Doris Ander-
son Yesterday in the senior loop OF
the Central High School 1nterciass
net tourney now in progress on the
sixteenth street reservoir courts.
They were extended to three sets for
the decision, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3.
Elizabth Clary and Mary Walker,
another senior team, won their way
to the second round by out playing
Elsie Behrend and Mary Sproul,
6--1, So
Helen Youngkin and Grace Wagner
triumphed over Virginia Tastet and
Constance Loeffier, 6-2, Cd, in the
only sophomore encounter played.
while Elizabeth Collins and Isabel
Alexander scored over Vera Rlfkln
and Elizabeth kohner, 6--3, 6-l, in
the junior bracket.
Play will be continued as soon as
courts are in condition.
Peabody representatives in the
Stuart Junior High School schlag
bali series scored a close victory
over the Ludlaw team yesterday IN
the third game of the loop, winning
by one run at 7-6.
Peabody won the game IN tne nnaI
session, after alternately gaining and
losing the lead during the three pre-
ceding innings Three runs scored
in the last half OF the fifth brought
Peabody out of the shade.
Players on the Peabody squad
were Ell Regis Perry. Frances Dorr,
Edith Lyle, Gertrude Billings, Alice
Wayland and Anna Noonan.
Ludlow was represented by Ruth
Peterson Anna May Poor, Bertha
Walters, Frances Nagel, Eleanor
Kelly and Abbie Carroll,
Evening star., 1927-05-06
REVERSAL IS SHOWN
BY UNION PRINTERS

Showing reversal of form over
their initial appearance, Union Print
ers defeated Government Printing
Office in the Government League yes
terday. to /.
Roudabush was in rare form. allow
ing but three hits. while Corkins and
Heany were touched for II, including
a home run by Danglish.
Two good innings, netting five runs,
gave Naval Hospital nine a 5-to-4 vic
tory over Veterans Bureau in Federal
League. Schmidt allotted the winners
but five hits, but these were COM
bned with his generosity and the er-
ratio play of his teammates. The
losers got 13 hits, but could not bunch
them, off Sans.
Barber & Ross nine came back after
a poor start on Tuesday and defeated
Thompson's Dairy yesterday, 10 to 5.
Seven runs in the last two innings
proved sufficient Schaeffer went we'll
for the losers until the fatal seventh
and eighth. Houck allowed the losers
but seven bingles.
Little trouble was experienced by
Railway Mail Service nine in defeating
American Railroad Express Tigers in
Terminal circuit yesterday, TO /.
The losers were helpless before the
slants of Wilson, who yielded a trio
Of hits. Errors hurt Manuel's chances,
but his offerings were nicked for nine
hits, including two doubles by Wilson.
Jones held Treasury to two hits yes
terday, and Bureau of Engraving won,
& to 2. in Departmental League.
Stockman, with three singles in as
many tries, led the winners attack.
Hayden also hurled we'll for the losers.
Evening star., 1927-05-06

