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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-12-28
NET TREAT
NVST0RE
HERE

Tennis enthusiasts of Washington
will be given two-day treat Fri
day and Saturday, January and Z,
when Big Bill' Tilden. Francis T.
Hunter. Manuel Alfonso, and EN-
NETT Pare are scheduled to give
both singles and doubles exhibitions
each night at the Arcadia.
Although the hundreds of fans
last year felt that the two Tilden.
Alfonso exhibitions at the Arcadia
had given them about as many
thrills as is possible to get over in
the ordinary course of events, they
will find out that the addition Of
Francis Hunter on the program will
pep UP things even further.
For Hunter. although unrated
last year by the u. s. l.. r. A.,
holds the worlds doubles crown
along with Tilden. Hunter is q
flashy brilliant player and when
paired with Tilden completes q
combination that has been and
still is unbeatable. ~
On their recent European tour
the two defeated the best from
France and Germany, then went
over and annexed the Wimbledon
doubles title. Not satisfied with
that days work, they came back.
lifted the United States title, and
defeated Borotra and Brunon in
their match in the Davis cup play.
There is no denying it. when these
TWO line up across the net from
Alfonso and Pare, Washingtonians
are going to see the neatest and
most clever tennis ever exhibited in
the shadow of the Capitol.
And not only will there be ex.
citing doubles. The singles arranged
should delight the heart of the least
enthusiastic racquet weiIder, for
Tilden, six times champion of the
world. the No. ranking player of
the United States, and the most
popular player of the court game
In America and elsewhere, will meet
Hunter one night and Alfonso the
next in singles matches.
Alfonso needs no. Introduction
to Capital fans now. They ne.
member how the 1.-THE little for
meF captain Of the Spanish
0NAO OuP gC0AM IOUKnB DIX
'Bill' back and forth ON the
Arcadia court In their last
match, and how, after nearly
giving the audience, and TiIden
also as a matter Of fact, ner.
v0us prOstratiOn he succeeded in
doing the seemingly impossible
defeating his opponent. ?
49, ..F.
When Alfonso misses a. shot its
because he's tried and failed, not
because he thought he couldn't
make it. And does he try? His
wild dashes up court, leaps into the
air, impossible stops. and lightning
returns to the base line account for
the nervous prostration'' business
The Spaniard is good. and ne
doesn't need a guitar, either.
Emmett Pare. of Georgetown. is
one, of Tilden's proteges. and is a
brilliant pleasing player, and cap.
able of Sitting in" with his three
more experienced opponents and
partners.
These exhibitions are being held
under the auspices of the Edge.
moore Club, for the benefit of ten.
mis- in Washington. The commit.
tee in charge is composed of Paul
G. Harding, chairman; A. o. White.
Capt. A. j. Gore. Ezra Gould, Har-
rison Hathaway, and Walter Bach
rach.i
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-12-28

d rive is it,
o t h ers say
the drive is
o bviou s ~
W o r t h | e s s
without abili-
ty to pitc h,
a n d till
others argue
what good is
either Of them
if you n e ed
+ o u r puts.
The fact is,
as far as l
h a v e b e e n
a b lie to OBJ
serve, t h e Y
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-12-28

have all missed the one best
shot in golf i claim it lis the
placed shot, and it makes little
difference what club the placed
shot flies from. Perhaps the
best placed shot is the thor
oughly controlled drive, or again
it may be one of those long
spoon shots that Bobby Jones
has a habit of dropping on the
green. But certainly there is no
effort in golf that will reward
the player with quite the thrill
he gets from the placed shot.
1t is COLTS best shot.
Copyright. John r. Ollie Coz
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-12-28
HOCKEY UNDER WAY

NEW YORK, Dec. 2S.-The New
York collegiate hockey season gets
under way tonight with game be-
tween Princeton and the University
of Toronto,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-12-28
CLICK VS.. FARR

NEW YORK, Dec. 2S.-Joe Click,
Brooklyn junior lightweight. has
been matched for a 12-round bout
with Johnny Farr in Cleveland on
January 4.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-12-28
WANT COURT GAMES

The Woodside A., C. quiEt is ang-
ling for basketball engagements with
unlimited teams. Phone Manager
Belfield, Silver Spring 145.R.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-12-28
CELTICS BOOKING

The st. Mary's Celtics are scout
ing for basketball games with un-
limited Quints. Call Manager
Charlie Corbett, Alexandria $3.50.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-12-28
CHEVY CHASE GATHERS

Members of the Chevy Chase foot
bali eleven will assemble at the home
of Manager Hammond. 4324 River
Rd. N. W., tonight at 8 O'Clock.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-12-28

I wish I could quote the letter
In its entirety. But it Is so long
that if 1 did I wouldn't have any
space left to comment on it. 1
have quoted enough of it to give
you the gist Of what is on the nina
of its writer.
Let me say at the outset that I
deeply appreciate the confidence
that my correspondent has iii me
as representative Of clean sport.
heartily agree with him that
everything should be done to pre-
vent undesirable characters from
participating in the activities OF the
boxing world.
The sport should be kept clean.
Fights involving set-ups are out.
and-out deception and those respon.
>sible for foOling the public in this
shameful way should be removed
from the game.
But ! cannot agree with every.
thing my correspondent says, High
IDEALS" he writes, have made col
legiate sport what it is today"
That statement carries with it the
innocent assumption that college
athletics are pure as the driven
snow. This is far from the truth.
On numerous occasions / have
found real inspiration in the whole
solneness of college athletics, but
am also aware that collegiate sport,
like every other sport, has its evils.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-12-28

We have all heard many
theories pro and con as to the
best shot in golf. Some say the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-12-28
TERRIFIC STRAIN

Billiard players have been known
to lose as much as Is pounds during
the course Of an important match,
due to perspiration.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-12-28

1t Is stroke that calls for a.
quick stopping of the ball once 1t
lands and therefore great deal of
attention must be focused on the
grip and stance.
have found that the most fav-
ored grip is one in which the left
hand is in front of the shaft of
the club with one knuckle showing.
The right hand is on top.
The stance is slightly open and
is taken slightly behind the ball
with the weight on the right leg,
Our chief concern in making
the shot Is that the club-head
will come down on the ball
properly and for that reason at.
tentiOn to these details Of grip
and stance are highly important.
The position of the club-head at
impact and immediately after impact
depends solely on the movement Of
the wrists and they, in turn, depend
on the grip and the stance. The
swing for the pitch is generally
more upright than for the pitch and
run.
In taking the club back the left
arm again takes command of the
situation and during the initial
movement there Is a slight lateral
movement of the right hip which,
however, must not sway away from
the line of play as the club is be.
ing carried to the top.
The club Is then started down by
a pull of the left arm and driven
on downward and under the ball.
Don't be afraid of letting the club.
head come down on the ball.
The hit has to be descending
blow in order to get the back
spin that Is necessary to stop
the ball when 1t lands on the
green.
A few general pointers may not
be amiss. AS the. club is taken back
the left heel raises slightly off the
ground.
In pivoting-such as there is-the
twist comes from the knees instead
of the hips as in long iron and
wooden club play. The left knee
bends just slightly forward, not in
ward.
Don't let the hands go around
the body as they take the club up
ward. Remember that the club must
be taken back along the line of
flight If 1t Is to give the ball that
descending blow as it comes down.
The wrists do not bend at the top
OF the swing, but at impact they
must be very firm. Let the hands
go out well in front at the finish
of the stroke.
Copyright, 1927, King Features
Syndicate, Incl
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-12-28
IVES 7 ERIN
TOOPEN

Coach Dan Ahern's Western High
basketeers will pry the lid tomorrow
when the Alumni are met in the
Western High gym at 3 o'clock. The
boys from Georgetown have been
drilling diligently during the past
week, and their department against
the expert graduates will be given
much consideration.
Coach Ahern is puzzled as to his
starting lineup. A raft of candi-
dates have reported, but none have
shown any marked superiority in the
daily workouts. However, it is al
most assured that Don CARRIER and
Bob Wilson will be seen in the initial
lineup.
CARRIER and Wilson were main
stays with the quint last year and
there Is little fear that anyone OF the
present crop will displace them.
They are both experienced and are
expected to bear Westerns yoke.
The Alumni will include Charlie
bitt, Roland Dulin, Alvin Buscher
and Gichner.
Tech and Dewitt Prep are appear
ing in floor engagements this after
noon. Joe Lowrey's unvanquished
Manual Trainers collide with Joe
Canavin's fast Clover A. c. in the
Boys Club gym at o'clock. Herb
Kopf's Dewitt Prep brood clashes
with Benjamin Franklin University.
GOnZaga High travels to New
York Friday to engage st.
Xavier's High in their annual
basketball game. The team will
be in charge Of Mr.. O'Neil, s.
j.. in the absence Of Coach Ken
SimOndinger, who has under
gone an operation In Philadel-
phia.
GOnzaga must show decided i'm
provement over the form it dis
played against Eastern il it Graves
a victory over st. Xavier. The
Eye. Streeters showed absolutely
nothing in that skirmish. They
were weak in passing; shooting end
defensive play.
Those who have been selected to
take the trip are Capt. Joseph
Lynch, Albert Farrell. Thomas
Brew, Herbert McQuillan, Bernard
Bussink and Daniel Pyne.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-12-28
kIGE IT
FLASHES

At Indianapolis-Roy Wallace. In
dianapolis lightweight. won from
Joe Packo. Tolendo. 10 rounds.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-12-28
PROSPORTS
CLEAN As
AMATEUR
By Gene Tunney
Worlds Heavyweight ChampioA
'"ThoIIsa nds of fight fans through

Thousands Of fight fans through
out the country" writes reader,
regard you as a representative OF
clean sport. AS heavyweight cham-a
pion you WELD a great influence
and sincerely hope that you viii
use this influence to bring about
much-needed reforms in the box
ing world.
THE evils that have to be rem
edied are so numerous that l will
not attempt to enumerate them all.
The one that initiates me the most
is the over-press-agenting of ham
fighters who are really set-ups to
build up the regulations Of oppo.
nentS who aren't much better than
they. In time this scrt of thing
will ruin the fight game in this
country.
Boxing, properly conducted. Ii q
great sport. 1t is much too fine,
a game to be permitted to go to
the dogs. The fans all over the
United States who want to see
boxing survive expect you to do
everything in your power to cor
rect the evils of the boxing Eame
and put the sport on as high a
plane as college athletics. High
ideals have made collegiate sport
what it Is today.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-12-28

Radio problems and repairs are easily
corrected by r0neultinx the WHO'S
WheT firms now.
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81 realize that different condi.
lions prevail in professional
sport than in amateur sport;
but the big league baseball own
ers have shown what can be
accomplished by professional
SpOrtsmen who want to keen
faith with the public. Baseball
has cleaned house. Let boxing
do the same thing"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-12-28

For Hunter. although unrated
last year by the u. 8. l.. T. A.,
holds. the worlds doubles crown
along with Tilden. Hunter is q
flashy brilliant player and when
paired with Tilden compile .es q
combination that has been and
still is unbeatable.
The daily worker., 1927-04-23
5 Seamen ThWart
Shanghai" Plot;
Boat Dangerous

An attempt to Shanghai" five
seamen aboard the S. S. III. J. Law
renee" was frustrated yesterday when
the men escaped from the ship by
sliding down rope to coal barge
which was laying alongside and from
there taken ashore by a friendly
lighter.
Vessel Dangerous.
The men, George Pappdoqus, J..
Cringel, F. McKenna, B. Barran, and
a messman, whose name could not be
procured, refused to sail on the boat,
a coastwise vessel upon which they
had been working for four days be-
cause of its unsafe condition. They
declared that the dynamo was out of
order, endangering the lives of the
men aboard; the pumps were also
dislocated and held together by rope.
In addition, the mess service was
inadequate, in as much as the single
cook (instead of the customary 2 or
81 had been in a state Of chronic
drunkenness for the past few days.
The escaped seamen had not signed
any ARTICLES" and were consequent
ly not bound to leave with the ship.
The daily worker., 1927-04-23
in CITY
OF PASSAIC is
FOR WEISBORD
Cheer Him at Campaign
Mass Meetings
Especial to The DAILY woRKER)

NSpeclal 10 Inc DAILY WORh Ek)
PASSAIC, N. j., April 22.-Pack-
ing Ukrainian Hall and the Workers
Home tonight hundreds of workers
shouted their approval of the labor
candidates for city commissioner-Al-
bert Weisbord, Simon Smelkinson and
Simon Bambach.
Discusses Unemployment
Albert Weisbord spoke on the ques-
ton of unemployment showing the
need of the mills either giving them
work or pay them wages nevertheless.
He demanded that the city start con-
struction work on the parks, streets,
etc.
Weisbord also spoke of the neces-
sity of every worker being a mem
ber of union. How in that way the
labor movement would be better able
to fight the bosses in the every day
struggle.
Dunno Speaks
Greeted with enthusiasm, William
F. Dunno, editor of The DAILY
WORKER said that "The world of
II is watching the Passaic work.
e. i this election campaign. The
labor movement wants to see if the
bitter struggle here for union recog-
milton, wages and working conditions,
which aroused word wide admiration
and support has stimulated a class
loyalty which sees in support of labor
candidates a continuation of the
strike struggle on another front.
Meeting Is Answer
"This tremendous meeting gives a
partial answer to the American labor
An avalanche of ballots
marked for Weisbord and his fellow
fighters will be the final answer.
"This you will do and once more you
will show the textile barons that the
Passaic workers know how and when
to fight for unionism and the power
that it brings"
Heckled At Meeting
Speaking last night at Carpenters
Hall at meeting called by the demo-
cratic party he was heckled by the
president and secretary of that or
ganization. He also spoke the same
evening at a meeting arranged by the
League For Women Voters where he
received a good reception.
II is apparent that an organized
group of hecklers are visiting all the
where the labor candidates
speak and carry on a campaign to dis
organize when Weisbord has the floor.
Il is believed that they are being paid
'or this.
Sacco vanzetti Meeting
The Sacco-Vanzetti meeting that
vas first arranged for last week will /
DC held Wednesday evening, seven
,'clock at Belmont Park, Garfield, un-
Ter the joint auspices of the Inter-
rational Labor Defense 20 the Anti
fascist Alliance. Among the speak
RS will be Albert Weisbord, Robert w.
Dunn and Pat Devine.
The daily worker., 1927-04-23
FURRIERS TRIAL IN MINE0LA GOES TO JURY
MineOla Court Room
Sketches By GeIIert
In Mondays Worker

A group of remarkable drawings
by Hugo Gellert, brilliant radical
artist, made in the Mlneola court
room where the trial of Ben Gold
and the 10 other leaders of the
New York fur workers has just
ended, will accompany the COM
plete account of the trial which
will appear in Mondays issue of
The DAILY WORKER.
Among those sketched by Gel
lert in the court room are Ben
Gold, 1. Shapiro, S. Mencher, Judge
Lewis Smith, District Attorney
Edwards, Barnett Basoff, the
stool-pigeon and star witness of
the prosecution, the two "dicks"
who cooperated with the right
wing, and four members of the
jury, including the foreman.
A full page will be devoted to
an account of the case in Mon
DAYS issue.
The daily worker., 1927-04-23
MuSSOIini Outlaws
Strikes, BOyCOttS
And Minimum Wage

ROME, April %. = Mussolini's
labor-smashing policies reached their
climax Wednesday evening with the
adoption by the Fascist Grand Coun-
ell of the "Charter of Labor"
Strikes and boycotts are outlawed
while the principle of the minimum
wage is denounced and declared Gun
sound"
The document which purports to
establish "fair and proper relation
ship between capital and labor
grants Italian workers magnanimous
concessions like the six day week, one
annual paid holiday, and religious
holidays "when deemed possible"
The daily worker., 1927-04-23

on the stand that he helped
"work up" the evidence against
the furriers; Miss Mary Fargas,
who was a strikebreaker in Michael
Barnett's shop, where the attack is
alleged to have taken place; and Miss
May Grefer, secretary to J. P. Cough
lin, of the New York Central Trades
and Labor Council.
All the testimony related to L.
Shapiro, one of the members Of the
Joint Board.
The questions of the jury relative
to the testimony against Shapiro
would indicate that a verdict on Ben
Gold had already been reached.
The daily worker., 1927-04-23
Foreigners Who Enter
United States To Be
As Immigrant Aliens

WASHINGTON, April %. -
Drastic changes in the regulations
relating to alieI crossing the
Canadian and Mexssan borders into
the United States were promulgat-
ed today by the department Of la
Dor.
Aliens residing in foreign con-
tiguous countries and entering the
United States to engage in exist
ing employment or to seek en-
ployment will not be considered as
visiting the United States tempor-
arily as tourists, or temporarily
for business or pleasure, but will
be considered as aliens of the Sim
migrant" class.
The daily worker., 1927-04-23
SACCO, VANzETTI.
HAVE NOT M ADE.
PARDON REQUEST
Attorney General Says
Coolidge Will Not Aid

1t has Just been learned that both
SaccO and Vanzetti, now in Dedham
Jail, have refused for two weeks to
sign a petition to Gov. .Alvan T.
Fuller for a pardon. Vanzetti held
that he and SaccO are innocent and
fears that the word pardon" may
be miscOnstrued.
Attorney William G. Thompson,
defense lawyer, stated that a con-
ference with the two framed-up men
would be held shortly.
WASHINGTON, April 22.-Presi-
dent Coolidge and the department of
justice will refuse any form of inter-
vention to halt the execution of Nj
cola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti.
This announcement was made Of
ficially by Attorney-General Sargent
yesterday.
BOSTON, April 22.-Attorney Will
liam G. Thompson, counsel for Nicola
Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, Ital-
ian workers convicted of murder on
framed-up charges, today asked Gov
Alvan T. Fuller for another respite
for Celestinos Madeiros, condemned
to die in the electric chair next
Thursday morning.
A large delegation, representing
trade unions and fraternal organiza-
tions, adopted plans last night look
ing toward a national conference to
help save the lives of Sacco and Van
zetti, at the Labor Temple, 243 East
S4th st.
Called by the Sacco-Vanzetti
Emergency Committee, the delegates
passed a resolution calling upon COM
plete unity in the work of helping to
free the two framed-up workers now
facing death in the electric chair.
Enthusiastic support was given to
the decision to join with other groups
in New York City for the purpose
of calling a local general strike in
protest against the threatened execu-
tion of the two men. In order to
have united and simultaneous action
with Sespect to the stoppage of work,
a committee was appointed to work
in harmony with other groups in the
city who have initiated plans for the
strike.
More Demonstrations Urged.
Additional protest demonstrations
in behalf of Sacco and Vanzetti, SINH
lar to the one held in Union Square
last Saturday, at which 10000 work
ers protested the decision Of the
Massachusetts, courts, were urged by
the delegates.
The immediate selection Of a COM
mittee representing orgY1ized labor
in this city to call upon Gov. Fuller
Of Massachusetts, was decided upon
as one of the first steps in the cam
oaign to free the two framed-up
workers.
The daily worker., 1927-04-23
CHEN PROTEST AS
POWERS PREP ARE
DRIVE ON HANK0W
1,5O0 U. S. Marines to
john AZ Warships
HIGHLIGHTs OF ToDAY's NEWS.

HIGHLIGHT'S OF TODAY'S NEWS.
1 Powers prepare for attack on
Hankow. Concentrate warships,
rush 1900 American marines.
. Eugene Chen, Nationalist for
eign minister, protests against
presence of AZ warships off Hankow.
2 France adopts more militant
policy.
A Chang Kai-shek makes bid for
imperialist support; continues
wholesale asresc and execution Of la
Dor leaders.
< Bukharin advises Communists to
work within Kuomintang.
G American and British fire des-
troyed sections Of Marking, eye
witness testifies.
Rumor alliance between Chang
Tso-lin and Chang Kai-shek.
WASHINGTON, April %. - That
the imperialist powers are making
preparations for an attack on Han
kow, seat of the Nationalist govern
ment, was indicated today by the cir
culation of the report that the 1,500
marines aboard the transport Hen
derson, due in Shanghai shortly are
bound for Hankow.
Although Secretary of War Wilbur
has declared that the ultimate destina-
tion of the marines is in the hands Of
Admiral c. S. Williams, commander
Of the Asiatic squadron, responsible
for the Marking bombardment, close
observers Of the situation believe that
the Nationalist capital is the certain
destination Of the marines.
Bound for Hankow.
Dispatches from London quote the
Morning Post as saying that the
American contingent will proceed di-
rectly to Hankow.
Chen Protests.
Eugene Chen, Nationalist foreign
minister, has protested against the
presence of the imperialist warships
off Hankow, according to a dispatch
from that city. Conditions in Han
kow and small number of foreigners
in the city do not warrant the pres
ence Of AZ foreign vessels, Chen said.
The concentration of imperialist
warships outside Of Hankow is re-
garded as part Of the preparation for
a possible attack on the city. Latest
reports put the number Of imperialist
war vessels in Hankow at 42. Other
Continued on Page TaOo)
The daily worker., 1927-04-23
AFTER four HOURS JURORS ASK TO
HAVE PROSECUTION TESTIMONY READ
Judges Charge Calls for Distinctions Between
Groups Of Defendants

MNEoLA L. L. April 22-At II o'clock last night the jury
the trial of Ben Gold and 10 other leaders Of the New York
fur workers charged with assault fur scab shop in Rock
vile during the strike last year still celebrating
Return At 9:35.
With all the evidence in and the summing of the defense
lawyers the district attorney the the jury at
At 935 the jurors filed back into the box and the fore
asked that the transcript of three prosecution witnesses be
read
These included Geeve Of the detectives who declared
The daily worker., 1927-04-23
J. Louis Engdahl Places
Wreaths on the Graves of
Liebknecht Luxembourg

Especial To The Daily Worker)
BERLIN, April 81. Delayed
]. Louis Engdahl, editor of The
DAILY WORKER who is bringing
the ashes of c. f. Ruthenberg,
general secretary Of the Workers
(Communist) Party to Moscow
where they will be inferred in the
Kremlin wall, today placed
wreath on the graves of Karl
Liebknecht and Rosa Luxembourg,
pioneer German Communists who
we're murdered in 1919 by the So
.ialist government Of Germany.