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Team Standing.

keague Records.
High individual average-Sugar fEdw. r.
Carr Coz 10S-21.
High Individual game-Boyd (Thos. E.
FARRELL co... ISL.
High individual set--Sugar (Edw. r. Carr
Coz. 1856.
High strikes-Sugar (E. r. Carr Coz, 1s.
High spares-Sugar tE. r. Carr co.., 90
High team game-Hedges & Middleton. 375
High team set-Hedges & Middleton, 500
Evening star., 1927-12-04

BALTIMORE. December (P.-Joe
Dundee. world champion welterweight,
has heen matched with Meyer Grace
Of Chicago for a 10-round. no-decision
bout at indianapolis December 3. the
Baltimore boxers manager announced
today
Evening star., 1927-12-04
MOTHER POLO COACH,

Tommy Hitchcock, Americas crack
polo player, started the game at the
age of 13, and was tutored by his
mother, one of the best horsewomen
in the country.
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in business and on social occasions.
Even stubborn, unruly or shampooed
hair stays combed all day in any
style you like. "Hair- Groom" is
areaseless; also helps grow thick,
heavy, iustrous hair.
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SOCCER GAMES OFF.

Because OF wet grounds all four
games scheduled yesterday in the
Recreation Soccer League were post
pnned until The cnd OF the regular
14he iule.
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"HAIR-cRooh"
Keeps Hair Combed, Glossy
Wcll-Groomed all Day

"Hair- Groom" is
a dignified comb
ing cream which
costs only a few
cents a jar at any
drug store. Mil
lions use it be.
cause it gives that
natural gloss and
we'll groomed ei
feet to the hair
that final touch to
GOOD dress both
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EAST WASHINGTON CHURCH LEAGUE.

High fndlylduaI averases-Megaw and
Lyons, 1874.
High. individual games--Megaw and Jen-
nings, 156.
High individual set--Cordeu. 4I2
High Individual spares-Price, 73.
High individual strikes--Douglas o.
High team gane--Ninth No ], 900.
High team set-Ingram. 1.70l.
In the East Washington Church
League last week, Ingram, the leader
in this circuit, rolled Epworth, the
runner-up. and shot games of 544.
$50 and SCI, totaling 1,70l for a new
record for high team set and adding
three games to it's won column.
Oliver of Ingram with games of
118, 122 and 142, totaling 382. was
ably aided by Mitchell, who shot a
1873 game and $50 set.
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clea ned up in doubles and singh
however. WOlstenhOlme took the rFfea
ure of Barney Spinelia in the singh
and with Howard Campbell won over
Barney and Mort Lindsey in the don
bles scrap.
II was fine fight from start 10 fin.
ish in all three matches. Barney Spin
ella i'm the team contest at convention
Hall set a five-game record for thu
city by shooting 708.
Harry X Burtner will captain the
Convention Hall team. The remaind"f
of the quint personnel is not so Ger
tain. although it probably will include
AL Work, Whalen, Megaw and W"l
stenholme.
More teams are falling into line f"r
the first annual championship tourna-
ment of the National Duckpin Bow ,
ing Congress to be held in Baltim0r6A
next March. The Young Mems ShuC
of the Commercial League. one of thf
oldest circuits of the city, has entere9
The team includes Capt. Lyles. F&
guson, Knauff. Crist and Stall. WErc
man Co. of the Real Estate LeaE.li
also has filed an entry for Realtk kore
night at the tournament. feaHur.
of Realtors night will be a box rtllec
by heads of the various real e{state
firms represented. Secretary 3ch;ck
of the Washington Real Estate JRoar6
will present a medal to the Winning
boss
Delta Sigma girls of the Cdlumha
Heights Christian Church outb0wled
the team of Peck Memorial Chapel
1887 to 1.103. in a challenge match
on the King Pin drives. The winners
are to receive a silver cup from the
losers
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smashers, will carry the National
Capitals colors into the match. The
Brooklyn quint will be selected by Phil
Spinella. New York bowling impress
sario, from a galaxy of stars of the
wooden drives.
Two blocks of five games each will
he bowled by the teams on a home
and.home basis. The first block is
scheduled to be rolled at Convention
Hall on December 28 and the second
block will be shot in Brooklyn on jan
uary Z. Total pinfall will determine
the winner. After the team contest in
each city, doubles and singles will be
bowled.
Glenn Wolstenholme, recognized as
the greatest money" bowler in Wash
ington ranks, who never has lost an
intercity match, will oppose Barney
Spinella, Brooklyns remarkable stake
shooter. in the singles. In all likeli-
hood the local doubles combination
will consist Of Jack Whalen. leading
pinspiller of the District League, and
Red Megaw, who sports high aver
age in several circuits here. Phil
Spinella, Brooklyn captain, has not yet
announced his two-man outfit. but his
brother Barney probably will be half
Of it.
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ID. G. BOwlers Seek Revenge.

Convention Hall will be out for re-
venge in the team contest. Brooklyn
won last Winter when the Washing
ton quint had an off-night on the for
eign alleys The Capital contingent
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CONVENTION HALL STARS
TO ROLL SPINELLA'S BEST
Will Seek Revenge for Defeat Last Winter in Ten.
Game Home.and-Home Affar-Play Opens Here
December 28-Burtner ID. E.. Team Head

w WASHINGTON and Brooklyn
are to fight it out again for
NV duckpin supremacy. Con-
VentiOn Hall, with lineup
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of five high-ranking mapl
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he at liberty again after paying mis-
demeanor fine or be on parole obtained
through political influence"
Certificate of title laws and the
general exchange of Information be-
tween the As State commissioners Of
motor vehicles has made the disposal
of stolen cars less lucrative as an oc-
cupation than 1t formerly was. but law
enforcement by the courts Is needed
to reduce the thefts, particularly where
the stealing Is done with the intention
Of keeping the car for the thief's own
personal use"
The detailed figures covering the 2s
cities in 1925 and 1926, and the COM
plete figures showing all thefts, recov-
cries and non-reCoveries In the 2S cities
over the nineyear period, are as fol
lows.
Evening star., 1927-04-03
FUEL INFLUENCES
AUTO DETONAT|ON
Composition of Gasoline Is
Seen as Big Factor,
Report Holds.

That the. chemical composition of
the fuel Is probably the greatest single
factor that influences detonation, max
Ing it either more or less noticeable,
is the opinion of Thomas j. Midgley.
ir.. chairman of the subcommittee of
the research committee of the Society
of Auromotive Engineers. Mr.. Midg
ley made report on the subject TO
the annual meeting Of the society.
which was published In recent issue
of the monthly journal of that organi-
zaton.
Just what is the cause of the abnor-
mally rapid combustion of the charge
in an automobile engine which pro-
duces detonation has not been def
nitely determined. according to Mr.
Midgley, but several ingenious hypoth
eses have been advanced to solve the
problem.
1t is known that detonation Is in
creased by increasing the temperature
or the pressure of the charge during
the time of the explosion and that
local hot spots or an increase in the
length of flame travel also tend TO in
crease the phenomenon. Detonation
varies greatly with the air and fuel
ratio of the mixture.
The effects OF detonation are, first, a
disagreeable noise, varying from
slight ping" to a very loud clatter
loss of power if the knocking is severe
and a tendency to overhead the engine
and the cooling water. Second. this
overheating frequently results in pre-
ignition. and, third, in extreme cases
breaking Of the spark plug porcelains,
actual rupture of the piston heads and
damage to bearings or other structural
parts may result.
Probably the most important effect
of the tendency toward detonation is
that it limits the compression pressure
that can be used in an engine to give
performance with ordi
nary commercial fuels. This seriously
limits the fuel economy.
The paraffin hydrocarbons that oc-
cur in straight-run gasolines appar-
emily tend to knock badly, whereas
certain other paraffin hydrocarbons
are good anti-knock fuels. AS a class
however. the napthene, aromatic and
olefine hydrocarbons which occur in
many straight.run or cracked gaso-
Evening star., 1927-04-03
CZECH0SL0vAK AUTO
IMPORTS MAKE GAIN
Department of Commerce Figures
Show U. S. Car Values
Go to 1882, 900.

Imports of American automobiles'
into Czechoslovakia have increased
hvefoid during the past three years.
according TO reports Of the Depart.|
ment OF Commerce. which show that
during 1924 the value of Americana
cars imported amounted to $3.50, 900 |.
whereas during the first 10 months oil
1925 this figure had risen to 1891. 900 |
This is especially noteworthy, II isI
pointed out. because OF the fact that
total imports from America declined
from $4,000 900 in 1925 to approx
imately $lS,000,000 I'm 1926.
Domestic production of automobiiesI
In Czechoslovakia is progressing
rapidly. In 1920 there were nnlyI
600 cars produced I'm the country u
while In 1926 the number had riseuI
to more than $500. There are at|
present IL plants producing auto.I
mobiles I'm the Czechoslovak republic
The two latest companies which have|
added automobiles to their list of|
manufactures are the Skoda Works !
one of the important ordnance facl
tories of the old Austrian empire, and
the Brunn Small Arms Factory.
Evening star., 1927-04-03
SOUTH MAKES NOTED STRIDES
IN ROAD AND BRIDGE BUILDING
Bill for Five Years is ST 500, ,0OO, ,OOO-Plans
Call for Completing Much Work
During This Season

