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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-28
WASHINGTON WINS FIRST

BN United Press
SEATTLE, Wash, Dec. 28.-The
University of Washington dedicated
its new 100000 field house by cele-
brating 34-to-23 basketball vic
tory over the University Of Illinois
here Tuesday night. The game was
the first of three-contest series.
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az single ball. He never once
took his bat Off his shoulder. Each
time the count was three balls and
two strikes before he finally walked.
Possibly it would have been better
had Peckinpaughs performance
been heralded as a nonbatting feat.
In keeping with Peck'S peculiar day
at bat, that of reaching first base
i've successive times without being
charged with a time at bat and
making no effort to hit the ball,
was a day which Wade Killifer ex-
perienced back in 1910.
In five consecutive trips to the
plate, Killifer failed to reach first
base in single instance, wasn't
charged with time at bat, yet in
each case accomplished the thing
he set out to do, move a runner or
runners up.
The situations that come up In
a ball game seldom call for the
same player to sacrifice in his first
! Nfive times at bat. Yet that is just
what happened to Killifer.
Il t.
T MIGHT add that he stretched
his unusual performance over
part OF two games. AS I recall it,
four sacrifices are the record for one
game. KiNifer merely tied this
mark, because he was up only four
times in the game and therefore
really had no chance to break it.
Washington and Detroit were the
contending clubs. These two teams
were scheduled to play a double
header on Aug. 81, 1910, at Wash
Nington. The first game was a pitch
ers' battle and each OF the four
times Killifer came to the bat in
the opening battle, proper baseball
called for Washington to play for a
run, making it Killifer's duty to lay
\ down a bunt.
When the opposition knows
the bunt is the play, because of
the clOseness of the score, the in
field sets itself for such proceed
ure and it isn't the easiest thing
in the world for the batsman to
deliver.
MET, in this game, in which I
l. happened to be the umpire,
illifer, on four distinct occasions,
Maid down what is called in baseball
perfect blnt. While he was re-
tired, he advanced the runner Or
runners, the task delegated to him.
Unless my memory is in error,
1Sfiiifer was in second position in
the Washington batting order. This
is what is known as the sacrifice
spot. Yet, over twenty-five years
of un1piring, this is the only in
stance in over $500 games in which
I have seen the same player called
upon to bunt on four successive
trips to the plate and deliver each
time in the most approved manner.
y r
n hen to cap the climax to the
l&uaI day, in the very first in
Of the second game, after
IeadOfR man had reached first
safety, proper baseball again
ID for Killifer to attempt his
bunt in a row. Once again
turned the trick.
y &
LII five hunts, by the way, were
down the third-base line and
lccurataely placed there was no
nee to make play on the ad-
lncing runners, the team in the
Id being fortunate to retire Kill
pr at first.
t wasn't until the fourth inning
the second game that Killifer
1'aAhad a chance to swing at the
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CUBS RELEASE TWO

CHICAGO, Dec. 28.-Frank Kern,
outf1elder, and Lester Rouprich,
pitcher, have been released by the
Chicago Cubs to Reading, Pa, of
the International League under
option,
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Tuesday Basketball

HIGH SCHOOL
Frankfort. SO: Lebanon, 81.
Kokomo, AZ; Newcastle. 90.
Matthews, AZ; La Fontaine, 36.
Jonesboro, 81: Montpelier, 20.
Decatur, "a: Syracuse. 20.
COLLEGE
Duouesne. AZ; Marietta. is.
U. of Washington. 80; U. of Illinois, 2S.
PROFESSIONAL
Philadelphia, "a: Cleveland. 20.
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exception of the Spartans, Bridgeport M.
Els and Leonard Cleaners. Captain Cloud
has arranged for the Post team to play
on on the road against the best teams In the
Soldiers are requested to get in touch
with the manager at Cherry 1860.
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1000 SEE STRUGGLE

OTTAWA, Ontario. Dec. 28.-
Montreal Canadiens and the Ottawa
Senators battled to a scoreless tie in
a league hockey game. Eleven
thousand persons saw the overtime
struggle.
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BATTLE TO TIE

NEW YORK, Dec. 28.-The New
York Americans and the Detroit
Cougars fought to a A tie in
hockey game at Madison Square
Garden.
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DLAYING
L heFIELD
with Billy Evans

