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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-03
Twenty-Five Years
of Base Ball
BY EDDIE COLLINS.
My First Season.

his knee and had to be helped to the
bench. Another rookie came running
ont and took Rogers place. lie re-
NAMED there eight. seasons. Tie was
Arthur Devlin, a brilliant player, and
now. a coach for the Boston Braves,
Bresnshan finished the season in the
outfield and then went behind the
plate TO become one of the great back
stops Of his time.
| started playing professional bah
in 1905 because. | needed the money
to help pay my expenses during my
last college year. | consider it
strange that in those few weeks
should have played with Heinie Zim-
norman, Dick Rudolph. Jack Barry,
the Hartman brothers, Bruce, the
Indian: Carney, rDeringer and one or
two others, all of whom reached the
major leagues later.
Played With Barry Six Years.
For six years Barry was my able
and loyal partner on the AS inf1eld
Zimmerman was on two opposing
teams in world series and Rudolph
beat us twice IN the 1914 series with
Boston, while Dave Shean accom-
panied me to Philadelphia, we having
played side by side all Summer.
Until l Joined the Mackmen I had
seen but one major league game in
my life. that being the second of
the world series of 1905. which I
watched from a seat in the left ield
bleachers at the Polo Grounds. Phila-
delphia won, much to my distress.
Little did / dream that l would one
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-03
RICHARD IS CERTAIN
HE'LL SIGN TUNNEY

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, January 3.-Tex
Richard packed his grips for st. Louis
today, assuring friends he would re-
turn with the contract of Gene Tun.
ney for a world heavyweight cham
pionship battle next September at
Yankee Stadium.
Richard departs tomorrow and
Humbert j. FugaZy. who has enter
ed into race with the Madison
Square Garden promoter for Tunney' s
signature. is expected to hit the same
trail a day later. Since the cham
pion has made it clear he seeks TO
settle the promoting duel AS soon as
possible, observers here look for def
mite action before the end of the
week.
Tunney already admits that Fugazy
has made him a very generous of
fer" While Richard admits his price
will he plenty" Boxing men close
to Tex say he may go as high as
$3.50 900, the check he drew in favor
of Jack Dempsey for the Sesquicen.
tennial battle.
ST. LOUIS. January 3 (P).-Gene
Tunhey believes his meeting here
next Thursday with Tex Richard,
promoter. will result favorably to
both sides and that the scene and
approximate date of his first bout in
defense of the championship will be
ready for announcement.
The conqueror of Jack Dempsey,
fulfilling a vaudeville Engagement
here this week. said he was ready
to meet any one selected for him pro.
vded he Is a logical contender.
Reports that Richard was prepared
to offer him S750,000 for a champion
ship bout at the Yankee Stadium next
Fall. however. brought forth the ex-
clamation, That's lot of money
when | look back and recall what
earned when l fought my first bout
in Paris"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-03
POST OFFICE GIRLS
TOP G. A. O. BOWLERS

With the second series Of the
schdule in the General Accounting
Office Ladies' Bowling League con-
cluded, Post Office leads with two
and-a-half game advantage over the
second-place Controller Generals.
Kellogg Of Controller Generals has
been doing the best duckpinning
having an average of 96-2 for SO
games.
League statistics follow:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-03
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
n EW YORK. January 3.-East-
MI ern intercollegiate basket ball
VI teams get-into full stride this
4 week with a schedule of II
games dashed with intersec-
tional color and league rivalry.
The Eastern Intercollegiate League,
which launched into its 1927 cam
paign Saturday at Philadelphia with
defeat for Yale at the hands of
Pennsylvania. will put on two con.
tests. Both will be played Saturday.
ons calling the champion Columbia
qintet into action for the first time.
with the Princeton Tigers as It's OPP
ponents.
The other skirnish takes Dartmouth
to the Yale court, where the Eli
team will attempt to score its first
lea que triumph in three seasons.
Intersectional clashes on the weeks
goal-tossing bill of fare bring together
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-03
FURMAN'S 1927 ELEVEN
WILL PLAY TEN GAMES

GREENVILLE, S. c., January 3
@.-Furman University. which won
the South Carolina foot ball champion
shin the past season, will play 10
Games next Fall, as follows
September "a Duke at Durham. ,,o.
October 2 North car9lina r state neSdins
% Erskine: 20. Oglethorpe at Atlanta
November 8. Wake Forest; ,r, IL; sou -
GThank sgivingl Clemson
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-03
NOT CERTAIN THAT GRID
STARS HEADED FOR ARMY

