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Evening star., 1927-10-13
AMERICAN LEAGUE HEAD
: READY TO QUIT MONDAY
Hopes That Next President of Circuit Will Not Be
!: 'Rubber Stamp" Man-Turning Over Office
So ssChiId Could Read Its History

authority 4 rubber stamp president
will be n mistake. lie must rule with
an iron hand. without regard for
friendship or factions
He also warned that the game
must be kept free from faint, away
from gambling and syndicating."
Johnson's spectacular and stormy
career in base ball started in Novem-
ber, 1898. when he was elected presi-
dent of the old Western League. AL
though the league was only formative
at that time, Johnson, then sports
writer on a Cincinnati newspaper,
took the job and had the league func-
tioning when the base ball season
opened. After several seasons Johnson
and his friends became ambitious and
decided to change the name of the
league to the American League.
Then trouble started with the Ma.
tional League, Johnson challenging
the National Leagues right to major
league classification. Scores of play
ers were taken from the National cir
cult by the American, and for two
years there was continual strife be-
tween the two orga aniZations. But be-
tween the 1902 and 1908 seasons n
peace parley was held and the present
playing agreement was started.
Since that time Johnson has en-
gagged in many battles with league
owners. fans and players over base
ball policies. He is now SO years old
and has no plans for the future eX-
cept a vacation in Honolulu.
Evening star., 1927-10-13

BY the Associated Press.
HARIS, October 13.-Skepticism
u in the French press regarding
the record breaking Channel
i swim of DR.. Dorothy Coch-
rane Logan Mona McClellan)
of London is countered by dispatch
TO LIE Matin from Boulogne, saying
investigation has shown that she
started from Cape Girls NeZ as claimed.
A man from the semaphore station
on the cape. strolling on the cliffs
while off duty, saw the swimmer start,
the dispatch says, and the boat which
accompanied her was sighted by the
lighthouse keeper. a hotel man and
by Ishak Helmy, the Egyptian swim
mer.
DIR. Logan and her trainer, Horace
Carey, have sworn to affidavits in
London regarding her claim of cross
ing the Channel in 13 hours 10 min
utes. and Carey declared the swim
mer would receive the prize of FL 900
(nearly $4,000 offered by Lord Riddell
for the first British woman to break
Gertrude Ederle's record of ii hours
81 minutes.
In New York, Mrs. Clemington Cor
son Mile Gade). second woman to
swim the Channel, threw cold water
on DR.. Logan's claim.
If 1 could have made myself be.
lieve she did it in 13 hours, I should
Evening star., 1927-10-13
HARTZ BADLY HURT:
AUTO RACE STOPPED
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SALEM, N. H., October 13.-Colum-
bus day racers were scattering to new
fields today, leaving behind in a Law.
renee, Mass. hospital Harry Hartz,
whose spectacular crash set fire ito
the speedway in the sixty-fifth, mile
of what was to have been the 200
mile feature event.
His crash ended the race and sent
Hartz hurting through the air 35
feet from his overturning machine.
Peter de Paolo missed hitting him by
a fraction of a second. Hartz's in
juries included a deep cash in the
head, possible concussion of the brain
and a broken leg. Hospital authorities
put his name on the danger list.
The speed king was attempting to
snatch the lead from Frank Lockhart
when he lost control of his car while
doing 126 miles an hour. The car
burst into flames. starting four fires
along the intield rail. The resultant
use of chemicals to kill the blaze
drew dense clouds of smoke across
Evening star., 1927-10-13
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Iress.
~ HICAGO, october 13.--H i s
"house in order" Ban John.
son, stormy petrol of organ
~ lied base ball. is ready to turn
over the keys of his 27-year-
old office of president of the American
League next Monday. or Is days be-
fore he had originally planned.
johnson gave no reason for his de-
cision to speed up his resignation, his
parting message dwelling entirely on
the future of base ball.
On Monday the board of directors of
the league Prank j. Navin of De-
1roit, Clark Griffith of Washington,
Phil Ball of st. Louis and Ben Shibe
of Philadelphia-will meet with John
son. at his call. to receive his formal
resignation, to look over his records
and possibly to choose his successor.
While no announcement of the prob
able candidates has been made, base
bali writer's ore almost unanimous in
their guess that it will be T.. S. Bar
nard, president of the Cleveland club.
81 am turning over the Office in
such shape that child could read its
history" President Johnson said. my
successor. whoever he may be, will
have no trouble. hope my successor
will be a strong man. for the good of
the league. Without one the league
can easily so on the rocks. Factions
form in all groups and one man must
dominate all factions and have real
Evening star., 1927-10-13
RIOTS END CONTESTS
OF RUTH AND GEHRIG

