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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-28
DIXIE CUNTS READY
FOR SEMI-FINAL PLAY

BY the Associated Press.
ATLANTA. February 2S.--When
the Southern Conference basket ball
tournament is written into the
records tomorrow night. the Governor
of North Carolina may say to the
Governor of South Carolina.
We'll. it was quite a scrap
But any desire his excellency has
to hail the Tar He'll five of the uni
versity as tournament champions for
the third successive time must be sub
mitted first to the University OF
Georgia team.
And the South Carolina Gamecocks,
after growing for their chief executive
over the PROSTATE forms of two
eliminated teams. must turn back a
fighting Vanderbilt Commodore before
the two governors may resume their
famous discussion.
North Carolina favored by many
to repeat it's victory, and South Caro-
lima. spotted early as dark horse
and gaining favor hourly. faced two
we'll balanced. determined teams for
the Semltinal racket.
Georgia burst into form after "A
poor showing against V. NJ. l., and
nosed out Maryland, who entered the
tournament With two season wins
over the champions.
Vanderbilt has presented an t-fense
ripping smoothly about the lanky
Stuart at center, leading scorer in
the tournament. and a defense featur-
ing Mccall, as ever-watchful guard.
South Carolina has ready two of the
fastest forwards in the parade, Rogers
and Fair, and an appetite whetted for
victory.
From the four-team scra mble, two
will emerge to fight it out for final
honorS tomorrow night
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-28
LEADING WOLVERINES
MEET NEAREST FOES

CHICAGO. February 2S.-Univer-
sity of Michigan tonight faces it's big
chance TO make permanent her Big
Ten" basket ball leadership.
BY beating Purdue the Wolverines
would place themselves in a position
from which they could he shaken
only by sharp reversal of their sea
sons form in the two games remain
ing on their schedule. Defeat, how
ever. might write "finis" to their
championship hopes. 1t would drop
them into a second place tie with In
diana. with Purdue assuming the
leadership.
The other conference game tonight
will he between Illinois and Wiscon-
| sin Offering the Wisconsin team a
| chance to rise to a second place tie.
no matter what the outcome of the
| Purdue Michigan game.
| The gala night on the conference
| basket ball schedule will be Saturday
of this week when every Big Ten
| team engages in competition. The
| season ends week later
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-28
Leading Country Compete H. Title Track Meet Tonight

Juniors in the Congress Heights Au
ditorium. winning. 81 to "a.
Terminal II. II. Y. NJ. E, 4. basket
ers had to hattie desperately TO score
a 30-to.2S victory over the 121st En-
gineers. Chaulkey made a dozen
points for the yictorS. while Andrew
registered 10 for the losers.
Aztec Midgets showed the way to
Ace .Midgets in both ends Of double
header. They took the first game,
Il to 26, and the second. IS to 80.
Lucas starred for the AZtecs in both
encounters.
Although Tommy Peck pocketed IS
points To he the leading scorer of the
fray. his team Park View, was
boWled over by the Soldiers at Fort
Washington in 35-to-3l game. Smith
and Hilderton were the big guns of
the Soldiers.
NJ tho Lincoln Colonnade. Stantons
rallied in the last three minutes Of
play to take the measure of Com
munity Athletic Club, 90 to "a.
C0lOred y. Arrows easily overcame
the Phelps tussers in Il 26-to-15 tilt
CovinGton got u and Jackson II
points for the viCtOrs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-28
ELEVEN 1926 CHAMPIONS
HOPE TO RETAIN CROWNS
Car, Yale Pole Vaulter, Will Try to Go Over Bar al
IA Feet-Wide, Swedish Star, ITO Contest in
1,5OO Meter Handicap Race.

