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Evening star., 1927-12-02
GRASPINC MAJOR CLUBS
I ANGER LITTLE LEACUERS
small Circuits Are Against Further Invasion of Their
Territory by Big Loops-Hickey Has Much
Support in Strong Stand.

the actual knowledge of the smaller
leagues and beyond what some of
them consider to be a safety limit.
If it goes farther. the minors will SIM
ply become contributary anneXes to
the larger organizations.
The st. Louis Nationals began the
policy which is spreading in the major
leagues Of buying up minor league
clubs. While the load undertaken by
ST. Louis was heavy and it's risks
great, the club has got away with 1t
because it figures that all players de-
veloped for it in the minors represent
what the st. Louis team might have
expended had it gone to the minors
and purchased releases of players.
Cards Laugh at Minors.
The minors resent the grip that the
Cardinals have in so many places,
but the Cards go ahead and tell them
to resent. Last Spring when Tommy
Thevenow, the star st. Louis short
stop, was injured. the Cardinals had
four minor league teams from which
to get a new shortStop. This is cited
as one good reason why the major
clubs should buy minor clubs if the
minor leagues will not give the ma
jors what they want in legislation re-
garding the draft and other matters.
The National League has been far
buster than the American League in
taking up clubs in the minors. The
st. Louis Cardinals have their
clutches on four minor teams and may
go to a fifth. The Pittsburgh club
has been gradually extending its hold
ings to minor organizations. The
Chicago Cubs are in two minor leagues
and are not averse to going into an
other. Some Eastern National League
clubs are not in the best financial
condition to buy minor clubs. but
Brooklyn is thinking of venturing into
Macon, Ga.
Evening star., 1927-12-02
GOLF GOSSIP

Washington is to have ample in
| door golf facilities this Winter to
take the place of the outdoor game
that has been played in such splendid
weather for the past few weeks.
I Probably half dozen indoor schools
will beckon the golfer to the driving
nets and the sanded putting surfaces
before Midwinter. Three of them al
ready are planning to open.
Tony Sylvester, assistant profess
sional at Congressional is planning
to open an indoor school in the club
gymnasium on Saturday. where
| members of the club may take les
sons and practice driving and putting
on days when the course outside is
| not playable.
Henry d. Miller. late of Rock
Creek, and l.. G. Walker. former Ban
nockburn pro, within a few days are
to open golf school on upper
Pennsylvania avenue near Seven
teenth street, while John S. Blick is
to open another school at the Arcadia
some time during the next few weeks.
In addition to these established
| stores which have had golf schools
indoors in previous Winters plan to
reopen them. Alex A. Armour of
Congressional is to open a big indoor
school on Madison avenue in New
York shortly after the first of the
new year. to run until late March.
More than 30 applications for the
post of professional at the Bannock-
| burn Golf Club have been received by
| the club, and were tentatively con.
sidered by the board of governors at
recent meeting, although it has been
| previously announced a decision as to
| a professional will not be made until
| Spring, and that the new man will
| not take over the post until about
March Is. Among the applicants are
r. Cliff McKimmie, former star anna
| teur and former member of the club,
and George Diffenbaugh, professional
during the Summer at Saranac Lake.
In preparation for the construction
| Of the new course, and to facilitate
the layout of more extensive prac-
| tice ground, the fruit trees north of
| the first tee at Congressional have
| been cut down. Part of the new course
will be north of the first tee and the
clubhouse, paralleling for short dis
tance the first hole of the present
course.
Notice of the annual meeting Of the
United States Golf Association was
put in the mails today, at the same
time turn for the worse in the con-
dition of Charles p. Pfeil of Memphis,
slated to be the new president, was
noted in news dispatches from the
South. Mr.. Pfeil, whose election next
month is expected to heal the old
rupture between the Western Golf
Association and the national body, is
seriously i'll of septicemia.
| The green's section of the national
association is to hold two meetings in
connection with the, meeting of the
association, which will be held at $3.50
o'clock the afternoon of January Z.
Evening star., 1927-12-02
Club SHIFTS AND DEALS
DUE AT MINORS CONFAB

the franchises cannot be transferred
without the consent of the other club
owners and that their loss would
cripple the league.
From the West came plans for the
organization of new class c circuit
in Arizona and New Mexico, involv-
ing franchise shifts in the Copper
League. NJ
With the majors demonstrating a
willingness to pay record prices in
replacing the long list Of stars due
to pass from the active rosters, the
minors faced one of the strongest
markets in years in the efforts to re-
tain tested combinations.
Both major leagues have indicated
they will send managers here with
large bank rolls to fill gaps caused
by the announced or probable loss
of such veterans as Eddie Collins.
Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson, Jacques
Fournier and Zach Wheat.
John j. McGraw of the New York
Giants, Connie Mack of the Phila-
delphia Athletics, Dan P. Howley, St.
Louis Browns, and Wilbert Robinson,
Brooklyn Robins, are included in the
party headed by Commissioner Landis
due Monday,
Evening star., 1927-12-02