- ENNIS. golf, swimming and
horseback are the four Spring
sports occupying the attention
of the fair athletes at GunSton
Hall, with formal competitive
events scheduled on the courts and in
the tank in the near future.
Qualifying try-outS are being held
in the swimming classes preparatory
TO the tank meet to be held Thursday,
May II, at $50 in the new Y. w. G. A.
pool at Seventeenth and X streets.
six events are listed, according to
an announcement made by Isabelle
Patterson. coach. They will include
50.yard side and breast strokes; crawl,
plunge for distance, fancy diving and
swim for form.
The meet will be conducted for in
dividual honors, the high point scorer
being awarded the school emblem
Catherine Hayley has been exhibit
ing skill in the trX-outs, which should
place her in the front ranks of the
contenders for top honors.
Both singles and doubles tennis
tournaments are planned. to begin the
third week in May. The racketers
now are practicing on the Potomac
Park courts Tuesday and Friday after
Moons. Miss Patterson states that she
event.
Anne Cary Moss will defend her
singles crown won last Spring.
Mattha Lineherger of Belmont, n, c.,
and Mary Hay Of Maine promise her
some stiff competition.
Sharpshooters from Central High
School scored their second victory in
the interhigh school girls rife cham
pionship yesterday. defeating Eastern,
1926 champions, 95l to 947, on the
latter'S range.
The teams were so we'll matched
that it was not until Centrals final
target was turned in that victory was
assured. Airline Spencer, with a total
count of 191 (92 off-hand and SO prone),
gave the winners the points needed to
guarantee the decision.
Two targets We're fired by each mem
Der of the respective squads, one in
the prone position and one in the off
hand or standing.
Leah Woods of Eastern was the
high.point scorer, with a total Of 1875,
and the only possible registered so far
in the meet. Elizabeth Pile, Central,
fired 1914, for second individual honors.
Scores are given below, the prone
score nfSt, tne OH mana SecOIu anu
total count following:
Central-Elizabeth Pile, 80, 95-194;
Catherine Weller. 90, 95-191; Airline
Spencer. 90, 92-191 Roberta Wright
(captain), 80, 91-190; Mary Kyle, SO,
S7-1S5.
Eastern-Leah Woods. 100-95-195;
Vetura Jarrett. 9S--94-192; Helen
Seitz, 99-92-191 Virginia Turner,
94-91-1S6; Dorothy Thume, 93-
90-1S3.
Eastern meets Western at Western
on May II in the third match of the
series
Evening star., 1927-05-06
BEST HARVARD TRIO
WILL OPPOSE WIDE
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. May 6,-Har-
wards three best distance runners
will provide competition for Edwin
Wide when he tries to shatter all
known records for the two-mile run
in the Harvard stadium tomorrow.
They are Capt f. c. Haggerty,
intercollegiate one-mile champion. and
Jim Reid and Leslie Flaksman, who
finished third and fourth in the indoor
intercolles in New York last
Winter.
The feature event of the first an
nual Harvard interclass meet, an in
noyation sponsored by William J.
Bingham, Harvard director of ath-
letics, is scheduled for 5 o'clock.
Wide will try to better his own out
door record of minutes l 2-5 seconds.
as we'll as the indoor mark of S:58 Is
established by Paavo Nurmi of Fin
land at New York in 1925.
Evening star., 1927-05-06
C Cs May Get Back Into Game gu Bro1uns at ST. Louis TOMORROW
STRAIGHT OFF THE TEE

Washington team. while Daniel Moses
Captained tho visitors.
The 20 made yesterday by Maurice
J. Mccarthy Of FlatbuSh y s.. ties
the competitive amateur record for tli"
course. madc lasl May by Henry -.
Nicholson of Washington in the quail
flying round OF tine Middle atlantic
Golf Association championship. Mann
scores under 13 have been made IN
practice, bus tho mark SIN stands as
tho competitive medal play record lut
tho course.
The entry of Dorothy White. tie
District women's champion. IN tie
Washington Goie and Country Ci9b
tourney marks tho first l.u2 a woman
has played ir a big invitation toUrna-
ment. The strange part Of il IS thar
Miss White scored lower taau many
or the man entrants ar6 probably
plays a better game than SOM" OF The
men in her fight.
Evening star., 1927-05-06
HUEST0N TAKES CUE
TITLE FROM RUDOLPH

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. May G.-Tommy iUcs
ton of Newark. y. >. veteran PLAYER
of more than 40 years. today welded
the champion cue of the pocket BIZ
liardw orld as the third tile holder
to be crowned in less than hale year.
lie unexpectedly dethroned Erwin
Rudolph OF Cleveland last night ny
spectacular rally IN the final block OF
thoir challenge match. $50 to 30.
Evening star., 1927-05-06

