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G56t 1917 at the Post Office al Christian
s58d. ST. Cr0ic, Y l.. Of the u. s. A. nm
der The Act of Hurcb 9, 1872.
KILOGRAMS.
ST. CBOIX STATION.
London. Nov. 8th-A new a~ntiseptic
extracted from coal tar products, is said
to r|ev0.ugjonjze The scope of antiseptics
In surgery, medicine and veterinary
practices. III is called ''MonsoI' and
was discovered by the Mondson Rein
inc Company OF which Mr.. Harry M0nd,
a son ot Sir Alfred M0nd, is chairman.
According to q statement by Lieutenant-
leperaI Sir Arthur SI0ggett 'MOusoP'
unlike ether a|utiseptiCs which destroy
germs. will nor mjuriOusiy affect dolby
tissues it can be applied next 10 the
skin and even to the tongue without
burning and and can be swallowed.
More amazing still, il can even be in
iecled Inr0 the blood stream, whereas
lew substances having any real antisap-
tic power can be injected into a vein
without causing death.
Moscow. Novr. CHA Mammoth
military and Civil trade, unsurpassed
since 1917. marched through the main
street ol Moscow on Monday in celebra-
ton of the tenth anniversary Of the
Soviet revolution.
London, Novr. 9tb.-Winiam Mar
conf. wireless inventor. The Daily EX-
press says is seriously i'll here. He has
aot been vel suce his recent visit to
The United States.
London. Nolr 9h-The WestminS-
ten G4z. tie Gains to have received from
Russia Information on the seriousness Of
= struggle now going OF between the
foIIwing of Joseph Stain Rus5ia's Man
d SteeI' and the followers Of Leon Trot-
sky Trogsky is said to be employing eX-
aetIv tha same tactics apainsr the Stain
party whicn he employed to bring about
the fan of the Czarist regime. The
lrotskv party has a number Of secret
printing presses and has established
Cells not only IN the civic institutions
end factories bat in every regiment, for
pushing its propaganda and lla belief IS
expressed that an open fight is inevitable,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-04
eeag M7gue Joins Maoney As Real Heavyweight Contender
JAUNT OF D. C. PROS
WILL BE TOUGH ONE

Trouble for the Washington pro bias
keters from an unexpected source
looms at Chicago, where the CAPITAL
quint plays two games next week, fol
lowing the series at Fort Wayne. The
Chicago tossers. reinforced ana whip
ped into a fighting ball club by Garry
Schmeelk, annexed their third straight
victory last night when they defeated
Rochester. 81 to 80. The night previ-
Gus they trounced the same opponent,
So to 90.
1t appears now that Washington
will have to play at top speed In all of
the coming Western contests, thus
preventing the saving Of energy for
the crucial battles with the New York
Celtics listed for the Arcadia on March
IL and IA. Fort Wayne ran rough
shod over Rochester early this week,
while Chicago has done likewise.
In preparing for the local players,
the Fort Wayne management. is said
to have induced Ralph Miller, the
stellar guard, to delay his departure
for Spring training with the Indian
apolis American Association base ball
team, so that he would be able to per-
form against Washington. Miller was
utility inflelder for the Nationals In
1924, but he could not maintain the
pace In big league base ball ana was
shipped back TO the minors.
Zingone, a. guard from Passaio, N. J.,
has been signed by Fort Wayne to re.
place Miller after the Washington
series Monday and Tuesday nights.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-04
JACK WINS BY TECHNICAL
/ K. o. In TWELFTH ROUND
Mike, Conceding Many Pounds, Puts Up Game Bat
tie. But Is Battered Down After Daring Bid
i'm Early Stages Fails to Work.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
N yEW YORK, March 1. - Two
IN rugged Boston heavyweights
vi Jack Sharkey and Jimmy Ma
4 loney. today stood head and
shoulders above all aspirants
Cor the championship of Gene Tunney.
AS step toward the final round OF
Tex Richards elimination tournament,
Sn the most dramatic encounter of the
series last night. Sharkey scored a
technical Knockout over the veteran
Irishman, Mike McTigue, in the
twelfth round of a 15-round match at
Madison Square Garden. Maloney
won his spurs two weeks ago by out
pointing Jack Delanev, light heavy
weight champion, in 10 rounds in the
same arena.
More thrills and gore sprinkled
Sharkey's victory last night.than have
been packed into all the previous
battles of the tourney. 1t was the
struggle of another good little war
rior-another Delaney--against A rug
ged. battcrinS. good big man-another
Maloney.
In defeat MCTigue was AS stirring a
figure AS ever he has been since a
sensational knock out campaign that
numbered Paul Rerlenbach among his
victims and brought him to the great
rst opportunity of his career almost
at the sunset Of his fighting days.
But McTigue, 80 years old, was
waved TO his corner, n brave but bat
tered figure, after two minutes and
nine seconds of fighting in the twelfth
round. Blood g1ished from his mouth,
where Just a moment earlier Sharkey's
glancing right had smashed q tooth
end broken blood vessel inside his
cheek.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-04

