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The Washington times., 1927-05-02
GIVES
BASEBALLS

Babe Ruth, American League
batting star and home run king. will
present rs autographed big league
baseballs TO the youngsters who won
the babe" Ruth gloves in the con.
test being conducted by The Wash
ington Times.
These young hustlers were the
first to get In under the wire
with subscriptions and their ef.
forts win be rewarded today by
meeting Babe" Ruth, getting
their basebalIs and being the
guests Of The Washington Times
and the Washington Baseball
Club at the American League
Park when the Yankees play
Bucly Harris and his gang.
The winners OF the baseballs are
j. NJ. Schwab. BalIston. Va: Rus.
sell Shaw. 1860 California St. ". W.;
A. Hofberg, 500 Twentieth st. N. W.;
Murel Juhl, 1113 Eleventh st. ". W.
Robert Crompton, Maple Avenue. Ia
konla Park; Thomas Glenn, 1928
Corcoran st. n. W.: John Coon. 40s
@ ST. s. E.; George w. Tenley, jr..
Walker ST.. Hyattsyille. Nd: r.
Harlow. Alexandra. Va; Clarence
Naylor. 1924 Galen st. s. E.; r.
Jenkins, Bethesda, Md; Dan Cleary,
1918 Reservoir Rd.: Nathan DecIxIe.
baum, $50 r st. N. W.; William Cat.
kin, 30I d st. s. E.; William Dron.
enburg, 736 sixth St. ". E.; William
c. Glenn, 1914 Thirtieth, St.; Harry
Burns, 1905 X st. N. W.; Donald
Brown, 1908 Georgia Ave-: Eugene
Abbott, 1860 Irving St.; William
Colburn, 227 West st.. Annapolis
Nd; James Speake, Indian Head
Nd: Joseph Gowen, East Riverdale
Nd; Joseph Phillips. Berwyn, Nd.
William Shumate, 345 Stricken Ave-,
Clarendon, Va, and Allen Poore
i112 Sixth St. 8. w.
Just before the game starts thu
Hon. Nicholas Longworth, Speaker
Of the House Of Representatives, vii
present Walter Johnson with the sill
yer cup won in the Washington Her
aid popularity contest last fall.
The Washington times., 1927-05-02

Here IL the girls schedules
Teams. 7:SO-Commercials. A.: Column
bians, A; Check Accounting, A; Meyer
Davis. B Audit. b Registered Accounts.
b: Semper Fidelis, q; Bethany. B.
Singles. T:30-B. Cross. C.: A. Walker.
G; 2. Perkins, G.; A. Carriere. c.
s;1E-G. McHugh. C.: N. Bradsn. CT
The Washington times., 1927-05-02
NEW BOXING STUNT

Decision by rounds IL the novel
plan adopted by the Sausalito, CAL.
boxing club. Instead Of waiting
until the end of q bout to give HIS
decision, the referee posts the win.
ner after each round on q large
chart
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SCHOLARLY ATHLETE

solly Mishkin, star Occidental
College athlete who has won nine
varsity letters In football. basket
BAH and baseball, has been award
ed a Phi Beta Kappa key, emble
matte Of outstanding scholarship.
The Washington times., 1927-05-02

see q playeg clip off dandeIion
after dendeIiOn, then miss the
ball entirely or Il1iserably dub
his real effort at the tee. The
player would do better just to
swing his clubs through the air,
not hitting at anything in
particular. This Will. loosen up
the muscles and it enables the
player to observe his swing
more closely and keep the
rhythm rs Il should be.
A good idea is to put up tire
small flags or rnarkers-sticks witt
q hit of white cloth attached. Ar
The Washington times., 1927-05-02

