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Evening star., 1927-10-18
BAN REFUSED TO SELECT
COMMISSION CHAIRMAN
Could Pick Secretary, Too-National League
Head Objected and Change Followed.

I the National League-and In Heydlel
Johnson found his match, not because
| Heydler tried any politics, but for the
reason that he told Johnson he would
not do a thing relative to mutual base
ball government until Johnson agreed
upon a man for the chairmanship OF
| the National Commission. johnson
stubbornly refused to yield. That was
the worst mistake he ever made ir
| base ball. Had he agreed to action
Judge Kennesaw Mountain Lands
would not have been made commits
sioner Of base ball.
johnson Wanted All.
AS a last resort Heydler proposed to
Johnson that the latter name his can
didate for chairman of the National
Commission and that Heydler would
vote for him If Johnson would agree
to the man selected by the National
League to be secretary of the com
mission. Heydler played perfectly
fair with Johnson by naming his can
didate for secretary, man who had
been in base ball for as many years
as johnson, or more.
Again Johnson baked and dallied
This was believed to be due to the
fact that he not only wanted the
CIdlIHldISlllP, Uub NIoiISo StiSO "
name as secretary a man who had
been in his confidential employ in the
East. To this candidate the National
League never would have agreed.
Unable to obtain action from John
son, the members of the National
League decided that they had hest
tated long enough, and when Judge
Lands was urged upon them as com
missioner by combination Of men in
Chicago. the National Leaguers de-
cided to make the bluff of naming
him. The American League was op
posed to it, for it wanted the chair
manship Of the National Commission
to be retained.
A meeting was held in Chicago and
when some of the club owners de.
clared they wouldn't put up any
longer with the folly that was going
on and threatened to withdraw their
clubs and start a new league among
themselves, the present agreement be-
tween the major leagues and the pres
ent government of base ball was
brought about Ban Johnson could
have averted every bit of it had he
been clever enough to accept the
proposition of Heydler that Johnson
could name the chairman Of the Ma
tional Commission if the National
League could name its secretary.
Copyright. 1879
Evening star., 1927-10-18

Golden, Clarence Hackney, Harry
Hampton, and practically all the Balti-
more professionals.
The golf team of the Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad trounced golfers Of the
Southern Railway in a team match yes.
terday at the Columbia Country Club,
winning two matches for the cham
pionship trophy and the James s. Muir.
ray trophy. Several high executives of
both roads competed in the tourney.
Although the second team Of the
Southern lost to the B. & o. second
team, It was declared the winner of
the Murray trophy, since It had 10
points to its credit from the last match.
C. Fl. Pardoe won the monthly tour
nament Of the Kiwanis Club yesterday
at Columbia, with gross card Of IS.
Other prizes were won as follows:
Second low gross-B. e. Hinton, 88:
third and fourth gross-F. p. Howard
and z. M. Wallace, 95; greatest num-
ber of strokes on one hole-Frank Byr-
son, IS on the fifth: low scores on the
long holes, J. r. Ellis. 4 on the twelfth,
and DR.. G. w. Maxfield, 4 on the ninth.
Kickers' handicapped Schultz, 153--
S0--73. Other winners in the kickers'
handicap were as follows: Frank
Keyes, II; c. D. German, 70; John r.
Wright, rs; DR.. p. E. Brengle, 76;
Frank Mitchell, 7s; D. N. Burnham,
rs; z. D. Blackstone, rs; Gene Ruark,
7S. BOBBY prize-William Bailey, 157.
Five flights will qualify in the Co.
lun1bia Country Club championship,
which starts with a qualifying round
on Thursday and the largest entry
| ever recorded in club title event
around Washington. Players in the
| championship fight will qualify at 36
holes medal play. with eight to make
the division to compete for the e. B.
Mclean Trophy Friday and Saturday
at match play. Other trophies have
been donated by James e. Baines,
John e. Shoemaker, Herbert T. Shan.
non and the board Of governors. No
player will be allowed to qualify out
Of the proper division to which he is
entitled by his club handicap.
Three matches were played in the
Liberty Cup event yesterday at Chevy
Chase, with the following result: III. c.
Pratt defeated w. G. Dunlop, 4 and 2;
5. H. Greene, jr., defeated r. p. White.
ley, 2 up: Harrison Brand defeated r.
D. Quinter, and 2.
Col. r. w. Weed defeated Judge
G. 8. Hatfield yesterday in the Con-
yressional Country Club championship,
3 and /, and advanced into the semi
final round, where he will play Page
Hufty, the defending titleholder.
Evening star., 1927-10-18
STRAIGHT OFF THE TEE