BERTH in the newly organized
" Tri.City League may be avail
Il able to either the Alexandra
4 L Dreadnaughts, st. Joseph's or
Mohawks, if plans for the ad-
dition of two teams are carried out.
Frank A. Ruth of Baltimore, who
is largely responsible for the forma-
tion of the new circuit, was elected
president at a meeting here last night.
Lieut.. John Brady Hupp of Annapolis
and Walter Haight this city were
chosen vice presidents, and Willie
Glascoe, manager of the Shamrocks,
was selected secretary.
1t is planned to put two road teams
in the league, in addition to Bethlehem
Steel and Hampden mines Of Balti-
more. Refine Mercedes and Eastport
outfits Of Annapolis. and Shamrocks
and Georgetown A. G. of this city.
Baltimore team, probably Cochran
Hill, and one of the three local teams
mentioned may be given the berths.
A schedule will he drawn up at An
napolis on May II. 1t has been de-
cided to open the season on May %.
Teams will post $3.50 franchise at the
next meeting.
Washington All-Stars will hold forth
at Griffith Stadium on Sunday in their
home opening. Richmond lndepend-
entS VIII be the attraction. Manager
q OBrien Of the local team is booking
a long list of games to be played at
the stadium. while the Nationals are
on the road. Many former profes-
SlonaI players will be seen with both
teams Sunday.
RIalt0s have scheduled a game with
jefferson Firemen for Sunday after
noon at 3 o'clock on Addison diamond.
Manager Nate Sauber would like his
players to report at the Jewish Com
munity Center at l o'clock.
Arlington Bearcats have added some
star material to their squad in Tommy
Connor, Emil Pfeil, Dick Mclean and
Walter Logs. They are carded to play
City Post Office nine Sunday afternoon
on Arlington Field.
Having q diamond for Sunday,
kanaWha A. G. is seeking an op.
ponent. Games are wanted with senior
and unlimited teams. Call S. Stein at
Lincoln 5159 before Z o'clock.
WinsalI Juniors will meet tonight at
7:30 o'clock at 703 r street. A game
is wanted for Sunday. Call Potomac
1916 between and o'clock.
Two midget rivals will meet tomor-
row morning at II O'Clock on East
Elhpse diamond when Aurora and
Tate youngsters clash.
Naval Midgets scored a win yester.
day at the expense of st. Johns Mats,
6 to 8. Ray QuigIey and Many starred.
A meeting of Smithfield Juniors has
been called for tonight at o'clock at
Evening star., 1927-05-06
ROBINS DROP MARRIOTT.

NEW YORK, May 6 CP).-Bill Mar
riott infielder, has been released by
the Brooklyn Robins to the Toledo
club of the American Association.
Marriott was acquired by the Robins
from the Boston Braves in 1925.
Evening star., 1927-05-06
BIJCKY HARRIS CONDITION
DUBIOUS AS TOUR STARTS
Rice and Bluege Are Nearly Fit Again-Covey,
Marberry, ThurstOn and Lsenbee Listed as
Starters-Jones and Coffman Let Out.

in Clark Griffith Stadium and got on
the runway exactly 13 times. Eight
hits and five passes came his way to
give him a batting mark of .571 for
the week in Washington.
Evening star., 1927-05-06