N Jew YORK, December 2.-Somt
good old-fashioned base bal
VI warfare will be touched off
a next week at the Dallas con
vention of the minor leagues
as result of the ultimatum of Tom
Hickey. president of the American AS
sociation, to the effect that further
sales of clubs in his organization to
the major league owners will be for
hidden.
Coming Just before the minor league
meeting, this declaration is significant
of determination on the part of the
American Association not to be hum
bled too far by the majors. The
American Association believes that it
has a circuit that is nearly up to
major league demands. The Interna-
tional League never has been in ac-
cord with major league ideas about
players and the draft.
There are other minor leagues that
would be glad to say as much as
Tom Hickey has said. but they have
not plucked up sufficient courage to
make the declaration. Probably a
number of voices will be heard at
Dallas on this subject.
Giants Not Helped.
Hickey's ultimatum grew out Of the
fact that the Cincinnati club pur-
chased the franchise of the Columbus
club of the American Association.
This is the only major league club
having property in the association at
present. The New York Giants have
been reputed to be probable purchasers
of this and that team. but they got
some experience in Toledo that salts
fed them.
It has just dawned on some of the
minor leagues that the influence of
the majors has extended far beyond
Evening star., 1927-12-02
Bysthe Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
DALLAS, Tex, December PRO
spective franchise transfers. player
trades and managerial assignments
today occupied early arrivals for the
convention of the National Associa-
ton of Professional Base Ball Leagues
here December to s.
The convention, however. was over
shadowed for the present in minds of
minor league officials by questions
submitted to the national board of
arbitration. scheduled to convene to-
morrow. Kenesaw Mountain Lands.
commissioner of base ball, was expect
ed to arrive with a party of six
Monday.
Several circuits, including the Amer
lean Association, Western League and
Central League, plan to start their
annual meetings tomorrow.
Efforts of the Tulsa and Oklahoma
City clubs to leave the Western
League and enter the Texas League
was the first problem confronting the
arbitration board.
While the Texas League has indi-
Gated the Oklahoma clubs would be
welcomed. the Western circuit has
declined to release them, contending
Evening star., 1927-12-02
GEORGE YOUNG, NOTED
SWIMMER, IN BUSINESS

TORONTO, Ontario, December 2 up.
George Young, marathon swimmer,
has started life in the commercial
world.
He has signed up with company
retailing sporting goods and radio in
struments and is learning the bust.
ness.
Young intends to keep in training,
however, for a chance to vindicate his
collapse in the Canadian national ex.
hibition marathon of last August
Evening star., 1927-12-02
DISPLAY WILL GO AFTER
MONEY-EARNING RECORD

Display, after having run 55 times,
winning $19S,000. is being sent out for
the world money-earning record for
thoroughbreds. The iron horse is
scheduled to race at the eighth Coff-
roth Handicap, to be run at Tia Juana
on March 16. 1928.
The next Coffroth, with an added
money value of $4,000, will have a
gross value of SIP, 900.
Evening star., 1927-12-02
BY JOHN b. FOSTER.

n 1EW YORK, December 2.-Some
good old-fashioned base ball
" warfare will be touched off
a next week at the Dallas con-
Evening star., 1927-12-02
SWIM MEET TOMORROW.

