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The broad ax., 1927-01-01
Virgin Island Governors Report.


The Honorable Martin E. Trench,
Governor OF the Virgin Islands, has
submitted to the President OF the
United States his annual report for the
fiscal year ended June 80, 1926, and
the same has been presented to the
Y. S. Senate and printed as Senate
Document No. 10, Sixty-Ninth Con-
gress, Second Session, by Senator
Bingham, Republican.
Matters Of citizenship, education,
and the bay rum industry in the Nir-
gin Islands constitute, in the opinion
OF this column, the most important
points in Governor Trench's report.
The Governor openly states that
these islands should be governed BY
laws purely American" In further
reasoning upon this assertion, the Gov
ernor says:
1t is believed that the inhabitants
OF the Virgin Islands should be given
United States citizenship. They ex-
pected it with the purchase OF the
islands and it would appear that their
expectations were translated into
favorable terms in the treaty Of ces-
sion. This Interpretation was later
decided to be erroneous so that they
are now inhabitants OF the Virgin
Islands entitled to the protection OF
the United States If this small out
post in the West Indies is to be a
credit to the nation their aspirations
to citizenship and naturalization should
The broad ax., 1927-01-01
Inhommotory Reading

The high spot in this issue is what
causes fires in grocery SroreS.-Trade
Paper
Evening star., 1927-11-10
GALLAGHER HOPES
TO X. 0. LOHMAN

The fight fans Of Washington who
20 over to Baltimore next Monday
might to see the GallagherLohman
bout at the 104th Regiment Armory
will see a much improved Marty
Gala CHER. Gallagher, who was ham
-pered by his lack of speed in the
Il Lamar fight at Silver Spring, has
been steadily improving under Ber
Smiths training. and Is not now only
faster but also has developed bet
Ter left hand punch. And he lands
Il with siedge-hammer effect.
" Although Lohman has had far
greater experience than the local boy
and is said to he a clever. fast ring
master. the pride of Foggy Bottom
II not by any means worried. for he
feels that he will be able to get past
the Toledo boys guard. and when he
tioes-Lohman is only human and
will have to go the way of the others,
who. in the past, have connected with
The big Irish boys gloved fist.
frankie Mann, matchmaker for Pro.
moter John S. Blick. has arranged
16 rounds of we'll matched prelim
inaries between Andy Kelly and Sailor
,Mckenna. Joe Belmont and Eddie
Buell.. SailoS Oden and Ray Bowen
and Sailor Bergin and Larry Goldberg
The tickets for the Baltimore fight
can be bought at the Arcadia or
Epaling's. and at the same time reser
vations can be made for the round
trip at $3.50 via the Red Star. Bus
Line.
Evening star., 1927-11-10
As Greatest Pilot Miss ColleH Still Rated As No. Golfer
l.. Anderson of Cherry Valley com

J. l.. Anderson of Cherry Valley com
piete ths list.
Mrs. Let's was not 80 active during
The past season rs usual. hut still is
fine shot maker and a great fighter on
Tho links. Mrs. Anderson Is one of
tho ranking players Of the metropolis.
tan district md has 81 fine tournament
record for The year.
Three 6,ttia nders Who played fine
golf in our rational. but cannot be
ranked mere we're: Mrs. Alexa Stirling
Frazer who still in one of the great.
eSt Of MI Woman players. and Miss
Ada hff kenzie. moth Of Canada. and
Aile dn tr fhatnue.
There are many other splendid
players not rated in this selection and
among them are. Miss Louise Fordyce
of Youngstown. Miss Virginia Wilson
If Chicago. Miss Marie Jenny Of New
York. Miss t:"rnics Wall of Oshkosh.
Miss Peggy Watties Of Buffalo and
Miss Marion Tufpis Of New Orleans.
All of them have proved their skin
and perhaps many critics would give
some nf them rEic" among the first
TO- Itlt II in this difference ~ opin-
ion that makes rankings of any sort
interesting.
fCnpsrtght 1871
Evening star., 1927-11-10
STRAIGHT OFF THE TEE

! A group Of sports writer's on the
Washington daily papers competed to
day In the annual Fall tournament for
the Cleland trophy at Washington
Barracks. a renewal of the affair
which has been held at the War Col
lege course for several years. The
tourney Is to be run by Capt. Frank e
Hayne, who succeeded Capt. John r.
ID. CleIand as athletic officer of the
post. Handicaps have been arranged
for the newspaper men. guara nteed TO
keep the best golfers in the rear.
FOrty.eight golfers of both sexes con
tinued play today in private tourna.
ment at Indian Spring, held by MIR.
and Mrs. Tom Moore for many of their
friends. The first half of the event
was played yesterday. and the final
half will be played today. to he fol.
lowed by dinner at the Indian Spring
clubhouse tonight Many of the con
testants have been guests at Shawnee
on Delaware. and two of the owners
Of the Buckwood Inn tied for low gross
score. Ed Worthington and Reginald
Worthingon tied at So in Class A, with
William Linkoum in third place. at IS.
John T. Harris was the winner in
Class B. with score of IS.
Mrs. Ed Worthington won in Cla IS
A among the women entrants. with A
card of 104. Mrs. Perry B. Hoover
was second with 105. First place in
Class B went to Mrs. c. Arthur Slater.
l.. b. Platt will oppose Gen. Charles
G. Treat and Robert Stead. jr.. will
play Frank p. Reeside in the semi.
final round of the Siamese cup tourney
at Chevy Chase. Third round matches
yesterday found Platt victorious over
Gen. Harry Taylor, while Treat
downed D. d. l.. McGrew. Stead de-
feated Worthington Frailey and Rec.
side trounced c. Ashmead Fuller.
Mrs. J. Nj. Haynes and Mrs. K
Lester Rose were to play today the
semi.final round in the women's cham.
pionship at the Congressional Country
Club. today. in match postponed
from yesterday. The winner will play
Mrs. Fl. A. Knox in the final.
nr. w. X. McLister captured the
monthly tourney of the Washington
Dental Golf Association at Columbia
yesterday, turning in gross score OF
81. Other prizes were won as follows
Class A. DR.. P. f. Brenxle. 95-t5-S1;
Class p. DR.. r. l.. Eller. 93-15-7S
Glass C. DR.. Arthur Crane. 11S-29-S7.
Evening star., 1927-11-10
1928 NET CUP PLAY
WILL BE IN SPRING
b. tive Associated Press.

b. TIVE Asso"iated Press.
NEW YORK, November 10.--Ead-
fcal changes have been disclosed in the
regulations for the Davis Cup com.
petition, effective next year under
French control and involving advance
rnent of the whole playing program to
much earlier dates than previously.
Although the United States Lawn
Tennis Association has received no Of
ficial notice of the changes it Is as
sumed that the French have received
consent of the majority of participat-
ing ma ions tn close the entries on Jan.
uary 3. make the draw on February
or q and start the elimina ton play
GSound May ]. reaching a climax with
TIE challenge round at Paris the end
H July. Such consent is necessary
Under the Davis Cup rules.
During tbe past seven years in
which the United States has handled
the challenge round. it has been Gus
tomary to close entries on March Is
and hold the challenge round the Sec
ond week in September.
The changes. as indicated in dis
patches from France, have the ap-
rrnval of the L. s. J.. T. A.. however,
although this countrys plans for
starting out on the challenging trail
are still incomplete. One advantage Of
the earlier competition will he to per-
nit substantial foreign invasion for
the American championships late in
August or early i'm September.
The United States has not decided
whether IL will challenge for preiimi.
nary play in the European or Amer
ran zone. The advantage of entering
the European zone would be to provide
more and perhaps keener competition.
But 1t also would necessitate sending
q team abroad in May. at the latest
Australia already has challenged for
the cup in the European zone. II
America did likewise, only Cuba,
Canada, Japan and Mexico would be
left in the American zone of the ma
tions that took part in the play this
year.
The challenge round in Paris will he
held on dirt courts for the first time
in Davis Cup history. but this is not
expected to be a disadvantage to
WAmerican players, IL they reach the
finals. Although the chief American
championships are played on grass
courts. more than 80 per cent of com
petition in the United States is on
Girt, clay or other hard courts.
The Davis Cup committee OF the
y. $. l.. r. A. already is at work on
ITS challenging plans and probably will
decide within few weeks which zone
to enter. The association expects TO
publish in it's next official bulletin
the correspondence with France deal.
lng with the changes in regulations.
Evening star., 1927-11-10
Tunney Is Peeved at Rickard
And to Raise S3Quite a Rumpus'

will not be decided for some time to
come"
CHICAGO, November 10 R.-Pro-
moter James G. Mullen is planning to
confer soon with Gene Tunnev. heavy
weight champion, regarding Tunney's
possible appearance in Chicago in de-
fense of his title next Summer. He
will leave for the Eastern metropolis
tomorrow.
The Chicago promoter said Tunney
was not under contract to Tex Rick.
ard. and that he was free agent. fol.
lowing a long-distance telephone con-
versation with Billy Gibson, Tunney's
manager. He obtained the champions
promise to fight here during a con.
ference after the Tunney.Dempsey
fight last Fall, he said.
Rickard in New York has denied re-
ports of break between Tunney and
himself, declaring he holds contract
giving him an option Of the cham
pion's services as heavyweight cham
pion until October !, 1928.
Evening star., 1927-11-10
WAIVER BROTHERS SIGN
WITH BUGS FOR 1928

PITTSBURGH, November 10 R).--
The base ball act of Waner and Waner
is all set for the 1928 season.
Paul and Lloyd Waner, sensational
Pirate outfielders, now doing turn
in vaudeville, signed contracts for next
year after a conference with Owner
Barney Dreyfuss yesterday.
Advances over last years contract
were given both players. but neither
divulged the terms of the new docu-
ments nor the salary boosts. and Drey-
fuss retained his usual silence on
such matters.
Evening star., 1927-11-10
GIANT MANAGER HAS WIN
AVERAGE OVER HUCCINS'
National Leaguers Pennant Percentage 1857, While
That of World Champs Boss Is .333-Conne
Mack Lowest of Games Big Three.

| than any of his cOtempora ries. He
Iidn't have a lot of finesse, but his
Baltimore team scared the National
| League stiff before the season was
over, though he did not win the pen
nant. That fired him with confidence
After the Baltimore chance, Nc
Graw tried his hand at managing in
the American League, where he was
not success. The league did not
like some of the things he did and he
had A notion that he could dictate to
Ban johnson. He lost that fight. He
then went to New York to manage
the managerial job about % years.
His championships number TO- Thus
his championship percentage is 1857
If player were A .357 batter, one
would say that he was very good. He
probably would help to keep team
in the first division. \
Miller Huggins has been bossing big
league teams since 1913. He bega II
as manager OF the ST. Louis Nationals,
and. contending with handicaps. he
stuck along with the Cardinals
through 1917. Then he came to New
York TO manage the Yankees. In *
years of managerial effort he has won
five championships and that makes
MS percentage .oSS.
May Have Succeeded McGraw.
Higgins is one of the smartest base
ball men in the United States. Once
when McGraw threatened to leave the
Giants ne would have been succeeded
by Higgins If he had carried out his
intentions. At least that is story
Of old.
Connie Mack started his managerial
career in Pittsburgh. but he had no
luck there. Then he went TO the
American League and managed the
first year in Milwaukee i'm 1900. He
went to the Athletics in 1901. He had
little luck at first in Philly. His team
was labeled a white elephant" That
brought it luck. The Athletics called
themselves white elephants" at once
and won the pennant. Connie has
spent thirty years bossing ball clubs
and has won six championships, so mis-
percentage Is 200.
Now and then some one insists that
Connie is the most successful manager
in the United States. But by the test
of percentages he isn't. He is the
most experienced manager in the
country and has borne up under it SO
successfully that with all his service
he can smile after a season is over
even il he has been stringing along
once more with Old Man Hard Luck.
Evening star., 1927-11-10