" OBJ CRUICKSHANK is sched-
l. uled to arrive in Washington
tomorrow to play practice
IL round at Congressional in 2d-
vance of the exhibition match
on Sunday, which will bring together
four of the foremost professional play
ers ir the world in a match over the
splendid layout near Bethesda. CrlIiCk-
shank and Tom Armour. the homo
club pro. who hold the international
four-ball championship. will oppose
Walter Hagen and Gene Sarazen of
New York, pair who have won more
or less fame in golf circles throughout
two nations,
The morning round of the 36-hole
exhibition is scheduled to start about
$50, with the afternoon enga aCclnent
to get underway At O'Clock An
entrance fee o. 81 is to be charged
Chevy Chase Club golfers moved
into the second round OF the French
High Commission Cup tourney today,
with four men playing in the semi
finals. The final round is c3rded foV
tomorrow. Yesterdays results in the
tourney follow: J. r. Lauunn U4). DO
feated Gen. c. G. Treat % / up; John
Britton tSl, defeated p. s. Ridsdale (9)
s and Z; DR.. w. Is. Mason (S) defeated
Fl. l.. Rice d4 ) and 4; T. p. Rceside
@, defeated L. b. Platt U2) 4 and ).
Representatives of the Furniture
Association of Baltimore won a team
match with members Of the Ws shing-
ton Furniture Association, at Indian
Spring yesterday. anneXing Z Il points
to Az. Ralph \. Davis headed the
Evening star., 1927-05-06

Having a diamond for Sunday,
kanaWha A. G. is seeking an op-
ponent. Games are wanted with senior
and unlimited teams. Call S. Stein at
Lincoln 5159 before o'clock.
Evening star., 1927-05-06

Two midget rivals will meet tomor-
row morning at II O'Clock on East
Ellipse diamond when Aurora and
Tate youngsters clash.
Evening star., 1927-05-06

WinsalI Juniors will meet tonight at
7:30 o'clock at 703 r street A game
is wanted for Sunday. Call Potomac
1876 between and o'clock.
Evening star., 1927-05-06

A meeting of Smithfield Juniors has
been called for tonight at o'clock at
Evening star., 1927-05-06

BERTH in the newly organized
" Tri-City League may be avail
Il able to either the Alexandra
L Dreadnaughts, st. Joseph's or
Evening star., 1927-05-06

HTHTIEIUH DtdTCdIS HdVt dudeu some
star material to their squad in Tommy
Connor, Emil Pfeil, Dick Mclean and
Walter Loys. They are carded to play
City Post Office nine Sunday afternoon
on Arlington Field.
Evening star., 1927-05-06
Washington All.Stars will hold for

KIaIi0s have scheduled a game with
jefferson Firemen for Sunday after
noon at o'clock on Addison diamond
Manager Nate Sauber would like his
players to report at the Jewish Com
munity Center at l o'clock.
Evening star., 1927-05-06
BY JOHN b. KELLER.

~ ITTSBURGH, May EN- route
to ST. Louis, where the Ma
-. tionals are scheduled to clash
/ 80 With the Browns for the first
The Washington times., 1927-04-28
Stork Visits Levees In
Peril From River
Flood

Four babies were born yes
terday at Red Fork, Landing,
Ark, with only a Red Cross
nurse in attendance, according
to advices received at Red
Cross headquarters here today.
The nurse was rushed across
the flood waters of the Missis-
sippi in a small motor boat by
Miss Nell Williams, Red Cross
field representative.
Numerous infants are being
brought into the world on flood
menaced leyees and other high
places of refuge. Red Cross
relief forces reported.
The Washington times., 1927-04-28
Three Alleged Bandits
Held for Grand Jury

Stanley Norris. Ernest Norris and
Thomas f. Day. coIored. alleged
bandits, charged with assaulting
with a dangerous weapon April 10,
Fred S. Ballinger, and with robbing
Charles F. Miles Of SAL. were held
under $500 bond each by Judge
Macdonald in Police Court today
to wait the action Of the grand
jury.
The accused pleaded not guilty.
The Washington times., 1927-04-28
.CARRING Ct D \
DENIES GIFT

NEW YORK, April 2s.-Col. Ed
ward c. Darlington, who was re.
Gently divorced from his wife in
Chicago, denied today that he had
settled 100000 upon Mrs. Caring.
ton, as reported at the time of the
action.
"The truth of the matter is that
Mrs. Darlington waived and re.
fused all alimony and all rights of
dover and all claims upon my prop
erty. She realized no cash from
the settlement.
She has told friends OF mine that
shortly she will marry my brother,
Campbell Darlington" he said.
The Washington times., 1927-04-28
Brazilian Filler Hops
Off Over Atlantic