Washington Swimming Club and
Central High School mermen will be
opposed in the first swimming meet
of the season here tomorrow night at
8 o'clock in the Central Y. M. c. A.
OoOl
Evening star., 1927-12-02
FIVE SOCCER GAMES
ON SUNDAY SCHEDULE

Concord and German Americans
and Walfords and Rockville will clash
Sunday in semi-final matches of the
Washington and Southeastern district
cup tie soccer tournament Con-
cords and German-Americans are ex-
pected to provide an interesting con-
test, but Walfords are likely to win
rather handily over Rockville.
Capital City League games will
bring together Capitol and Clan Mac
Lehman teams, Germania and Army
Medicos and Rosedale and Arcadians.
No matches are scheduled in Wash
ington Soccer League.
In Austria the whole movement of
athletic sports has been taken up by
the women and girls as well as by the
men and boys.
Evening star., 1927-12-02
WASHINGTON TRAP SHOTS
IN TOURNEY TOMORROW

Washington Gun Club trap shots
will compete in an all-around cham.
pionship tomorrow afternoon at the
Benning traps. There will be 25 birds
at 16 yards. 25 at IS, 25 at 20 and IL
pairs of doubles.
An attractive program for the re.
mainder of the year is planned.
Evening star., 1927-12-02

She is no great stylist i'm golf,
and there are many of her sex who
will outrange her from the tee,
though not greatly. But about the
greens she is good. And that is q
good place to be good i'm golf.
There is a rumOr that she re-
Gently studied golf under Harry
Vardon while spending some months
abroad; and truly she bends over a
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-03-03
JUANITA LEWIS WINS
 LOCAL FIRST PRIZE IN
 ALASKA FLAG CONTEST

Juanita Lewis was last week awarded first prize from Che Wran- gell schools in the flag designing contest which the American Legion Of Alaska is conducting Tor the pur= pose of securing a design for a flag for Alaska 10 submit to the coming legislature for adoption
 The designs submitted by the Wrangell pupils were all very good and showed a great deal of research and originality. The committee judging the designs consisted Of \. Nussbaumer, appointed by Post Commander Julius Mason from the Legion. P c. Mccormack appointed from the Pr. A., and A. Rasmus= sen. superintendent of schools.
 The designs were spread oul on a table for judging without any distinguishing marks as to the identity of the designer The com mitteee were unanimous in their decision awarding first prize for the design later found 10 have been submitted by Juanita Lewis, and awarding second prize for the one submitted by Raymond Wheeler. The awards carry prizes of five and ten dollars from the Wrangell post The ten best designs were forward ed to Juneau for judging by a com mittee acting for the territory.
 The final winner Of the contest Will receive a gold watch on the back of which will be enameIed the design of the flag with suitable engraving on the case. A second prize of sI5.0o and a third prize of 5000 is also offered by the De- partment headquarters of the Le- zion.
 The American Legion of Alaska who are responsible for the eon- test. announced at the time that should the legislature adopt the winning design, the Legion would endeayor to have the legislature appropriate sufficient funds to send the winner of the contest to Washington. D. O., to present the first flag of Alaska to the President of the United States.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-03-03
NEWS DISPATCHES FROM ALL OVER
 THE WORLD

WASHINGTON. D. C.-The U. s. Supreme Court in an unanimous de- cision upheld the contentious of the government, that the lease of the Elk Hills Naval Reserve oil lands to Edward Doheny and asso- ciates, was corrupt and fraudlent. and the lease was declared void.
 The Supreme Court said that Do- heny's only chance for redress would be through an act of Con- gress, which is out of the question. The Government counsel will pro- eeed to Los Angeles at once to col- leet the millions owed to the gov ernment
 The Elk Hills leases were obtain ed under circumstances similar to the great Teapot dome rights and it is probable that similar action will be taken in that case.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-03-03

NEW YORK Jack Sharkey, heavyweight sensation, is quoted as two to one favorite to beat veter- an Mike McTigue. in their fifteen round fight here Thursday night, 'Hhfca is another of Tex Richards elimination bouts to select an oppo nent for Gene Tunney in a title bout this fall.
 Jack Sharkey, heavyweight sen- sation, is quoted as a two to one favorite to beat veteran Mike Me- Tigue, in their fifteen round fight here Thursday night, which is an- other of Tex Richards elimination bouts to select an opponent for Gene Tunney in a title bout this fall.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-03-03