BY the Associated Press.
n YEW YORK, November TO-
Gene Tunney is nightly
NJ peeved" at Tex Rickard and
i Y is certain to cause quite a
rumpus" when he gets back
in town.
That and no more would Billy Glib.
son. manager of the heavyweight
champion of the world. say today in
tn, absence of his warrior, now spend
ing few days roughing it at Rae
quette Lake. Old Forge, \. Y.
Tie aroused mental state of the
champion has been caused, Gibson eX-
planned. by tales reaching Tunney's S
ears that Rickard is the under cover"
manager of Jack Dempsey, whom
Tunney whipped for the title at Phila-
delphia last year and trounced again
in defending the crown at Chicago
this Fc1l.
1888 against the former champion.
will allege that the promoter of the
last two title battles has handled
Dempsey's affairs for almost two
| V RS, he has announced. Other
sources maintain that Leo P. Flynn,
who mana ged Dempsey during the
latter's comeback attempt. did so un.
der the direction of Rickard.
"Gene WIZ fight at least twice in
1925" Gibson said, but not neces-
sarily for Richard both times. There
has been no break between Tunney
and the promoter, but l do know that
the champion is nightly peeved at
the stories going around concerning
Richards connection with Dempsey.
Jacks orders for stock in Madison
Square Garden hasn't helped matters
any, either.
"Tunney is bound by contract TO
fight once for Rickard in 1928. He
feels. however, that one battle a year
is not enough to ward away ring rust.
and is certain that the knockdown
Dempsey scored in the seventh round
at Chicago never would have hap
pened il he had been fighting oftener.
'Of course I have no idea where
Tunney's second match next year will
take place. We have offers, backed
by reputable sporting men, from both
| Chicago and Philadelphia. Gene may
take one or both of them, but that
Evening star., 1927-11-10
M'TlGUE IS READY
TO GIVE UP BOXING

TORONTO. November 10 R.-
Michael McTigue. the Methuselah of
the prize ring. won't miss the racket
when age finally drives him from com.
petition because he can always get
fights at home
The two-time light HEAVYWEIGHT
champion. admitting close TO 40 vs,rs
in the age column. announced TODAY
that he would retire from active glove
work within a year. He has been
fighting II years.
II think l need rest. don't vou,"
asked the veteran who was knocked
out in round by Mickey Walker in
Chicago week ago. Il began fiSht.
Ing I'm 1910"
Mikes fighting at home. he ey
planned. was taken care of bv his
three small daughters. the oldest of
whom is years. They can give me
hattie any time he said
The fists OF the durable Irishman,
who won the light heavyweight title
first from Battling Sikh in Dublin one
St Patrick's day and regained it again
this Fall by decision of the New York
state Athletic Commission. have
earned him $394.000 In the ring.
Evening star., 1927-11-10

N 1EW YORK. November 10
Sundry remarks anent the
VI comparative abilities of major
4 league managers. coupled with
few sly quips about the pc
Culiar formation of their craniums
and the differences in their general
dispositions. have been going the
rounds of the hot stove league since
Connie Mack divested himself of the
services of Ty Cobb Of the Philadel
phia Athletics.
This is not to say that criticism has
been heaped upon Connie Mack for
parting with Cobb-rather. the fact
that Cobb himself formerly managed
the Detroit Tigers and may again try
to break into the managerial side OF
the game has stirred up the discus
zion. Partisans of the New York
Yankees nave been particularly active
in these flights of oratory, inasmuch
as they could point with pride to the
glorious victory of Miller Huggins'
warriors in the recent world series.
BY way of settling a few arguments.
here is the standing on percentage
basis of the three managers who have
served the longest terms in the ma.
Sors:
John j. McGraw. New York Giants,
1857.
Miller Higgins. New York Yankees,
1898.
Connie Mack, Philadelphia Athletics,
200
That McGraw should lead is not so
surprising as that Huggins is right
on his heels and Mack is bad third.
This rating is a very simple affair. 1t
is percentage rating modelled after
the way of making out batting aver
ages. That is, the number of times
that a manager has won major
league pennant is divided by the total
number of years that he has bossed
club in the majors. 1t is a perfectly
sound basis for comparison.
No Others i'm Glass.
No other manager of the majors
gets into this rating because none of
them has seen service as long as
these three If Ty Cobb still had been
soing along as a manager he might
have been included, but as Ty never
did win a. pennant for Detroit his per-
centage would have shown nothing
but ciphers.
McGraw leads the "big three" He
began to manage in 1899. Plenty OF
fans have forgotten all about those
times. Then McGraw was a slight
young athlete with a keener percep-
fion OF players base ball possibilities
Evening star., 1927-11-10
FORMER CHAMPION MORE
STEADY THAN MRS. HORN
Present Title Holder Third Among Top Ten Women
of Links, Miss Orcutt Being Named Second.
All Others in Group Without Rating.

OF her championship and because ~
ern title and has long been prominent
in the ira ansmississippi affairs She ir
fine golfer and may prove in the
future that her victory at Cherry
Valley was not an upset by any
means.
No particular attempt is made 10
arrange the remaining seven of the
leading 10 in order. 1t is not so easy
to classify the woman golfers in order
as the amateurs and professionals
They do not engage in many cham
pionships and are less consistent.
However. one of the other leaders
is Miss Virginia Van VIE of Chicago.
the victor in numerous Southern and
sectional events. Miss Van VIE Ia
another of the younger brigade who
can and does shatter 80 Frequently
Helen Payson. the Maine girl. also
enjoyed a splendid season and is en-.
titled to high ranking.
Dorothy Page of Madison, Wis, Is
one of the Corners in the national
field. She won an unexpected victory
in the western in 1926 and gave Mrs.
Horn a good battle in the recent ma
tional. FRITZ Stiefel of Wheeling. w
Va, is the Mountain States most
prominent player and is named among
the first 10 by many of the leading
critics Of the game.
Mrs. Harry Pressler of Los Angeles.
the Western woman's champion, is one
OF the new entries into the first TO-
She was the big surprise of the 1927
Western. that she won handily. and
her SO in the test round of the ma
tional brought her still further prom
inence. She eliminated Mrs. Dorothy
Campbell Hurd from the Cherry Val
ley field. but fell before the rush of
Mrs. Horn.
Mrs. Hurd Still Great.
Mrs. Hurd still is one Of our strong
est players. although real veteran.
In any field she Is a Formidable foe.
Mrs Fred Let's of Chicago and Mrs
Evening star., 1927-11-10
WOMEN IN SPORT

| Mary Detwiler won the annual Fall
High School. She scored over Edith
McCulloch, g., 6-3
WonIen's City Club golfers were out
on the links early today. Mrs. RI. e.
Warner, chairman of the golf commit.
tee, has announced that bag Of clubs
is now at the clubhouse for any be.
ginner wishing to try the game.
Visiting the Ada Thomas memoria.
swimming pool at the new Y. w. {. A.
Building yesterday, Gertrude Ederle
English Channel conqueror, gave ma.
tators a number Of pointers. Mem.
bers of the Y. w. G.. A. staff who later
entertained Miss Ederle at luncheon
were Miss Hattie Anderson, general
secretary; Miss Marion Meigs. Miss
Ethel Swenson, Miss Amelia Bottom.
ley and Miss Louise Albers.
A program Of paddle tennis. Danish
gymnastics and swimming was par
ticipated i'm by members of the local
group of the women's section Of the
National Amateur Athletic Federal ton
at the Y. w. C.. A. last night.
Miss Elsie Sanders was in charge
Of the program. and Miss Ethel Sven.
son directed the class in gymnastics.
Group meetings will be held every
Wednesday from to 1880 pm. at the
Y. w. c.. A., and team games, tolk
dancing, bowling. gymnastics and
swimming are on the program. Mem
bership is open to any local wCman
upon payment of small membership
fee.
Examinations OF candidates for hes
ket ball officials soon will be conducted
by Miss Hazel Sayre. chairman of the
Washington board of basket ball Off
cials. Applicants should communicate
with her at the Madeira School for
appointments. The examinations prob.
ably will be held before Christmas.
Evening star., 1927-11-10
Fights Last Night

BY the Assot1atcd Ff"ss
OAKLA$D. Csiif.--Charley Long,
Omaha. Knocked out Bert Colima,
Whittier, Calf. ,s).
SAN F'RANCISCO.-Arm EN-
manuel San F'rancisco. knocked out
Henry van Patten. Boston ID. Marcel
Thuru France. knocked out Jack
Limas. FL Cerrito %.
PHILADELPHIA. - Roberto Rob-
erri, Italy. knocked out Tut" Jack
son, Washington Court House. Ohio,
az. Ray Neuman. Jersey City. won
from Jack Townsend, Chicago 10)
DETROIT Tiger" Flowers. for
mer middleweight champion. and
Make Rosenbloom. New York. drew
00). Jack McVey won from Joe
Simonich, Butte. Mont. UO). Billy
Shaw. Detroit. outpointed PETE Zivic,
Pittsburgh Q0).
Evening star., 1927-11-10


Although the charming Mrs
Nuriam Burns Horn ran away
~ with the national golf cham
pionship this year. followers
of the game generally agree that she
hardly was our best woman golfer
during the 1927 sea son. However.
since Mrs. Horn can look at the cham
pionship trophy whenever she wishes
and recall the splendid 7S she scored
in the qualifying round OF the ma
tional test, the opinions of experts VIII
bother her but little.
A burst of inspired golf that almost
died out in the finals carried Mrs Horn
to the national championship, bht day
in and day out. the writer believes,
there are several players in the coun-
try who are her superior. Superior.
that is. in mechanical skill. but
never for an instant in fighting spirit.
Over the long run of champion
ship season Glenna Collett probably
is our best golfer. with Maureen
Orcutt, the young New Jersey girl.
close second. Except with the put
ter, Miss Collett can match shots with
any woman player in the world. ex.
cept Joyce Wethered of England. and
there are days when her putting is
SC good that she is unbeatable. She
has made scores unequaled by any
other American woman and captured
enough important events during the
past season to entitle her to first
ranking.
Miss Orcutt is going to be the ma
tional champion some day, and that
not so far away. She reached the
finals at Cherry Valley, but little Mrs.
Horn played rather poor golf in the
championship match A powerful hit
ter, the New Jersey girl is not so fin
ished a performer with some of the
shorter weapons. but that skill will
he acquired. Miss Orcutt. like Miss
Collett. often has broken so and is
capable of turning in splendid scores
when the ball is rolling true.
Mrs Horn is ranked third because
Evening star., 1927-11-10
SLUGGlNG YANK TWINS
TO REMAIN TOGETHER

ST. PETERSBURG. Fla. November
10 R).-George Herman Ruth and
Lou Gehrig. slugging twins of the
New York Yankees. will not be sepa
rated next year. Miller Higgins. man.
ager of the world champions declared
here.
Higgins said that he would keen
both his home.run hitters until either
one or the other was let go to
strengthen, not weaken. his club.
The question of breaking up the
smuggling combination has been dis.
cussed pro and con since the close of
the mast season.
Evening star., 1927-11-10
SWIMMERS MUST REST.

TORONTO. November 10 P.-
George Young, Toronto youth who
swan to fame in winning the Catalina
Channel marathon. has been forced to
give up swimming for a year on or.
ders of his doctor. he informed friends
here. Young collapsed during the
Toronto marathon last Summer.
Evening star., 1927-11-10
JOINS BOXING BODY.

NEW YORK, November 10 Np.-
Alabama State Athletic Commission
.tas cast its lot with the National Box
4ng Associations, increasing to 2s the
Eotal number of States represented by
vhs organizatisn.