Harold Osborn will defend his high
jump title against several crack
leapers, Herbert Schwartz of the
University of Wisconsin and John
kuck of Kansas Teachers College,
are expected to prove the class of
The shot putters.
Some of the outstanding stars in
other events arc:
LLOYD Hahn. Boston A. A. Phil Edwards
New York University: Macauey Smith. Vale
J: A. ,siyak Illinois A. : Jimmy Connolly
6oo;yard rqn-,Horatio Fitch. Chicago, a
Robertson. Boston a, 4 ALVIN Martin. tChi-
cent Lally Columbus Council. X of e.:
George Leness New York A. c.
3ooi,yan: iashE,jManville Lochnicht ,,t
son V. scholz. New York "a G.: Henry. Cum.
Aschher. Chicago 4. A.; Henry Paulsen. Yale
I s. ,Iadwin, Princeton; ". 5, Edwards
Harry Duane. Union COLLEGE: Howard F
Fairbanks, Pennsylv ania.
:, 691yard dashMchet Bowman Newar "a A
Karl Wildermuth, Georgetown Frank Hus,
s.ey,~ Boston College Henry Russell. Penn
Field fsen,sMHarqld Osborn Rn Illinois a.
leEe: Gail Robinson. Newark A. c Elmer.
iSn Norton ILLINOIS G. Gs3ence Plahh
F F%isen f Deaeon NYE ae TED q casE
Nsw YORK CT nerh iohn sG K,s Un
state Teachers. COLLEGE: Maurice lie Bauer
University Of virginia; Pat Mcdonald New
H Hsro a Dave e"mfn
Brown. Yale.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-28
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
n YEW YORK, February rs
Americas foremost indoor
VI athletes will race the boards
4 of Madison Square Garden to-
night IN quest of II individual
track and field championships of the
National Amateur Athletic Union.
Eleven titleholders crowned at the
annual games last year have entered.
Edwin Wide. Swedish conqueror of
Paavo Nurmi. will appear in handi-
cap 1900 meter event
Sahin Carr. premier American
vaulter. will try to scale ii feet in
the pole vault for the first time in
history The Yale junior, who shat
tered the indoor mark by clearing Is
feet 9L inches at the New York \. G.
games recently. will be pushed in his
efforts by Paul Harrington of the
Boston a. A., former record holder,
Steve Bradley of Princeton. and Elmer
son Norton of the Illinois y. c.
Twelve of the best hand.'sp milers
of the Metropolitan district have been
entered in the 1900 meter event in
an effort to force the Swedish school
master to new world record.
A speedy field will face the gun in
the sprint events. Loren Murch1son
will be opposed by Jackson Scholz.
Vernon Ascher of Chicago. and Henry
Cummings. University of Virginia.
a.ong others in the 300 yard run.
George Guthrie of the Illinois A. c.,
end Dan Kinsey of the Chicago A. A,
will tackle the high fences against
several Eastern college hurdlers in
the 20 yard event.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-28
GREEN-TIGER CLASH
WILL DECIDE TITLE

-
NEW YORK. February 2s.-The
Eastern intercollegiate Basket Ball
League headed into the final two
weeks of the season today with.
championship hanging by a half
game balance.
Dartmouth, leading the league wtfh
six victories and two defeats, must
meet Princeton, credited with one less
victory and as many defeats, in the
deciding match of the season Wed
nesday. ~
Victory will give Dartmouth a for
midable hold on first place with only
one contest remaining on the Green
schedule. while win for Princeton
will reverse the situation. The
Tigers. however. play Columbia and
Penn during the week of March 2,
when the season closes. Dartmouth
ends the campaign against Cornell
Saturday. "a
Penn and Cornell, tied in third
place with four wins and four losses.
still are possibilities for top-tie with
either Princeton or Dartmouth. Co
lumbia has won only three games in
seven and Yale one in eight. !.
Tommy Deveau. Cornell's sharp
shooting guard, continues at the
| head of the individual scorers With
so points in eight games. Simmer,
Yale center, is second with 81 In
eight, and Johnny Gartner, Prince
toms diminutive forward, third with
| 05 in seven games.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-28
STANTON FIVE TO TACKLE
EAGLE CONQUERORS AGAIN