RIO JANETRo,. April 2S.--The
Brazilian Hydroplane, "Jahu" un.
der the command of the Brazilian
Aviator Ribeiro Barros. took off
from Porto Praia. Cape Verde
Island. at 4:12 a. m. today in an
attempt to fly across the Atlantic,
according to reports from Fernando
De Noronha.
The plane is expected to arrive at
Fernando at o'clock this after.
noon.
The Washington times., 1927-04-28
LAUDER JOINS MOVIES

LONDON. April 2s.-sir Harry
Lander has signed a contract to
appear in a British film, at salary
of $4,000. It was reported today
in theatrical circles.
The Washington times., 1927-04-28

Identified. The bodies Of three
negroes and two white men were
found near TiIlar. Ark. by rescue
workers.
The Washington times., 1927-04-28
ruth WILL
TAKE THE
STAND
By JAMES L. KILGALLEN
International N.ua Service.


LONG ISLAND CITY, N.
Y, April %. Immediately
after the State of New York
rested its case at the trial Of
Mrs. Ruth Brown Snyder and
Henry Judd Gray, charged
with the murder of the woman s
husband, Albert Snyder, at
II :27 p. m, today, Edgar F.
Hazleton, counsel for Mrs.
Snyder, issued the following
statement:
Mrs. Snyder, upon advice
Of her counsel, will take the
stand in her own defense.
(Signed) Edgar Hazleton. =
Defense Preparing Case
Judge Townsend Scudder, pre-
siding, adjourned court until 4
D. m. this afternoon.
Edgar F. Hazelton. counsel for
Mrs. Snyder, requested the ad-
journment, in order that he could
prepare for the opening Of the de
tense of 'the defendant Snyder"
The State rested its case on
the ninth day Of the trial, after
having placed "A witnesses on the
stand.
Mrs. Snyder is expected to be
the first witness for the defense.
She may testify this afternoon,
when court reconvenes at o'clock.
Haddon Gray Takes Stand
Haddon Gray. nattily dressed syria
cuse, n. Y, insurance man. who
helped Henry Judd Gray arrange
an "alibi" in Syracuse, took the
witness stand and related his con.
nection with the case. Haddon Gray
was an old school chum, but no
relative of Henry Judd Gray.
Mrs. Ruth Snyder watched the
witness closely through narrowed
eyes.
Haddon said he saw Judd in syria.
cuse the day before the murder and
told him he expected to go to Al.
Continued on Page 2, Column IL
The Washington times., 1927-04-28

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The Washington times., 1927-04-28
New Orleans More Hopeful.

MNWGu nope IudL u1SaSIGT
might be avoided came to hundreds
of thousands in Louisiana today as
the crest of the Mississippi flood
reached Vicksburg, 400 miles above
New Orleans.
Army engineers who are directing
upwards of $4,000 men engaged in
a heroic struggle to keep the river
within threatened leyees along it's
lower reaches, believe that barring
heavy rains within the next three
days, the last and most critical
phases of the devastating flood
may pass the city and spend itself
through the artificial crevasse to he
opened tomorrow at Poydras, 10
miles south of here
The most threatening situation to-
day was at Angola, La, opposite the
mouth of the Red River where the
supreme effort of the defenders of
New Orleans is being made to save
the weakening levees.
A break at Angola would unlea sh
the Mississippi River in unmeasured
stretches of Louisiana flats. Twelve
thousand men organized in military
units are employed in strengthening
the .leVee lines. repairing wave
washes and Gaping low stretches
near Angola. Fifty barges are
concentrated in the region to carry
materials to the threatened sections.
State engineers made final prep.
arations today for the blasting Of
the levee at Poydras, La, 10 miles
below New Orleans. The crevasse
is expected to carry off sufficient
water TO reduce the fevel at New
Orleans at least 30~fnches.
Flood losses throughout the entire
Mississippi system were estimated
by Secretary Hoover TODAY AZ an.
proximately 100000, 900. Two hun.
dred thousand people are homeless
or stranded on high ground without
The Washington times., 1927-04-28

/ The disastrous Mississippi floods
probably will result in the Ad.
ministration presenting to the new
Congress in December an ambitious
and far-reaching system Of flood
prevention, 1t was forecast here
today in official circles.
Secretary of the Treasury Mellon
said he believed 1t would be possible
to work out a program based upon
prevention Of spring floods and
the development Of hydro.slectrie
The Washington times., 1927-04-28

giving America "a terrible Forest
Week lesson Charles Lathrop
Pack, president of the American
Tree Association, said today.
The nation must plant snow hold
ing and rain gretarding trees at the
headwaters of2its rivers and streams
as a result of the unprecedented
flood, he declared.
The Washington times., 1927-04-28
Guam Naval Base Aids

Guam Naval Base Aids
From the small naval base at
Guam. 5000 miles away. came today
nearly $1,000 for the relief of
Mississippi flood sufferers. The
money was cabled to the Red Cross
by Capt. +. s. Shipley, naval gov.
ernor of Guam.
The Washington times., 1927-04-28

Terrible Forestry Lesson
The Mississippi River. sweeping
ruin, On its way to the ocean, Is
The Washington times., 1927-04-28
New Deaths Reported

INV UbaB1s REPORTED
PINE BLUFF, Ark. April 81.
Five new deaths from floods from
q break in the Arkansas River,
near Pendleton, Ark, were reported
today.
Esns Of the ays.sc1es.havs-heen
The Washington times., 1927-04-28

/ power plants in the Mississippi,
Ohio and Missouri River valleys
that would be of inestimable value
to the nation.
The Washington times., 1927-04-28
Flood ContrOI Starred

food, according to HoOver's latest
reports.
The Washington times., 1927-04-28
Rescue Boats Busy

Rescue Boats Busy
MEMPHIS, Tenn, April 2s.--
Boats to rescue hundreds of
nnarooned persons, whose homes
were washed away yesterday when
flood waters swept across four more
Mississippi towns, left here, today
for Belzoni, Miss, and surrounding
territory.
Answering the plea of Belzoni
and the towns in that district,
Major C. H. Lee. third district engi-
neer, ordered the boats to proceed
there before, noon today.
Grave danger Of break in the
Arkansas River leyee at Pine Bluff
was felt today. A trainload of
sandbags were en- route to
strengthen xthe weakening point.
The water wore sand boil in the
levee and has threatened to wash
away the top of the barrier.
,Vicksburg today made arrange
rnents to send relief to Belzoni and
neighboring towns. Several boats
now operating around Greenville
will be loaded with food and sent
to Belzoni before the day is over.
The Washington times., 1927-04-28
GRE.ENVNLE
ENF()RCES
ClJRFEN
The Red Cross flood relief fund
passed the $4,000. 900 mark today.

By, international News service
GREENVILLE, Miss, April
27-Armed with orders to
shoot to kill if necessary, !"
national guardsmen here are
enforcing a strict curfew over
this water soaked city to end
footing.
Curfew Is At 5 O'clck
All persons on the streets after
8 o'clock at night are arrested un-
less they have a pass. These
passes are issued by the National
Guard.
Artesian Well For Water
One Of the city's artesian wells
was furnishing water for citizens
who remained in this city.
All refugees who fled to Green
VILE for, safety before the city's
protective levee gave way. have
been removed to safety.
The Washington times., 1927-04-28
w EATH E R

United States Weather Bureau
Partly cloudy tonight: Friday In
creasing cloudiness and warmer, fol
lowed by showers at night; moderate
southeast and south winds. Tempera-
ture yesterday High, 76; low, 40.