"HE Middle Atlantic open golf
championship, which starts at
Indian Spring on Thursday,
Il will have almost as imposing
an entry list as the national
open IL all the professionals, who have
promised to play, show up for the
opening round Of the title chase two
days hence.
Robert T. Barnett, president OF the
Middle Atlantic Professional Golfers
Association, has received assurances
from many first class players that
they win be here. and promises from
many more. The entire field is
scheduled to playk. II hpleR on1Thurs
day and Fridays th y 10 Gwscores
ana ties playing 36ti1oIes on saturday
Those who have definitely promised
TO play include the following:
Tommy Armour Of Congressional,
the national open champion, and his
Columbia, Maryland State champion;
William Leach, Peter Henry, Charles
Hoffner and Leo Shea of Philadelphia;
Macdonald Smith and Tom Kerrigan
OF New York; Craig Wood Of Baltus.
rpl; Eddie Towns, Ralph Beach, Dave
Thomson, Arthur B. Thorn, Me-
Shorey. AL Treder. Leo Diegel, Lee
McNerhany and r. Cliff McKimmie
local professionals, and the following
Washington amateurs; George j
Voigt, District champion: Page Hufty
OF Congressional; Sam Rice and Tom
Moore Of Indian Spring, and Frank p
Reeside Of Chevy Chase.
I'm addition to this list such stars
as Gene Sarazen, William Burke, John
Farrell, Willie Klein, Joe Turnesa and
George Mclean, have promised tt
compete, along with Gil Nichols, John
Evening star., 1927-10-18
HAGEN ENTERS CONTEST.
NOT NEEDING TO QUALIFY
Armour and Beach Represent Washington in Annual
Event-Cooper Expected to Play Great Golf
Over Familiar Course at Dallas.

Midwest--Joe Mathews. Kansas City. Mo; j;
Central New York--Robert Mitchell. Mas
sena Springs: Tom Bonnar. Elmira.
Pacific Northwest-Nel Christian. Port
land. NJ. F. Dutra. Tacoma; +. Rodia.
Northern California--walter Young. San
francisco; Frank Minch. Sacramento: John
Perell. unattached.
Anssi AnsslesH Hoywdod Ed Dudley Van Nuy'; Charles
'Hsft; Michig gan ganWArthur Ham, ,Rediord; EN-.
Minnesota-George NJ. Smith. st. Paul:
Ernest Penfield. Minneapolis; W. Kidd
'PhfiiHadelphia--reo Shea. Riverton, n. j.;
Lou Goldbeck. Philadelphia; Joe Goble. Phil
mont Pa: Jack Leach. Haddonfeld. N. J.
ohio----Albert Alcroft, Youngstown: John
Collins Dayton: Bob Shave. Aurora: P. o
Hart. Marietta.
New England--willie Ogg. Worcester
Mass; George Aulbach, Arlington Heights
Mass: George Mcleod. Sharon, Mass: Ted
Turner, Lowell. Mass; j.. G.. Curley. Mari
borough. Mass: Charles MacAndrew. Win
throp. Mass.
Ilinois---Al Espinosa, Glencoe: Eddie
Murphy, Chicago: Jock Hutehison. Golf
James tSs Bluff Js%es F9Sar, FoS
Supple. Highland Park.
Metropolitan---Bi Mehlhorn. New York
TGm asrm9a o Hmsfdrd M BdbSS
Crnickshank. Purchase: John Golden. Pat
erson, n, j.; Anthony Manero. Elmsford
Johnny Farrell. Mamaroneck: Gene Sarazen
Flushing.
Evening star., 1927-10-18

+ the chances are you will repeat the
fault you made with the first shot.
Say you fall short and drop your
first ball into the water, as this player
did. Instead of carelessly dropping
another bali and playing it away
quickly, do just the opposite Of that.
Instead Of taking less time. take more
time. In fact, step back from the spot
from which you shoot, look away at
something in the distance for a second
or so, then tee up and prepare for the
second shot with determination more
than ever to drop it right onto the
pin. Keep in mind that you are
shooting your third and that your sole
effort now should be to get close and
get down in one IL possible.
One of the toughest rules Of golf
and one Of the hardest lessons for
the player to impose on himself is
the principle Of always being on guard
against sheer careleSsness. The pro
can teach you the fundamentals of
shotmaking, but you must teach your
self to be on guard against shot.
wasting. Every time you see player
stand and shoot half a dozen balls
or so into the same water hole, let the
lesson sink in deep with you. Such
| absurd shots cost rs cents each-and
maybe you play with the dollar ones.
Evening star., 1927-10-18
BAN JOHNSON QUITS
AS A. |. PRESIDENT
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, october 1s.-Byron Ban
croft Johnson, for many years the
storm center Of major league base
ball, quietly retired yesterday from
the presidency of the American
League, delivering his resignation yer.
bally to the board of directors.
Frank J. Navin, vice president Of
the league and head of the Detroit
club, assumed the executive authority
until meeting Of club owners can be
held to choose Johnson's successor.
Navin said he did not know how
soon that would be and declined to
comment on the persistent reports that
E. S. Barnard, president of the Cleve.
land club, had already been selected.
Johnson, the founder and only presi.
dent of the league, explained the rec.
ords and bank account Of the league
to three OF the directors in an hours
talk. gathered his collection Of pic.
lures from the walls and walked out.
Evening star., 1927-10-18

