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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-20
RY GEORGE KID LAVIGNE.

| //NE YSTERIOUS Il l. L Y"
80 M SMITH was a savage,
| I" ruthless welterweight If
/ enormous strength. He
/ came from Bangor, Me.
Most of his early fighting was done
in the West.
Smith agreed to make 13S for. a
/ fight with me in Oakland. Calf. lie
committed every foul possible. Twice
the referee awarded me the decision.
but l refused to take it that way
Smith hit me some smashing wa
lops and there We're times when
was groggy l felt a severe pain in
my side. Later. back in Saginaw.
my physician found this was due to
new injury to the ribs which Joe
Walcott had cracked for me.
Along about the thirteenth round
I was in a bad way. But in the
fourteenth I began to feel much bet
ter. l was getting stronger and my
head was clearing fast.
Towel Is Thrown In.
Then, to my astonishment, q
/ towel was flung into the ring from
my corner. ! turned to demand an
/ explanation from my brother Billy.
| but he was already making for an
exit. To this day l don't know why
he flung in that towel.
Although beaten by Smith, l still
retained the lightweight title, be-
cause we fought over the lightweight
| limit. But l saw that my days as
champion were numbered. The title
passed from me with my next fight,
which was with Frank Erne.
Erne and l met for return match
in July, 1899, at Cheektowoga, just
outside of Erne's home town of Buff
falo Considering that l had been
drinking heavily for IS months, ]
Think it is marvellous l was able to
fight 90 rounds.
The scrap was refereed by Honest
John" Kelly. The shifty Erne out
pointed me clearly and was entitled
to the decision, which carried with
it the lightweight championship of the
world We met at 1873. The Buff
falo lad was fast and he could hit, but
he couldn't take it, Had l been able
to speed up as in the old days and
give punishment, l would have stop
ped him.
Bitterness of Defeat.
A few months later I met George
CElbows') McFadden in New York.
and for the first time I tasted the
bitterness of decisive defeat, Me
Fadden gave me a terrific pounding.
not any worse, perhaps, than l had
taken in earlier years from greater
fighters. but I lacked the staying
power that once was mine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-20

Principles OF defense must be
known by every basket ball player.
ANY coach will give heed to the
candidate skilled i'm its duties. An
attack usually starts at the back
board, defensive player getting
the rebound. The best way to stop
it is to get the ball at this point.
Come i'm straight behind the OppO-
nent who jumps for it and as he
turns to pass come down over the
ball with the arm nearest to him,
at the same time Selling it from
below with the other arm. A quick
wrench and ii Is yours, just where
possession is most effective-under
the opponents basket.
Often on defense a player will
charge the man with the ball when
he is mOmentarily unable to pass it.
He will pivot, offering his back.
The defensive player, between him
and the basket, gets his middle line
i'm line with the middle line Of this
opponent. leaning with him as he
attempts to pass to either side. of.
feriIg hand to hat down the ball.
When your opponent dribbles You
should he faster. Then come at
him from the inside either to drive
him to the side-line or to break up
the dribble. Tomorrow additional
defense will be touched on.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-20
PRO COURT FIGURES.
EASTERN SECTION.

GAMES TONIGHT.
Washington at Cleveland.
Chicago at Philadelphia.
GAMES TOMORROW.
Washington at Cleveland.
Rochester at Fort Wayne.
RESULTS LAST NIGHT.
Washington. %: Fort Wayne, 10.
New York, 80: Chicago, "a.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-20
LEADING
&c. C. BOWLING LOOP

Inspectors are setting the pace in
the Interstate Commerce Commission
Bowling League, but not without seri-
GUS contention. Directors and Traffic
are deadlocked just two games back
Of the leaders.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-20
SCHOMMER RATED
GREATEST UMPIRE
O'Brien Held Fine Referee.
Land Named as Linesman
on First Staff.
BY LAWRENCE PERRY.

n 10 one has thought-or else has
N not had the hardihood-to Sc
v lect an an,Americsn set Of, Of foot }t
becau.e Of the obvious dim
culties of the task
1t is an unenviable job, foot bail
officiating. and an extremely complex
one. as John Schommer of Chicago re-
Gently pointed out to the western
Conference coaches and athletic di-
rectors in convention assembled.
Schommer, as will be recalled, was
the official charged with laundering in
the case of that intercepted pass
in the Notre- Dame-Southern Califor-
MIA contest in Chicago on December
3. with the result that Notre Dame
and not the Trojans won the game.
Schommer suggested that some of
the coaches try officiating themselves
and see what they make of it. There
was no rush of volunteers to take
him up.
Rules Are Ambiguous.
The whole trouble with officiating, or
al least a great part of it, lies in the
fact that in many cases the rules are
an,biguously stated ard are filled with
technical points known only by of
.ficials-like SchOmmer and a handful
of others-who study the rules as a
matter of business.
Schommer has been pilloried for
having erred in judgment in that
game before rs, 900 spectators in Chi
cago, and no doubt he did-to err is
human. Just the same, the writer
has no hesitation in declaring Schom-
mer to be the greatest umpire on the
gridirOn today.
Standing high among the referees
is DR.. Edward ]. O'Brien of Boston.
O'Brien is skilled surgeon with a
big practice. Foot ball officiating is
his diversion. No one has deeper
acquaintance than he with. the rules
and no one is more courageous in en-
forcing them
SO far as is known, he is the one
official in the country who in an inn
portant game has consistently called
the screen pass. In doing this upon
two occasions in the Holy Cross Boston
College battle mis- mandates forced
the Worcester team up against its
goal line, where Boston College blocked
a punt and then fell on the ball for the
winning touchdown.
AlI-American List.
But few as the really good officials
are, there are too many good ones to
confne the all.American list to four.
There must be at least eight and they
are herewith selected, not in order Of
merit, but alphabetically:
REFEREES.
Edward j. O'Brien, NJ. d.. Tufts.
George c. VarnelI. Seattle.
UMPIRES.
Fred Murphy, Brown.
John Schommer, Chicago.
FIELD JUDGES.
Dave FultZ. Brown.
Col. Hackett (retired), Army.
LINESMEN.
Capt f. s. Land. L. s. n.
Bill H0llenbeck, Penn.
If any two teams who are about 10
NAV an important game want a set or
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-20
COLLEGE BASKET BALL.

Game here tonight:
washington and Lee at Catholic
University, $50.
Last nights results:
Maryland, 81; Washington and Lee,
"a.
Pittsburgh, a.: Iowa, 40.
wisconsin, 80; De Paw. IL.
Lenoir- Rhyme College, 49, Lenoir-
Rhyme A. c.. q.
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George Washington's basketers, who

OCoA &C WoShsSoH vs. "'A0
open their season with Bridgewater
College in the Colonial gym tomorrow
night, will be captained by Orr Good
son, center. Goodson, who is playing
his second year with the varsity and
came to George Washington from Ne
braska, has been just chosen leader
of the Colonials He is student in
the Law School.
Goodson. however, Is not expected
to play tomorrow night. as he has
not Recovered from an infected foot.
In addition to Georgetown, to be
met November "a at the Polo Grounds,
Fordham viii engage George Wash
ington again next Fall in foot ball,
according to the Maroon schedule,
announced yesterday. The Colonials
will be played in New York October 6.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-20

Fair athletes of Fillmore School
who have represented their school in
any playground sports during the past
year will be presented with the school
emblem on Wednesday morning at 9
o'clock in a special assembly. The
letters will be awarded by the Par.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-20
- FORGE WASHINGTON UNI
NERSITY markSwomen, in.
r tercollegiate range champions
for 1927 have lust opened an

~ FORGE WASHINGTON UNI
NERSITY markSwomen, in
T tercollegiate range champions
for 1927 have just opened an
impressive schedule with fair
prospects of successfully defending
their laurels in the 1923 National Rife
Association championship event to be
fired in February.
Shooting in their opening match,
the Colonials defeated the University
of West Virginia, 49l TO 4S3. While
their scoring was not so high as that
which characterized their performa nee
last year the locals made a decidedly
creditable showing for so early in the
season and confidently expect to i'm
prove upon it as the schedule pro-
crosses.
Immediately after the Christmas
holidays they will fire in THE National
Rifle Associa ton individual champion
ship. shooting three stages on Janu-
airy Z, II and 81. respectively. This
will be the first time that the G. w.
sharpshooters have tried for national
individual honors.
The team championship. also fired
in three stages, will follow the indi-
vidual competition. On February "a
n tNAlhoAAfC hldAOl has DCCli
with the University of PENNSYLVANIA;
the next day. George Washington
journeys to Drexel Institute for a
shoulder-to-shoulder argument and will
meet Drexel and the University of
Maryland at College Park on March
10 in the annual triangular affair.
In addition, telegraphic matches
have been arranged with the Univer-
sity of Washington, University of
Missouri and the John Tarleton Col
lege of Texas, a branch of the Texas
Mechanical and Agricultural College.
Members of the squad include Helen
Taylor, captain: Eugenia Cuvillier,
Betty Clark, Naomi Crumley. who
scored 9S against West Virginia Sat
urday, firing in her first intercollegiate
match; Marjorie Folsom. Helen Prem
tiss, Verna Parsons, Roberta Wright,
captain of last years Central High
School team; Helen Humphrey, Chris
tine Stewart and Suzanne Jamison.
The five scores which counted in
the opening match were reported by
the captain as follows: Miss Cuvillier,
80; Miss Clark. SO; Miss Crumley, So;
Miss Folsom. 9S; Miss Parsons, SO.
Senior rif1ists at Central High
School won seven out of the II indi-
vidual matches in the Junior Senior
encounter yesterday, with Mae Gle
ment, Senior. making the highest
score of the day. Virginia Pile cap
tanned the Seniors and Louise Bebb
the Juniors.
Fair athletes of Fillmore School
who have represented their school in
any playground sports during the past
4.
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Lineup and Summary.
Totals. 10 5 81 Totals. 6

Foul shots attempted-Evans Rooms
Radice f5D. Adams. Dean. Lnkous Ebert
Eaglehack l3). White. Lowry 80. Nance
.xawkins. Howe t2l, Groop, Joynes. Ref
eree-Menton (Loyolal. Time of periods
20 minutes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-20

chain OF your frledu-
ship. Choose the cigars
he would choose for him.
self give him Manuels
this Christmas. In at
tractive gift packages
for Christmas giving.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-20

n 70 one has thought-or else has
N not had the hardihood-to Sc
lect an all.American set of foot
1 bah officials. Perhaps this is
hecau.e Of The obvious ditil-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-20

favorite cigars is an additional link in the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-20

//NE YSTERIOUS Bill L "
- " ~ SMITH was a savage,
vi ruthless welterweight If
/ enormous strength. He
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-20

If any two teams who are about to
play an important game want a set OF
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1927-04-22
ROCKVILLE. MARYLAND. FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL %
Nature Prodigal in
Gifts to the Great

The great man has usually looked
the part Lowell said of Emerson that
there was majesty about him be-
yond all the men have ever known"
Washington impressed those about him
as being no ordinary man, and DIR,
James Thatcher said "the strength
and proportion Of his Joints and mus
cles appeared to be commensurate
with the pre-eminent powers of his
mind Goethe was likened in his
youth to an Apollo, and the ply
sician Hufeland declared that never
had he met with man in whom
bodily and mental organization were
SO perfect" Tennyson was zone of
the finest looking men in the world
Wordsworth was, according to the art
list Hayden, "of very fine heroic pro
portions" Southey looked an Ideal
poet, Byron was as beautiful as his
verse and was llkened to "the god Of
the Vatican, the Apollo Belvldere.'
Leonardo da vlnci had figure Of
beautiful proportions and noble and
engaging presence. Walter Scott was
eminently handsome, much above the
usual standard" and least in the
mold of young Hercules" with II
"fresh and brilliant complexion and
countenance of great dignity
Scientific Monthly.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1927-04-22
Grim Death Turks in
HOLY Waters of India

The hOllest waters In India are man
tied with n green and brilliant scum.
Those who would battle must break 1t,
as hardy swimmers In our colder
countries break the Ice, before they
can reach the spiritually cleansing
liquid. Coming out Of the water,
bathers leave behind them Jagged
riffs of blackness In the green; riffs
that gradually close, If no more pill
grims come down to battle, till the
green skin of the lake Is altogether
whole again.
There were but few bathers when
we were at Pushkar.
On days of little concourse the
bathers do not venture far out into the
lake. Death turks invisible under the
scum, swims nolselessly inshore, snaps,
drags down. We saw him basking on
a little shrlne-crowned island hun
bred yards from land, monstrous and
scaly, grlnning even In his sleep-a
crocodile. Pushkar Is 80 holy that no
life may be taken within its waters or
on its banks, not even the maneaters.
A dozen pilgrims disappear each year
between those enormous jaws. 1t II
considered lucky to be eaten by Il
crocodile ut Pushkar.-From Testing
PLATE" by AldOus Huxley.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1927-04-22
Historians Skip Many
Matters of Interest

An American history written in the
old-fashioned way would never men
ton the rise Of the motion picture d.
version The kind of histories to which
we have been accustomed don't ap-
pear to be in the least interested In
the ordinary life of the people, which
is as much history as taking a fort
or carrying an election, a writer in
the st. Louis Globe-Democrat asserts
Between wars there is almost a
blank lnterregnum and-from the his
tory-you would never know that a
book had been written, picture paint
ed or a machine invented. We once
knew a school history Of the United
States that did not mention the COM
ing Of the railroad; but every indian
chieftain from Massasolt to Sitting
Bull was personalized.
These strange silences Of formal his
tory leave us to the historical novels
for our general information of the
times 49, the clothing our ancestors
wore, their pastimes, their religious
faiths, their literature, their customs
and their modes Of thought.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1927-04-22
Giraffe a Figure in
Old Roman Pd9eonts

The wonderful, long-necked, spotted
creature, the giraffe, has an interest
ing history. biologists In deciding
Its actual species place It between the
deer and the hollow-horned ruminants
The name giraffe seems to be de-
rived from the Arabian "zerapha"
which by some is supposed to have
been II corruption of "zoraphe" the
Egyptian for long neck"
In the days of imperial Rome g.
RATES. from the Libyan desert were
exhibited In the triumphs of various
emperors, and were probably shown
to the Romans during the dictatorship
Of julius Caesar.
From the period Of the Roman EN-
pire till the close of the Fifteenth cen.
fury these magnificent animals were
unknown In Europe
In the last years of that century
Lorenzo de Medlcl became possessed
of specimen, apparently perfectly
tame, which was shown In Florence,
and as 1t was led through the streets
often halted, and raising Its lofty head
to some high balcony, received some
dalnty--fruit or confection--from the
dwellers of the house before which II
had stayed Its progress.
From that date till the reign OF
George ~ no giraffe was seen in Gu
rope until the year 1927, when Ma
hommed Ali, viceroy Of Egypt, sent
one as u present to the king Of Eng
land.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1927-04-22
Heaven as a Republic

DR.. James Madison, second cousin
Of the President of the United States
Of that name, was elected president
of william and Mary College when he
was only twenty-eight years old. 1t
was necessary, before he could assume
office, to suspend statute requiring
that the head Of the institution be not
less than thirty years old. The young
college president, who was ordained
in the Episcopal ministry in 1775, was
an ardent believer In the republican
form of government. 1t is said that
in his sermons he never would speak
of heaven as kingdom. He would
always refer to 1t as the great repub-
lie where there is no distinction of
rank, and where all men are free and
equal. Magazine.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1927-04-22
Egyptian Spite

The childish trait of taking It out"
on an inanimate object when one has
fit Of temper seems to have been
serious business In ancient Egypt.
An archaeological expedition Of the
Berlin museum has just returned from
Egypt with 200 pieces of pottery, frag-
ments Of some so clay vessels, all
written over with the names of for
eIgn princes and peoples with whom
the Egyptians of about 1000 b. G.
were at war, together with a number
Of Egyptian names as well, pre-
sumably of rebelllous communities.
These names, II is believed, were In
scribed on the vessels, which were
then shattered with suitable cere-
monials, In the belief that the foes
would thereby be injured.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1927-04-22
Something to Remember

One thing they have learned in cold
Alaska is to make no attempt to clean
silk or wooden garment In gasoline
In the winter time.
Writing in Scribner's Magazine,
Mary Lee Davis, the wife Of an engl-
neer, says that two women Of her ac-
quaintance wene burned to death in 80
doing.
"Just the friction, "she says, "of lift
ing the material from the gasoline
bath produces such sparks In the
electrified air that an explosion almost
invariably occurs"
Although there Isn't quite so much
electricity in the air In this section
Of the country, there are few indoor
sports more dangerous than washing
articles In gasoline
II you must wash things In gasoline,
do 1t outdoors.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1927-04-22
Notice to Creditors