In 1897, WnGn CorDetG won no one
figured that Bob Fitzsimmons would
be the man to beat him. For. at the
time. F'itz was just middleweight
and devoted himself mainly to fight
ing men around 100. It was not
until several years later, when Fitz
had Cleaned up in the middleweight
class. and had grown heavier, that ne
really began to think about beating
Corbett. And, until he began to
think about 1t, and began challenging
Jim, nobody took him seriously.
When Fitz defeated COrbett i'm
1897, the last man in the world
that anyone reckOned would take
the crown away from F1tZ was
dim Jeffries. He was COrbett's
sparring partner for that fight
and was regarded as just "a big
and tough novice who never will
get anywhere" Even when the
match was made, two years
later, Jeff was regarded ~ -
man without chance"
Yet, the novice Of 1897 knocked =
worlds champion out in 1899.
Jack Johnson was little more than
q ''battle royal fighter in 1899. the
year that jeff climbed to the top.
In 1901, he was knocked out by Joe
! Choynski. From then one, until Jeff
retired, Johnson wasn't spoken OF in
the same breath as Jeffries. Yet.
Fate ruled that he was to be the man
who was to whip the California
Grizzly
Jess willard hardly knew the
difference between q punching bag
and q bad decision in 1910-the
year that johnson became undis-
puted champion. I don't think
willard ever had q boxing l'love
on his hands until somewhere in
1911. So. Of course, Willard was
31on-exIstert as q prospective de-
throner when Johnson won the
title.
In 1918, when willard rose
60 the top, Jack Dempsey was
unknown beyond the Western
! mining towns. And he wasn't
/, known there only rs d B-and.l0
fighter. A dozen and one men
were named In 1915. 1916 and
into 1917 as possible cOnQuerOfs
Of Willard. But the name Of
Dempsey never was even wills.
pered until late In 1917 or along
I. In 1918.
And, in 1919. when Dempsey
became cxar Of boxing, the betting
probably was 10000 to ] against
my ever taking the cl1ampio nship
=
The Washington times., 1927-05-02
DE THRONED CHAMPION
SELDOM MENACE TO
TITLE AGAIN
BY Gene Tunney
Worlds Heavyweight Champion

indicate that reign Champion going
% be as she think
precedent that heavyweight deholder
by detroned and establishes that there
in the at the time that each cham
pion came to reign.
When John l. sullivan his title in 1882 Jim cbett
the widest
day whip mighty John So when John L.
king the c kings Corbett not merely not but
he really didn't exist professional heavyweight
The Washington times., 1927-05-02

Two Of the strongest teams Of
the Washington Ladies League
the COlumbians and Com.
mercials. win feature tOnight's
program IN the city tournament
for girls. They win perform at
7:SO o'clock.
The Washington times., 1927-05-02

There will be separate con1peti-
ton for Glasses A. B and c, with
the entry fees SIS, SO and S. re-
spectively. The lists are expected
to be heavy. washington bowlers
had their first big fling at sweep.
stakes play during the winter and
It proved immensely popular.
Bowlers averaging 104 or better
will be. placed in Class A. Class
B will be for those averaging be-
tween 90 and 103 and all others
will shoot in Glass G.
The Washington times., 1927-05-02
ROLLER SKATING CHAMP

BY finishing first In SIX out of
seven races. ranging from q quart
er to five miles, Steve Donegan
Of Brooklyn won the amateur roller
skating championship, held recently
at Newark. N. j.
The Washington times., 1927-05-02
PONY INFIELD

All four Of the regular infieIders
Of the Detroit Tigers weigh less
than 1855 pounds, Lu Blue. 1853,
being the heaviest and Jack Tavs
ener, 1879, the ughtest.
The Washington times., 1927-05-02
MARRIED BY STUMBLE

Peter Manning. the greatest of all
trotters, suffered his only defeat
when q stumble caused q broken
check-rein, while being driven by
the famous "Pop" Geere.
The Washington times., 1927-05-02

Swing your club only when you
hit q ball. We all have watched
the players at the first tee clip
daHdelions from the landscape. In
fact, they could almost clip ashes
from a cigarette but one OF the
freaks OF golf IL that these "dande-
lion swings are made more or less
hastily. with q knowledge In the
players mind that nothing is lost
IL he does miss the dandelion, SO
that when he swings at the ball
his muscles are not only somewhat
fatigued, but they have been trained
in the dandelion swinging to jump
at the swing.
It d no uncommon thing 20
The Washington times., 1927-05-02
|Golfk Learned
RyApplicqtion,
Says Evans
By Charles "Chick" Evans Jr.