Is Missak Haroutinian some where in Alaska? h a Near East Relief orphanage in Leninakan. Ar menia, is his daughter, Arpenik Haroutinian and her sister. Ar penik thinks her father may be in Alaska and she has sent word to J. J. Handsaker Regional Director of Near East Relief, 612 Stock Ex- change Building. Portland, Oregon to locate her father Daddy al= ways sent Us money from America as long as he knew where We were. I think she writes. 'sThe last we heard of him he was somewhere on the Coast but we have lost his ad- dress and we were driven from our old home so he cannot find Us.
 This is no unusual request, . states Handsaker, and we have united 22, 236 refugees like Arpen- ik with relatives. If we cannot find her father I wonder if some body in Alaska will become a fos- ter father or mother to Arpenik and contribute the one hundred dollars a year necessary for her support, either until we find her father or until she is sixteen when she will be ready to leave the or phanage and support herself"
 Anyone knowing anything of the whereabouts of Missak Harou- tinian is asked to communicate with the Near East Relief at 509 Burke Building, Seattle, or 612 Stock Exchange Building, Portland.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-03-03
BELIEVES TWO PAPER MILLS
 WILL SOON BE UNDER WAY

B. F. Heintzleman, Assistant District Forester, who has been in the states since October, was a pas senger aboard the Admiral Rogers Saturday enroute to his headquar- ters at Juneau. MT. Heintzleman states that the government has re- ceiyed applications from several large paper concerns for the devel- opment of power and supply of timber adequate for the purposes of a paper mill, and that there is every reason to believe that at least two paper mills will soon be under way in Alaska, one in the vicinity of Ketchikan and the other in the vicinity of Juneau.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-03-03
LECTURE ON ALASKA
 AND THE YUKON

The popular lecture on Alaska and the Yukon is to be given in the Salvation Army Hall on Friday night, at P. NJ. showing over 200 colored views from Seattle to the Arctic. Some of the items of inter est will be the Inside Passage, The Cities, The Totem Poles, The Ma tiyes, The Glaciers, The Soapy Smith Tragedy. The Land of the Caribou, The Land of Gold, and The Land of the Midnight Sun.
 Mrs. Adjutant Kerr will reeite "The Trail of Ninety Eight Judge Thomas will be chairman. Admis- sion will be 25c.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-03-03
SCHOOL NOTES
Girls Teams Leave

The Juneau and Douglas girls teams left on the Admiral Rogers Saturday night after defeating Ketchikan and Wrangell in the third and fourth games of the tour nament. Their sudden departure was due to the delay of the Steam CT Victoria which was due here later than was expected causing a great deal of expense. The Juneau and Douglas teams will play their tournament game in Juneau.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-03-03

that the towing of log rafts through the narrows will have to be prohibited throughout the en- tire time the work is in progress. It is possible that we may ar range for log rafts to be lowed through at certain times by spe- cial arrangement in advance.
 q am writing the various steamship companies and others concerned, to the effect that they may continue to use Wrangell Narrows as in the past until they receive further instructions from this office"
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-03-03
The Bill for Five Acre
 Homestead Passes Senate

WASHINGTON, March 2.-(spe cial cablegram to the sentineD- The bill for fiYe-acre homesteads passed the Senate last night This permits patent to land for thosz who have built homes. established fishing or trading stations, manu featuring plants, etc.
 The act is designed primarily to apply to land on the Public Do- main or in the Forest Reserve which cannot be cultivated but does include agricultural land.
 DAN SUTHERLAND.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-03-03
SENATE PASSES BILL
Regarding Educational Test
 for Alaska Voters

WASHINGTON. D. C.. Mar. 2.- Special eablegram to the SentineD The bill for an educational test for Alaska voters passed the Sen ate last night It is virtually the same as the bill passed at the last session of the Territorial legisla- ture and protects the rights of all who voted in 1924.
 DAN SUTHERLAND
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-03-03

WASHINGTON. D. C.-GeneraI Smedley Butler of the |. s. Ma rines, has been ordered to proceed at once to Shanghai and take charge of all marines there. His force will number about two thou sand, five hundred men In China the opposing factions are massing for battle near Sung kiang. This meeting will probably be the de- cisfye-Dattle of the civil war, with Shanghai as the prize.
 The Cantonese are bombarding the Northerners four miles south of the city. A heavy attack is ex- peeted before Wednesday, Troops are pouring through Shanghai and southward to join the defending forces. A sea attack on the rich port is probable, although the Northern armies look to the allied warships in the harbor to prevent bombardment of the city from that source because of the danger to the foreign interests.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-03-03
FOR SALE

Three-burner oil stove used only occasionally for one month. Has roomy cooking top; square grates provide ample room for a wash boiler, oven or large cooking uten- sis; end shelf over glass oil tank, utility top and strong base shelf. Burns with steady flame and has been found most satisfactory. Price s22.50. Inquire Sentinel.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-03-03
Wrangeu Team Second