BATTING offers the opportunity
~ for more unusual situations
Imam perhaps any other feature of
baseball.
In a previous article, I described
how Roger Peckinpaugh, recently
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This trio Of Notre Dame stars
will see plenty of action this COM
ing Saturday against the Prince
ton University baSketeers at South
Bend. Capt. Joe Jachym of West
field, Mass, is the only veteran
left from last years Irish squad
and is the nucleus of the new
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THE MAIL TODAY

MALL AODfAA
Indianapolis.
DEAR Blackboard: Our team is inn
proving all the time and by sectional
time Broad Ripple should be ready to
sail right through We've been waiting
for that championship a long time and
all. j. G. H.
=
Who threw that brick?
n
DEAR Blackboard. Keep up the
good work Gone q little bashful, have
you? Last season you were ready to
start an argument over anything. Whad-
dye say to an argument. huh? JOE.
y =
Awright, what'll we argue about?
u u q
And no matter how much Mar
ion sport scTibes may protest, we
rather think the Giants are tride
'leery" about that sectional tour
nament this season.
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DempseyS Comeback Attempt Feature of 1927 Ring
Program; Only Three Champs Keep Titles

championship to Joe Dundee and
Dundee gave promise of being
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Sammy Mandell were the only
champions who started the year as
title holders and survived without
Evening star., 1927-05-08
BY Edgar Wallace
A Thrilling Romance of Today
Copyright, 1927. by Chicago Daily News, Inc.

mo, / don't think we shall see him
again this trip" said Bill
The purser made a little face.
"We don't like these disappearances
at sea; they have to be reported, and
some ships get a bad name in conse-
quence. l know one of the transat'
lantic boats that has got so bad
reputation for suicides that they can
never get their full complement of
passengers except in the tourist sea-
SON.
Bill saw that the suite on d deck
would be fairly easy place to guard.
1t was the cabin nearest to the broad
landing of the companionway and
there were two entrances, which could
be observed by anybody who sat on
one of the settees in which the land
ing abounded. The suite comprised
three single cabins, sitting room
and a bathroom. Lowbridge .Tas
housed on the same deck, but two
blocks" away.
Without saying a word to anybody
he decided upon his course of action.
That afternoon when tea vas served
on the decks he was missing and
Lowbridge, who went down to call
him, returned with the report that he
was fast asleep. 1t is not a difficult
matter to slumber in the afternoon
on a ship; the real task is to keep
awake; and though when Bill was
reused at o'clock for dinner he was
feeling livery and irritable, he knew
that sleeping was an act of wisdom in
man who expected to be awake all
night.
Betty rallied him when he came
down to dinner, but Stone, with an
Evening star., 1927-05-08
Red Head

''The thing is so peculiar that l
think it ought to be reported by wire.
less to the police of New York and
London"
Bill had had a consultation with
Lambert Stone, and together they
went to the captain and told him of
the presence of DR.. Latin.
He is not on the ships list at all, -
said the captain. incredulously. and
then: Are you sure you were not
dreaming, Mr.. Holbrook?"
I'm quite sure about that" said
Bill
The captain caressed his chin medi.
tatiyely.
This other business. about Bullott,
is rather worrying. He is a Scotland
Yard officer-I knew all about him be-
fore he came on board-and he is the
last man I should have thought it
would have been necessary to protect.
My officers, who have searched the
ship. say that there is no sign of him,
and | am afraid we must return him
as having fallen overheard.
"Or having been thrown overheard" &"
said Lambert Stone, emphatically.
The doctor has told you about the
water in the cabin and the poisoned
cat?"
The captain nodded.
Yes, don't like it at ALL I'll be
glad when we're past Sandy Hook"
Suddenly, as if he had remel. ,ered
something, he went into the chart
house and presently called them in.
There was one curious event hap
pened in the night. l see the chief Of
ficer's logged it. A steam ketch OBJ
structed the fairway - you probably
heard our siren go in the night. We
Evening star., 1927-05-08