II you are q newcomer to the
game. 80 to q professional and get
from him the proper way to grip
the clubs and swing them. Players
who have been on the links for
years might also profit their games
by visiting q PRO"
Do not try to initiate the pro.
fessional exactly. Golf is not
learned by imitation but by appli.
cation. You must learn to put your
physical and mental individuality
into everything and work to that
end.
The Washington times., 1927-05-02

For this event three establish.
ments win DO used. with five
games to be rolled ct each.
Convention Hall will get the
first set on May Q. Action will
shift to the King Pin May II
and 10 the Coliseum May -.
The Washington times., 1927-05-02

Now lay In . supply Of two
dozen golf balls for practicing,
but take this bit Of Warming
do not hit more than IL shots
In succession with any one club.
Nothing is gained by work with
the clubs when you have been
fatigued by swinging any one
particular club. 1t Is exercise
but not progress to swing the
club when all you put into the
work IL effort: good for fat
about the stomach but of no
great benefit to the stroke in
golf.
The Washington times., 1927-05-02

range these in the form Of q
scalene triangle. This enables you
to hit a long shot. a medium shot
and q short ole. You can play all
these with q mashle. hut a better
idea is to use a longer iron or q
brassie for the long shot and use
the mashie only when you apply
out-spin to the ball to make 1t
hold where it falls. The cut shot
should not be attempted on dis
tances less than so to 125 yards.
Any shot OF shorter distance IL q
chip hot and should be executed
with no thought Of cut-spin IN
the ball.
The Washington times., 1927-05-02

Go around this miniature
three-flag course. with . half
dozen balls. and keep one thing
+. constantly I'm mind. Never fail
to complete the shots regardless
whether they are good or bad.
The shots which. as Q matter
Of preference, you do not care
to make viii be the ones that
viii give you your best practice
and shine up your game.
The Washington times., 1927-05-02

The effect of such practice, along
this definite line. Is truly amazing.
Willie Hunter. the British amateur,
champion, worked to the same
principle at the lats national
amateur championship, on a strange
Ito hinl-course, and q most diff.
ficult one. He nearly won our
championship as q result Of 1t.
The Washington times., 1927-05-02

And. in 1919. when Dempsey
became cxar Of boxing, the betting
! probably was 10000 to ] against
my ever taking the championship
The Washington times., 1927-05-02

q 9 no Uncommon ching 10
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-16

1OO.21; third AIS, 1O1.13; fourth Ans,
1924; u. S. G. Ans, HOPS.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-16

reports that consumer demand was
large and that quantities of wheat
afloat unsold are almost zero. Trade
gossip said European continental i'm
porters had bought big quantities OF
wheat on ocean passage, as well as
large amount of early shipment grain
and that more active purchasing on the
part of European millers would soon be
witnessed.
However, there was an apparent
dearth of transatlantic demand today
for North American wheat, although
some talk was heard of Canada having
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-16
By Taylor

done a liberal business direct. Mean
while foreigners were on the selling
side of future deliveries here, and
doubt was being expressed in some
quarters as to whether expected heavy
arrivals of wheat in Europe during the
next few weeks would continue to be
readily absorbed.
Corn and oats turned easier with
wheat in the late trading. The cash
corn trading basis was 1 cent lower
to 1 cent higher. Provisions averaged
lower, with scattered liquidation on in
lard.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-16
Grain Market

CHICAGO, Feb. Is P).-With world
stocks Of wheat showing 5,591,00O .bu-
shells increase, wheat prices today re-
acted from an, early advance. @Sug-
gestions that shipments of wheat to
Chicago are not unlikely counted also
as a late bearish influence. Wheat
closed irregular, 3s cent net lower to
9s cent up; corn 1s cent down; oats a
shade off and provisions varying from
80 cents decline to cents gain. At
first the wheat market had an upward
slant owing a good deal to Liverpool
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-16

NEW YORK, Feb. Is (F0.-Speculators
for the advance encountered stiffer re-
sistance in their operations today, due
largely to the hardening of call money
rates, but they succeeded in bringing
forward new leaders in both the rail
and industrial groups whenever the
old favorites showed signs of tagging.
Trading was again in heavy volume,
the days sales crossing the two mill.
lion mark for the sixth time this year.
Calling of about $20,000,000 in loans,
incidental to the mid-month payments,
accounted for the stiffening of the
charge on day to day borrowings, from
4 to Az per cent. Time money and
commercial paper rates were un-
changed There was little business
news of Importance during the day,
although the declaration of extra divi-
dends on the common stocks of the
Standard Oil companies of New Jer-
sey and Nebraska in the face of the
recent large increase in crude produc-
shares.
Speculative interest shifted again
today from the industrials to the rails
Lackawanna .aQd Wabash were the in
dividualf features, both stocks being
heavily bought on unconfirmed reports
that the former might lease the latter
and guarantee per cent dividend.
Lackawanna scared over 6 points to
!154as, the highest price since the
declaration of the 100 per cent stock
dividend in 1921. Wabash scored an
extreme gain of nearly z points by
touching 653s, the highest price since
the reorganization of the road over a
decade ago, but it lost part of it's gain.
The average of 20 leading railroad
shares touched the highest level since
1920.
Efforts to push United States Steel
common through the record high of
16OB, established last December, were
unsuccessful, large blocks of stock be-
ing offered around the 160 level but it
advanced to within a of point of the
high figure and then fell back to 159
for a small net loss on the day. Bald
win received better support. closing
1'3s points higher, but General Motors,
American Can, U. S. Rubber, Texas
Gulf Sulphur, Woolworth and other
recent industrial favorites lost ground.
Among the new highs established by
the industria1s, many of them in the
first outburst of buying, were Crucible
Steel common and preferred, Republic
Steel preferred, Pressed Steel Car,
Phoenix Hosiery Colorado Fuel, Inter-
national Business Machines, American
Sumatra Tobacco, Freeport Texas,
Coty, Purity Baking B, and American
Type Founders. A firmer tone was
apparent in the principal commodity
markets. Cotton futures rallied 19 to
23 points in reflection of the large in
crease in consumption last year, and
wheat futures improved fractionally.
Raw sugar was unchanged, but coffee
prices eased slightly.
Foreign exchanges were slightly
easier, demand sterling ruling around
$4S45s and French francs just above
1892 cents.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-16
STIFFER MONEY
RATES SLOWS UP
STOCK BUYING
(By the Associated Press)
'Ex-dividend 10.

Total stock sales, 2,O24.1OO shares.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-16

TIME TABLE
PICKWICK STAGE
SYSTEM
n Leaving Douglas
WestbOund
7:45 A. M. For all points
west.
$3.50 A. M. For Bisbee only.
(Except Sunday
1900 A. M. For Bis b %,
Tombstone, Tues on,
Phoenix and Nogales.
300 p. M. For Bisbee only.
Except Sunday
$3.50 P. M. For all points
west,
EastbOund
$3.50 A. M. LordsburG Dem
ing and Ell Paso.
7:15 p. M. Lordsburg, Dem
ing and Ell Paso.
Arriving at Douglas
From the West
1850 A. M. From all points
west.
1850 A. M. From Bisbee only.
Except Sunday
$3.50 P. M. From Bisbee only.
(Except Sunday
6:O5 Pm. From all points
west,
$50 P. M. From Bis bee,
Tombstone, Tucson,
Phoenix and Nogales.
From the East
700 A. M. From LordsbiTg,
Deming and FL Paso.
1880 P. M. From Lordsburg,
Deming and Ell Paso.
All Stages Depart From
Pickwick Stage Depot
1924 G. Ave. Phone SS3
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-16

Other production included:
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-16
CRUDE OIL PRODUCTION
INCREASES $3.50 BBLS.

NEW YORK, Feb. Is P.-The daily
average gross crude oil production in
the United States increased $3.50 bar
rels for the week ended February IL,
totaling 2,462,25O barrels, says the
weekly summary of the American Pet
roleum institute today. The daily
average production east of California
was 1,S2O,75O barrels, an increase of
64,S5O.
O+bar ,,rod,,o+;op included.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-16
COPPER AND SILVER QUOTATIONS

The average daily quotations fpr
copper and silver, as carried by the
Engineering and Mining Journal for
the week ending February 10, are as
follows: Copper, 1898; Silver, 59.02.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-16
Liberty Bonds

NEW YORK, Feb. Is H9.-Liberty
bonds closed: 31as, 1O1.13; second as,
1908; first AIS, 1899; second 4Hs,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-29

ward now buried under waters let
loose in the greatest flood in the
history Of the nation.
Warlike scenes were presented rs
plans went forward for the frs. DELHI
crate cutting Of the levees since
the control of the Father Of Waters
was undertaken by this system Vt
dikcs nearly half century ago.
Soldiers Patrol Leveea
Long before the zero hour Of noon.
armed soldiers Of the state Of Louis
lana began patroling the breastworks
built against a mighty rivers as
sault. armed craft moved here and
there on the river and seaplanes
droned overhead, none Of them equip
ped. however. with anything more
dangerous than a camera.
With the break Of dawn, a detach-
ment Of the national guard marched
to the scene selected for the break
ut P0ydras. 10 miles south Of New
Orleans. and spread out fan-wise to
give o last warning to the few hun
dred residents of the territory who
had failed to heed early admonitions
to abandon their homes for safe
ground in or near New Orleans. 9th
er soldiers guarded the roads from
this city and three hours before noon
the highways were cleared and the
area within two miles of the loca-
tion Of the break was closed to traf-
fic. Only those bearing military
passes were admitted within the COR
Continued on page thresl
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-29
STRIKING OIL
AT ROBINSON
IS REPORTED
RumOrs Unverified Today,
HOwever-Talk of Meeting
at TOwnley Site Sunday

Reports that oil had been struck on
the Townley drilling enterprise near
Robinson. Kidder county, current
about the ~; tais morning. were
unverified here today.
State Senator Obert Olson, who is
interested in the project. said oil
had been struck when Townley stop
ped drilling operations last year, and
that it is planned to open the we'll
soon. He went I" Robinson today.
W. +. Legler. postmaster at Robin
son, said talk has been heard in the
village regarding big meeting to be
held at the drilling site Sunday and
that the impression is general
throughout the community that the
striking of oil is assured.
So far as he knows, Legler said,
no drilling has been done on the
property for more than year. At
that time il was said that TOwnley
would refuse TO go on with the drill
ing unless he was able to get leases
on all the land in the ncighborhood.
Most Of the leases which then had
been given to other firms and individ-
uals have since expired because Of
their failure To start work on test
wells as required by the leasing con-
tracts. TOwnley's men are said to
have plugged their well with concrete
before temporarily abandoning the
project
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-29
MOTHER DENIED
RIGHT TO HIRE
BABY FOR PAY.
Woman Wanted Permit to
Employ Child in Store;
Needed Increased Income

Milwaukee. Wis.,, April c9.---tP)-
4 judges aversion to child labor pre-
vented mother yesterday from plac-
ing her x-months-ol infant in en-
ployment to put bit of income in
empty family Golfers.
Mrs. VI. H. Thompson. with her
baby boy. appeared before Judge
Joseph f. Cordes in Juvenile court.
She told Of the limited income Of her
husband, an automobile mechanic.
She told Of her own inability to OBJ
tain a position as teacher because she
was married.
Educated and refined. mere wisp
of Il woman and mother, she held her
infant before the judge.
Sha pleaded that he permit her to
employ the baby for two hours a day
in a model nursery. to be conducted
in a store next week, National Health
Week.
Would Get $40 Day
"They will pay me $40 each day for
that" she explained. with the
money | will be able to buy little
things for my baby"
The judge, ruminating moment
finally denied her license for the
employment Of the baby.
There would be many people COM
ing in contact with the child. adding
to the baby's chances Of contracting
diseases, the Judge ruled.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-29
EXPLOSION ON
U,S,S. LANGLEY
STOPS MOTORS
All Electrical Machinery Par
alvzed-ROat in No Dan
per-NO Casualties

Washington. April 29.-t41 An ex-
plosion of the electric rotor or the
airplane carrier Langley, at sea TO-
day. paraiyzed ali electrical machin-
cry aboard. the navy department was
informed by radio. There were no
casualties in the ships personnel.
The accident occurred at Z o'clock
this morning while the Langley was
proceeding with the fleet off New
York. A 2O0-kiIowatt generator eN-
ploded, carrying away the main in
lection line, cuttln the auxiliary
exhaust and steam lines completely.
Although the ship was said to be
taking water slightly, the dispatch
said she was in no danger. After the
explosion the vessel anchored half
a mile from Ambrose Light. Later
she will be towed to New. York for
repairs.
The Langley is the flagship Of the
air forces Of the fleet. She is com
manded by commander John II. Tow
crs.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-29
1000 People in
Desperate Plight

Little Rock. Ark. April 2S.-~lP
The plight Of 700 10 100 per.
sons whO are still marOUncd in
the flooded low Of ChicW
county. Arkansas, was described
as desperate to-day in II report
to the Associated Press by Mayor
J. &. GiIli.on "f Lake Village.
''Thcy are climging to small
RATS aud floating trees in water
20 to 30 feet deep or packed like
sardines in barn lofts and other
places that have not been reached
by the raging water" the mayor
said.
This number does not include
800 negroes ! know to be- hud.
died In barn lofts and other
places ,at one plant alton"
Thirty motor boats worked all
day yesterday rcscuing the in
habitants Of the lOwlands and to-
dav the labor was resumed.
The refugees are brought first
to Lake Village. which is itself
under several feet Of water. and
later transferred to Eudora.
I'VE get reports Of drOwnings
every little whilc." the mayor
said. hut cant verify them.
believe there have been miracul-
Ously few, however"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-04-29
Flu NERAL FOR
B0RCHERT WILL
BE TOMORROW
Lodge To Have
Charge-American Associa-
tiOn Leaders to Attend

Milwaukee. April %. tP) Baseball
leaders from all cities Of the Ameri-
can Association will come TO Milwau-
kee tomorrow to attend funeral SER
vices for Otto Borchert. president of
the Milwaukee club. who fell dead
Wednesday night while addressing
700 fans gathered at a booster ban
quet for his team on the eve Of the
date set for the opening Of the To-
cal baseball season.
The Masonic lodge will be in charge
of the services which will be held at
2:3O p. M. tomorrow at the Elks
home. The body lay in state today.
Tonight it will be taken to the Elks
club where the Elks will hold services.
Friends yesterday recalled Mr.. Bor-
chert's interest in baseball at an
early age. While still boy in school
he took a job selling peanuts at the
old Milwaukee park and later was
bat boy when Clarke Griffith was
manager Of the Brewers.
Mr.. Borchert's schooling was con-
fined to the elementary grades. When
he was old enough to become an ap-
prentice. his father decided that
young Borchert should have a career
in the leather business and he was
placed in the employ of a wholesale
saddler. drawing a salary Of 50 a
week the first year. and S. the sec
Ond.