Stanton basketers. barely beaten by
the Anacostia Eagles in meeting
early this season. hope to redeem
themselves when they get another
shot at the District unlimited class
basket ball champions Wednesday
night in the Congress Heights audi
forum.
Since the defeat by the Birds the
Northeast Washington tosSerS have
been swinging along in fine style, and
figure they are quite ready foT really
formidable opposition.
Weight rules covering insect and
midget teams in the District basket
ball championships to be handled by
the South Atlantic A y. L. will be
carefully followed. Insect players
must not weigh more than 100 pounds
and midget players not more than 10
pounds. The winning teams in each
of these classes will be sent against
the Baltimore winners for the South
Atlantic championships.
Roaner baSketers will go to Hyatts-
vile tonight to play the Company r
Regulars. Their game will be preceded
nv a clash between the Isherwoods
and the Company F second-stringers,
starting at $50 o'clock.
Tomorrow Washington Yankees will
invade Hyattsville to tackle the
Guardsmen. while on Saturday the
Marylanders will be hosts to the St
Stephens quint.
WOodlOthians have Il date tonight
with District Guards in the *. of G.
court. Play will get under way at
$50 o'clock
Pullman cagers will meet the Phila
delphia Trainmen tonight at o'clock
in the Terminal r. r. Y. NJ. c. A
court.
SamOset Props are casting about
for action. Their management may
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-28

l.. Slesinger & Son team Of Balti
more. recently defeated by the Wash
ington Props. wants game here next
Sunday with some team CT the 1856
pound division. For further informa-
tor, write Thomas Bowling, PIC
North Charles street. Baltimore.
Anacostia Eagles gave the Arrows
of the Washington Basket Ball League
a good lesson in the court game. win
ming "a to IA The Birds went into a
commanding lead in the first half and
never were in danger of being over
There was plenty of action in II
triple header staged in Gonzaga court.
Washington Yankees surprised the Hy-
attSville Guards in Il 23 to 19 en-
counter, Epiphany Roses wallopcd the
Dc Molays. "a to 10. and the Warwick
COllegianS ran away from the Wonder
Five in a 81 to 30 tilt.
st. Martins Juniors registered a
dual victory, trounCing the Nomads,
81 to IS. and the Trinity Juniors, -
to q. Warren'S St-minute goal from
scrimmage beat the Trinitys.
Waslington's aIl-star scholastic team
overcame the Alexandria st. Mary S
Celtics, A to 26, at the Arcadia. Ed
elstein and Freed led the scholastic
attack.
NOrtherns scored their tenth straight
victory in II to Is engagement with
the Standards.
Old Dominion Boat Club of Alexan
dria took the measure of the First
no q 4
game, hut had to play an extra 5-min.
ute period to get the edge.
With Dimmette heading the often
sive Troop SO, Boy Scouts, vanquished
the Speedwells, II to Q.
Aces ran roughshOd over the Eagle
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-28
G. VIC. u. TILT LAST
FOR COLLEGES HERE

1t was announced this morning by
Watson Crum. George Washington
University director of athletics, that
the basket bali game between the Co.
lonials and Blue Ridge College booked
for tonight in the II street gymnasium
had been cancelled.
This leaves but one more contest to
be played by tossers of the local col
lege group this season. that between
the Colonials and Catholic University
Wednesday night in the G. w. court.
The tilt Wednesday will be the sec
ond of the season between Coach
Jimmy Lemons combination and the
Brooklanders. Catholic L. is favored
to repeat its win of a few weeks ago
over the Colonials, but the latter have
improved recently and are likely 70
make the Cardinals step briskly to
triumph.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-28
CAPABLANCA IN DRAW
AGAIN WITH SPIEL MANN

NEW YORK, February IS P)--
Duplicating his performance in the
opening round of the international
chess masters tournament, Rudolf
Spielmann of Vienna. held Jose
Capablanca. world champion, to a
draw in the seventh round
The Cuban. although tied three
times in the tourney. has yet to be
beaten.
Spielmann, playing the white
pieces along the lines of the double
fianchetto, exchanged rocks with
Capablanca at the nineteenth and
twentieth moves, after the Cuban had
adopted the Caro- kann defense.
The queens vanished from the
board at the twenty seventh move
and with only two minor pieces and
six pawns remaining on each side a
draw was agreed upon.
The standing:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-28
PRO COURT LEAGUE.