By fhe Associated Press
NEW YORK. October 13.-Babs
Ruth and Lou Gehrig have started
out to play two ball games on tht
first leg of their transforming tour
and both have resulted in riots, with
no damage done.
The Bambino and Columbia Lou lee
q star team to 81 victory over the
Bushwicks yesterday at Brooklyn
Ruth getting two doubles and a single
Gehrig double. The contest ended
Just as the Bushwicks started to take
their final turn at bat.
Ruth who had played first base
and taken a turn on the pitching
mound, elected to sit in a box seat.
A crowd of $4,000 fans, crowding the
park to its capacity. swarmed toward
the home run king. police escort
was provided and the Babe got tc
safety. but there was no chance tc
resume play.
The day previous Ruth and Gehris
played at Trenton, n. j., and the con.
test was halted by a swarm of young.
sters.
Evening star., 1927-10-13
nson With House Or Cubs Are Casting About

the track and caused the hasty halt.
ing Of the rest of the racers.
Track officials held a quick confer.
ence and announced that the drivers
would place in the race in the posi-.
tions in which they were when flag.
ged. A second special 75-mile bob
tail contest was ordered, and Lock.
hart led from the start.
HartZ was given second place in
the interrupted race while De Paolo,
present championship point leader,
was third. Babe" Stapp took second
place in the 75mile whirl. with DE
Paolo third.
Equal division of the purse was de.
cided on for both races, first place
in each carrying s3,50O. Lockhart
won $1,000: Stapp. $2.625; De Paolo
$4,000. and Hartz, S1,750.
Lockhart did the 65 miles of the
first race in 30 minutes and 1894
seconds. with Hartz a fraction of a
second behind
Evening star., 1927-10-13
British WOman's Channel Feat
Claim Causes Much Skepticism

have been the first one to send a
message Of congratulation," she said.
But if she can do it in 13 hours,
Gertrude Ederle can do it in g."
Mrs. Corson also said that she her.
self would be willing to give DIR.
Logan "a start of half the Channel
and still beat her across"
Miss Ederle, on the other hand, said:
IF the report is true, / send her my
congratulations The more power to
her! / hope to give. her another mark
, to shoot at some time"
The whole matter appears to rest
with the swimmers statement and
the testimony of witnesses, as the
secretary of the British Amateur
Swimming Association says that or
gaization does not give official recog-
milton to Channel swims.
Evening star., 1927-10-13
DEMPSEY MAY MAKE
PEACE WITH KEARNS
BY the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, October 13.--The
New York Daily News in a copy
righted story today says Jack Demp-
sey and his former manager, Jack
Kearns, are about to sign a peace
pact. returning Kearns as pilot of
the former heavyweight champion.
Th@ reconciliation is expected to
take place within ten days after
which Dempsey will return East to
talk with kearns on plans for a
transforming trip. which will include
battles this Winter in Chicago. De-
troit, Los Angeles and New York.
The Daily News says that under
the terms of the peace pact. as lined,
kearns has agreed to withdraw all
the law suits he has pending against
Dempsey while Dempsey has agreed
to sign long term contract giving
Kearns one-third of all his future
earnings.
Since their break, after the Demp-
sey- Firpo fight in 1928, Kearns has
kept the former champion constantly
involved in law suits. One of these
suits in which Kearns sued for $685.
1888, is scheduled to come up for
preliminary hearing in Trenton, n. j.,
next week.
Evening star., 1927-10-13
ANYTHING GOOD FOR CLUB
NOW SOUGHT FOR CHICAGO
Pitchers Especially Desired by Team That Sagged
After Making National League Pace So Long
See No Chance to Procure Cuyler.