YUST the other day stood at a
tee and saw an ordinary busi-
ness-man golfer shoot seven
balls right in q row into
water hazard in front OF
green. The hole Is a beauty, nice
stream running completely around the
green. However, the width OF the
water was not more than 25 feet, and
this same man could stand on that
tee and pitch balls the 115 yards the
shot calls for all day long.
We have all seen this sort OF thing,
but how many of you have discovered
the real reason for such exasperating
mishaps. It's good thing for you
to know the real reason for them,
because such an experience can spoil
a whole round for any one.
The fact is the initial mistake this
man made-probably the simple mis-.
take of looking up-he repeated six
times.
There is something peculiar about
that phase Of shotmaking and the
player should never forget to be on
guard against it. If you dub shot
or spill one into a water hole. avoid
the mistake of making another shot
quickly or carelessly, for IL you do
Evening star., 1927-10-18
FAST BATTLES MARK
SOCCER LOOP START

Two bang.up battles were staged
yesterday as play in the Junior High
School Soccer League started. Mac
farland fought Langley, defending
champion, to a scoreless tie. and Jeffer-
son triumphed over Hine, to 0. Fred
Pell, jefferson outside right. counted
the days lone score when he booted
one through the Hine goal after re-
ceiving a smart pass from Myers.
Stuart, this season coached by
George Youngblood who has tutored
six schoolboy teams to city titles, and
Powell will meet at o'clock tomor-
row and an hour later Columbia and
Hine will clash. The games will be
on the Monument grounds.
Evening star., 1927-10-18
GOLFER NEGOTIATES
SIXTH HOLE IN ONE

COLUMBUS, Ga, October 1S R.-
w. II. Dismuke, sr., veteran golfer Of
the Columbus Country Club, has just
made his sixth hole in one on the
local course, and his friends have be-
gun comparing his record with those
of the worlds foremost linksmen.
Neither Bobby Jones, Walter Hagen
nor Harry Vardon can lay claim to
even an approach to 1t, they point out.
Dismuke's sixth ace was made on
the 105-yard sixteenth hole, thus CIV
ing him an added achievement Of hav.
ing negotiated in one every par-three
hole on the course.
Evening star., 1927-10-18

reign of Ban johnson in the
VI realm of base ball Is now a
/ subject for the historians and
the biographers.
The acceptance of Johnson's resig.
nation as president Of the American
League, which took place yesterday
at a special meeting OF the board OF
directors Of the American League,
will end the longest term in office OF
any base ball league president in his
tory and also end the most successful
period in base ball office that any man
ever enjoyed.
Johnson's years Of service with the
American League were 27, but prior
to that connection he was president
Of the Western League, which subse-
Quently became the American League.
Byron Bancroft johnson led the
fight for dual major leagues and for
the recognition of his own league
until he won over the National
League. Then his downfall as q more
or less supreme executive in base
ball came through the return fight of
the very league over which he had
trfumphed.
With the retirement Of Johnson a
short chapter in base ball history may
be revealed which has been hitherto
very few persons. There Is no ques-
ton Of it's authenticity.
Ruled National Commission.
August Hermann was led to resign
as chairman of the National Commits
sion because his fellow members Of the
National League were positive that he
was dominated by Ban Johnson. There
were other reasons, too. Hermann
had been fair in his rulings to the
verge Of injustice to his own team, the
Cincinnati Reds, but Barney Dreyfuss
of the Pittsburgh club felt that Herr
mann had ruled incorrectly against
him in the Sisler case, by which Drey-
fuss lost George Sisler and the St.
Louis Browns obtained him. There
were others who thought that Herr
mann was right in that ruling, but
Dreyfuss was implacably opposed to
Hermann from that time on.
The National League tried to get
cooperation with Johnson to appoint
q man to fill the vacancy caused by
the resignation of Hermann from the
National League. Base ball was with
out a governing head. johnson han.
died the affairs Of the American
League and President Heydler those of
Evening star., 1927-10-18
BY SOL METZGER.