The Wrangell Hi boys won their first two basketball games from Douglas and Juneau by a safe mar gin. The break came when they lost to Ketchikan by almost a two to one score. This game placed Ketchikan as the winner the tournament and Wrangell in sec ond place.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-03-03

WASHINGTON, D. C.-For the second time since the Arms Con ference which limited the eleYa- ton of the guns of the American battleships, the house yesterday voted to raise the firing range of the guns of the Oklahoma and Ne Yada. The measure was sent to the Senate after having been passed and approved by a vote of 24S to III. The first time the elevation was approved it was repealed by the request of Secretary of State Hughes.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-03-03

WASHINGTON. D. C. Amerf- can Marines were fired on by Me araguan Rebel snipers. while trav- cling on a train from Corinto 10 Managua Monday. The Marines promptly returned the fire. The casualties among the rebels was not ascertafned, as the train did not stop. No Marines were struck.
 American forces on the west coast of Nicaragua now number lS0o, further attachments of sail ors having been landed at Gorinto on the arrival of the transport Henderson this week. The number will be increased to 5000. The U. s. men have ten afrplanes for Use in scouting and communication.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-03-03

BUENOS AIRES Capt. Arthur Cento, chief of aviation of the Ar genuine, died of a heart attack, while acting as pail bearer Monday at the funeral of Lieut.. John D. Benton, American Goodwill flyer, who was killed in a midair coiii- sion between two planes of the American Goodwill Pan-American Expedition.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-03-03
Enrollment Curtailed

The high school has been almost entirely vacated the past week, be- cause of the girls tournament be- ing held here, and eight of the boys and Coach Fabricius attending the boys tournament in Ketchikan. A full enrolment is expected about the middle of the week.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-03-03

NEW YORK Supreme Court Justice Nathan dismissed the fifty thousand dollar alienation of affec- tions suit of Thelma Helms Foster against Mona McAdoo, foster sister in-law of William G. McAdoo, be- cause of failure to prosecute.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-03-03
In
 Behalf of Fur
 Farmers Sought
Wrangell Commercial Club Passes Resolution Seeking Temporary Relief Through Territorial Leg station.

The Nrangeil Commercial Club on last Monday passed the follow ing resolution. copies of which will be sent to the various members of the Territorial Legislature.
 WHEREAS. It has been brought to the attention ot the Wrangell Commercial club that the Iur farm Ing industry Of Alaska would be greatly Denedtted by having the services of g competent parasitolo= gist and veterinarian who could travel about among the fur farm CTS. help them on their individual problems, point out wherein they are making mistakes. and also im= part Co them valuable ideas which he develops or picks up from the various ranches; and
 WHEREAS, Dr. E. ". Nelson, chief of the Biological Survey tried to have included in the appropria- tion biil which will appropriate money available July l, 1927, an item for this purpose, but was un- successful in getting such an item allowed by the Bureau of the Budg ct. and
 WHEREAS. It is reported that a member of the forthcoming Terri torial Legislature proposes to in troduce a bill to appropriate money to be made available either to the Alaska Game Commission or to the Biological Survey for carrying on such work among the fur farmers; therefore be it
 RESOLVED, That the Wrangell Commercial Club endorses the pass age of a bill by the Alaska Legisla- ture that would make it possible for the fur farmers of Alaska to SC cure the services of a competent 1arasitologist and veterinarian dur ng the remainder of 1927 and the first half of the year 1928, and be it further
 RESOLVED, That the Wrangell Commercial Club is ready to sup uort any step that may be taken to have an item for the afore-men- toned purpose included in a Con- gressional appropriation for next year.
 Passed and approved February 28, 1927.
 o. H. WHALEY, Attest, President.
 J. ". PRITCHETT, Secretary.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-03-03

CHICAGO-Charles McGinnis of the University of Wisconsin won the all-round championship of the relay carnival, by taking four of seven points. He finished 24 points ahead of his nearest rival.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-03-03

NEW YORK-Otto Kahn, bank CT, who sailed for Europe this week said in a letter to a friend, that hard work and keeping out of ruts were the best methods of sustaining lifes vividness and preventing sue cess from becoming a bore
The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-03-03
Peter Behrs Here

Peter Behrs was in town the first of the week from his fox ranch near Petersburg. He shipped sey- eral choice skins from here con- signed to New York dealer for sale on the London markets.