whether you are gripping your club
firmly at the finish of your swing IL
it is loose in YOU fingers, you may be
sure that it was loose In the fingers
ut the top of the back swing. The
grip should not be rigidly tight at any
time. with the possible exception of
the the instant OF impact. But at the
top Of the back swing the fingers
should be firmly closed against the
shaft. Then hold onto the shaft clear
through the swing. This will give you
that ''clublike" hitting of the bali
an entirely different sensation from
hitting down at the ball with a loose
grip and then quitting at the ball.
Watch the right hand in this detail.
Fig. 2. It is the main offender. The
right-hand palm should press firmly
against the thumb Of the left hand
throughout the swing. II you feel this
pressure at the beginning Of the back
swing and again at the top Of It, the
chances are you will be q. X. through
out Moreover, you will hit through
the ball, because the momentum of
the club itself will carry you through.
fCopyrfGht 1927
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-04

! The 170-pound Irishman WAS ham
mered and cuffed by the young Ameri
can of Lithuanian ancestry--Josei
Cucoski-through the final stages be
| fore the accident ended the struggle
Sharkey. 20. was too young, too strong
for the foxy McTigue.
, Early in the battle the crafty Mich
ael made his bid for a knockout, a
daring. smashing sally that daZed
Sharkey despite the Boston tars ~
pound weight advantage. The $4,000
fans in the Garden roared encourage.
ment, as McTigue poured in a furious
attack that cut Sharkey's left eye and
split his lip.
In the third frame Mike put his all
into crushing right hand smash to
the chin, It was the punch of a reju.
venated hand. the blow that piled UP
five straight knockouts. Sharkey took
II. blinked. and as blood seeped from
his lips. smashed forward with both
fists flying.
This was the higl-water mark of
Mikes struggle. Thereafter Mike re.
sorted to guerrilla warfare as Shar.
key, regaining his early confidence,
swept him about the ring.
Mike was groggy in the tenth and
eleventh rounds and his left eye was
Cot- liz SldIillcQ IL luul III the eieNcnLn
that was not sallowed.
When the fight was stopped Shar.
key was as copy as McTigue. Mike
was reluctant to give up the battle.
Sharkey, eye closed and lips bat.
tered, could think after the fight only
OF his fellow townsrnan and the battle
that Will decide Tunney's challenger.
"Give me Jimmy Maloney," he said
In his dressing room. "Give me Ma.
loney ana TIL knock him out"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-04
SECTIONAL GOLF PLAN
ABANDONED IN BRITAIN

ST. ANDREWS. Scotland. March 4
R.--Announcing plans for the 1927
British open golf championship tour
nament, the Royal and Ancient Club
made known today that the sectional
qualifying system tried last year
would be abandoned as unsatisfac-
tory.
The qualifying rounds will be play.
cd over the old and new courses here
on July 11-12. The first 100 players
and all tying for the hundrcdth place
will be entitled to compete in the
championship proper, which will be
played in four rounds over the old
course July Is, IA. Is.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-04
When Base Ball Was Young
BY JOHN b. FOSTER
: First-Bound Catches and Denied Skulls

Until 1880 the batter was ruled out
IL the third strike was caught on the
bound. In 1850 the rule was changed,
and the catcher came up behind the
bat. The rule then read that the bat
ter was out If the catcher momentar1ly
held the ball after the third strike,
providing the strike had been called
before the ball struck the ground.
National Acts First.
In 1883 the National League decided
that no more first bound catches would
retire batters who hib fouls. The
American Association did not make
that change until 1886. In this period
controversy waxed long and profane.
Those who PLAYED base ball the AsSO-
citation way said their game was a lot
more skillful than the game Of the
National League, because their out
fielders could run like deer across the
wide expanses that often prevailed in
those days in tho outfield and make
beautiful catches on the first bound of
batted balls They did make fine
catches on those plays, too, but the
chances Of batters were cut down a
lot, and by and by tho American Asso.
citation began to see that the National
League would have the biggest hitters
from year to year IL they did not
change their game to conform to that
Of the older organization. They
changed 1t, and "out on first bound
went out for good and all.
Sometimes in making these pretty
first bound catches a. fielder would col
Tide with a stand and get a hard bump.
IL he recovered the ball. the play
appeared all the grander to the ex-
citable fan.
A National League man asked an
American Association man why the
latter organization had at last sban-
doned the fira bound out.
It'll tell you," the Association man
replied. rive found wooden stands
seemingly harder than the skulls OF
some Of our players. and gave the
skulls the benefit Of the doubt"
This concludes the when Base Ball
Was Young" series.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-04
TRIO IS ON HEELS
OF MICHIGAN FIVE

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. March 4~--fhe same
four teams that tied for the Big Ten
basket ball title n yeRr ago, start
down the home stretch tomorrow In
a blanket finish" with Michigan
holding the slender advantage of one
game.
Indiana, Purdue and Iowa. close
up on the leaders, still have an out
side chance to tic for the title again.
If Michigan loses ono OF the games
tomorrow and Monday the other
three teams can tie with the Vol
verinea IL they win all their re-
naming games. Indiana has North
western and Ohio tn beat. and Iowa
and Purdue each have three games.
Iowa faces Ohio Saturday. Mich
igan Monday and Wisconsin next
Friday. Purdue plays Minnesota to-
morrow, Northwestern Monday and
Chicago next Saturday In the clos
ing contest of the season.
Only Indiana and Purdue have
beaten the Michigan squad OF g.
footers and the Wolverines broke
even with them In the return games.
Tomorrow's games are:
Illinois at Wisconsin.
Iowa at Ohio.
Purdue at Minnesota.
Michigan at Chicago.
Northwestern at Indiana.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-04

First bound~~out."
T-bey played base ball that way
when dad had yet to hear of the in
vention Of the safety razor. When the
rule was changed by which the first
bound was not out there was as much
argument about II and az many odd
friondsbips were severed forever" to
he patched up the next day. as there is
now when fans dispute about the In
territorial pass.
The latter play Ia one which en-
braces so much sentiment when the
homo team has n chance 10 win ana
go much vinegar when the visiting
team has n chance to- win that IT is a
never-endinE source of disputation and
always will be. OF course. logically,
the pitcher has as much right to pave
the way to win his game as the batter
has to knock the curves OK the poor
pitcher into the next lot, put VINO
cares for logic when the bases con
tain the tying or winning run ana
Babe Ruth is shipped to first base
deliberately?
nv tho way. there are batters who
are more dangerous than Ruth in a
stt ,,ation Of that kind. but not more
picturesque. The fan always looks to
the swatter to clear the bases, and
uIories and spreads himself all over
the neighborhood when he does so and
sinks back home and into the wood
shed when he doesn't.
See Need of Change.
Base ball had been going for n long
time when it dawned upon its players
and those who thought about 1t to the
extent Of eyerlastingly trying to I'M
nrove II that the first bound catch had
come to be such a sure thing that It
should he stopped. More than that.
fine feeders were becoming better all
the tima. Men who had been unable
to get up TO q fly ball when the game
first began developed extraordinary
speed for old<imer& and sosno OF than
became 80 proficient that the outfiead
nositions. once esteemed to be begths
only for heavy batters. began to look
up. and the smart captains chose
smart f1eIders as we'll AZ smart bAtterS
for their organizations.
The out on first bound went over
board in 1864. The Civil War was on,
and the soldiers, who played base ball q
great deal, had proved that the game
could become better than it's first
PLAYERS had anticipated. More and
moro the evolution OF sho United
states athlete was bringing out the
possibilities in game which demands
all kinds Of skill and can take advan-
tage of the best there is in the human
frame.
The first-bound out on fouls still
continued to be in effect. It made no
difference where the foul ball was hit.
IL the fielder could get the ball on the
first bound on the base line, away out
on the outfield foul line. or IL the
catcher got It behind the bat, the
batter was out.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-04
BRITISH PROS CHOSEN
FOR TRIP TO AMERICA