NEW YORK, January R.-
Athletic authorities at West Point
have characterized as decidedly
premature and ridiculous a report
that Morton Kaer Of Southern Cali
fornia. Wild Bill Kelly Of Montana,
Jim Underhill of st. Mary's College
and other outstanding stars of the
1925 foot ball campaign had won APP
pointments to the Military Academy
Maj. Topthorne, head Of the ath-
letic department, explained that APP
pointments would not be made for
seven months. and that there was no
indication the players mentioned
would pass the entrance examinations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-03
BEHR, YANKEE NETMAN,
WINS CANNES TOURNEY

CANNES, France, January N).--
Allen Behr of New York, who caused
a sensation at the opening OF the
Riviera tennis season by carrying
Jacques Brugnon. French lnternatlon-
alist, to deuce sets, came out veto
rious in the Reausite tournament,
which ended yesterday.
Showing superb net play, he defeat
ed Charles Aeschliman in the final,
at 6-3, SIS, 81, Ga.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-03
LEWIS AND MUM MEET
FOR MAT BELT TONIGHT

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, January ED (Stran.
gler) Lewis has put up his $4,000
diamond belt, emblematic of the heavy
weight Wrestling championship, for
the victor IN his match tonight with
Wayne Big Mum.
Nearly two years ago Mum tossed
Lewis out of the ring in Kansas City
and claimed the title when Lewis was
unable to appear for the third and
deciding fall Lewis broke his left
arm last Fall, forcing postponement
of a match at Los Angeles with Joe
Stecher. claimant of the title. and
this will be the first severe test Lewis
has given his arm since the accident
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-03
ADDS A BIG AUTO RACE.

MIAMI, Fla. January R).-An-
nouncement has been made by Carl G..
Fisher and James A. Allison, owners
of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway,
Indianapolis, Ind, that in addition to
the annual international 500-mile race
held each May there will be in Sep
TENDER a 24-hour contest for $4,000
for vehicles powered with oil.burning
motors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-03
INTERNATIONAL BOXING.

BOSTON, January 8 CP). - Eight
boxing vikings, four from Denmark
and four from Sweden. tonight will
test their mettle against a like num-
Der of Americans in an amateur
tournament under the auspices of the
New England Association of Amateur
Athletic Unions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-03
MOHAWK PREPS RETAIN
115-POUND GRID TITLE

Mohawk Props are still the class of
115-pound elevens Of the city. The
Little Indians brushed aside their last
obstacle to the title yesterday in scor-
ing over Northern Juniors, 13 to 6.
The char ,pfons trailed until the sec
cnd period when they unleashed a
strong attack that carried them to one
touchdown in that session and anoth'
err In the third period.
Fry and F. Dollar scored the vic
tors touchdowns, the former running
IS yagds. Ensor went over for North.
ernS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-03

High averages Kellogg Comptroller
General. 96.2: Owen tCheck Accounting).
High sames-Cardin Post ofncel. 1876:
Kellogg (Comptroller Generan. 1873.
. High sete-Grant IBookkeepingl. 3l2;
strikes---Turek Post Ofiee). ID: Kellosg
tComptroller Generan. IL.
So: Owens (Check Accounting), 40.
High team games-Audit, Pay and Travel
High team sets-Post Office. 1892;
Bookkeeping. .363,
Individual Records.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-03
LEAGUES WILL MEET.

Both the Eastern Shore and Blue
Ridge Rase Ball Leagues will hold
their annual meetings this week. the
former at Salisbury Wednesday after
noon at 2 o'clock and the latter at
HagerstOwn Friday at 1890.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-03
GRID STAR Is KILLED.

GARY, Ind, January P).--Lou
Usher, 35, former all-America tackle,
was killed near Calumet City, ILL.,.
when his motor car collided with a
bus. Usher was an ail-America choice
two years while he played with Syria.
cuse.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-03

NEW YORK. January R.-In
play.offs of ties of handicap golf
matches, strokes must be taken on
the same holes beyond the eighteenth
as in the main round. The United
States Golf Association has announced
a ruling to that effect, clarifying a
situation which has troubled tourna-
ment officials the country over.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-03
1873 SET AT TENPINS
ROLLED BY DENVER DUO

| DENVER, Colo, January Co.
Two tenpin bowlers of the Pubic
Service League team rolled 1878 in
| two-man competition here. They
claim a record. The scores were:
Roy johnson. 49,. 22a 225 2ss-7i7,
George Skeen, 49,. 252 259 290-s01
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-03
CRIMS0NS SET PACE
IN BOWLING LEAGUE

Crimsons. who hold a scant lead in
the Holy Comforter Bowling League.
will engage the Browns tomorrow
night.
Team captains are urged to have
their men report in time for all games
to start at o'clock
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-03
BY JOHN B.aFOSTER.