just missed her by a matter Of feet,
but she swung in and kept abreast of
us, in fact, so confoundedly close that
the chief officer had to yell to the
skipper to haul off or he'd report
him."
rs it possible that a man could
have got from the deck of the Escorial
to the deck of the ketch without mis-
hap?"
Quite possible" said the captain;
that is a fact that we noted She
went under our stern eventually, but
kept up so wen with the ship that it
would have been possible for an agile
man TO have transferred from one boat
to the other"
Bullotr was unknown to the pas
sengers and his disappearance occa-
stoned no remark. There was, of
course, possibility that he. for some
extraordinary reason, had in his secret
way arranged to be transshipped in
the English Channel, but if that were
so, there was no reason why he should
not have notified the captain of the
Escorial that that was his intention
In this possibility, however, was a
grain of comfort.
Il am going to think that he did
get off, said the girl, resolutely, when
she was told. II refuse to be worried
on this trip. Everything is so gorgeous
that 1t is wicked to be unhappy
For Bill's part he was glad that
Betty Carew (he still thought of her
| as Carew) took this course. But in
his own mind he had doubts as to
whether the ketch supplied a solution
to the mystery.
She must have been a fast traveller
to keep up with the Escorial," sug-
gested Lowbridge, when he heard this
| theory propounded.
Not necessarily" was BilTs reply.
The ship had previously struck a
bank Of fog and was running at half
| speed"
The girls philosophical attitude was
| one 10 be initiated; this Bill realized
pefore the Sunday was through. He
| trled to put Bullott's disappearance
from his mind tried to forget even the
sinister possibility Of DR.. Latin being
| on board, though he knew in his heart
| that with the coming of night there
was danger Of this mans reappear-
ance
Betty Stone and her uncle occupied
suite II on ID deck, and his first move
| that day was to locate this exactly.
In the course of the day he had rea-
son TO go TO the purser's Office, and
| was again reminded of the absence of
| Bullott when he saw the burly figure
| OF a sailor sitting with his back to the
| door of the safe, a large Navy re-
! Voiver strapped to his side.
| Your friend has not turned up, Mr..
1olbrook|' asked the purser.
Evening star., 1927-05-08

uncanny instinct, guessed why he had
spent that beautiful afternoon in his
cabin.
Thinking of sitting up all night,
Holbrook?" he asked, when they were
smoking cigar together on the deck
after dinner.
"Yes, am" said Bill
"Do you think there's any danger
to the grip"
I'm pretty certain there is danger
to somebody" said Bill, "and I've a
particular desire that it should not be
to her."
"Ive told her to lock both her cabin
doors and I don't suppose she'll be
disturbed. but If there is any trouble
you'll call me? I shouldn't like to be
far away if Latin started anything" ;"
Before taking up his vigil that
night Bill went out of his cabin, had
cold bath and came back to his
cabin to dress. He found his steward
putting his bed ready for the night.
We've had a wireless from New
York, sir--I don't know whether it
will affect you. I was in the chief
stewards office when it came, and
you'll be the first to get one of these
the other passengers get theirs in
the morning
He put a slip Of typewriter paper
in Bill's hand.
What is it?" he asked.
It's a notification to all passen.
gers"
Bill read the paper. 1t was headed:
"EXTENSION OF SULLIVAN ACT.
The following cablegram has been
received from the district attorney of
New York City: The Sullivan act
prohibiting the carrying of concealed
arms has been amended as follows:
No member of crew or passenger of
| any ship shall enter New York har-
Dor having in his possession firearms
OF any description whatsoever. Pas
sengers in possession of arms Of any
| description must hand them to the
purser or to some other officer non1i.
mated by the captain of the ship i'm
mediately. The question of issuing
licenses for these arms will be con.
sidered on the arrival of the ship at
New York.
| Beneath was note from the purser.
1t is important that all ladies and
gentlemen in possession of firearms
Evening star., 1927-05-08
Y. w. G.. A.

Visitors to the new building during
the past week included Sir Arthur
and Lady Davis Of England, whose
daughter, Miss Ezra Davis, was a
Y. w. c. A. worker in Paris: Mrs.
Douglas f. Stevens, a member of the
board of directors in Danville, ILL.,;
Mrs. f. J.. Crawford of the board of
directors in Brooklyn, n. Y, and Mrs.
s. II. Thompson Of the board of direc.
tors of Lowell, Mass. Miss Jessie
Adams of Evanston, ILL.,, assistant
food service director, is a newly ar
rived member Of the Washington staff.
From to $50 o'clock Sunday after
noon there will be program of music
given in Barker Hall preceding the
dinner hour in the tearoom, which
is open for service from $40 to 1880.
Mrs. A. c. Muhse, who has lived for
a number of years in China, will
speak at the staff meeting Tuesday
morning at 10 o'clock on the present
situation in China.
The annual Spring drive of the
Washington branch of the National
Flower Guild for the collection and
distribution of flowers to charities and
shut-ins will open tomorrow morning
Evening star., 1927-05-08
Jazz Manuscript in Museum.