LAST NIGHTS RESULT.
Washington. 30: Philadelphia. 81.
TONIGHT'S GAMES.
New York at Baltimore.
Rochester at Fort Wayne.
TOMORROw'S GAME.
New York at Philadelphia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-28
TILDEN AND cOEN SCORE.

MIAMI BEACH. Fla. February %
N.-Big Bill Tilden. ranking United
States tennis player, paired with Will
bur Cohen, jr., 15-year-old Kansas City
boy, won from Vincent Richards and
Francis I. Hunter of New York in a
hard fought five-set exhibition doubles
match her, Is, e. G., a. Cd.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-28
JIMMY DELANEY, BOXER,
NOT EXPECTED TO LIVE

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, February
% CP).--Little hope was held out today
for the recovery of Jimmy Delaney,
st. Paul light heavyweight boxer, who
has blood poisoning in his left arm.
He has undergone two operations,
and submitted to a blood TRANSMISSION
since being admitted to a local hospital
last week. His condition became worse
last night.
Delaney splntered a bone in his left
arm during a fight with Make Rosen-
bloom at Cincinnati two weeks ago
and it became infected
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-28
STANDING OF TEAMS
LEADING SCORERS
FLORIDA GETS BEDENK

HOUSTON, Tex, February % Up).
Joe Bedenk. foot ball line coach and
base ball mentor at Rice Institute.
had accepted a coaching position at
the University of Florida. He will
assume his new duties in September
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-28
TAKES SKATING CROWN.

TAMMERFORS. Finland Febru-
airy % P).-Evensen Of Norway won
the world skating championship here.
He retained the 10,000-meter title and
took second place in the 1,5O0-meter
event
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-28

Duffy Lewis has signed to play in
the outfield for the Nashville club of
the Southern Association. Lewis
started out as manager of the Mobile
team last season and finished up with
the Jersey CITY SkeptprS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-28
THE TEAM STANDINGS
IA CUNTS IN TOURNEY.

CHARLESTON, S. c.. February
% @.-Fourteen teams have en-
tered the s. l. A. A. basket ball
tournament to start here Wednesday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-28
LEAGUE HOCKEY.

New York Rangers, 4; New York
Americans, 1.
Winnipeg Maroons, 2; Chicago Car.
dinals, 1.
STANDING OF TEAMS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-28
PLAYERS ARE SOUGHT.

Players in the Junior class are
wanted for the coming base ball sea
son by the Jolly Antlers. Those wish
ing tryout should call Manager Di
Bella at Lincoln $685.
Evening star., 1927-03-13
TRADING HEAVY ON CURB.
Two Issues Jump 90 Points II
Short Saturday Session.

NEW YORK. March 10 UPl.-Con
tinued support in a long list OF pub
lie utility and industrial issues. which
i'm numerous instances were at the
years high quotations. furnished
heavy trading in the short session OF
the curb market today.
The widest upshoots in the initial
dealings occurred in Rand kardeX
warrants, which rose 10 points TO a
new high. and National Fuel and Gas
which advanced 20 points following
the announcement of stock split up.
New Orleans and Great Northern ad.
vanced I - TO new peak. Others To
extend the years high figures wer,
Remington Rand. Bancitaly Corpora
tion and American Chilean Nitrate.
Johns Manville rose points and
Safeway Stores moved up II points.
In the public utility division United
Gas Improvement. Associated Gas and
American Gas were higher. Oil
shares held steady generally. with
moderate gains appearing in some
sections.
Evening star., 1927-03-13
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET

CHICAGO. March 12. Omitted States
Department of Agriculturel-Hog
Receipts, 1900 head: steady to strong;
supply insufficient to fairly test market
values: practical top, 1925; selected
hogs scaling around 1870 pounds. up.
ward TO 12.35: quality generally he
low Saturdays usual showing: bulk
desirable 40 to 200 pound weight,
II .90a12. 10; 210 to 240 pound. l1.55al
11.90; $50 to 800 pound. 11.30a1l 80;
practically no market on pigs and
packing sows; shippers took $500 head;
estimated holdOver. 200; heavyweight
hogs, 11.25a11.60; medium, 11.45a12.10;
light, 11.50a12.30; light light, 11.4Oa
1890: packing sows. 1O.65a10.S5
slaughter pigs. 11.40a12.35.
Cattle-Receipts. 200 head; compared
week ago. fed steers. % to 40 higher;
trade uneven: an grades and weights
sharing advances: fat she stock, %
higher; cutters and stockers and feed
ers steady: bulls, 25 TO so up; vealers.
mostly 81 lower; starvation run princi-
pal stimulus; heavy steers very scarce;
premium for weight emphatic: scarcity
helped all grades and weights: eS-
treme top heavy fed steers. 1880:
bulk heavies. 11.75al2.75; best year
lings, 1900; yearling heifers. Hoe;
weeks bulk prices. fed steers, 9.2Sa
1900; stockers and feeders, 7.15aS.75;
best. 9.25; fat cows, 6.25a7.5O; heifers.
7.50a9 so: cutter cows. 4.50a5.25; veal
ers, 10.75a12.00.
Sheep-Receipts, $500 head: practi-
cally none sold today; for the week,
SO doubles from feeding stations and
$4,000 direct: fat lambs and yearling
wethers closing Is. to 20 higher.
Sheep steady: feeding and sheaFing
lambs strong to 15 higher. Top
prices: Fed Western lambs. 1925: bet
ter lambs, 1915: clipped lambs. 14.00;
fat ewes, ESQ: feeding and shearing
lambs. 1900. Bulk prices: Fed West
ern lambs, 14.5Oa15.75; natives. 14.25a
1925; culls. 10.75a12.00; clipped lambs.
12.75a13.75; fat ewes, S.00a9.00: feed
ing and shearing lamps. 13.75a14.50.
Evening star., 1927-03-13
ATLANTIC COAST LINE
IN $1O7. 1856, ,034 OUTLAY
Railroad Has Made Extensive Inn
provements in Seven Years to
Meet Growing Needs.
nv the Asaoeiated Press.

WILMINGTON. y. G.. March i2N
For the seven years ending February
/ this wear, the Atlantic Coast Line
Railroad spent or authorized the eoi
nenditure OF $IO7 ,356, ,034 for improves
ments and betterments 10 enable l
to supply adequate transportation te
the rapidly growing sections which IL
serves.
one outstanding improvement, q
statement said, was completion OF the
Coast Lines double track oetween
Ricbmond and Jacksonville. Fla, /,
originally intended to be finished in
the Fall of 1927. The work was speed,
ed up 20 meet the demands OF growing
traffic.
Evening star., 1927-03-13
PRICES IRREGULAR
IN STOCK MARKET
Saturday Trading Led by
Rail ShareS-Maior Moves
Again Upward.
BY the Associated Press.

