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Evening star., 1927-05-05
D. C. COLLEGE TEAMS
WILL HAVE RESPITE

With nothing scheduled tomorrow
and little today, athletic activities
have reached more or less of an i'm
passe in college circles.
Maryland, however, will start the
ball rolling Saturday in no uncertain
way.
-Four strong teams will be met by
Old Line combinations in features Of
the big field day program at College
Park. Virginia at base ball at 1880
o'clock in the days first event. RAN
dolph-Macon at tennis at noon, Johns
Hopkins in a dual track meet and
Princeton at lacrosse is the way the
schedule reads.
The meet with Hopkins will start
at 2:30 O'Clock and will be staged con-
currently with the big interscholastic
games.
Maryland will have the field to
itself on Saturday, none Of the other
schools being listed for any compe-
titions.
A trio of tennis matches and a ball
game were carded today. In the net
clashes. Georgetown was to entertain
Carnegie Tech on the Hilltop, North
Carolina was to meet Maryland at
College Park and Randolph Macon
and Catholic University were to mix
at Brookland. Catholic University's
nine had an engagement with Mount
ST. Mary's at Emmitsburg.
Evening star., 1927-05-05
WOMEN In SPORTS
by CORINNE FRAZIER

ficials hope to arrange a program to
include games and folk dancing.
Sixty.three girls of the 100 who had
failed in one event in the May day
athletic efficiency tests completed
their tests this week and received
their buttons yesterday.
These girls whose names are given
below nave proved their efficiency in
goal throwing, hiking, swimming, bal
ancing, leadership, vocational work,
rating, collecting. folk dancing and
sportsmanship, the first four items
covering the bronze button tests and
the last six the silver and gold:
Gold button-Betty Cornwell of
Mitchell Park.
Silver button--Ellen Franklin, Bid
die Hamilton of Mitchell Park, Cath
crime McCandless, Dorothy Burr of
Adams.
Bronze button-Jeanette Adamson,
Ruth McNary, Hazel Monroe, Alice
Morrissey, Catherine Morrissey. Mar
garet Bice, That's Spencer, Jeanne
LaRue, Peggy Anderson. Bessie Brag-
off, Marion Hooglund, Polly Monarch,
Dorothy Mcguire. Catherine Cowen.
Teresa Feldman of Takoma Park;
Elizabeth Russell, Eleanor Pilson of
Mitchell Park, Margaret Hendley,
Doris Stickley, Helen Woodford
Fannie Tompkins and Mary Evelin of
Adams; Helen Howe of Montrose,
Myrtle Stevens and Margaret Smith
of Johnson; Margaret Martin, Kath-
leen Miller, Anne Vermillion. Emma
Candles, Sothoron Snouffer, Catherine
Haden, Lilly Grove, Virginia Shueey,
Josephine Berman, Tina D'Orto, Lu.
ellie Lynch, Ruth Bowman. Madeline
Maske and Cornelia Ball of Wheatley;
Lilly Worthington. Cecilia Middleton,
Moena Echeles, Pearl Wood, Helen
Proctor, Naomi Fletcher, Louise Jack
son, Edna Lomax, Irene Smith and
Florence Perry Of Payne.
Rain forced the postponement of the
George ashington-American Uni
versity coed tennis matches scheduled
for yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock
on the Monument Park courts. The
new date has not been announced.
Evening star., 1927-05-05
SARAZEN AND HAzEN
WILL PLAY BRITONS
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. May 5.-Geue Sarazen
and Walter Hagen will meet Abe
Mitchell and George Duncan, crack
British professional golfers, in So
hole match at the Fresh Meadow
Country Club here Memorial day. Ben
jamin c. Ribmans. president of the
club, announced today.
Mitchell and Duncan are expected
to reach this country May II with
other members of the English team
for the Ryder cup matches with Amer
ica's est professionals. at Worcester
Mass, June 3 and 4. The match here
is part of a strenuous exhibition
schedule being arranged for the in
vaders.
Under tentative plans the Britons
are to go to Detroit soon after their
arrival for match at the Tam o'Shan-
ter Club, and to play in Chicago May
%. Cleveland May 80 and Rochester
May 81. If this schedule is followed
it is expected Mitchell and Duncan
will leave their team to come here for
the Memorial day match.
Efforts are being made also TO bring
the British team to the Salisbury
Country Club here June ) and to have
them appear at Boston June and 8.
After the national open at Oakmont
the visitors are to play several exhi-
bitions in Canada before sailing for
England June q.
Evening star., 1927-05-05