great extent, but now a busy period
of road work is said to be ahead and
the 1927 outlook is for an expenditure
of S23 $4,000
Louisiana completed 100000
worth of work during the past year
and Will spend al least $11 900, 900 this
year. During 1925 545 miles of high
way were completed TO make the total
of completed roads 1895 miles. OF the
1926 total, 16 miles is paved with high
type surface. the remainder being Of
gravel or shell surface. The 545 miles
were included in 80 road projects and
II separate bridge projects.
Georgia Paving Plan.
Georgia's s 1926 plan, which is being
carried on this year. was to launch
definite program of connecting up
all important through routes. All of
the road from Atlanta to Macon was
paced under contract for paving and
this work will be completed early this
year. When done it will provide the
longest stretch of pavement in the
State, amounting to 103 miles In ad-
dition. from Macon to Perry the
gravel base was topped with asphalt
for distance of 16 miles, giving
total of 1l9 paved miles south of
Atlanta on one of the main routes to
FLORIDA. On the coastal highway from
savannah to Brunswick and thence to
Jacksonville, one contract was let for
approximately A miles and the en-
tire distance of 81 miles between
savannah and Brunswick has been
EAaeed -~rrre-T ~~eTeract with the ex-
ception of a three and four mile
stretch.
In Florida contracts are let every
month. as weather conditions do not
bar road building. In consequence
the program is widespread and the
results have placed that State in the
forefront. Contracts call for SOC.
miles of road and 9.267 feet of bridges
in addition to grading approximately
l40 miles of road. A three.cent gaso.
line tax is an aid to Florida road
making.
Following is the expenditure. by
States, for work completed during
1926 and known amounts to be ex
pended during the present wear:
Evening star., 1927-04-03
new PRODUCTION
OF RUBBER GOODS
Eastman Inventor Claims In
dustry Likely to Be
RevoIutionized.

Production OF rubber goods by q
method similar to that used in cleo
trical metal plating, the invention OF
which may revolutionize the rubber
industry. was described recently be-
fore the Detroit section of the Society
of Automotive Engineers by the in
Ventor of the process, DR.. s. f. Shep-
pard OF the Eastman Kodak Co. This
process OF production of rubber goods
is said to be simpler than the present
methods employed, and is also claimed
TO achieve a better product
The commercial advantages of the
process and the superiority of the
products produced by 1t were de-
scribed At the same meeting by J. w.
Schade. director of laboratories of the
b. F. Goodrich Co.
The process consists in passing an
electric current through a mixture of
rubber lateX. or uncoagulated milk Of
the rubber tree. with water. sulphur
filters, accelerators. softeners and
other materials. according to the
various requirements Of the articles
to be produced. The particles of rub
ber and other materials become
charged electrically and are deposited
together on molds of the desired
shape, just as copper or nickel are
deposited on metal articles when
plating.
When the mixture of rubber and
other ingredients is electro-depoSited
the composition remains substantially
unchanged during tiee coatt7s and the
resulting rubber is Of the same com
position a. he solution This is es-
Sential To the success of the process
because the rubber compound pro
duced must be similar to rubber pro
duced by the mechanical masceration
and compromising method.
Rubber is much easier to deposit
than nickel, for with the same
amount OF electric current coating
1900 times as Thick as nickel-plating
can be deposited
Rubber producA1 by the process has
greater strength, knGghness and re
sistance to deteriorae..-%. with age than
rubber made in the usual ways. ac-
cording to Mr.. Schade. 1t can be
made at lower cost. because lighter
and cheaper machinery can be used.
less floor space is needed, less manual
labor is required. and automatic con
troll Of the process will dispense with
the need of much skilled labor
Evening star., 1927-04-03
100000 JOIN TOURING
SOCIETY OF FRANCE
Organization Active in Developing
Good Roads and Interna-
tional Touring.

AS means of celebrating the regis
tration of its 200.0OOth member, the
Touring Club de France, popular
French motor organization, recently
staged banquet. at which officials
and members of the organization in
Paris participated, according to ad.
vices received here.
The touring club has been the most
active motoring organization in France
since its foundation, 80 years ago.
1t has fostered the development of the
automotive industry. good roads and
international touring, the latter by
issuance of "tryptiques" which facil-
itate the transportation of automo-
biles across the border without pay
ment Of import duties. The club also
conducts tests for drivers licenses,
and during 1925 1t gave more than
1000 such examina tions.
Evening star., 1927-04-03
YEARS EXPORTS OF AUTO
ACCESSORIES $50, ,205, 1866
Replacement Parts and Service Ap-
pliances Shipped Abroad in 1925
Show 81 Per Cent Increase

Automobile replacement parts, ac-
cessories and service appliances ex-
ported from the United States during
1925 aggregated s52,205.366 in value.
This represents an increase of ss,.
948,34S or Fl per cent over the pre-
ceding year, according to the Depart.
ment of Commerce.
The year 1925 was the second best
year in this branch of automotive in.
dustry exports, being exceeded only
by 1923, when the total exports
amounted to more than $55, 900, 900.
Automobile service appliances were
exported chiefly to England, France
and Italy. The leading countries tax
ing replacement parts and accessories
were Canada, Australia and Argen-
tina, evidencing the popularity of the
American car In these markets.
Evening star., 1927-04-03
THERM0STATS HELP.
Becoming More Popular as Troubles
Are Overcome.

A motor thermostat blocks the cir
culation of water in the cooling sys-
tenn, but does not interfere with the
action of the pump. II completely
blocks water passage to the radiator
only for a few minutes. The pump
cannot work up excessive pressure
in this time, but should II do so the
circulating water itself would open
the thermostat valve.
The valve starts To close as the
water cools. automatically Therno-
stats are only just coming into genu-
Inc popularity because heretofore
there was difficulty in their design
and construction.
Evening star., 1927-04-03
KNOCKS FAIL TO GO.
Repairs Frequently Show Up Other
Defects,

One of the puzzling details of the
automobile repairing business is the
way the installation of new parts
will show up defects in older units
that are left unchanged
This Is demonstrated in the case
or new piston rings which owners so
often have installed with a view to
enjoying new quietness and added
power. New rings cause the pistons
to drag slightly and this drag exag-
gerates any looseness in the bear
ings.
For Q, while. therefore. the engine
VIII develop some unexpected knocks.
One excellent make OF ring will cause
bearing knocks in some motors for
300 miles or so. After that, engine
operation will be excellent.
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rough road it is advisable to remove
the foot from the accelerator in order
to spare a lot of unnecessary bounc-
ing. True, there are some types of
rough road where the car rides better
If the engine is pulling constantly and
when the car itself is travelling at a
fairly good speed. But there also are
kinds Of road where 1t Is best to pass
over the rough spots with the car 1t.
self in process of being retarded
rather than accelerated. Merely re-
moving the foot from the accelerator
permits the engine to operate as a,
partial brake. an arrangement more
conducive to comfortable riding than
mere application of the brakes alone.
Evening star., 1927-04-03
KEROSENE HARMFUL.
Use of Coal Oil as Anti-Freeze Solu
tion Not recommended.

Kerosene is used as an anti.freeze
In certain very cold climates with q
measure Of success. Don't let this
fact delude you. Engineers recon-
mend against its use. Its high boil.
ing point may permit your engine
to run entirely too hot.
with all the other anti-freeze solu-
lons available that do not cause dam
age 10 your power plant or cooling
system, Kerosene should not be used
by the motorist who wants 10 guard
against depreciation.
Evening star., 1927-04-03
Retarding of Engine Aids Safety Factor
Over Rough Roads and Slippery Tracks

There are certain cases in driving
when 1t pays to reduce power. and
accelerator will spare the motoristsa
lot of trouble. This will be immedi-
ately apparent to any driver who will
take his foot off the accelerator as
the rear wheels of his car pass over
slippery car tracks on the upgrade.
With power modified, the chances of
wheel-spin are reduced. 1t Is a case
whereby cutting down power at the
engine. the actual speed of the rear
wheels and of the car itself is kept
constant.
Sometimes, when driving over
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lines tend to knock distinctly less than
the normal paraffin hydrocarbons One
OF the most difficult problems in con
nection with detonation is that of com
pairing accurately the detOnatiOn char
acteristics Of the different fuels,
Many but not all compounds of nj
trocen have moderate anti-knock ef-
feet, and practically all volatile com
pounds Of iodine, selenium, tellurium,
nickel. cobalt tin and lead have
marked effects in preventing detona-
ton. Some are effective even when
present in extremely small quantities.
1t Is recommended that future re-
search he directed toward the develop
ment of a standard and reprOducible
method of testing and rating fuels as
to their decoration properties, modfi-
cation of both engines and fuels so
that higher compression pressures can
be used without detonation, and deter
mination Of the mechanism of detona-
ton and its prevention.
Evening star., 1927-04-03
Tests Suggested to Purchaser.