BN the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. March l2-Extensive
week end readiustment of speculative
accounts impaired irregularity 10 the
price movement In today's stock
market. Trading was fairly heavy
for a half holiday session, with major
speculative operations again on the
upside.
Easy money. coupled with reports
of improving business, appears TO be
the foundation on which the bali
movement is based Further proof of
the ease of the money situation was
seen in the weekly clearing house
statement showing excess reserve in
excess $50, 900 900. the largest in over
year, on the eve of the Federal in
come tax payment date. Reports
that the proposed strike of soft coal
miners in the Pennsylvania fields on
April ! would be averted and the
denial of Ford price cuts also helped
to- maintain bullish sentiment.
Rails Are Again Leaders.
Rails were again the leaders. Heavy
profit-takine in such issues as Atchi
son, Norfolk & Western and Gulf
Mobile and Northern. all Of which
closed / to 81 points lower, resulted
in the development of new leaders
such as Union Pacific. Western Paci
fic and st. Louis Southwestern, all OF
which closed l TO nearly points
higher Some of the selling in Atchi
son may have been inspired by Presi
dent Storeys denial that stock divi
dend was in contemplation, or that
the road was committed to d higher
"A IiYrtA H0 Of -
Norfolk and Southern. which was
bit up in spectacular fashion yester
day, moved up nearly points to an
other new record high at 56%. today
but later lost all It's gain. Uncon
firmed reports of a possible com
promise in the Eastern railroad con
solidation controversy attracted wide
spread attention.
Selling Wave Absorbed.
Flurries of selling swept through
the motors, but offerings generally
were well absorbed. Oils also were
subjected to pressure as a result oi
the extension of recent crude oil price
cuts and the announcement of an
other cut in gasoline prices by the
Standard Oil Co, of New Jersey, ef
fectiye Monday. Rubbers continue q
attract buying on rumors of an early
advance IN tire prices.
Westinghouse Air Brake was one
of the outstanding strong spots in the
| Industrial list, touching new htgf
record for all time at 157A, Other
| issues to reach new high ground in
cluded Federal Mining and Smelling
which jumped II points to 120 on {
comparatively small turnover, and $
| III. Kress, Sterling Products, Path'
Exchange, Byproducts Coke. May De
partment Stores, G.. w. Helme, Ameri
/ can Water Works. Douglas Pectin
Indian Refining, Frisco Common ant
Gulf. Mobile and Northern preferred
Foreign exchanges held firm IL
quiet trading. Demand sterling wa
quoted slightly higher around s4.S47s
and French francs just below 3.9l
cents. Spanish pesetas held close tC
their recent high record just above
ia cents.
Evening star., 1927-03-13
NEW YORK DRY GOODS.

NEW YORK, March 12.-Cotton
goods markets were quiet and a shade
weaker at the end of the week. Print
cloths were quoted at 4 cents Tor 64x
COS and cents for 6Sx72s, the former
a decline of Il. Raw silks were slow,
but steady.
Evening star., 1927-03-13
Financial High Lights of Past Week
Brought Out in Nutshell by Statistic

special Dispatch TO The Star.
NEW YORK. March II, 1927
Evening star., 1927-01-22

ment here, for instance, far beyond
that Of any city of comparable size,
but an examination of assessments of
80 cities having populations ranging
from 1905 to 100000 shows that
the property of the average resident
of Washington is assessed higher than
the average for the 80 cities through
out the country.
An instance of this is shown in the
Census Bureau reports of 1923, which
give the same general proportions as
later years, which set the average as
sessment per person for the 80 cities
at SLIPS, while for the same year the
average per person assessment in the
District was $3.50. In the coming
year the District, with a total assess
ment OF more than 81 900 200, 900, will
have an average assessment per per-
son of more than $1,000.
Moreover, 1t is pointed out by city
officials cognizant of the situation that
the assessments of these 80 cities. ac-
cording to census reports are about
so per cent of what is regarded as the
fair market value, while the District
OF Columbia assessments are much
closer to market value, as shown by
comparative sales.
Due to the tremendous fluctuations
In values, construction figures and
the various methods of computing as
sessments and tax rates, 1t is difficult
to arrive at understandable compari-
sons, but the following ANALYSIS. used
by local assessing officials. gives a
good indication of the situation: