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expensive, and worth much more
in the pleasure and benefit you de-
rive from swimming In an out.
door place SO convenient to town.
Night swimming takes place on
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fri
days, and all day and every day.
A nice thing to do is to have
swim late in the afternoon and then
dine on the grassy terrace adjacent
to the Coffee Shop. The prices
charged in the Coffee Shop are
Just what you are accustomed to
paying in another of our most
popular cafeterias. Tennis courts
are available at Wardman for play
both at night and in the daytime.
Great place, Wardman Park! Isn't
It?
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LATIAIERS RETURNING
FROM PANAMA

Rear Admiral Julian Latimer,
accompanied by his wife and daugh.
ter. sailed for New York from Pan
anna Yesterday on the United Fruit
Company steamer Ulua. His sue
cessor. Rear Admiral David F. Sci.
lers, has taken command of the
special service squadron of the
United States Navy in Panama.
Admiral Latimer went to Panama
May IS, 1925. and since December,
1926 has passed most of his time
IN Nicaraguan waters because OF
the revolution.
Mr.. and Mrs. John r. Wilkins
will have as their guest for a few
days Mrs. Henry Benning Spencer,
who viii arrive next week from
Watch Hill, r. l., where she is
spending the summer.
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BOUND FOR
HOT SPRINGS

Mrs. John r. Williams and Mrs.
Kenn1 Elkins will go to Hot Springs,
Va. early in August for a short
stay.
Mrs, Williams will have her daugh-
ter. Mrs. Joseph Letter, with her
here for few days the latter part
Of this month.
c. Bascom Slemp sailed yester.
day on the Berlin to remain in
Europe until fall.
y \
Mrs. Edward L. Stock will en-
terrain at luncheon tomorrow in
honor Of State Senator and Mrs.
William Gunter preceding the
meeting at her home in Bradley
Hills OF the Federation Of Republi-
can Women Of MONTGOMERY
County. Mr.. Gunter will address
khe federation on recent state legis-
aaticn.
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topaz or cornelian, or crystal and
amethyst. real stones, of course,
and too lovely looking to describe.
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flee a n d
they will
t e IL you
how much
the fee is.
Il "a ~4A
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Last Night Mas
Fun at Wardman

1T was, as you know, a fairly
warmish night, and 80 the swim.
ming pool was very gay under
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colored lights and the
radiance from a rather
new moon.
To swim In the pool
you apply for a card
at the managers Of
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AffectionateIy,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-10

Der and will try to instill into the new
material which offers itself the same
spirit that has carried the famous
team through its noteworthy career.
The squad as it lined up last season
included Olivia Tyler. captain and left
forward; Sue Leith, right forward
Hazel Sudduth. center; frankie Leith
side center; Maxine Amber. left guard
and manager; Virginia Bodner, right
guard.
Dorothy White, District of Columbia
golf champion, will head the field OF
local woman golfers who will compete
for the Middle Atlantic championship
on the Congressional Country Club
course in October. 1t is expected that
the event will be scheduled for the
first week of the month. but the date
has not been announced definitely yet
Miss White plans also to enter the
national championship for the expert
ence she will gain in competing with
golfers of the first caliber, provided
that she can find the time to make
the trip to Cherry Valley. Long Is
land, where the American classic will
be staged this Fall.
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OLD DOMINIONS PICK
CREWS FOR REGATTA

ALEXANDRIA, Va, August "
Old Dominion Boat Club will send
four crews TO Richmond Saturday to
compete in dual regatta with the
VIRGINIA Boat Club on the James
River, and the same combinations that
rowed in two of the races at the
Southern Rowing Association regatta
in Baltimore last month will perform.
In the other two events the Old
Dominion will place hurriedly organ
lied combinations into competition.
The four-oared junior gig that won
the Southern regatta event Will be
sent to the post against the same
Richmond entry that placed second.
Magnus Bales. German, ike" Fried
lander and Ross comprise the local
crew.
Tommy Hulfish, Benny Minor,
Parke Bell and Happy Wilton will
row in the squad. while the second
Bob Marshall, Walter Pierpolnt
Jimmy Trout and Doc" Ruffner
Louis Bell. coxswain. The new Old
Dominion eight crew will be composed
of Ross. Bales, German, Fried
lander. Marshall. Pierpoint. Hulfish
and Minor. Louis Bell will be cox
swain.
Columbia Motor Company, on a par
with Motor Company No. in the
AleXa ndria Fire Department cham
pionship series. will tackle st. Marys
Celtics on Hayden Field Sunday aft
ernoon at o'clock.
l.. c. Major. manager of the Alex
andria, Bancroft & Washington Rapid
Transit Co. base ball team, has
Cancelled the game scheduled for Sun.
day with st. Mary's Celtics and in
it's place arranged a contest with the
Purcellville Wa) semi-prO outfit. The
game will be on the Dreadnaught dia-
mOnd at o'clock.
Sarepta Lodge, No. as, Odd Fellows.
whipped Penrose A. G. of Clarendon.
to Z, on the st. Agnes Episcopal
School diamond.
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MA CHESELDINE PLOTTING
REORCANIZED LAFAYETTES

Stats held District Heights to five
hits yesterday and Triangle a. G.
scored 81 victory. ID. Stats led the
batters.
Beck gained slight edge over Dur.
ham in n hurting duel yesterday, in
which Washington Barracks defeated
Potomac Savings Bank nine, to /.
Junior Order Sluggers bounced %
hits off Bowman and gained an 1-to-4
victory over Fairfax Cavaliers on
Glen Echo diamond
With the exception of one bad in.
ming. Yeatman was in good form yes.
terday as he hurled s. ID. Emery Mid
gets to 7-to-5 win over Corinthians.
Royal Peewees added two wins to a
long string yesterday by twice down
ing the Zachary Peewees, 16 to 9 and
40 to 10. Royals hammered SO hits
in the second fray.
COrinthian Midgets challenge teams
in their class. Cali Lincoln 4O05.W
for games.
Calhoun Midgets have issued a
def to teams in their class. Call Wis
consin 1860 after o'clock.
Newly organized Monroe Midgets
desire games. Call North 4521 for ar.
rangementS
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CUBS STREAK is ENDED:
CATCHER HARTNETT HURT