May: Silver Spring, s; Chevy Chase,
IS; Marlboro. %; Galesville, 20, and
Cedar Grove. 80.
Aurora Midgets are Carded to meet
Tate Midgets on the East Ellipse dia-
mond Saturday morning at IL O'Clock.
Uniforms are to be issued to players
of Holy Rosary nine at meeting to-
morrow night at $50 o'clock in the
band hall Of Holy Rosary Church.
W0odside Seniors have obtained dia-
mond No. on the Monument grounds
for Saturday afternoon and would like
to book an opponent. Call Woodside
125, between $50 and o'clock.
Pop Kremb has booked his Liberty
A. c. nine against Red Sox, Saturday
on Iowa Avenue Fairgrounds at 3
o'clock.
Pr0vident A. G.. is seeking a strong
opponent for Sunday. Phone Lincoln
$50 after 8 o'clock.
All players from last years Hart
ford unlimited team are requested to
call Bill F'lester at Franklin 6764 in
regard to Sundays game.
sherwood A. C. will hold a special
meeting tonight at o'clock at the
Rosedale Gymnasium. New uniforms
will be issued.
Evening star., 1927-05-05
TRI-CITY LEAGUE PLANS
TOPICK LEADERS TONIGHT

~ FFICERS probably will be
elected by the newly organ
ICED Tri1City League, which
~ Is composed of Shamrock and
Georgetown Athletic Club
mines, Refine Mercedes and Eastport of
Annapolis and Bethlehem Steel and
Hampden teams of Baltimore, when
the six representatives meet tonight
at o'clock.
Frank A. Uke) Ruth, Baltimore sand
lot promoter, will preside tonight and
it is probable that he will be elected
to the presidency.
Meetings OF Capital City League
groups, scheduled for this week, have
been postponed until suitable meet
ing place can be secured. Directors of
the league will meet Saturday night to
elect a successor to Capt. Cleland, who
recently resigned as president.
Cabin John nine has scheduled a
double bill with the Rice Bakery nine
of Baltimore on the Johnnies' diamond
Sunday afternoon at o'clock.
Players Of Hesse Athletic Club will
meet tonight at 8 o'clock at 1910 Mon
tello avenue northeast.
Takoma Tigers and Park View mines
are scheduled to meet tomorrow after
noon at 3 o'clock on No. Monument
diamond.
NJ. A. Depro, right-handed pitcher
and an infielder, wishes to join some
unlimited team. Call Atlantic 9, be.
tween 5 and o'clock.
Pullman A. G., one of the con-
tenders for Terminal Y League
championship, Is seeking games with
unlimited teams. Call Main 1880,
branch 1T.
Moose Senior and Junior teams will
meet tonight at 1854 Eleventh street
southeast All players are requested
to be present.
Central Midgets have organized and
are looking for games. Call Adams
5833-W between 6 and o'clock.
Bauston trampled Pohanka nine
under a 16-to-3 score, hitting the offer
ings of Sherman at will, while four
Ballston pitchers held the visitors to
five hits.
st. Mary's nine gained its first shut
out decision of the season over Col
legians, to 0. Collum held the
losers to hits, while his mates
punched bingles, with errors and
bases on balls, to score 4 runs in
the fifth and one each in the sixth
and ninth.
Linw0rth Midgets are out for Dis
trict midget honors. Manager Ray
Main has announced. The team will
enter Capital City Leagues series.
meet tomorrow night at o'clock at
the home of George Faina, 30S Four.
teenth street
Simpson hurled Cardinal Peewees to
40 victory over Holy Comforter Pee
wees yesterday. James and Hunt hit
well.
Manager T. Otte of Kennedy A c.
announces the following schedule for
Evening star., 1927-05-05
THREE SWIMMING MARKS
BEATEN BY WEISSMULLER