"Charles Seaver, a 15-year.old
lad of Los Angeles, won the junior
driving contest with a smack of
268 yards. Seaver comes from q
golfing family, as his father has
won several sectional champion
ships"
One OF the reasons why the
United States Is taking the lead
away from the British in golf lies
behind such a news note as the
one printed above, which ] read
one day in an Eastern newspaper.
Fifteen, and even ten years ago,
British golfers, pro and amateur,
could take Americans to ride
either here or abroad. Vardon
and Ray did 1t in their last ex-
hibition tour in 1920, the last year,
by the way. that an American has
not won the United States open.
But times have changed.
Today American professionals
and amateurs are leading the
world at golf. There must be a
reason. l recall having talk
with Francis Ouimet about a dec
ade ago. He very pointedly hit
the nail on the head. Our profess
sionals would not come into their
own until we began handling
them as the British did. over
there the cracks did little IL any
teaching, which viii throw any
golfer off his game. They gave
exhibition matches. That kept
them tuned up and improving
and brought them into competition
with their amateurs, who greatly
benefited by these contests. AS
to our amateurs, Ouimet believed
that as soon as the generation
came along that started to play
during childhood, the generation
Bobby Jones belongs to, we would
see our amateurs come to the fore.
That day has arrived; on top Q
it good American pros now com
pete and rarely teach. Hence fhe
prediction that Ouimet made has
nroyen correct.
Evening star., 1927-10-18

LONDON, October 1S Up).--The 12
players in the International Chess
Masters tournament at the British
Empire Club have completed six
rounds, with the exception of one
game, which remains adjourned. DR..
s. Tartakower of Paris leads by half
a point. with four others tied for sec.
ond. These include F. J. Marshall,
America; A. Nimzowitsch. Denmark;
r: Reti, Czechoslovakia, and DR.. M.
Vidmar, Jugoslavia.
Evening star., 1927-10-18
SIXTEENTH CHESS GAME
DRAWN AFTER "a MOVES

BUENOS AIRES, October 18 R).-
The sixteenth game Of the series to
decide the world chess championship
being played here between Jose r.
Capablanca Of Cuba. and Alexander
Alekbine Of Russia. ended in a draw
after "a moves.
After the last move had been made
by the Russian challenger, both con-
testants agreed that further play was
useless.
The standing Of the series remains
unchanged, Alekhine having a three.
to.two lead with II games drawn.
The seventeenth game will be play
ed today.
Evening star., 1927-10-18
MRS. LUQUE GETS DIVORCE.

CINCINNATI, October 1s P).-
Mrs. Adolfo Luque was granted a di-
vorce from her husband, the Cuban
pitching star Of the Cincinnati Reds,
inside Of 10 minutes yesterday.
Mrs. Luque told the court that
when the Reds lost base ball game
she was afraid to go homo because
her husband let all his pent-up wrath
loose upon her.
Evening star., 1927-10-18
Poer in Opposing Hedler: Many Links Stars in Pro Tourney
SCHOOL SOCCER TEAMS
IN FOUR GAMES TODAY

Four games were carded in the
Graded School Soccer League today.
Janney was to meet f. v. Brown,
Curtis was to take on Fillmore, Brent
was to engage Dent and Madison was
to face Wheatley.
In opening matches yesterday Ed.
monds downed Gales, to 2, and
Pierce blanked Maury, 4 to 0.
Evening star., 1927-10-18

Yale has the first authentic record
OF college foot ball In America in an
annual freshman.sophomore match,
which became an institution In 1S4O.
Evening star., 1927-10-18
nv John Il. FOSTER.

n YEW YORK, October 1s.-The
M reign of Ban johnson in the
realm of base ball is now a
1 subject for the historians and
Evening star., 1927-10-18

FOR years and years Bayuk
Philadelphia Hand Made
Perfecto has been one of the
largest selling brands in the
country. Now, in addition to
the famous Perfeeto, You cSn
obtain. this mild, mellow, fra
grant cigar in two new Sizes
Longfello and After-D Dinner
both wrapped in foil. You
can buy your favorite size and
shape at any cigar counter.
The Washington times., 1927-10-11
100000 RUN.
CARGO DOOMED