NEW YORK, December 27.-Title
as the original little black satchel"
carriers in base ball seems about
ready to be conferred on players and
former players of the Chicago White,
Sox.
Some interesting base ball history'
lies back Of the charges of "Swede'"
Risberg and the reply of the accused
White Sox players that the pool
made up for the Detroit team In 1917
was "gift" to them for defeating
the Boston Red Sox, the principal con-
tenders with the White Sox for the
pennant In that year.
In 1917 there was story cur"
rent in base ball that the White Sox
players, out Of the goodness OF their
hearts, had paid n bonus to the pitch
ers of the Detroit team to defeat the
Red Sox. Chicago feared only Boston
in the race for the pennant.
Ball players had done this before.
AWAY back in the, eighties players OF
one team which had q fine chance to
win a. remnant had been known to
saw TO players of a team that didn't
have a. chance: "A ten-spot If you
lick that other team" Mind you,
plavers were not being asked TO throw
games. Far from II. They were be-
ing asked to win games by turning
on all the steam in their systems.
Onwers Disapproved Practice.
Owners of base ball clubs did not
like this sort of thing. Conservative
critics disapproved of it and declared
that it was q practice so unsound THAI
II would lead some day to an offer or
the wrong kind and on the wrong side
of sport.
some of the yarns which have been
current about the bonuses paid by
hail pIavers unquestiOnably are pure
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-03
NEW PENN SOCCER CAPTAIN.

Jerry West, right, halfback, has
been elected captain of PENIS 1927
soccer eleven.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-19
SALES MANAGER
FOR
DEATH OF Girl.

ERIT, Pa, March 1S. Rl-Karl H..
Bechtel, district sales manager for
Buffalo, N. Y. battery company,
was in the county Jail tonight charg
ed with the murder of Virginia Glib
ney, chorus, girl, who was found dead
in bed in an Erie hotel early this
morning. Shortly after coroner's
jury held that Miss GibneW died
from natural causes, Nicholas Leirs-
chen, police court clerk, entered the
murder information. Betchel plead
not guilty and was held without bail
for hearing March "a.
Four show girls and a bell hop
were held as material witnesses.
DR.. Elmer Hess, who performed an
autopsy, testified at the inquest he
believed death was due to acute di-
lation of the stomach He added he
found II marks on her throat and
believed these might have contrib
uted to death.
Bechtel testified that after a party
in restaurant, he took Miss Gibney
to her room, and when he prepared
to leave she threatened to scream If
he did not give her $40. He s&d
when she persisted in screaming, he
choked her and left her on the bed.
Later, he said, he called the hotel
clerk and asked him to LOOK into
her condition.
Mona May and Alice Heffernan,
chorus girls in the room adjoining,
said they heard screams and saw a
man leaving the place. They looked
in, they said, and saw Miss Gibney
lying on the bed, her face and hands
covered with blood. They notified
the clerk, who called the police.
Policemen testified they found a
shirt and handkerchief marked with
blood in BechteTs room. A slip of
/ paper in Miss Gibney's purse named
Edward Shibles, 125th street, New
York City, as a brother, and Mrs.
III. j. Bryner, West 21st street, Phila-
delphia, as a cousin. The purse con-
! tanned 1882 in cash and five diamond
rings.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-19
sYsTEMs no BE LINKED

MEXICO CITY, March 18 (By Trens
Agency)-Connectio of the telephone
lines of the Mexican Telephone and
Telegraph company with those of the
American Telephone and Telegraph
company in the United States is ex
pected to give Mexico speaking ia
cilities with the rest of the world
The two companies are associated
in their connection with the Inter-
national Telephone and Telegraph
company as it the Cuban Telephone
company.
Work on the nationwide system
in Mexico is being pushed rapidly
and communication has already been
established as far north as San Luis
Potosi Connection with the port OF
Tampico is expected at an early
date and lines to the border within
the year.
This system will enable Mexico to
talk with European cities as well
through the combining of the tele-
phone with the radio.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-19
Life T ermer Escapes
Arizona Penitentiary