nv tho Associated Press.
%o tho Dodgers. who have beaten
tho cubs only twice In Is
games. goes the dlstinction or
4 stopping the National League
leaders after they had won
nine games In row. The Cubs beat
tho Robins. o, in tho first Fane of
yesterdays double header. but lost the
other. S.
Tho Rruins lost the services OF their
inspiring catcher. "tiahbv" Iiartnett.
who WAS spiked In the foot by Gus
Felix, Brooltlyn outficIdcr.
The cubs STAYED three fun games
ahead of the Pittsburgh Pirates. who
trouuced the Giants &c, In loosely
played game. Errors by lIornsbv aud
Jackson aided In the torsair victory.
hut II was tho evcr-reliahle Paul
Wancr who drove homo the winning
run in the last of the ninth. The
Giant defeat brought tho record Of
MCGraw's club on its Western trip to
seven victories against four beatings
Only two games We're scheduled in
the National League.
Lou Gehrig's thirty eighth home run
in the ninth inning saved the Yankees
from their first shutout of the season
The Athletics greeted the llugmon at
Shihc Park by pounding Dutch
Kcuthcr and George Pipgras to MI cor
ners. and took an S-tol victory. 1t
was the first game for the Yankees
on their third ami last road trip. Rube
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Walbcrg pitched maaierfnl ball for the
Mackmcn. allowing only six hits.
Babe Ruth went hitlcss. but GchriR
In addition to his home run. pounded
out u double. The buster Is now three
honera ahead Of Ruth.
Ty cobb was active in the downfall
Of the New Workers.. lie drove in the
Urst run. slammed out three hits ana
played brilliantly In center field.
Tho Rcd Sox. eager To irrrrazn their
winning string Of six straight games.
were raincd out against Detroit. Other
American League teams were not
scheduled.
A summary Of yesterdays games:
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Now York. o o o o o o o II q 4
Philadelphia % / u 3 . x~-s IL
Kucther pipgras and Collins. Walherg and
COchrahe.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
F F,,,.n YS,E. 5"""38"p i j
Grimes. Henry. Fitzsimmnus and Taylor
Dcvormer; Meadows, Hill and Gooch.
First game r. H. +
c phh%i%n9"..' . " " ! . . Q / y" "
Petty, Ehrhardt. Clark and Henlne; Carl
son and Hartnctt.
nroo oEH" gang $1,000 % 10 % =
Chicago. o / " o / 0 . 0 o. rs o
Doal5. Clark and Dcbcrry Bush. Brill
heart. Homes and Hartnctt Gonzales.
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with some fighters at the time of i'm
portant battles. / have Sharkey sign
ed as a possible substitute and either
Delaney or Paolino would make a sec.
ond emergency man. The winner of
tomorrow nights bout here is assured
OF a fight with Sharkey If every
thing goes we'll in Chicago"
Leo T. Flynn, Dempsey's manager.
was in conference with Richard re-.
garding training site for the former
champion. Flynn indicated that the
Lincoln Fields race course might be
chosen eventually, but he said he still
Is considering numerous bids from
clubs and resorts near Chicago
Paolino has been given the approval
OF medical examiners representing the
New York State Athletic Commission.
The Spaniard has boil on his right
forearm. but insists he is not bothered
by the growth. or from an injured left
thumb. Paolino will weight in around
l92 pounds tomorrow. Delaney came
to New York today from his camp
weighing III
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SWIM MERS STRIVING
TO GET INTO FINALS