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 11.LThe
10000 cases of Scotch and rye and
1000 other barrels forming the
81, 600, 900 cargo Of the rum ship
Bulko, seized by Federal agents at
Greenwich Point last month, will be
destroyed IL Federal Judge Tnomp-
son grants a petition to be presented
today by United States District
Attorney Coles.
Mr.. Coles said the liquor might
be turned over to hospitals, but
that this action would subject his
office to criticism and unjust sus-
picion. 1.-THE destruction of the
Bulko's cargo is the only practical
BILE course left" he said.
He stressed the necessity for
speedy action, citing the recent plot
by hijackers to raid the ship, de-
spite its heavy guard, and steal the
cargo. Department of Justice
agents discovered and blocked this
plan.
Following demolition of the cargo,
the ship will be advertised Tor sale,
Mr.. Coles said. A writ of forfeiture
was issued from the district attor-
ney's office September 20. and the
20-day period for the defense to
block this move expired Friday
night.
The Bulko's cargo, the largest
ever seized here, was captured by
United States customs men as 100
longshorenien were preparing to
unload the liquor. Four of the
crew are now in $500 bail each
for grand jury action here. The
men jumped their bail once, but
were rearrested in New York.
The Washington times., 1927-10-11
Japanese Court to Rule
On Radio as Nuisance

TOKYO, Oct. 1l.-Tokyo court
has been called upon to rule how
many hours a day a radio loud
speaker can legally be used without
becoming a public nuisance.
A clearinghouse keeper has sued
the owner Of a nearby radio shop
because he says the radio loud
speaker has driven away all his
patrons, most of whom were stu
dents who could not STUDY on ac-
count Of the distraction. The shop
keeper retorts that he cannot get
business without attracting the pm
lies attention. So the boarding
house owner sued for 1000.
The Washington times., 1927-10-11
japanese Gloom Prophet
Sees Nation Doomed

TOKYO, Oct. ia gloomy
prophet" has arisen in japan. to
confound the western idealists who
have found the Orient so much
more attractive than the west. since
the +..lne of Lafcadio Hearn.
The prophet is Kayan Kazahara,
who devotes the entire space in his
monthly magazine 'Introspection"
to praising the west as compared
with the Orient. Kazahara has a
wide following in Japan, and the
younger generation are especially
fond of his brisk attacks on things
Japanese. The editor sees little to
praise in his native country and
much to criticize.
He is most bitter in condamntng
those westerners who write books
on Japan praising the country to
the skies when they have spent
two or three weeks here.
1.-THE Religion OF Life" has Just
been published. Kazahara's latest
hook. The book is an attack on
the Religion of Death" which he
declares II chiefly responsible for
Japan's failinss.
VnNs1 smtNv nvvHtuR n ear AZ YOUR
The Washington times., 1927-10-11
Thankful for Picked
Duck. Cat Dragged In

WIsCAssET, Me-, Oct. H. The
duck hunters are enjoying the best
shooting they have had in several
seasons. George S. Lincoln, jr.,
wishes to offer a card of thanks or
something Of the kind to the hunter
who furnished him his dinner.
Without any training his cat has
developed into a swell retriever,
bringing him home fine fat duck
all picked and dressed.
The Washington times., 1927-10-11
Baby of Astral
Family, Coming Nearer

OAKLAND, CAL, Oct. 11.-Eros,
baby OF the astral family OF Plane
toids Is again approaching the earth
after an absence of 20 years, and
astronomers at Lick Observatory,
Mt. Hamilton, are preparing for
one of the most important tasks
OF astronomy--a rechecking of the
suns distance from the earth.
Whether the distance Is consider
ably more or less than 92,S20, 900
miles is TO be determined in a
series of observations in which the
little planetoid, Eros. not over 20
miles in diameter, is to play a
leading part.
But EroN. although tearing
The Washington times., 1927-10-11

older members Of the parish, has
been postponed until next Thurs
day evening at O'Clock at the
Parish hall, 3017 Fourteenth st.
N. w.
Prof. Herbert W. Kreoxer will
give an address on his recent ex-
petition to the Yukon region IN
Alaska.
The Washington times., 1927-10-11
RectOr's Illness Delays
st. Stephens Invitation

Owing to the illness of DR..
George F. Dudley. rector Of st.
Stephens Episcopal Church, Four
teenth Street, near Park Road,
northwest, the scheduled program
arranged to honor some of the
The Washington times., 1927-10-11

through space along with its mil.
lions of brothers and sisters, viii
not reach its closest position to
the earth-a mere 1880, 900 miles
until 1880.
The Washington times., 1927-10-11
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