LONDON, March Rl.-The pro-
fessional Golfers Association has IN
vited nine players to go to the United
States this Spring to defend the Ryder
cup, which the British team won from
the Americans last year, and also to
take part in the American open cham
pionship, which will be played at Oak
mont, Pa, June IA to is.
The players invited are Aubrey
Boomer. Archie Compston, George
Duncan, George Gadd, A. G. Havers.
Abe Mitchell, Ted Ray, Fred Robson
and c. A. Whitcombe. They expect
to sail about the middle Of May.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-04
GENE THOUGHT SHARKEY
WOULD DEFEAT McTIGUE

DEL MONTE, Calf, March 4 CP.-
Jack Sharkey's victory over Mike
McTigue at New York last night held
today.
Tho heavyweight champion declared
he was ready for all Corners and eJ-
pected Sharkey would defeat MoTigue
TITS up to Tex Richard" Tunney
said. ct am under contract to fight
the man he chooses. It seems 10 BE-
up to Sharkey and Maloney 10 fighf Il
out. but have nothing TO do with
that"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-04
DEATH OF DOG MASCOT
GRIEVES MACK'S SQUAD

ST. PETERSBURG. Fla, March 4
R9.-The death Of a little dog mascot
had n dampening effect in the Phila-
delphia Athletics training camp at
Fort Myers today,
Nip" q wiry bull pup. was a friend
to Connie Mack's charges during tho
last campaign and STONY" McTAnn,
Philadelphia sport writer, decided to
have taken nip to the camp today
and later in the week to have present
ed him to Ty Cobb as a personal mas
cot.
Nip fell in with two massive dogs
that bounced on him In McIAnn'e alb
sence and wounds proved fatal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-04
HIGH AVERAGE FIGHT KEEN
IN ODD FELLOWS PIN LOOP

Perez Elicit of the Amity team and
John Haryille of the Fred d. Stuart
crew are staging "a. merry race Tor
high average honors in the Odd Eel
lows Duckpin League. The Annity
star leads at present with a rating OF
111.30 for 81 games. Harville has hit
at a 111-24 pace in 80 games.
League statistics follow:
LEAGUE RECORDS.
Nigh team game. Mt. Pleasant Sol.
High team set. Mt Pleasant, ,659.
High individual game. Ward and Har'
Vile. I4S. -, .o-
Greatest number of strikes. j. Elicit. g
Greatest number of spares p. Elicit; 142
Individual averages, P. Elicit. 11l.3O:
Narville. l11.24: Ward 110.47
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-04
TO HANDLE TRACK MEET.

CHICAGO, March 4 @.--Robert A.
Gardner. famous amateur golfer and
a former track star at Yale, has been
selected to referee the Western Con.
ference indoor track and field cham
pionship games to be held at North
western University, March IL and IL.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-04
cAFONI FIGHTS RAYMOND
IN BENEFIT FOR HOSPITAL

the Army and Navy and well known
in Washington, will face Phil Ray
mond Of Baltimore in a Ground bout
on March at Front Royal. Va. in
the feature event Of an entertainment
to be staged by Warren Post Of the
American Legion for the benefit Of a
veterans tuberculosis hospital in
Arizona.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-04
YOUNG rs IMPROVED,

SAN ANTONIO. Tex. March 4 Co.,
Ross Young. New York Giant out
fielder. who IL critically Ill at his home
here, is somewhat improved. Young
has been suffering from compiled
lions resulting from kidney trouble.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-04

VERNON, Calf, March 4 CP.-
Hayden Wadhams. matchmaker OF
the Vernon Arena, has announced
that he had signed Tommy O'Brien.
former New York lightweight, and
Baby Joe Cans, San Diego negro. for
a 10-round bout March %.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-04