Boys to represent the Eastern Sec
ton of the city in the interplayground
swimming meet against the finalists
from the Western end will be picked
at eliminations to be held tomorrow
in Rosedale pool. Today mermaids of
the Eastern sector We're to match
strokes in the Rosedale tank to pick
their standard bearers for the city
finals. This meet originally was card
ed for Friday.
Examinations to select natators to
uphold the prestige of West Wash
ington have been held among boys
and girls at Georgetown pool.
That their opponents may not get
too much of line on them, the times
made in the various events in the
Georgetown affairs have, at the re-
quest OF the contestants, been with
held. but playground officials who
We're in charge declare there were
some fine performances.
Georgetown boys will be counting
heavily upon Robert Wrenn in the title
meet. This youngSter won both the
rs and 80 yard free-style events in
the eliminations in impressive style.
a new feature of the girls meet at
Georgetown was a balloon race ar.
ranged by Katherine Ladd. official in
structor of girl swimmers in the play
ground department. Anna LupO was
the winner. being the first to initiate
a balloon after the required 25-yard
swim. Forty-two competed in the
event which made real hit. Sum.
maries of the Georgetown meets fol-
low:
BOYS EVENTS.
25-yard free styie-Wrenn Nichols. Molly
ucauX
25-yard back stroke-Branzell. Wrenn
Nichols.
Unlimited. o5-yard. free style-YounS
Oabbs
5O-yard free stylc-Wrenn. Nichols, Molly
nealiX.
Plunge for Observation-Disclosures. Wrenn. J..
25-yari breast stroke-Lnkins. Branzell
Novice-Trumbull. Abel, Beach.
30-feet free style midget--R. Kirchg ass
uer Yates Pettis.
GIRLS EVENTS.
"5-yard free style tiI years and overl--
lone Whaer. Janet Lowre, Rosemary Null
a5i-yard free style IA years and underl-
Clara Wren Virginia Jones. Blanche Hughes
Mary thrilling. Hazel Barasky.
25-yard side stroke tllnder 12l-Mae
King. Dorothy Burch. Helen AMOUR.
Plunge for distancc--.Ianet Louvre. Cath
arnc Fran3e GLADYS Ralltnger.
Balloon race-Anna Lupo, Evelyn Nc
Dowell. GenevieVe Sacks
Life-saving race--CIara Wren, Virginia
Jones. Blanche Hughes.
Seward free stvlr--Ione WhaIer. Janet
Lowric. Catherine Framed.
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Nationals Slim Chance in FLAG Race Lies F0urCane
DEMPSEY OFFERED
MANY fine CAMPS
Nv the Asa0ciaied proaa.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. August 10--If Jack
Dempsey desires to train for his
return title fight with Gene Tunney ut
"a race track, country club, In mil
lionairca' colony public auditorium
or an armed cnmp--he can do so mere
~ bY wiring acceptance Of any one Of
an unprecedented list Of offers for
conditioning sit"a
More than 100 villages, country
clubs, cities and resorts Of varying de-.
scrlption have offered places for Dcmp.
soy To train. despite the fact that the
former. champion ana his manager,
Prof Leo J.. Flynn. have made 1t dis
tinCtlY understood that they desire
privacy.
IT'S all very Amazing said Prof.
Flynn. rye had more than 300 tclC-
grams altogether on this subject alone.
Look at this batch Of them. just in.
Calumet and Strcator, two Illinois
towns. among the latest. They range
from Ridgcwood, Ohio. 10 Ona ha.
Nebr. IT the offers aren't from coun.
try clubs themselves. nearly all men.
ton golfinR advantages, apparently
aware Of Jacks fondn"ss for the links
not to mention my own"
AZ he reached this point Prof
Flynn fishcd n couple Of golf balls out
OF his pocket, located one Of Tex Rick
ards putters and gave fancy exhibi-
ton on the promoters carpet offering
odds Of to in his ability to hole out
in n trick tin. Golf and Dempsey are
Prof F'lynn's two main interests in
life Just at present.
He switched back to the training
camps.
This miIlionaircs' colony, near Chit
cago, supports it's bid with 800 sigma .
turcs-~all mllionaiTes, maybe. and
looking for some of the fame that Tex
Richards 500 have gotten here. An
offer from Racine, Wis has the signed
approval of number of clergymen,
representing all crceds: another pIac
offers an auditorium seating 1000. Ap-
parently they don't know we want pri-
vacy. a third place assures US plenty
Of protection by Offering a guard of
20 armed men daytimes and 10 others
at night"
The famous Lincoln Fields race
course. with sumptuous clubhouses.
Kitchens and a golf course included. is
favored by Tex Richard as a site Of
Dempsey's camp. but Flynn prefers
to make survey Of the situation him
self before deciding where to locate
his expensive charge.
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LEONARD AN OLD TIMER
BUT ADMITS HE Is GOOD

lad named Jack Silver. a Frisco light.
weight, and ] took him on for a coupIa
of rounds. Tod Morgan. the world
Junior lightweight champion, also was
IN the gym. | boxed a couple OF
rounds with him.
Now. as | said. I was in pretty fair
shape. and l fooled with the two bows.
making them miss and getting a lot
OF exercise and fun out of boxing
them. OF course, l had weight on
them. and it was only boxing. I
wasn't trying to SHOW Off" but I
always have made it practice to get
hit as little as possible, even in the
gym.
Flabbergasted by Applause.
When l finished boxing, | was fab.
bergasted to hear somebody applaud.
ing. | turned and there were the
old timers" all of them, giving me
hand. Jack Root, the former heavy.
weight who came near holding the
title after Jeffries retired. and sew.
eral others had swelled the original
group. and you can take it from me.
they all knew fighting and fighters
years before / was born.
when they stopped applauding. ]
shook hands with them, and then
came the chorus.
Benny. it's pleasure TO see YOU
work on these young. fellows. These
newcomers amt nothing like us old
timers. The way you work on them
proves it. Why. there amt one of
these fellows of today who could have
touched you in Your prime"
opened my mouth to speak. But
the shock wore off before | said anv.
thlng. and then l realized suddenly
mat these veterans. these dyed-in.the.
WOOL old Timers" had taken me
among them as one of themselves.
knew it to be the greatest compliment
they could pay me.
They had made me an "Old
Timer
tCOpyright. 1877
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NJ \ CHk,SETDINE has assumed
M the management of Lafay-
wv cites, recently reorsanized
( L unlimited team. which had q
good record last season. Ma s
charges have taken two of three
games played and hope to continue
their winning streak, despite heavy
schedule.
Following a game with Washington
Red SoX today, the Brodts outfit will
be met Friday afternoon at O'Clock
on Naval Receiving Station Field.
Saturday, Congress Heights will fur
nish the opposition. and Seabrook will
be visited on Sunday.
Lafayettes would like to book Mount
Rainier, Cherrydale, Hilltops, Ballston,
Red SoX and Cabin John mines. Write
Ma at 1902 Thirteenth street south
east.
Aztecs are seeking a foe for Satur-
day in the senior class. Mcclure
and Donohue have been added to the
roster and the Indians are expecting
to travel fast for the remainder of the
season.
Manhattans were to test the ability
of the Western Union Junior nine
today. The former wants games with
Junior championship contenders. The
club roster includes Stone. Reid, kel
ser, f. Wade, Richards Brown Jar
man. Ware. GODDARD. Miller. J. Wade.
Duvall and Farley
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EFFORTS TO CLOSE DOG
RACING TRACKS HALTED

CHICAGO. August 10 (P).-Efforts
Of the States attorneys office to close
dog racing tracks in the Chicago dis
trict, where it is charged wide-open
gambling is going on, have met with
further court delay
Judge P. l.. Sullivan Yesterday re-
fused to hear motion to dissolve an
injunction under which the tracks
now operate. A renewed court move
to stop the races will be made next
week, the States attorney said.
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LAMAR TO PLAY LEFT
DURING YANk SERIES

INll Lamar. newest uf Nationals
may have been too fatiEucd Ivy his
journey FROM Philadelphia To get int"
Yesterdays engagement, hat he was
tn take his place in lott field against
the Nankcra this afternoon aud Viii
sttck la that joh until rrs speaker Il
aprnincd left Wtist heals sufficiently
tn permit the clubs altar sIuGger t.
rcturn to the lnolr.
Lamar VIA take the place that was
held IN The batting order Ivy spoke.
Che third position. ami Sam Rice will
hold tn his lead of nSsignmcut rho
romaiuicr of tho Nationals hitting
list viii he the same as hns hcen IN
use since the club returned from tho
West.
Hubert Atkinson. Young outticldcr
recently drawn from Chicago semi
pro ranks, was handed a ticket to
North Adams Mass. last night. and
left Immediately to Join that town
club. which il in the Min Valley
League, Atkinson IL to return to tn"
Nationals nj the end of the MaSsachu-
sets circuits season.
Tom Zachary. Horace Iiscnbee and
Irving Hadley have drawn pitching
assignments for the Yankee series
Zach was to start this afternoon and
may get another shot ut the Yanks
sunday. Lisenhee will 60 TO the slab
tomorrow. while liadlcy will begin the
pitching on Saturday.
No word yet from clayton Van
Alstyne, pitcher recalled from Bhm-
tngham lie probably has gone on
through Washington to his home in
Rensselaer,. \. Y. for a visit before
reporting TO the Nationals.
Reeves made great stop of Burns
hot grounder in the sixth inning yes
ter,av 10 start "A side-retiring double
plav. There were Indians on first and
second bases when Bob scooped mp
George's drive near the middle sack.
Mc\eely, who was To see this after
moons game from the bench. put up
fine game for the Griffs yesterday.
He took care of four chances in center
and at bat got three hits IN I'VE
efforts. He scored once and drove an
other run home.
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GILBERT, CHAMPION
TRAPSH0OTER, DIES

by the ASSOCIATED Press
SPIRIT LAKE, La. August 10
Fred Gilbert. who in his lifetime, is
SAID to have won virtually every tran.
shooting challenge trophy in the
world. is dead here in the home in
which he lived for more than so
years.
Cabinets filled with his prizes and
medals were among his most cherish.
ed treasures. For 81 years he was
regarded as the worlds greatest shot.
He won the world wing shot cham.
piOnship at Baltimore in 1895. In 1908
he took permanent possession of the
national wing shot four-year-challenge
cup.
Gilbert had held the professional
championship of America since 1909.
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DELANEY-UZCUDUN WINNER
TO BE "SUB" FOR BIG BOUT
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
N YEW YORK. August 1o.-The
N winner OF tomorrow might s
VI Jack Delaney-Paolino Uzcu.
4 dun fight will be held in readi-
ness by Tex Richard as a pos
sihle substitute for either Jack Demp-
sey or Gene Tunney. in the event
either Of the principals of the heavy.
weight championship bout at Chicago,
September %, is unable to go on.
This was learned today, following
Richards return from Chicago to at.
tend to details of his New York card
at the Yankee Stadium.
Some time ago the promoter signed
Jack Sharkey to an agreement where.
by the Boston fighter obligated HIM
self to substitute for either Dempsey
or Tunney in an emergency.
II don't expect anything to happen
to either Tunney or Dempsey that
would prevent them from fighting"
Richard said. 'but I am taking no
chances. Injuries have played havoc
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NEWCOMER TO CUBS
MAY PLAY SHORTLY


BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, August 10.--Elmer
Voter, the third baseman obtained
Yesterday by the Chicago Cubs from
the Indianapolis American Associa-
ton team, may get a change to play
with the National League leaders
before the end of the week
Voter. for whom the Cubs gave
Fred Haney and considerab BILE cash,
is the second third baseman to come
to the Chicago team from the asso-
clifton this season, Eddie Pick having
been acquired from Kansas City.
a switch of the Cubs intield which
has been indicated would put Voter
on third and "Sparky" Adams on
second, leaving Elwood English.
another association graduate. at
shortstop, but benching Clyde Beck,
second baseman.
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LEADS BARNARD GOLFERS

DULUTH. Mimi. August 10 R).
Frank Jackson of Lamont. iowa. who
has held the worlds horseshoe pitch
ing cha mpionship IS times, was the
only indicated contestant today in
the annual Summer tournament of
the National Horseshoe Pitchers AS.
ISOLATION
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BORG, FINNISH RUNNER,
BEATS WIDE'S RECORD

HELSINGFORS. Finland, August
10 R.-Eino Borg. Finnish runner,
was credited with having run 1000
meters at a Eiborg athletic meet yes
terday in minutes 234 seconds.
The 2.000-meter record of ) minutes
90 seconds is held by Edwin Wide Of
Sweden 1t was set up June II, 1925,
in SWeden)
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Fights Last Night
BY the Associated Press

By the Associated Press
JERSEY CITY-Bobhy Garcia
Baltimore. knocked out Jimmy Britt
Hoboken ca.
NEWARk.-Pete Nebo, Florida
defeated Bonnie Cross. Newark Q0L
UTICA. y. Y.-Davey Abad, New
York. knocked out Frisco Baytista
San Francisco I'D
NEW YORK.-Tony Canzoneri,
Brooklyn, defeated Eddie Anderson
Wyoming OW. Joe Scalfaro. New
York, and Johnny Eacca, Boston
drew Q0).