NOTICE is hereby given that he sub
scriber of Montgomery county mas Cd
tained from the Orphans Court OF Mont
Somery county, Md, letters of almlnlstra-
ton on the personal estate. OF
ALVERDA GRIFFITH,
late of Montgomery county. deceased. AZ
nersons hayingclaims against said deceased
are hereby warned to exhibit the same, with
vouchers thereof, to the subscriber on or
before the list day Of August. 1877; they
may otherwise by law be excluded from an
henefit of said estate. All persons indeDt-
ed to said estate are requested 70 make
Immediate payment. Given under my
hand this LIST day Of February, 1927.
S. MAUDE COOKE.
fah lat Administrators.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1927-04-22
Color Highly Important

Man has apparently become careless
about one of the most important items
in his environment-cOlor. As soon
as he realizes fully the inhibltive and
represslve influence Of drab. uninter-
esting color surroundings, the vistas
about will be Immediately trans
formed. Man has always conquered
or changed conditions unfavorable to
his best development. There is no
reason to believe that he will not rise
to the present situation and reinstate
into his daily life the color which is
so important to his well belng.-Ex-
change
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1927-04-22
"Maru's" Proper Meaning

The japanese embassy says that
maru means, first, a sphere or circle.
and, secondly, perfection, entirety.
completeness. Expressive Of perfec-
ton, It was formerly used as a suffix
to the names of persons, sword mas
terpieccs, etc, and 10 ships; but at
present the last usage has become the
common one. Thus the word maru,
when used In conjunction with a prop
err name, may be said to designate
ship, It being the most popular SUNK
used In that connection.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1927-04-22
Best KnoDn in America

Messrs. Smith, johnson and Brown
are the three best known individuals
in the United States, nationwide
search of city and telephone dlrec-
tories reveals. There are at least L.
100000 Smiths in America, 100000
Johnsons and 100000 Browns. Then
come the WllIlamses and the Joneses,
with $4,000 and 65S0O0 respectively.
The Mlllers, according to this unof-
fetal census, number $4,000 and the
DaYlses b38, 400.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1927-04-22
Deadly "Milk Sickness"

Milk sickness, the ailment Of which
Abraham Lincoln's mother died, Is
peculiar malignant disease occurring
In part of the western United States.
II affects certain kinds Of farm stock,
especially cows, and persons using the
meat and dairy products Of infected
cattle. In man It causes uncontrol-
able vomiting and other serious symp-
toms. It's origin In cattle has been
varlously ascribed to the presence Of
certain plants In their food and to pol
Iuted water.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1927-04-22

He was enjoying the picture at a
downtown theater recently when he
was disturbed from his leisure by n
coin rolling from his pocket The coin
hit the floor with cllnk and con-
tlnued It's course to the orchestra pit
The rather embarrassed man was not
sure Of the denomination of the lost
coin and proceeded to go after It. Be
Ing unable to End It, he summoned
two ushers, who aided him with flash
lights. At last, after quite a search,
the coin was found, and when It was
picked up, there In the finders hand
lay a shining penny.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1927-04-22

This quotation does not appear In
the Bible. The nearest thing to 1t is
the following found in the third chap
ter of Genesis, nineteenth verse; I'm
the sweat Of thy face shalt thou eat
bread, till thou return unto the
ground for out Of II was thou taken"
Yet the great majority Of people seem
to think that Eye shall earn thy bread
by the sweat Of the brow" Is a Biblical
saying. How the error got started
nobody knows. 1t may have been sug.
gested by Millions phrase, "Let US go
forth and resolutely dare with sweat
OF brow to toll our little day" At any
rate, It has been employed by English
writer's for 260 years.-EXchange.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1927-04-22
Whon Livers Go Wrong.

Your liver always gives fair ws,nlos
Its first signal Of help wanted" ia nsnaii.
dull, grinding headache that seems ~
start just back Of your eyes and ends ali
over your body. Nothing looks good N
eat, and everything you do eat is tsstsIess
fortunately, these troubles can be ouickIv
remedied Get box Of Greenwslt' = Com.
pound Dandelion Liver Disks az your drns-
gists. Everyone knows what dandeIIon
Is, The tender leaves are even used 10,
food. Dandelion Liver Disks will usualIv
have your liver back at work araIn owe,
night. twenty-five cents.
WILSON'S DRUG STORE.
ELDRIGEs DRUG STORE.
July zo-om' Rockville. Md.