Test the effectiveness Of the braAes|
going backward as well an going for.|
ward.
A car often will ride better over aI
road Of chuck holes than over one|
that locks smooth, but which II wavy.
Test the honesty OF the speedometer|
by what 1t does when you speed up in|
second gear. Remember that some|
cars are not geared to go over 80 miles
an hour i'm second
Evening star., 1927-04-03
CANADA MARKET ACTIVE
$4,000 More Cars and Trucks
Sold Than in 1925.

Canadian demand for motor vehi-
cles during 1926 called for SIS 900
more cars and trucks than during
1925, according to a report to the De-
partment Of Commerce, the total
number of vehicles of all types sold
amounting to 1920.
The total production OF Canadian
plants aggregated more than 205 900
units, of which 130,792 were home
consumption, the remainder being ex-
ports. Imports from the United States
amounted to 28,42S units. Canadian
truck exports totaled 20,696 units, set
ting a new record for this class of
vehicle, 1t is announced.
Evening star., 1927-04-03
WATCH SPEEDOMETER.
Connection Must Be Kept Tight to
Avoid Leakage

Although it has been common prac.
tice to connect the speedometer drive
shaft at the rear of The transmission
for a number of years, few car owners
appreciate the Importance of keeping
this connection tight.
A threaded collar screws up tight
and prevents oil leakage. 1t also in
,sures perfect meshing of the cable
gear with the speedometer gear.
If the connection is loose transmits.
sion lubricant can leak out, robbing
the clutch gear ball bearing, most
vital part, of the lubricant it needs.
Evening star., 1927-04-03
UNRECOVERED STOLEN CARS
REDUCED BY FIFTY PER CENT
Figures from % Cities Over Period of Nine
Years Show Success of Thieves Is
Becoming Difficult

That a reduction of approximately
so per cent in the number of unrecov-
cred stolen cars has been effected dur
ing the past nine years is evidenced
by figures compiled and made public
hy c. A. Vane, general manager Of
the National Automobile Dealers AS
sociation. THESE theft figures cover
2S indeXed cities and are complete for
the nine years from 1918 TO 1925, in
elusive.
In these % cities in 1918 there were
81. AS automobiles stolen. of which
q .673 were recovered, whereas in the
same cities in 1926 there were 95 ,225
cars stolen and S5.l recovered. In
1918 a total of 5,772 of the stolen cars
or 9 per cent, were not recovered
and in 1925 i0,11t cars, or ! per cent
remained unrecovered.
New York i'm Third Place.
New York. which for many years led
in the number of cars stolen. dropped
into third place being replaced by De
troit. which was first. and Chicago,
which takes second place in the num-
Der of cars stolen.
Detroit in 1925 showed 14.S20 cars
stolen and i3 ,009 recovered New York
had ~ .099 cars stolen and 1926 recoV-
cred Chicago showed II. .525 cars
stolen and 9,616 recovered.
High class police work was evidenced
in the Detroit handling of motor
Evening star., 1927-04-03
TURKEY TO BUILD ROADS.
Increase in Taxes Will Be Ex-
pended Where Collected.

BY recent decision of the Turkish
government, all road taxes collected
will be spent in the district where
they were paid. Heretofore these
taxes were paid into the national
treasury and disposed of to those dis
tricts which were doing road improve
ment work
Because of this decision the Vilayet
OF Constantinople proposes to increase
the road tax on automobiles from s
to Turkish pounds per year. 1t is
expected that the increased tax will
bring 100000 pounds additional rev.
enue which is necessary to balance
the municipalities budget containing
considerable expenditures for road
building and repairing.
Evening star., 1927-04-03
Ease Strain on Clutch.

In cold weather. motorists NAV find
the tires of their cars frozen 10 tbe
pavement. The engine is cold and
lacks its normal power. and freeing
the car under such circumstances
frequently becomes irkxome To pre.
vent strainins the clutch it is a good
pisn 10 push the car free by hand bv
a little rocking hack and forth This
will prove simpler than II may an.
pear to he at FIRST.
Evening star., 1927-04-03
Adjusting the Carburetor.

Every motorist knows that 1t wastes
fuel to have the carburetor set for
too rich a mixture. The indirect
losses, however, proba bly, are greater
sources of expense. These take the
form Of excessive carbon deposits,
valve troubles, greater cylinder and
piston wear and more crank-casa di-
lution-the greatest evil of them all
Evening star., 1927-04-03
Safeguard Ignition Coil.

Never consider replacing an ignition
coil without first making sure that all
the electrical connections around the
coil or distributor, and particularly at
the condenser, are intact. One driver
tells of a 50-cent repair job which
overlooked cost him three separate
coils at an expense OF about $50.