PHOENIX, March 18. P-Accord-
ing to Warden Scott White of the
s,ate. prison at Florence, Charles
Wagner, life termer, escaped from
the prison last Sunday and has not
been apprehended. Wagner was serv-
ing a life sentence for conviction of
first degree murder imposed by the
Yavapai county superior court.
According to the warden, Wagner
was working in the prison garden
when last seen and was not missed
until after the last visitors automo-
bile had left the institution. Warden
White declared it possible that Wag-
nerxwas spirited away in machine.
Wagner is listed as laborer,
Weighs 168 pounds and is five feet
6A inches tall, and is of sallow COM
plexion.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-19
H. S. McCEuskey Fails
OF Confirmation TO
Industrial Commission

PHOENIX, March IS P-The ap-
rointment of Fl. s. McCluskey b5'
the governor to the Industrial COM
mission was declared unconfirmed
at an executive session Of the state
senate at noon today Last satur-
day McCluskeys appointment was
confirmed by the senate along with
a number of other gubernatorial APP
pointments. Reason for resembling
saturdays action was not made
known as no report of executive pro-
ceedure is made public.
McCluskey is at the present time
a member of the industrial COM
mission under recess appointment.
He also served as secretary of the
Arizona Colorado river commission.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-19

WASHINGTON, March 1S Pl-A
battle between Nicaraguan liberals
and conservatives in the vicinity of
1ierra Azul was said to De develop
Ing today in a report to the navy
department from Rear Admiral
Latimer, commanding the American
naval forces in Nicaragua. His brief
dispatch added only that TERRA Azul
had been taken by the revolutionists
and that troops of the Diaz govern
ment were preparing to attack. An7
other brief report from Admiral
I4atimer described the recent battle
at Muy Muy as ''indecisive.'
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-19
PLAN TOWNSHIP
AT GOLD BOOM
CAMP In ARIZ.

TORNADO CAMP, Ariz., March 18
Establishment Of a townste at
the now Tornado, 80 miles south of
Globe, Wiz be the next event Of I'M
portance, it expected to take shape
in this new gold camp, where thou
sands have been drawn by news of
the discovery of fabulously rich
gold ore by Dan McGraw on the
Cowboy claim. Organized efforts OF
new promoters to secure land for n
townsite by leases Of lands in the
flat adjoining the mountain where
the gold claims are located have not
keen successful, so far as is known.
However, holders Of land in the flat
are holding them with the belief
that within a few days The growth
OF the camp will result in the build
frame structures.
Lumber was being hauled in today
for the erection of shacks, work on
which will be started at once. The
total of tents raised by newcomers
increased to approximately So. II
was estimated that more than 1,50O
persons visited the camp today, ar
increase over yesterday of moro
than 500 The actual number Is
difficult 10 estimate because of the
fact that visitors come and go, many
remaining but short time. The
crowds are being 9ed from hastily
established hot dog and grocery
! Stands, while an improvised boarding
house has been established in an
abandoned tunnel where meals are
/ eng served.
Women have already made their
appearance at the camp and are en-
gagged in washing ana other work
Visitors at the, camp are presented
with gold ore souvenirs by James
j. Girand, president of the Tornado
Gold Mining company which has SO
claims under its control, including
( the Cowboy and Joe Lee where the
richest strikes are reported to have
Acen made. The company, of which
MIR. McGraw is manager, has a large
number Of men in its employ
Motion picture men made their
appearance at the camp today film
ing scenes. of the latest Arizona gold
rush.
c. C. Ball, of Phoenix, who has
gold claims OH the mountain, in
creased his holdings today by 10
eating six placer claims on the flat.
; Many newcomers continued to To-
cate claims.
Exploration and development work
is being planned by various GfoDe
and Miami citizens who had claims
previous to the rush or located new
ones the first several days. New
cGmers are oamped out within fir-
teen miles of the camp. The three
mile road from the main highway
to the camp is undercontro1 Cars
can so up on odd hours, and down
cn even hours. A big dance pavilio !
is being planned by Mr., Girand to
furnish amusement for the visitors.
J. V. Karelsen OF Karelsen and
Mauer, fiscal agents of the Tornado
i Gold Mining company, who came with
Mr.. Girand several days ago is still
ON the ground.
The company is planning extern
aive exploration andt develop1hen
work.
A tremendous crowd of visitors is
predicted at the camp Sunday.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-19
Drives Stage Days;
aints Scenes Nights

