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Evening star., 1927-04-18

NCIENTS though they may be,
" the Mackmen since invading
IA the Capital have been engaged
A 4 in demonstrating the where.
fore of being generally picked
as pennant winners.
After coming from behind Saturday
to take advantage of Washington mis-
PLAYS and achieve hairline victory
in the inaugural clash, the Athletics
Yesterday treated a close TO capacity
crowd at Clark Griffith Stadium TO an
exhibition Of socking power that made
a distinct impression.
Sixteen hits for a total of "a bases
ratified off their bats at the expense of
Rraxton. Jones and Hadley. Marherry
alone of the quarter of hurlers Harris
sent to the hin escaping punishment.
In addition they flashed in Sammy
Gray well conditioned and cagey
finger. who needs but TO duplicate his
Faster exhibition TO approximate the
snlendid record he made three seasons
back
Whether the Macks can continue
through the campaign with veterans
frmctioning effectively remains 10 be
seen. but a mighty slow brand of field
ing due TO ancient limbs viii be re-
onirpd to offset such fail work as
C,obb and Collins showed yesterday,
when T'yrus collected four safeties.
and Eddie registered a 400 averoge
with two blows in five trips TO the
plate.
Braxton Warmly Welcomed.
Braxton received a hearty greeting
q. the getaway, Collins welcomed him
first with a shot to center. After La
mar lofted Cobb riiied a safety TO
right. and when Rice fumbled the
bounding ball. Eddie scored and Tyrus
reached third. from where he checked
In when Simmons shunted a lazy
single to left Myer then effected a
sensational diving clutch of Hale's
roller back of second. and while
spra wled on his hack tossed to Stewart
to force Simmons. Judge made neat
over.the-shoulder catch of POOLS foul
close to the field boxes.
An exhibition of Yariegated bunting
at the expense of Gray enabled the
Nationals to knot the count in their
half. Rice first dragged one down
the first base line and cleanly beat
Collins throw. Stewart half jolted
one past the box TO Boley who was
unable TO make a play, and the cor
ners were crowded with none out when
Speaker laid a perfect tap in front of
the plate.
After slipping a couple of strikes
over on Goslin the AIackman mounds
men pulled the old stall stuff, and
made the Goose so ffdgety after the
count had reached three and two that
he went after a couple of bad ones
that would have netted him a pass to
force in run had he not fouled them
off. Some excited bug tossed an old
shoe into the center of the diamond at
this juncture, for good luck or some
thing, and Goslin then drilled into a
force play, on which Rice Tailed. Stew
art also scored while Gray was tossing
Evening star., 1927-04-18
BIG TEN BALL TEAMS
TO HAVE BUSY WEEK

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, April 1S.-With the frs
Big Ten base ball game of the season
rained out last Saturday, Purdue viii
still be in the curtain raiser, with
Michigan instead of Chicago as th'
opposing nine.
They play at Lafayette Wednesday
and on Saturday Illinois goes there t.
tackle the Boilermakers.
Michigan apparently has the ma
terial to repeat its ag-winning sched
ule this year. though Illinois, Purdue
Iowa and Chicago had considerable
success against Southern teams OF
Spring training trips. .
Iowa plays at Wisconsin SATURDAY.
and Ohio State comes to Chicago il
the other Big Ten contests Of thu
week.
Evening star., 1927-04-18

V YERE is a head.on view OF two
putting positions. Look close
ly and see if you can detect
4 4 any difference between them.
They both stand with "a half
open stance and they look to be
twins, but one of these putters has a
great advantage over the other. The
puts Of one of these blades will run
tru to the cup and those of the other
will persistently go to the right of the
cup,
And here's why.
Putter No. ! has his hands about
3 inches ahead of his putter blade.
Putter No. 2, you will note, has his
hands back more toward the right leg,
and even with the blade. His puts
will run true, while No. Is puts slide
off to the right of the hole.
This happens because Putter No.
/. with his hands ahead of the ball,
sees the line formed by the top edge
of his blade as straight with the di-
rection line, whereas his blade is just
Evening star., 1927-04-18

NEW YORK, April Is 0p).-The
Bethlehem Steel Corporation team to-
day is the uncrowned champion of the
Soccer League. BY playing
a 3-to-3 tie with the New York Giants
here yesterday the steel workers from
Bethlehem, Pa, clinched the title, as
they are so far in the lead they could
lose all five of their remaining games
being overhauled.
Evening star., 1927-04-18
BAL TIMORE S0CCERISTS
TO VISIT NEXT SUNDAY

Washington Stars will entertain
Merridale soccer team of Baltimore on
Rosedale Fairgrounds Sunday after.
noon.
The locals viii pick their lineup
from Wilker, Bakonyi, G. Faulds,
Blanche, Eister, Watts. Graham, Car
rol, Khune, Clark and Malloch.
Evening star., 1927-04-18
SAND OF THE PILLS
! Is LEADING HITTER
Bv the Assoelated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 1S.-J. Harry
Sand, shortstop of the Phillies, with
a batting average of .667, leads both
major leagues in hitting ability at
this early point in the season.
Sands hitting has been something
of a surprise, as his average for the
four years in the majors is only .256.
The leading batsmen:
Evening star., 1927-04-18

~ LII ne at second IA &c IDE AlOU-
- days game II its possible for
INC to h0bbie onto the Tield."
That's what Manager Stanley
Harris had to ray IN the club
house yesterday after his Nationals
took terrible licking from the Ath-
letics. "My finger sttli liz In poor shape
and my foot very sore he added,
but it's no time for me 10 be coddliug
myself. Hurts or no hurts. I've got 70
get i'm there
At the time Harris said this he was
unable TO wear a leather shoe on his
left foot, the big toe of which still Is
black and blue as a result Of a blow
from a foul ball sustained last Thurs
day. The foot was covered with the
softest of cloth slippers, and even that
footgear was none too comfortable, ac-
cording to the Nationals pilot. But
he insisted he would take his place on
tho field against the Athletics this aft
ernoon for the third engagement OF
the series. and it's a good bet that he
will.
While stuffy Stewart is no poor
understudy as q second sacker Har-
ris feels that his presence in the line
up will help in some way. Ile con-
tends that he can manage affairs
much better when playing than from
the bench. SO against the advice of
trainer and surgeon, he viii have
fling at second sacking If his injured
prop will let him stand.
That Easter day mauling, although
not pleasing to Harris, was not re-
garded as severe a loss as Saturdays $
tilt. You can't expect to win when
your pitchers are dubbed almost to
death by the opposition" was the way
the Nationals boss put it. THE Ath-
letics had everything in batting way
in the second game of the series, so
victory was easy to them. But no
club can afford at any time to lose n
game as we did Saturday. We had
that game in the bag, then let the
AS walk away with the bag, game and
ALL One loss such as that of Satur-
day in many ways hurts club more
than five losses of the kind we suf-
fered Sunday"
One of the greatest crowds that
ever attended an American League
championship game in Clark Griffith
Stadium saw the Nationals get their
Easter day trimming" More than
81 900 fans paid their way into the
Washington base ball plant yesterday.
1t was q throng larger by 1000 than
than attending the season opener last
Tuesday.
Two more Nationals are on the cas-
ualty list, or 1t might be better to say
that two again are among the injured
They are iris Speaker and Buddy
Myer, who first were among the ailing
While the club was doing its training
Evening star., 1927-04-18

hours on the Fairgrounds where they
take the tests.
Ony those children who are consid-
cred physically fit are permitted TO try
for the buttons, according to DR..
Stoneroad. Careful survey is made of
all the students each Spring by the
child health department of the Tuber-
culosis Association. and all those who
are more than 10 per cent under
weight or who do not otherwise pass
successfully tine physica examination
required, are listed and their names
sent to Araude Parker, director of
girls playground activities, and to DIR.
Stoneroad, with the recommendation
that they not be allowed TO take the
tests until their condition becomes
normal. In this way it is hoped to
guard against oyer-activity on the
part of any of the youngsters recog
nized as being equally as dangerous to
the health OF a growing boy or girl as
lack of exercise or under-nourishment.
List of the "red star children or
those seriously underweight, already
have been compiled by Margaret
Craig, director of child health educa-
tion of the Tuberculosis Association,
from the following schools: Arthur,
Gales, Blake, Seaton, Blair. Hayes,
Bryan, John Burroughs, Corcoran,
Jackson, Raymond, Hubbard. Van
Ness, Lenox, Wilson Normal, Ban.
croft, Johnson, Takona Park and
Woodbridge.
Members of the Washington Recre-
alton League viii meet for their first
swimming practice tonight at s o'clock
in the Y. w. G.. A. pool at Seventeenth
and X streets.
Swimmers in the league who have
not yet had their physical examina.
tions are advised to report as soon as
possible to Margaret Craig, Main 992,
for an appointment.
Evening star., 1927-04-18

INJURIES; SPEAKER is OUT
Iris Pulls Charleyhorse in His Leg-Myers Arm
Lame--Coveleske Having Trouble With His
Salary Wing-Thurston Faces AS Today.

in Florida. In running out his bum
i'm the first inning yesterday, Trii
pulled a slight charley horse in hi;
leg, and after the fifth frame relin
quished his place in center field ia
Sammy West. 1t was not so certaiE.
this morning that the veteran woulf
be able to get into the third game OF the
series against the Macks. Myer'i
trouble is in his right shoulder. II IL
quite sore. but may respond rapidly Il
treatment being given the young in
fielder by Trainer Mike Martin. How
ever. the hurt is not serious enough
20 force Buddy to the bench.
"An old shoe for luck" The ancien'
piece Of footwear tossed from the up
per grandstand TO the field while Cos
lin and Gray were having their batter
pitcher duel in the first innins oster
day probably was expected TO wiz
Dame Fortunes favor for the Goose
1t did for the moment. as GosliT
drove in the Nationals first rup
After that inning, however. the ficSf,
dame beamed only on the Athletics
pitcher.
As Stan C0yeleski still is expert
encing trouble with his salary wing
Hollis Thurston was apt TO be sent tC
the nFIng line against the MackmeT
this afternoon. There was a chance
that the former White Sox hurlel
would be opposed by Jack Quinn, Con
MES most venerable piece Of pitching
material.
When Garland Braxton failed to tas
/ the middle station while on the way
| from first base TO third in the second
| session yesterday, he took a single
away from Sam Rice. Sam had
| whacked the ball cleanly to right field
/ but when Cobb returned the sphere Il
1 Collins Eddie touched second anC
/ Braxton was waved out. The PLAY
| had to be registered as a force.out
/ Rice, though, was not bothering abou'
/ losing the hit when seen later
Losing the game is the only thinl
to worry about" was all he had tI
say.
Three new Nationals broke into theii
/ initial championship game Of the sea
son yesterday. Those getting into the
I lineup for the first time were San
/ West. who took Speakers place In
center after the fifth inning; Mickey
/ O'Neill, who replaced Muddy Ruel be
! hind the bat in the sixth round, an(
Ollie Tucker. who batted for Mar
| berry in the seventh. Deacon Jones
/ who came to the club late last sea
son, also made his 1927 debut when hC
went to the slab in the fourth.
Evening star., 1927-04-18
Members Of the Washington Recre.
CRITZ SIGNS WITH REDS.

CINCINNATI, April 18 CP.-Hughey
Critz, star second baseman of the Gin
cinnati Nationals, who has been a.
holdout, has signed his contract. He
will get $4,000,
Evening star., 1927-04-18
AMERICAN ASSOCIATIONS.
INTERNATIONAL LEAGT

Minneapolis 20071O4o o0--i4 II /
indianapolis ....0 0020O OU000- s 9
Moon and Kenna: Burwell. Specie, Am
brose, Boone and snyder.
Milwaukee ...... 0001 1000 0-l 2
Columbus ....... 06001 / / x---S 13 O
Orwell, Sanders and Young: Zumbro and
Ferreil.
St. Paul. ........ 100000 0---6 s O
Louisville ......O .OO000O0O 90 s y
:. Meade and Castor; Friday. Tincup and
Meyer.
Kansas City 0O0IIO11 0-1I i
Toledo .......... u 20 l . s 302 x--6 IL u
Sheehan. Hargraye. Yarmouth and Peters =
Shinailit. huntssinger, Maum. Ryan and Hey-
ing. @a
Evening star., 1927-04-18
RECORD FOR PAST WEEK
IN THE MAJOR LEAGUES

Here is how the big league teams
Jared in their first five games of the
season, including Saturdays contests:
Evening star., 1927-04-18
STRAIGHT OFF THE TEE

present layout was acquired by a
group of real estate men who have
been buying up property east of
Silver Spring.
Evening star., 1927-04-18
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
Boston. Z: Brooklyn. 9.
st. Louis. 2; Cincinnati. L.
Pittsburgh. 8; Chicago. 3.
GAMES TODAY. GAMES TOMORROW
ST. L. mt Cincinnati. New York at Boston.
Pittsburgh ut ChtragO. BROOKLYN at PhiIa.
New York at Boston. 1t. l., at Cincinnati.
BROOKLYN at Phila. Pittsb'eh at Chicago.
Evening star., 1927-04-18

Philadelphia y % 3 3 3 20 o a-I3
Washington go. :. d D D q D I O. 3
Two-base hits--Perisins (2). Lamar (al,
Boley. Three-base hits--Goslln. Home run
Simmons. stolen bases-Lamar, Cobb.
simmons. Left on bases---Philadelphia. !:
Washington, :. Bases on balls--Of Gray, 1
OF Jones. =; OF Marberry. l. Struck OUT
Hadley. l.. Hits--Of BraxtOn. IL in 31S
innings; of Jones. 1 In Ia innings: OF
Marberry. none in ~, innings; or HadIey.
4 In innings. Losing pitcher--Brnx xt0n.
tmDiFes--Messrx. Owens and Ormsby. Time
of game hours and I3 minutes.
Evening star., 1927-04-18
Showing Why They Are Flag Choice Harris Planning Return
BIG LEAGUE STATISTICS
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
Philadelphia, 13; Washington. 2.
New York. ii: Boston, =.
Detroit. 8: Cleveland, I.
Chicago. 12: st. Louis. 5.
GAMES TODAY. GAMES TOMORROW.
PhiIa. at Washington. PhiIa. at Washington.
Boston at New York. BOSTON at New York.
Chicago at st. Louis Chicago at ~. Louis.
Detroit at Cleveland. Detroit at Cleveland.
Evening star., 1927-04-18
MACKS UNCOVER TERRIFIC
ATTACK TO SWAMP MATS
Cobb and Collins Amass Half Dozen Blows Between
Them as Three of Four Griff Pitchers Are
Punished-Gray Hurls Effectively.
Rice Euchered Out of Hit.

out Myer, and Goslin was left by
Judge.
Evening star., 1927-04-18
BY JOHN ". KELLER.

~ Ill be at second base for Mon
- days game II it's possible for
me to h0bbie onto the Tield."
i That what Manager Stanley
vy.fa, J4al f,.ss+.rs 10, Fl4a nItrh.
Evening star., 1927-04-18
CLINCHEs SOCCER TITLE.

Totals. 80 IS 13 1871 I3I 256 AZ
Evening star., 1927-04-18
Ry nENMAN THOMPSON.
snnr.s Editor. The Star.

NCIENTS though they may be,
" the Mackmen since invading
"A the Capital have been engaged
Il in demonstrating the where.
fore Of hainsr Generally nicked
Evening star., 1927-04-18

@natted for Marberry in seventh
+Hatted for HnhleN In ninth.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-29
Torres Burden
Made Lighter

Jose Torres had one Of the weights
lifted from his shoulders THIS morn
ing as he sat in his cell at the
county Jail.
Torres, arrested in Calcxico ON
March II by Customs S Inspectors
Flannery aHd Laughlin pleaded
guilty to 4 charge of unlawful pos,
session of Intoxicating liquors be.
fore Judge Mayfield. He was sen
fenced to pay fine of $500 or
spend 500 days in the county Jail
and began serving the time on
March IS.
The immigration Department ask
ed that the prisoner be held for
that division and turned over upon
release and q second hold was plac-'
ed on Torres, the federal authorities
charging him with smuggling liquor
into rae United States. This last
charge was the burden of which he
was relieved this morning, a wire
from the court ordering the dismis.
sal of the charge.
Torres was arrested Just after he
had entered the country and 4 guam
tity of Intoxicating liquor was
found in his possession.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-29
Chief Oswalt 70
Have Vacation

Chief Of Police Sterling Oswalt
will leave Sunday on his vacation
which will be spent in Lower Cali
fornia. The chief plans to meet
Attorneys Harry Horton and Ross
7. HickcoX, who are now in that
country. at San Telmo and will
make the return trip with them.
Horton and HickcoX left several
weeks ago, travelling down the west
In making application at Mexi,
coast Of Lower California.
cali for the papers necessary 10
carry him into the interior, Chief
Oswalt was paid a handsome compli-
ment by the Mexican authorities,
who not only gave him every as
sistance in connection with the
papers, together with full permis
sion to carry firearms and travel
wherever he pleased, but also desig-
him as guide.
mated Il police officer to accompany
The courtesy of the Mexican au-
thorities was highly appreciated by
the chief as a mark of the friendly
relations existing between Imperial
Valley and Mexican officials.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-29
TRUCK CARAVAN
OF INTEREST TO
LOCAL FARMERS

The latest achievement in motor
truck transportation and its rela
tiou to the orchardist, the farmer
and the community at large is the
object Of General Motors truck
c"raNau now engaged in tour of
Southern California. and which left
here todnv following three dav
stay. tn" trucks comprised in this
caravan represent the new line re
Gently introduced by this company
which already has created more
than sensation in commercial
transportation.
ID. IL. Jaqurs, manager Of the Los
Angeles branch of the Gcncral'Mot
ors Truck CO.. and one Of the out
standing figures in the field of
commercial transportation in South
cru California for many wears, ac-
compared the caravan, making a
general survey Of this territory
through interviews with bankers,
automobile dealers ANA other busi-
ness men.
Jaqucs explained that the motor
caravan is representative of the
new General Motors truck models;
the one-ton Model TOO; the T40
two-ton using pneumatic tires and
Lcvel gear drive, ANA the T50 two
ton cqaippcd with solid tires and
worm drive. These now trucks are
all equipped, he said, with the
Buick, valvc.in-head six cylinder
engine which has proven exception
ally efficient in this type of com
mercial service.
The big General Motors Truck
company caravan has schedule
that win occupy several weeks
starting at Los Angeles about june
27th it probably will be well into
August before the tour through
southern California has been com.
pltted.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-29
CHINESE GLOBE
TROTTER LANDS
IN JAIL HERE

All Koc, globe trottcr, is having
what he claims is a new experience
in his 80 years IF ire ood travel.
eve been lots Of things--but
this is the first time ever was a
iall bird he &rinned from behind
Ihe bars in the county jail. II m a
Jail bird now all right though. | 'N=
been here already % days
Al I<ee got into trouble with the
immigration officials when, ~ u.s.
his own language, he began "roa".-
ing around looking for Il .iuJ.' He
Charms lie inadvert"ntl,, wandered
over the line, both sides ioo,.in@ IL,
same - him-and to his own chag-
r.u discovered ihat lie Lad add.d
the United States to his list os
countries visited.
IN kee WIS bora in Canton.
G'1ii;. bat s.ien o4ty q sma' bo.
N:,s se.zed with tie ~auccru., aJ.!
went to Australia. he Says h.
worked and paid his passage a.
mean accomplishment TOR "a Chimes.
boy. Il teamed 10 speak English
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-29
'INQUIRING REPORTER" GETS
VIEWS OF LOCAL RESIDENTS

The lnquiring Reporter chose Il
question yesterday calculated to eX-
ercise the imaginations Of those to
whom she talked. What she want
ed to know was:
''If you could make a wish
and know that you would get
it, what would you wish?'
The first person she questioned
was Bill" Thrcatt. who bosses
The soda fountain at Clements drug
store.
What would | wish for2' he
mUscd between mixing matted milkS
and serving sandwiches. "Well, If
| could make one wish and know
that it would come truc | think | ID
wish that my family and myself
would always have good health. You
know nothing is of much use to d
person in this world without the
health to enjoy it. Yes, / m sure
health is what 1 would win fof
above everything else
John Kuhn, well known sheet
metal worker was gossiping at the
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-29

in Australia he said ~ vent 20
,chool there-but mostly leagncl
from watching other people.
Australia is a wonderful place for
q man who works with his hands,
according to Ah Kee 1T is Il real
land Of liberty, lie said. ''l'd like
t., go back there, but guess there
isn t much chance. IA kee says
he likes Mexico, too--and has al
w Us made good money there work
ing Oh ranches, but he S not so sUrr
aDoat China. Seventy five or eightv
cents 1t day, he claims, is ;.n average
wage for Il working nau, and 10
cents is about the average living
cost. lie has spent nearly Al! his
life away from China, lie says, haN-
ing lived in New Zealand and otAel
Ialts Of the south seas rs well as
III Australia and Mexico, although.
his father, nUw st, ;.i.d his mot4rr
.tiil live III Canton.
When asked on last what charge
Ac was being held. AA Zee : eycS
t"'iAklcd. ''LreoA.ng ..Ad entering
K answered.
Lep4etu.yu proceedings hay"
Teen st,uteu aaa."st - l-ee sAd
he MII probably L sent back -
Chime, though Ae w.u-d prc.cr L.
81 10 Ae.lc0.
I. ..,.,. rim. IL .Ft.r yr.f, 'via
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-29
NE WIS BRIEFS
----From City and County-~--
EETzTEEaE1EEEEEREgl 3GlIl-

brought to the county Jail last
ai%ht by Deputy Sheriff Freeman
where She is being held pending
disposition Of the ease.
Illegal Entry Chargcd-Eramo
Lopez, -, Of Mexico was picked W
near DrAylcr late last night BY liz.
.p2,t.r II. 1t. Hclph If the Irmigrat
ion Department According to the
"ipis,icus Of I",eZ be entered fire
E"ityd states Illegally Wednesday.
Il" viii be taten t. Is Angeles
for hcqr.ng tefore au,hof.t.e. on
deportation.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-29

Lloyd George rises from obscuritv
to remark that not more than 200
of the 700 members of the House of
Lords have sufficient mental capae.
itY to administer government. Great
Britain certainly has been playing
in luck of late.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-29
PAGE THREE
EET CRT SAYS THOUSANDS
or CHINESE DRCWNEl

SHANGHAI, july "a Renorta
received here today said a eremen-
dous disaster had resulted from
floods in Kukien province One re-
port stated that 7G00 Chinese had
been drowned.
Crops valued at $5,0o0,000 were
DESTROYED, the report continued. and
the town or Uhangchowhsien was
said to have been virtually wiped
out,
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-29

Agreement in Divorce Case. =
An agreement was filed al the coun-
~ clerk 5 office this morning in
the case of Edith II. Eldridee
against Mathew n. Eldridge, a di-
vorce action. The agreement set
tied all question of the division Of
community property between the
couple and the plaintiff accepted
Il stipulated amount in return for
which she freed the defendant from
any further obligations of aiimony,
Afford and Wolford are appearing
as attorneys for the plaintiff while
Fred II. Thompson is attorney for
the defendant.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-29
ad
Meet Me at Steve e.

Nov C~a'u Rate j nee rate ON
'iain ,lipmc"ts VII 81 into effett
.u tn, %cutltra Paeis.e railroad
'y@jnung August 1. The pri"e. II,
quoted for that time Will be IS cents
,cr hundred from Calexico ami
",~tmoriand to points as far norta
= %ata barbara aud 50 cents from
IyltNl!Ie aud Sandal The previous
-ate Was - cents from Galezico
nd Nestmorland ard i eeIta from
UvltVllc aul %uudia
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-29

Fair Officers Selected-Officers
for the Imperial Valley Mid Winter
fair were elected from the execu-
tive committee at q recent meet
ing held i'll Brawlcy. f. G. Trude
was elected president; Ralph Still
genbaur, vice president; Walter
Haverkorst, treasurer and Harry
Nlven, secretary. Members of the
executive committee are j. F. War
per, Tom Edgar and E. C. Sehell-
ing.