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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-03
F7ng Winners Form Return This Season. Sisters lin
Ho1nsby Sees Giants as Flag
HOWLEY SEEKS COBB,
BUT ONLY FOR TALK
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
AUGUSTA, Ga, February 3.-The
tabled advice revolving about Maho.
met and the mountain was taken to-
day by Dan Howley, manager of the
st. Louis American League team.
whose announced purpose in coming
here was to prevail on Ty Cobb to
turn in his Detroit uniform for one of
the Browns.
Cobb. whose mountainous proper
tons as a ball player have doomed
in the major leagues for 20 years, had
not come home and Howley, apparent
~ anxious to see him, set out for
Ridgeland, S. c., where Cobb is hunt
ing.
II am not going to offer Cobb con-
tract" Howley asserted. 81 am his
friend and l want to talk with him.
An Augusta man offered to take me
to Ridgeland in his automobile and
shall go and return with Cobb
Dispatches from ST. Louis quoting
the lobe-Democrat as saying that De.
troit had asked waivers on Cobb were
received here too late to offer to How
ley. The Browns manager said there
was no significance in his action. He
appeared interested in Cobb's state
ment that offers from five major
league clubs were being considered,
but whether the information caused
him to go to the Detroit veteran was
not disclosed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-03
INTERESTED In GAME, NOT
! SUITS, ROGERS DECLARES
Figures He Will Hit Well Enough to Lead National
League and That New Workers Will Breeze to
Pennant-Is.ssts Trade Will Stand

for all the birds, who have sued me.
And I'll tell you this: won't say
right out that I'm going to lead the
league, but I'll say that If anybody
else leads the league in batting, that
leaders name will be right above the
name OF Hornsby.
Sees Flag for Giants.
Another thing, the Giants are going
to breeze in. They've got the pitching
and they've made some deals that
won't hurt the team. And they have
morale. Everybody will be satisfied
and working together"
Hornsby said there was mo chance"
the trade sending him to New York
might be called off. He said he ex-
pected to be able to sell his Cardinal
stock at a fair price.
William Fahey, Hornsby's attorney.
said he was considering a suit to COM
pei Sam Breadon, Cardinal president
and controlling stakeholder, to de-
clare back dividends on the. 1,167
shares held by Hornsby. but he would
have another conference with Breadon
and make further efforts to find a
buyer before taking action.
lCopyriKht, 1927
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-03
CAPABLANCA AWARDS
LASkER ALIBI TITLE
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. February 3.-Jose r.
Capablanca of Cuba, world chess
champion, characterizes charges of Dr.
Emanuel Lasker of Berlin, former
title holder, that Lasker's clock had
been tempered with in the tournament
here two years ago, as more alibis."
zone would imagine that since DIR.
Lasker lost the chess championship
he is bent on obtaining some other
championship" said Capablanca yes
terday as he arrived for the interna-
tional chess masters tournament here
February 10.
Eat the rate he is going, if he is
not the alibi champion already"
Capablanca asserted, ''he win be very
soon."
DR.. Lasker's charges that his clock
had been tempered with and that he
had been subjected to other disadvan-
tages were contained in recent letters
to the Manhattan Chess Club and to
newspaper in Holland.
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GRAHAM PICKED TO TAKE
TITLE FROM ROSENBERG

his standing in the class, but it has
taught him a lot and today he stands
out as mighty fine featherweight
prospect. If he keeps his word and
enters this class, he will be right in
line for serious consideration.
Bushey Graham. despite his poor
fights with Young Montreal and the
youngster Tony Canzoneri, is hereby
picked to win Rosenberg's title. In
the fight against Montreal, Bushey
was blinded early In the battle and
was unable to do much with the willy
veteran Against Canzoneri he
jumped in at a moments notice and
1t can truthfully be said that he was
not up to the mark. Also, he scaled
overweight, a rare thing for Bushey,
who is a genuine bantam.
Granting that Rosenberg can make
the weight and still be strong, he
does not figure to beat boxer like
Graham. If Bushey were q boring
fighter. Rosey would have a chance
with his right uppercut and left hook.
AS it is, Graham will probably dance
around him like a darling tongue of
flame, and If the champion lands on
him solidly he will be the first one
who has done So
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-03
BOUTS TO HELP PAY
FOR new FIRE ENGINE

To raise funds toward paying for
the new engine recently bought by the
Silver Spring Fire Department, a
number Of boxing bouts will be staged
at the armory there next Monday
night.
The matches are being arranged by
frankie Mann and will consist of q
total of 80 rounds, with the best glove.
pushers obtainable in Washington
showing their wares. The armory can
be reached by taking the Georgia and
Alaska avenue cars to the end of the
line and then taking a bus, or by
motor via Georgia avenue and Six
teenth street.
e. A. Esline, d. James and Clay
Davis form the committee in charge
of the program.
Tickets may be had at French's,
Spalding's or the Atlas sporting goods
stores.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-03

conclusion that there was only one
way to start right.
AS the first inning was about to
start they summoned tho players to
them and so close to the seats, which
were very few, and to the crowd,
which was very large, that all might
know what was going on.
Umpire Calls the Roll.
The umpire stepped forth and called
for Smith
Smith, do you get anything for
playing in this game?" he asked.
Nor, sir" was the reply.
Green, do you receive anything for
playing this afternoon"
mo, sir" was the reply again.
And so the umpire went down the
line, including the players of both
teams.
Gentlemen said the umpire, ad-
dressing the spectators, ARE you sat
isfied?"
The crowd cheered.
Imagine an umpire summoning a
player of these days to the front OF the
stand and asking him, "Spazinsky, do
you get anything for playing this
afternoon
Spazinsky probably would reply,
"Nothin' like what / ought to get"
(copyright. 1927
TOmorrOw-Early Rows Over Base
Ball Percentages.
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THREE TIE For TOP
IN 3-CUSHION EVENT
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
CHICAGO. February 3.--Otto Reiselt
of Philadelphia, three-cushion billiard
champion. today shared the lead with
Augie Kieckhefer and Art Thurnblad,
both of Chicago, in the tournament
for the national title. Each had two
victories without~a defeat.
Allen Han of st. Louis. fought hard
last night for the top position, but
failed to connect for his third victory,
losing to Gus Copulos of Detroit, so
to 40. The champion, Reiselt, in one
of the fastest games of the tourney,
gave the Cuban visitor, Raimundo
Campanioni, his third defeat last
night.
The players were idle today, and
will resume their round-robin matches
Friday afternoon.
Fridays matches--Copulos VS.. Cam
panioni, Thurnblad vs.. Lookabaugh,
Denton VS.. Kieckhefer, Reiselt vs.
Kenney.
Yesterdays results-Copulos, so;
Hall, 40. Reiselt. so: Campanioni. 90;
Kieckhefer, so; McCourt, SO. Kenney,
so; Lookabaugh, 49,.
Standing of the PLAYERS:
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At. LOUIS. February 8 Op.-

ut. LOUIS. February CP).-
Rogers Hornsby, second base
man and captain of the New
~ York Giants; second largest
stakeholder and a director of
the st. Louis Cardinals. and defendant
IN three suits totaling $4,000, said to-
day he was more interested In the
1927 pennant race and his own batting
record than in the outcome of all the
litigation.
He predicted the Giants would win
Ene pennant and he would be near the
top in National League batting. Last
season, while managing the Cardinals
and while suffering from boils, he
elumped in batting after he had led
the league for six consecutive seasons.
I'm not worried about all this
mess" he said. IT'S natural for
slickers to try to get a slice of your
dough when they hear you're getting
good salary.
I'm in fine physical condition. My
back is strong and I've regained all
the weight I lost during my siege of
boils and illness last Summer. And
morale? Say, I'm full of it. I'm 60
ing to get out there and get a flock
of base hits for all friends and another
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-03

Rosenberg, who meets Bushey
Graham tomorrow night, is the
i bantamweight champion. He
will have to step on the
scales the afternoon before the battle
and pull down the beam at 118 pounds.
He has been called upon to do this
only twice in the past few years.
Making this poundage has always
been a hard task for Rosey.
In the present case he has had to
ask a postponement and has had to
engage in several hard fights in order
to pull down his weight without .un-
due exertion in the gym. Whether
or not he will come in under weight,
retain his forfeit and still keep enough
of his strength to cope with the blind
ing speed and jumping-jack tactics
of Graham is causing the wise ones
to scratch their heads perplexedly.
Rosenberg. has been called poor
imitation Of fighter When he was
introduced at the McTigue Berlenbach
fight he was roundly Kissed. Yes, it
is true that Rosey is not liked. but it
is not because he cannot fight. He
can fight, but he has pursued tactics
that the fans do not like in title
holder. He has taken part in no de-
cision contest at catchweights and re-
fused to meet worthy challenger
until ordered to do so under penalty
of suspension.
Rosenbergs reign as a champion
among bantamweights las not helped
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-03
SEES BASE BALL HURT
BY INTENTIONAL PASS

NEWARK, N. j., February 8 CP.
A great deal would be added to ''the
romance of base ball" If the rule
which permits a pitcher deliberately
to pass heavy hitter were done
away with, say 5000 members of the
Prudential Insurance Co. Athletic
Association, who today petitioned the
presidents of all major league clubs
to call a meeting of the rules COM
mittee for the purpose of revising that
rule.
George Fl. Bostock, president OF the
association, said Commissioner Lands
had promised the subject would be
considered at the next meeting Of the
playing rules committee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-03
KELLY WELL IN FRONT
IN D. C. CUE TOURNEY

George Kelly is well in the lead in
the District pocket billiard tourney at
the Arcadia by virtue of a 100-to-71
victory last night over William Smale.
Kelly has won five matches.
Joe Mccain win meet Fred Rey-
nolds tonight
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-03
On theSideLines
With the Sports Editor
BY DENMAN THOMPSON

w YHAT price Speaker?
"a Wherever sports are
wv discussed in the Capt.
tal--which is another
way of saying everywhere-jubl-
lation over the news that Spoke
will wear a local uniform this year
is coupled with conjectures as to
the dent his acquisition has made
in the exchequer of the Washing
ton club.
To land this prize bit of base
ball ivory Clark Griffith took the
rubber off the old b. r., and while
it isn't likely that he thereupon
discarded it as an article for which
no useful purpose. remained there
is little question but that the cor
poration coppers were made to
sag in the middle and shrink at
the ends.
Griff has made it a practice
never to broadcast the clubs
financial dealings with its play
erS. He contends these are private
matters between the contracting
parties, something that the public
has no right to a knowledge of.
We have no quarrel with the Sem
atorial Sage on this score. Heads
of other enterprises are not ex-
pected to divulge the emoluments
of their employees and don't-un-
less it suits their convenience-so
Griff has precedent as well as
custom to justify his position.
A Different Business.
Base ball is just bit different
from the general run of businesses,
however, in that its patrons feel
sort of proprietary interest in the
vassals who are engaged to enter
tain them, and regard it as their
prerogative to know the most in
innate details of their corporal
activities and mental processes
both during and after factory
hours.
1t may be no affair of theirs and
perhaps they are not entitled to
know, but the fans are keeniy in
terested in the size of the CASH
ier's checks received by the idols
at whose shrine they pay homage
and for the privilege of worship
ing whom they fork over at the
gate.
This being the case, and as it is
neither illegal nor unethical to
surmise. followers of the pastime
are reveling in an orgy of guess
ing as to the outlay involved in
seating the new Senator from
Texas.
Valuable Prize Lost.
They are aware that a year ago
Speaker, then pilot, center fielder
and chief slugger of the Indians,
wouldn't have been sold for $780,
900 in cash. Since then there de-
veloped an unfortunate situation
that brought Spokes eligibility
into question and which, although
he emerged with colors flying, so
altered his status that the Cleve-
land club could not profit to the
extent of a thin dime in his de-
parture.
Made, III effect, a free agent,
iris was placed in the position
of being able to gather unto him.
self the fee that might otherwise
have gone to the Dunn estate as
his purchase price.
That's item number one for con-
sideration. Item number two con-
Germs the even more important
question of salary. In his dual
capacity with the Tribe Iris was
under contract for $4,000 year,
but worked on sliding scale that
was governed by the rate at
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COLLEGE BASKET BALL.

Maryland, %; Stevens, is.
FOrdham, 80; Navy, 20.
Army, 32: st. Stephens, 20.
V.,M. l., 80: Roanoke, 10.
Western Maryland, IS; Loyola BAL
timOre, "a.
Auburn, 43; Clemson, 26.
Pittsburgh, 3S; Carnegie Tech, %.
Creighton, 20; North Dakota Aggies,
20.
Texas University, ~; Rice Univer-
sity, 20.
Loyola Chicago, 10; Detroit Univer-
sity, II.
illinois, 80; Butler, SO.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-03
LACKING PILOTS WORRIES,
GEORGE MAY ACOME BACK"
Star Who MARRIED Two Years of Great Base Ball by
Monkeying With Management Will Resume Job
at Initial Sack With Open Mind.

do, the American League race will
become more OF a mixed pickle AFFAIR
than ever.
(CopyriRht. 1927
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-03
FIGHTS LAST NIGHT.

By the Associated Press.
WILMINGTON. Calif.-Bill NIu
ply. Lowell. Mass, defeated Russ
Whalen. Chicago 10).
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BANCROFT NOT PLANNING
MANY CHANGES in BRAVES
Boston National Leaguers Have Abundance of New
Material, But Likely Will Rely Mainly
Veterans to Keep in Title Race.

(Note: This Is the sixteenth of
a series on major league club
prospects for 1927
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-03
BY FAIR PLAY.

Y E.W York. February 3.-Charley
Rosenberg, who meets Bushey
vi Graham tomorrow night, is the
bantamweight champion. He
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-03

4 YEW YORK, February 8. -
George Sisler will not manage
the ST. Louis Browns in 1927,
as he did the last two base
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-08
CAR MEL FIGHTS
SHY OF aimee AS
ADVER TISEMENT

Carmel, California, like Douglas
in the Aimee Semple Mcpherson case,
il; not using the alleged visit of the
evangelist to that city as an ad,
vel tising medium, according to
Charles NJ Purdy, a resident of the
California city, who was in Douglas
yesterday.
Carmel is not using the McPher-
son case to advertise the city at
ALL" Purdy said "In fact, when a
stranger comes there and wants tc
know where the cottage that figured
i'll the case is located, the people are
liable to direct him to some other
place."
Purdy is spending a vacation on
the Fsraway ranch near here. He
is an author and suffered a break
down while at work in California
OH book to be published by a firm
cf publishers in London.
He thanks the Arizona climate fol-
his recovery and said that four days
after arriving at the PARKWAY ranch
he took ten-mile horseback ride
He came to Douglas yesterday with
Miss Ruth Bretz, of Tucson; DR.. j.
G. Warren, of New York, and Mrs
whom are spending vacations at the
ranch. They were provided with
cards to the Club Sociale through
the courtesy of the chamber of com
merce and dined IN Aqua Prieta.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-08
WV RANCH

Through the help of the Douglas
Chamber of Commerce L. ]. Hayes
and Fl. C. Proder of Detroit, are
now at the Y. w. ranch. These
gentlemen arrived in Douglas and
were so impressed with the town
they stayed for two weeks. their
original intention being to stay one day
before proceeding to Tucson. After
being entertained by J. w. Tardy
and G. B. Doubleday they were in
troduced to many of the leading
business men of Douglas. Messra.
Hayes and Proder operate a chair
of stores selling coffee and tea. Their
stores are located in Detroit, Bay
City, Saginaw and Battle Greek,
Michigan.
Other recent arrivals at the Y. w.
are DR.. Ralph G, Bonime, New York
City, Ray Lowell, Columbus; Robert
Short, Tucson; Miss Violet Green,
Tucson.
c. H. Diehl and son, of seurckley,
Pa, are at the ranch. Mr.. Diehl
is a photographer of international
fame and is president of the Photo
graphers Association of America.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-08
TRAIN SCHEDULE
AFFECTED HERE
ON MARCH 10th

Important changes in train sched-
ules into Douglas which will be-
come effective March 20, were an
nounced last night by W. w. Wind
ham, Southern Pacific agent here.
Train number eastbound will ar
rive here at 1924 p. m. instead Of
11:25 a. m. Train number west
bcund will arrive at Ali p. m. In
stead of at 4:53.
Train number eastbound will
arrive at 4:38 p. M. instead of at
2:57 p. nj. Train number 1OS which
formerly arrived at 3:18 p. m. will
arrive at 3:O9 p. m. All trains vii.
step for 10 minutes in Douglas.
There is no change in the sched
rIe of train number leaving Doug
las for FL Paso at 8:2O p. M, or for
train number Z arriving from El
Paso at $3.50 a. m.
The Court -Cochise branch train
will leave Douglas on Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays at 8 a. m.
and return on Tuesdays, Thursday.
and Saturdays at 1888 p. m
Effective April Is extra fare oil
the Golden state Limited will be
discontinued between Phoenix and
Douglas and between Phoenix and
Bisbee Junction, according to IN.
formation received by Windham yes
terday. An extra charge of $3.50 20
Phoenix has been charged in the
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-08
PITTSBURGH MEN
PRAISE DOUGLAS
AND MEX. BORDER


Friendly conditions throughout
northern Mexico, along the border
and especially in the cities of Doug
las and Aqua Prieta will furnish
the material for an address before
the Hungry club, an organization
CT Pittsburgh, Pa, business men, by
DR.. Charles zahniser when he re-
turns to his home there.
DR.. zahniser mas been spending
several weeks in this vicinity and
recently was a member of a hunting
PARTY that spent a week on II. Gabi-
londo's ranch in Sonora.
The Hungry" club is 4 civic or.
ganization in the Pennsylvania city
and has more than 500 members.
The members discuss all topics of
interest with chairman in charge
of each meeting. The chairman dis
cusses his own subject and at Its
conclusion is subject to quizzing by
the members present.
Mexico and the friendly relations
between the representatives and peo-
pie of the two countries Will be dis
cussed before the club by MIR. Zah-
niser
my eyes have been opened in my
trip into Mexico and throughout this
section of the country" Or. Zah-
niser told j. w. Tardy, president
of the Borderland Climate club. 'Tn
lave world to tell the club about
Mexico, and especially about Dougs
las"
DR.. Zahniser, who is executive sec
retary of the Council Of Churches
in Pittsburgh, went to Paradise, in
the Chiricahua mountains late SUM
day. He spoke at the First Christian
church and at the Y. M. c. A. Sum
day He is a trustee of the Penn.
sylvania state penitentiary
John C. Fill, also member OF
the Pittsburgh Hungry club, spent
several days in this section and is
row in Los Angeles. He wrote Bor"
derland Climate club officials that
tmy vacation in and around DougrA
las was the most pleasant that
ever spent anywhere. expect to
return to Douglas for my next vaca
ton"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-08
Consul In
Says Sonora
State Is sperous

That conditions in the state of
Sonora, Mexico, are prosperous, the
people working and happy and that
the government has the case of the
revolving Yaqui Indians well in hand,
was the statement Of Juan Marshall,
Mexican consul in Douglas yester.
day.
'rhe Yaduis are in their own
mountainous district and are not
cverruning the state" Marshall said.
"The government has the situation
well in hand but the policy of the
government is to have peace if pos
sible. The government troops do
not fight the Indians unless at
tackled.
"The people throughout the state
are employed and condition of
prosperity prevails. Travellers res
turning from sonora report business
gcod.f
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-08
MEN
ARE INJURED
I'M CAR WRECK

Roy A. Pitcher, manager of tile
Follyanna bakery and Charles Wag-
ner, baker employed by Pitcher
were severely injured on Saturday
might when their car was wrecked
on tho Rodeo road east of Douglas,
According to the injured men their
car was crowded from the highway
by machine coming in the OPP
posite direction.
The car driven by Pitcher struck
a large rock at the side of the road
and was badly wrecked. The two
men were rendered unconscious and
were rescued by passing motorists.
Pitcher has a badly battered face
and Wagner is suffering from a
fractured jaw bone and broken
nose. Both men We're up and about
Monday but were under the care
of physician.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-08
Federal Business Men
To Hold Meeting Here

The regular monthly meeting of
the Federal Business association Of
Cochise and Greenlee counties will
be held at the postoffice here at 4
O'clock this afternoon.
The organization is composed of
all heads and the principal subord-
mates of the different federal ac-
tivities in the two counties and its
object is to promote economy, ef-
ficiency and cooperation among fed"
eral activities in this co-ordinating
district
Postmaster E. J. Huxtable was
elected president of the association
at it's last meeting. Capt. James
Wheelin, commanding officer at
Camp Jones, is vice president, and G.
Il BELLS, assistant L. S. plant quar-
antine inspector, the secretary.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-08
GLEESON

Mrs J. G. Brown, of tombstone
visited her mother last week.
Miss Geraldine Lee, primary teacher
visited friends in Tombstone Tuesday
evening.
George Gibson and H. F. Brown
motored to Douglas Tuesday.
Edith and Evelyn Brown returned
to school last week after months
absence on account of illness.
VIM. Bellah, of Courtland, visited
friends here Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Gamble and
son and Mrs. Cabell, of Courtland,
were here Sunday.
Mrs. Jay Presley and Mrs. Woods,
Of Light, visited at the home of
Mrs. w. ]. Geers last week.
Verne and Harry Kendall, OF the
Dude ranch, were shoppers here
W. ]. Geers motored to Douglas
Friday.
H F. Brown has gone to Mexico
where he will ! be employed.
Mrs. Earl Eddins and children, of
Douglas, visited here Wednesday.
Little John Pidgeon, of Warren
is visiting his grand parents. Mr..
and Mrs. John Gleeson.
Mrs. c. E. Wheelock and son left
Friday for Shafter, Texas, where Mr..
Wheelock is employed.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. F. Ryan and son
and Mrs. Bert White and son mot
ored to Bisbee Thursday
Mrs. Shirley White, principal OF the
school here, spent the weekend with
her sister in Bisbee
Mrs VIM. Cummings and son
visited friends in Tombstone Tuesday.