The keeper of the department OF
manuscripts in the British Museum in
London has accepted from a publisher
the first jazz manuscript to grace that
august institution. 1t is a fox trot
that recently was telephoned by the
composer from New York to London,
orchestrated and played at a music
hall the same evening. The manu-
script bears the statement that it Is
the first song ever sent between two
cities by telephone.
Evening star., 1927-05-08

should hand them in to my office by
midday on Monday. Failure to carry
out these instructions will be visited
with the severest penalty and the
purser earnestly advises every Assem-
ger to comply with the wishes OF the
district attorney"
What Is the Sullivan act?"
The Sullivan act Bill knew; the
amendment was not a remarkable
phenomenon.
'It doesn't affect me-" he said. "for
I'm not carrying anything more deadly
than a Marmoosa cigar"
He finished dressing and went tc
his post of observation. The late
stewards eyed him curiously; one re
ported his presence to the purser and
taotfui taa gGnagah suggestion '4%S that should &c
to bed.
I'm sitting here for the remainder
of the night. If there's any law
against it or if I'm breaking any
ships regulations, why, you can
bring me before the captain in the
morning." said Bill. "Otherwise, this
is my idea of comfort, with the COO
sea breeze blowing through the port
holes-I've paid for ozone and I'm
getting it"'
Don't you get it by day. Mr.. Hol
brooke said the purser, good-humor
edly.
There are too many people using
it in the daytime" said Bill, and the
purser wisely left him alone.
The night wore on and there was nc
sign of the doctor. Though he
had slept through the afternoon, his
head began to nod toward dawn and
it required something Of an effort to
keep himself awake, until the arrival
of the early stewards relieved him of
any need for watching.
Before turning in he walked the
empty deck and, having swallowed a
cup Of hot coffee, which, he admitted
was a mean preparation for slumber,
he went down into his cabin, intend
ing to sleep. That intention, however
was never carried into effect, for on
Evening star., 1927-05-08

and p" floor. Miss Alice Hutchins
Drake will speak on the subject
Know Your Capital City"
Tuesday evening will be Mothers
night in the ''B. and p" department.
At $50 supper will be served for all
young business and professional wom-
en- making reservation by 1 pm. of
that day, and they are heartily in
vited to plan to have their mothers
with them. From to 5 pm. there
will be a program of special music
appropriate to the occasion. when
mothers will be the guests of honor.
The Elizabeth S0mers Glee Club. a
chorus of % voices directed by Miss
Imogene Ireland will sing Mother
o. Mine" They will be assisted at
the piano by Miss Helen Jacobs. Miss
Miriam Herr will render a group of
violin selections. accompanied at the
piano by her mother, Mrs. Herr. Miss
Mary Apple will sing two groups of
songs and Miss Alta Smith will sing,
accompanied by Miss Ireland. 1t is
planned that at certain intervals dur
ing the course of the program all
shall join in singing some of mothers
old favorites. After the special pro-
gram those mothers not vet acquaint-
ed with the new building will be
taken on personally conducted tours
from the roof garden to the bowling
alleys.
Thursday night the Blue Triangle
Club will have supper together at
6:30 and at 7 o'clock they will have
a "sing' under the leadership of
Miss Ireland
The Tip Top Club will hold its
Spring dance in Barker Hall May
a. Miss Ethel Wakefield is in charge
Of the arrangements.
Next Sunday afternoon from to
S o'clock the Blue Triangle Club. the
junior section of the "B. and p" de-
partment, will be at home to their
mothers on the fourth floor. An en-
joyable afternoon is anticipated
Industrial Department.
There will be a meeting of the
industrial committee on Friday eve
ming at 6:15.
The regular Wednesday lunch for
girls employed in the vicinity OF L
street will be held May II from 1890
to l pm. at GA e street
Thursday afternoon there will be
the regular meeting of the Greek
Mutual Aid Society at Seventeenth
and X streets.
The Thursday Club of girls EN-
ployed in homes will meet on May
IL for a picnic to Vacation Lodge
The party will leave Rosslyn, Va
on the 3 pm. car.
Girl Reserve Department.
Today from to o'clock the Cir
Reserves are giving a mothers tea
in the club rooms on the 3rd floor al
Seventeenth and K streets. AT
O'Clock in Barker Hall Motherhood
pageant will be given.
Tomorrow afternoon the Macfarlanc
Girl Reserve Club will entertain the
children from Gospel Mission with g
trip to the Zoo.
On May II at pm, in the Cir
Reserve Club rooms new Girl Re
serve Council, representing the newly
elected presidents and council repre-
sentatives of the six senior high
school clubs, will hold their election
Of officers, at which time the president
and secretary will be chosen.
On Saturday, May IA, the Junior
High School Clubs will have picnic
at Vacation Lodge. The girls vii
meet at the Rosslyn, Va, station at
10 am.
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Continued in Tomorrow's Starr
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his pillow he found letter. 1t was
addressed in pencil and he knew 1t
instantly to be in Bullott's handwrit
ing. With hand that shook he tore
it open, took out plain sheet of pa.
per and read:
Don't worry about me. I have
got a good constitution"
There was no signature. but It was
Bullott's writing.
Evening star., 1927-11-11
SUGAR IS UNCHANGED.
Little Liquidation and Cuban Sell
ing Ease Futures Prices.

NEW YORK, November II R.-
The raw sugar market was quieter
early today. No sales were reported
and prices were unchanged at 4.86
for Cuban duty paid.
A little liquidation and Cuban SELL
ing probably promoted by the dis
appointing London market were re-
sponsible for the slight setback in raw
sugar futures. prices at midday being
about point net lower. Trading was
light, with operators inclined to limit
operations pending developments
abroad, where a conference has been
called for Monday between the Cuban
representative and European beet
sugar producers to consider the plan
Of world wide sugar restriction. The
Government report placing the do
nestle beet sugar production TO No.
venlber at 915,17S long tons, against
their indication of 7S3.92S long tons
on October ], had no effect. as recent
private estimates had been around
$4,000 long tons.
The refined sugar market was un-
settled. with prices ranging from 5.65
to $40 for fine granulated, with only
moderate inquiry reported.
Evening star., 1927-11-11
Wall Street Briefs

PEERLESS MOTOR.-Net income
of Peerless Motor Car Co. for nine
months Of 1927 dropped to S180,713,
>qual to SO cents a share, from ST.
1890 in the corresponding 1926
'period, or S4.40 a share.
NORTHERN PACIFIC. - Howard
elliott, chairman of the Northern Pa
Ific, is quoted in Duluth dispatches
3 expressing optimism on the busi.
less outlook in the Northwest for
all and Winter. ABOUT half Of the
rain on the east endFo the line has
zen carried to terminal points, he
aid, and there would still be much
slore to move before the end of the
ear. With a satisfactory grain
crop, the buying power Of the grain
country would begin to be felt in
Eastern markets, he asserted, indi.
aations already pointing to improved
sonditions in general business in COM
ing months.
UNDERWOOD TYPEWRITER
Underwood Typewriter Co. earned
.3.9l a share on the common in the
arst nine months this year, against
1926 a share a year ago. Net profit
rose to $1,741 ,465 from $1,491, $40.
.egular quarterly dividends on COM
mon and preferred were declared.
INGOT oUTPUT.-Steel ingot pro-
iuction Of all leading companies has
increased slightly in the last week.
United States Steel is at nearly 69
ser cent of capacity, and Independent
'ompanies are running at "a per cent.
fhe entire industry shows activities
Il fraction above Go per cent, against
6512 per cent the week before and
~ per cent two weeks ago.
NEW DRILLING GAINS.-Field
seports show an increase in drilling
IF new wells begun in the last month
III Oklahoma and Kansas. 128 having
',een started in those States in the
week ended November 3.
CENTRAL & SOUTHWEST UTIL-
:TIES.-Central & Southwest Utilities
30. had net earnings OF $11,754 1893
after taxes, for the year ended Sep.
.embcr 30. against $S,737,974 the
preceding II months.
BARS MOVING BETTER
cations for delivery Of cold finished
steel bars have been stimulated in
ne Pittsburgh district by increased
demand from automobile manufac-
urers. Mills are operating between
% and 60 per cent. Agricultural i'm
piement makers also are taking good
tonnaSes.
A III. BYERS.-Net income Of A.
II. Byers Co. for the year ended Sep
ienlber 30 was $1,373,012 as compiled
from quarterly reports, against 81 400 ;
392 the year before.
MELVILLE SHOE.-Sales Of Mel
Vile Shoe Co. for 10 months Of 1927
q increased to Sl4,09l ,019 from $11,37O,
FOL in the same period OF 1926. a gain
OF 23.9 per cent. October sales were
-5.4 per cent larger than in October
last year.
BUSINESS OUTLOOK business
promises to finish the year running a,
good speed, but somewhat unSteadily
says the American Bankers Associa
lion Journal. Excellent harvests and
easy money, tAe favorable factors
which have played an important part
remain virtually unchanged Build
ing construction and engineering worl
have Offset TO considerable degree thu
marked decline in automobile produc
ton. Expansion Of FAN trade add.
impetus to business.