ANN ARBOR. Mich, May S GP.-
Johnny Weissmuller, l. A. C.. swim
ming. star, exceeded indoor pool
records in three events during an
exhibition here last night and an
nounced he will make application to
the Amateur Athletic Union to have
the marks recognized as new records.
The events were the 200-yard free
style, which he covered in 1856 as:
the 200 meters in 2:08 and the 220
yards in 2:09. The best previous
mark for the 200 yards is 200 is;
the 200 meters, 2:15 3-5, and the 220
yards, 2:15 Is.
Evening star., 1927-05-05
lrand ScoLacs Saturday viii Find Records Hard to Beat
STRAIGHT OFF THE TEE

has taken on far more importance
than the British open, and is "A title
which can be better capitalized tha~
the championship of Britain.
a field Of eight golfers Of the Chevy
Chase Club began play today in the
first club tourney Of the year - tine
handicap competition for the French
High Commission cup. The tourney
will end with the final round Satur-
day. Seven eighths of the difference
between the handiCaps of the COM
petitors l. allowed in the match play
rounds
Entries for the annual Spring invi.
tatlon tournament of the Chevy Chase
Club-Oue of the classics of the
Spring Season-will close with the
club golf committee next Monday at
o'clock Club privileges are extend
cd to all entrants from May Q through
May 13. the day Of the final round
Entrants must have an official club
handicap Of II or less TO play in the
tourney, certified by the club secre-
tary. Only one day will be given over
to qualifying
The tourney is unusual in method
Of play around Washington. as the
entire field will qualify next Wednes.
day in one day. with the semi.hnals
and finals carded for Friday, instead
of Saturday. as is the usual custom
Four siXteens will qualify for the
match play rounds.
Senator Claude A. Swanson Of Vir.
einia will present the prizes Saturday
afternoon at the conclusion Of the
Washington Golf and Country Club
tournament
Evening star., 1927-05-05
II ON ARMOUR, Congressional
pro, who will play in an eXhi-
bition match at the Congress.
Il sional Club Sunday with Wal

pro, who will play in an eXhi
hition match at the Congress
Sional Club Sunday with Wal
ter Hagen, Bob CruiCkshank
and Gene Sarazen has decided not 10
go abroad to compete for the British
open championship.
Only few American professionals
are going abroad this year. and it is
now certain there will he nothing like
the formidable American contingent
that has crossed the Atlantic In other
years in quest of the title now held
by Bobby Jones.
Earlier in the year ii was announc-
ed that Hagen, Barnes, Farrell,
Diegel. Armour, Cruickshank, sara
zen and several others would make
the trip. Now, according to Armour.
none Of this group will go abroad.
The British open has been won five
of the last six years by an American
golfer-three times by men born III
the United States. Arthur @. Havers
is the lone Britisher to stem the Amer
lean invasion. having annexed the
little i'm 1924. Bob Jones won last year
at I.ytham and st. Anne's in blan-
ket finish with Al Watrous, another
American.
Unless a large group of United
States professionals go abroad TO
play for the title, the money value Of
the British open is more or less
neutralized, many professionals hold.
The dominance of the American group
has been so pronounced III recent
years that unless "A number of Amer
leans make the trip. the title is worth
relatively little in this country. The
American open, according to the pros,
Evening star., 1927-05-05
VARSITY &c" DINNER
TO BE HELD TONIGHT

Knute Rockne, "Navy Bill Ingram
John I. McGovern and other notables
will be the principal speakers at the
annual varsity C" banquet of George
town University tonight at the Will
lard starting at $50 o'clock. President
Charles w. Lyons, s. j., Of the Uni
versity and the Rev. Vincent S. Nc
Donough, S. j., faculty director of
athletics, will speak. and the latter
will present varsity men with &c"
certificates.
Many former famous Blue and Gray
athletes will attend along with pres
ent stars.
Louis Little, director of athletics,
is chairman of the arrangements COM
Ynittee
Evening star., 1927-05-05
ILLINOIS IS LEADING
BIG TEN BASE BALL
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
CHICAGO. May 5.-The midweek
series of Big Ten base ball games
brought Michigan sweet revenge on
Purdue. which had started the
Wolverines down the cellar steps in
the seasons opener.
Michigan landed on two Purdue
pitchers yesterday for IA hits and won
IL to d. The two best fingers on the
Purdue staff were on the sidelines
from injuries.
The Conference leader, Illinois, lost
its first game of the season, but the
loss did not affect the Conference
standing of the Illini. Notre Dame
took Illinois into camp, to 8. Stewart
the Illinois star, was saved for Satur-
days game against Michigan.
Northwestern heavy hitters broke
loose gainst Chicago in the eighth
inning and carried off the victory
10 to Z.
All the teams will go into action
Saturday. Wisconsin plays at Chi
cago, Northwestern at Indiana,
Illoinois at Michigan, Iowa at Mime
sofa and Purdue at Ohio State. The
standings:
Evening star., 1927-05-05
OHIO WOMEN CAPTURE
BOWLING EVENT HON0RS

COLUMBUS. Ohio, May R.-Chi-
cago. Cleveland and Akron women car
ried off national championships in the
doubles. singles and all-events compe-
tition at the conclusion of the wom-
ems international bowling congress
here.
The Burke-Krig combination, Chi
cago, with a score of 1,100, won the
doubles championship; Ehrhardt,
Akron, who scored SIT. took the sin.
giles title, and G. Garwood. Cleveland
scoring 1,644, was first in the all.
events.
Next years competition will be held
at Detroit.
Evening star., 1927-05-05
TlLDEN AND HUNTER
TO PLAY TOMORROW
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BERLIN, May William r. Tilden
and Francis 7. Hunter open their
European campaign tomorrow against
Germany's ranking amateurs.
In practice yesterday they PLAYED
Roman Najuch and Karel Kozeluh.
pro chompiOns of Germany and
CZechoslOvakia, respectively. No
score was kept.
The Americans appeared impressed
with the quality of Germany's tennis
material, especially Froitzheim, Land
mann and Moldenhauer. F'roitzheim's
lob strokes in practice repeatedly
drew Tilden's praise.
Tilden will meet Froitzheim and
Hunter will oppose Landmann tomor.
row in singles, while Tilden and
Hunter will be pitted against Land.
mann and kleinschroth. Germanys
eighth ranking player, Saturday.
In the remaining two singles
matches Sunday Tilden is to meet
Landmann and Hunter either Froitz
helm or Moldenhauer
Evening star., 1927-05-05
Fights Last Night

BY the Associated Press.
KANSAS CITY, Kans.-Warnie
Smith, Bartlesville. Okla, knocked out
Shuttle Callahan, Chicago (D.
MONTREAL. Quebec.-Rene de Vos,
middleweight champion of Europe, de-
feated del Fontaine, Winnipeg dO).
LINCOLN, ,Nebr.-Bearcat Wright,
Omaha, scored a technical knockout
over Neal Clishy, Los Angeles (5).
frankie Larrabee, Lincoln, defeated
Jimmy Black, Los Angeles.
SAN FRANCISCO.-Johnny Pres
ton, New York. beat Larry Murphy,
Los Angeles Q0).
Evening star., 1927-05-05
PLAY BILLIARDS TONIGHT.

w. Hocke and F. Turton of this city
will meet E. Farson and c. Crook of
Baltimore. respectively, tonight in the
second round of the intercity balkline
billiard tournament at Lewis &
Krauss' parlors, starting at 1870
O'Clock. Washington's representatives
won last weeks block, 300 to 272.
Evening star., 1927-05-05
FEW NEW MARKS LIKELY.
DESPITE STELLAR FIELD
Sprint Figures Made by Brewer Have Stood Since
19I5-Tech to Make Bow i'm Diamond Series
Tomorrow by Playing Business.

1t is understood that only Central
and Western will compete in the out
door public high rifle competition this
Spring, and May ii has been set ten
tatively for their clash. The West
End rangers won the outdoor title
last Spring. The indoor championship
was recently bagged by Western.
HyattsvilIe High nine, upper county
loop champion, and Upper Marlboro,
lower county winner. are TO meet to-
morrow afternoon at Maryland Park
for the Prince Georges County title,
starting at o'clock.
Evening star., 1927-05-05
COLLEGE BASE BALL.

Virginia, a; Fordham, 2.
New York IT,, 2; Princeton, 0.
Springfield, IL; Army, 6.
Michigan, IL; Purdue, 4.
Georgia Tech, 8; North Carolina, 8.
". NJ. L., 8; Roanoke College, 2.
North Carolina State, 4; Davidson, 8
EIon, 6; v. r. l., 5.
Evening star., 1927-05-05
DANISH NETMEN SCORE.

COPENHAGEN, Denmark. May 5
R).--Denmark defeated Holland in
two singles matches in the Davis Cup
tennis eliminations.
Ulrich Denmark defeated Thinner
(Holland). &C, 6-1, 6-4; Petersen
(DenmarE) beat Bryan (Holland), GO,
6-1. IL, 3-6, 81.
Evening star., 1927-05-05
GUARDSMEN IN SHOOT.

A 10man rifle team representing
the District National Guard will
match shots with the Navy varsity
combination Saturday afternoon at
Annapolis, starting at O'Clock.
Evening star., 1927-05-05
P. O. NINE rs VICTOR.

U. Z, y. MIMI 10 VIZ 1UA.
G. P. o. tossers nosed out State
Department, ; to 4, in colored De-
partmental League game.
Evening star., 1927-05-05

Activities of the Washington group
of the Woman's Division of the Ma
tional Amateur Athletic Federation
will be resumed after May Is, accord
ing to the present plans of the local
chairman, Elsie Sanders.
Interesting material In expected
from the national committee which re.
Gently has been in session in Des
Moines, Iowa, and from this local Of.
Evening star., 1927-04-03

in China, vending It's way
to the cemetery from Can
ton. Funer S of the
wealthy class are much
more elaborate and costly.
The little paper d s k S
strewn along the way are
intended to divert the evil
spirits until the corpse has
been borne beyond their
Eeach. i
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DESERVING CANTONESE

HONGkONG, Feb. 16.-Acc ccOrding
to advices received here Shanghai
is apparently threatened by the sud
den unexpected defeat of Sun Chang
Fang on the southern battle front
Hangchow, an important city is in
imminent danger Of falling before
the southerners who have recaptur-
ed Chuchod. II is rumored that
soldiers are DESERVING the Cantonese
forces
The situation in Central China is
growing steadily more complicated
Two Northern Armies are hesltat-
ing in the southwark march await
ing word of the attitude of WI Pc
Flu, nominal master of Honan Prov,
ince through which the Northerners
must go
Feng Yu ksian is reported to
have ama8sed 10000 soldiers. His
alliance is unknown but it is be-
lieved he is loosely allied with the
Cantonese
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ATLANTA, Feb. Where can
| get list of Canadian hay fever
resorts?" Would flesh georgette do
for a wedding?" What should one
wear to Bobby Jones dinner dance?'
Il love her but she does not care
for me- What should | do?"
These are indicative of the hun
dreds of questions Mrs. Eugene Har-
rington, Atlanta society matron, now
is answering instead of going TO
pink teas. Social life became mono
tonous, so she established per
sonal service department in large
store-and put it across.
First, the department was design
ed to assist shoppers in the pur-
chase of goods. but now it has devel-
oped into-well.f let her describe it:
I'VE planted book exchange, and
grew a library. Instead of aiding a
few shoppers in the store. we buy
for both men, and women all over
the country, plan trips abroad, sell
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Pink Teas Bore, Society
Girl N0w Goes to Work

theatre tickets, steamship tickets,
plan teas and dances, give advice to
the lovelorn and find lost children.
Mrs Harrington varied her life
as a debutante by driving an army
truck during the World war. She
has travelled the world over She
has trained numerous girls and as
sisted them in establishing business
es of their own.
But she admits she and her assist
ants occasionally have to spar for
time as persons over the telephone
and behind the office rail fling such
questions as these:
What is really the proper man
ner in which to act in hotel?"
Where can | rent punch bowlY'
How can | work my way to Eu-
rope?"
How do | recoYer nickel from
this phone?"
AT that. she says. il is far more
interesting than pink teas.
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so. CAL. UNDER WATER

LOS ANGELES, Cal, Feb.
16.-Rowboats from the small
lake in Los Angeles Park have
been commandeered by the po-
lice to be used in rescuing more
than 100 persons marooned in
suburban towns in the San
Fernando Valley caused by
fioods from transforms deluging
Southern California from the
sea to the mountains,
Water is reported six feet
deep in low parts of some Of
the valley towns. Communal
ton ever highways, electric
lines and railways is broken or
difficult.
The Weather Bureau predict
ed rains will continue fer some
time.
Sixty-fve residents at Enoino
are marooned in their rooms.
All traffic is suspended at
Nannuys and several inches OF
water covers all parts of the
town. Persons in the business
section are unable to reach
their homes.
The Pacific Electric tracks
are under water and several
hundred automobiles are stalled
in the valley. Part of the
Southern Pacific track between
Glendale and the valley are en-
dangered.
Merchants on several of the
lower streets in Los Angeles
have built dams of sandbags
across their doorways to pre-
vent the street-flled water from
sweeping into their ground
floors.
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Three Religious Bodies
Report Their Findings
On Strike on Railroad

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.-Commit-
tees representing the three dominant
religious bodies Of the United States
combined today in a report of facts
and findings on the strike Of en-
CINE employees which has been III
railroad since October, 1925.
The findings, asverse IN several
respects to the railroad manage.
ments labor policy. and taking eX-
ception in some ways to the attitude
of the labor leaders, was the result
of six months investigation, joint
ly conducted by the research de.
partment of the Federal Council of
Churches of Christ in America, the
Social Action department of the Ma
and the Social Justice Commission
of the Central Conference of Amer
lean Rabbis.
A second nstallment of the re
port, containing the main conclusions
reached by the investigators will
be made public tomorrow.
The report given out today said
that John D. Rockefeller, Jr., the
largest individual stockholder in the
road, was "known to be out of sym
pathy with the labor policy of tho
management" The three Organiza
tions added that they had never be
fore joined in such study, but de
clared the effects Of strike on reli
gious bodies, and the effects o
strikes in general, warranted the
concern. though the number of mer
involved in the Western Maryland
controversy was comparatively small
Increase Refused
Difficulties began on the Western
Maryland in the fall of 1925, whel
the railroad refused wage in
crease to enginemen, firemen, ant
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Wife's Sister Aids
Man to Get Divorce

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. lis
wfes sister was 4 corroborating
witness for George A. Taylor in his
suit for divorce from Mrs Julia
Taylor A decree was granted.
The sister, Mrs. Matilda Gyels,
told Superior Judge Thomas F. Gra-
ham that both she and her mother
had many times demonstrated with
Mrs. Taylor in regard to her treat
ment of her husband and had begged
her to return to him.