Southern intercollegiate Athletic
Association tourney:
Georgetown College, 3; Fur1nan, 2s.
Citadel. 4S; Kentucky Teachers, 80.
University Of Chattanooga, 81; Col.
lege OF Charleston, IS.
Mercer, 81; Louisiana Poly, 10.
Iowa State, 20; Nebraska. "a.
North Dakota T., "a; North Dakota
Aggies, 20.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-04

lest and commoneSt Is a ten
~ dency to loosen the grip near
and at the top of the back
swing. This loosening of the grip,
always done unconsciously by the
player, is what leads to so much over
swinging that we see. When the grip
is maintained. the back swing is auto
matically kept shorter because the
body winds up tightly much more
quickly. Fig. !. When the grip is
released, it releases long succession
Of muscles in the arms, shoulders and
upper body, so that the club is taken
back much farther. The player then
Is confronted with a series Of din.
culties to overcome before he can hit
the bali solidly. First, his long back
swing viii be hard to time. One top
Of this, he hasn't a hitting hold" on
the club at all. SO, even IL he does con.
meet, the chances are he will deliver
a soft blow. More than likely he will
quit at the ball.
It is necessary to maintain tho grip
throughout the golf swing. Observe
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-04

~ EYOND all question, the mis-
- take in golf that Is both stealth.
lest and commonest is a ten
IL dency to loosen the grip near
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-04
COLLEGE BASKET BALL.

fCopyrfGht. 1927
The Washington times., 1927-07-12
LIGHTNING
BY Garrett p. SeryiSs-

ANY when caught shelter
not so much from the rain as from the lightning The
thick bush would be better than tree likely
itself to attract lightning alone in field during
especially if it is tall lone It is safer
forest than under single tree small isolated of trees
from wire fences and other metallic objects Wire fences
have been fatal to cattle hunderstOrm for the animals
apt to gather along them in seeking shelter.
Barns when filled with fresh hay be than usually
apt to be struck by lightning barn in harvest time is not
Many different opinions have been expressed about the relative
liability Of various sorts of trees to be struck by lightning
be relied on The most useful distinction seems to be that
between rughbark and soohbark is the rough
pine spruce The typical smoothbark the
The difference with regard lightning peril arise from the
retention Of water by rough bark
More than the difference the character Of the bark
the difference in elevation Very tall trees apt be
ridges and other elevated ground exposed to propoonay
greater peril
Deposits OF iron it needless to attract lightning
when their presence is unknown.
thunderstorm than under single open field
lightning stroke falls in large forests and lightning is the
and railroads But it generally the TALL supereminen
struck They the to be specially avoided by the
Forest Service Of the Department Of Agriculture confesses
that is yet possession Of sufficient deter
and projecting spikes Of dry wood are the
liable to lightning stroke Some strokes the entire
partly the wood beneath other strokes are confined IN their
effects to the of the tree tops Some
by the stroke; others simply SCARED.
The vagares capces Of lightning
when the strokes fall by human the depths
remembered that to be struck or shocked by lightning i.
by necessarily to be killed. seriously
show shocks than deaths caused by lightning Light
ming fghu without its thunder
life EVERYBODY runs hundred oths don1er ne P T 70 human ;
mInent than that from lightning.
The Washington times., 1927-07-12
THE BRITISH USE THIS INSTEAD OF A REAL LIVE HARE

The picture above will please those to whom cruelty to
animals something.
Coursing hares has for years been popular sport in
Britain Until recently live hare turned loose to run
for its fe doubling and lodging After giving certain
start the greyhounds slipped and running entirely by
sight pursued the terrified fleeing animal The dog that
caught it and broke its back the prize Hundreds Of
thousands Of dollars bet single coursng match Of
this kind.
the live hare with its terror and suffering has been
replaced by the stuffed electric hare you here The grey
hounds rush after this electric hare which run at any
speed desired the gehounds do not catch but the victory
Is decided on the speed they show.
The famous greyhound shown here, named 'Ta Oak gets
Just good exercise and enjoys himself much chasing the
artificial hare
creyhounds run by sight onlyit thus they chased
the deer They depend their EYES the fcxhound or
bloodhound depends on its NOSE.
The greyhounds puzzled at meeting hare that they
overake but you that sort of dog has
low forehead, not much brains to trouble him.
Some Of the watchers probably would prefer to live
caught and killed But their interest is chiefly in the
betting, and they will be content.
in this country thousands upon thousands Of pigeons
were released for gentlemens sport The birds shot
down. some killed outright with legs wings broken
utteed out of sight under bushes and hedges to be killed and
eaten by rats later after hours Of suffering.
The Hearst newspapers began crusade against this brutal
N and put end to in less than two years. although many
predicted that the influence of cartridge makers with the
legislature would prevent that
One intellectual awmaker Of New York State defending
The needless brutal torture of pigeons said Tt will be bad
day for this country when fear the sight Of few
drops of blood