A stage driver days and an artist
nights is Fl. e. Wenck, an employe
of the Pickwick stage company in
Douglas.
Wenck has turned out several
creditable pastels and intends to take
up oil paintings Some of his pastels
received the approval of member
of the Cincinnati school of art.
Wenck drives his stage over his
run days and then hurries to his
room to paint. He intends to paint
Cave creek in the near future.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-19
4. 4 + X \ 4 f* 4 y II X y x.
. WiHred J. Fiege, Author
or Spanish Mary" Dies
On c Bar Ranch Friday

y TUCSON, March Is (P.-Wil-
& fred j. ICiege, for nearly 50
y years "a rancher in DragOOn,
X Ariz., and author of "Spanish
T. Mary" published VwO years aGO
x by an eastern company, died
81 this morning ~at his home, the
= 9 Bar ranch. With his bride
X he came to CoehiSe county just
y after leaving college and 20
* years ago WAS credited with be-
y ing one Of the largest land
II holders in the southwestern
+ part of the state. Two years
* ago he converted his property
y into 81 dAde ranch.
s; At the time of his death he
X was working ON book of
y "reminiscences Of Arizona from
\ tier days.
* Funeral service will be held
= in WILCOX ut 3 o'clock t0mOr-
;E row afternoon.
*
= 4; 4 y & * y ** = * = * y Il
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-08-11
Is UNDECIDED
ON TAX LEVY
c. A. Fisher Not Sure How
Much to Ask for Support
Of Real Estate Bonds

Decision as to the tax levyt which
he will ask the state board Of equal
ization to make for the support Of
state real estate bonds will not be
announced by State Treasurer C. A.
Fisher until the board is ready to
take up the subject of levies, he
said today. 49,.
That Fisher will ask for levy is
not certain although in some quar-
tcrs here it is expected that he will
ask for enough to make up the short
age of $239,0OO which occurred in
the interest payment fund July |
when interest on the S26,000,0O0 Of
outstanding real estate bonds became
due.
Another factor entering the COM
putation is the fact that the Bank
Of North Dakota now holds as the
result of foreclosure, real estate
which was given as security for
100000 in loans. Until this land
is resold and the loans again made
active the state will have to con-
tinue paying interest on $1,OOO,0QO
Of dead money on which the state
now is getting no return.
Bonus Levy May Be Needed
Another important consideration
III HAhluE luc tdA levy ID taN QiuVWnt
which will be necessary to complete
payment of the soldiers bonus. Adj
jutant General Fraser has not vet
presented his estimate on that SUBJ
ject.
All sessions of the board of equal
ization to date have been given over
to the question of cquailzing the
land values in the various counties
of the state and that work is nearly
completed. The idea of the board is
not to establish average land values,
Tax Commissioner Thorstein III.
Thoresen pointed out, but to SO adj
just valuations that the land lin earhl
county will bear it's fair share of the
state tax burden.
Despite recommendations of. the
various. county boards of commits
sioners, sitting as county board Of
equalization, it is probable that the
state board will accept Thoresen's
suggestion and maintain the valua-
tions at approximately the figure
fixed when they were last consider
ed by the state board two years ago
This would mean no change from the
valuations as now in effect.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-08-11
GAINES CASE
is ON TODAY
Alleged Common Law Wife of
Rambler Tcstifics in Will
Hearing

Testimony to show that she was
the common law wife Of A. ID. Gaines,
wealthy ranchcr who recently died,
was introduced in county court at
Center today by Mrs. Josephine
Beehlcr Gaines at the hearing being
held to determine whether she should
share in Gaines estate.
Mrs. Beehler Gaines testified that
Gaines and she had made a compact
in Minneapolis five years ago, agree
ing to marry, but said it was never
consummated. She Travelled and
lived with Gains in cities on the Pa
cific coast, and in the middle west
and east, she said. She took the
stand this morning and was still tes-
tifying at o'clock this afternoon.
W. s. Stratton Of Bismarck testi-
fled this morning that he had had
Mrs. Beehler Gaines pointed out to
him as Gaines wife. r. S. Enge, also
Of Bismarck, testified that Gaines
had introduced her to him as his
wife.
Regardless of the decision Judge
}. +. McNulty may make in the case,
there will be an appeal to the dis
trict court, attorneys for both ssides
said