far to get him as any othcr~tcam, so
far as / know. 1t looks as If he will
get away from Pittsburgh, | have
doubts whether the Pirates will trade
anything to us. A Cuyler trade prob
ably will involve pitchers. and we
need pitchers just as badly as Pitts
burgh needs them
Would you trade Hack Wilson for
Cuyler?"
81 don't know. Mccarthy is boss
Of that. Hack is some hitter on our
own ground"
Copyright 1927
Evening star., 1927-10-13
RIGNEY, STEWART SOLD
TO BIRMINGHAM CLUB

Two more men who wore Ma
tionaI uniforms this year have
passed to the miners. They are
Topper Rigney ard Stuffy Stewart,
infiSIdcrs, who have been sold to
Birmingham. Rigney was little
used during the season after COM
ing from the Red SOX i'm exchange
for Buddy Myer. Stewart at his
Cwn request gees back to the club
from which the Nationals pur.
chased him late i'm 1925.
Walter Johnson, Sam Rice, Joe
Judge ard Ollie Tucker, now be-
longing to the Nationals, and
Frank Brewer, a former member
Cf the club, are TO engage i'm an
exhibition game at WaTenton, Va,
Saturday. They will play with the
WarrentCn team against the Phil
adeIp!,ia National Loaguers i'm Il
tilt for the benefit of the Warren
ton Boy Scouts.
Evening star., 1927-10-13
HAS ONE MORE GAME.

Arlington All-Star nine will close
it's season Sunday on Arlington dia.
mond with Washington Red Sox as
opponents. All players are asked to
report before 2:30 o'clock. Brown
will draw the pitching assignment for
the home nine.
Evening star., 1927-10-13
DUNDEE AND HUDKINS
TO FIGHT OCTOBER 2e

LOS ANGELES, October 13 CP).-
The State Athletic Commission has
approved a championship match here
October % between Joe Dundee,
welterweight titleholder, and Ace
Hudkins of Nebraska.
Dick Donald, promoter, said he
would post bond today Of approx
mately 100000 in conformity to the
commission rule requiring a forfeit
bond of 20 per cent of the estimated
maximum receipts for Wrigley Field
arena where the bout will be staged.
Dundee and Hudkins have been in
training here for some time.
Evening star., 1927-10-13
BY JOHN b. FOSTER.

"a YEW YORK. October 13.--Pitch'
IN ers, infieldcrs and anything
vi that seems to be good for a
1 ball team" will be acquired by
the Chicago Cubs before the
1928 season opens, according TO Wofd
that comes to this correspondent from
one of the clubs directors.
1t was lack of experienced pitchers
that lost the championship of the Ma
tional League for the Cubs, so the
ChicagoanS believe.
1--WE had to crowd Charley Root all
Of the time, and while he responded
finely the task was too much for him,
the Cub director said. Root thought
that he could win 80 games and was
as eager to try for that goal as the
manager was to let him try. He held
up well until the latter part of the
season, when his arm began to shake.
"It was then oy even before then
that we expected quite a little from
Sheriff Blake and Guy Bush. They
had appeared fine pitchers in their
work in 1926, but they did not come
through as effectively as expected.
Bush was almost invincible against
the Giants in 1926, but he was not in
1927 and he was not very effective
against other teams where it was be-
lieved ne would be. Blake pitched
about as he did in 1926, although inn
provement was looked for. To top off
other pitching trouble, Percy Jones
did not come back when a piece of
bone was taken from his elbow. By
another season he may be in fine
shape again.
Need New Players.
"Will the Cubs try to get some new
players for 1922"
''Yes, any kind of players that seem
to be good for a ball team that plays
base ball for all it is worth, but lacks
endurance. Manager Joe Mccarthy
was never worrying about his fielders
and his batters last season. The Cubs
had such good lead at one time that
we could have held our own even had
we sagged little in both fielding and
batting We could not hold our own
when the pitchers could not hold their
games. After the slips began to come
they were almost always due to the
fact that the pitching began to di.
minish in effectiveness in the latter
part of the game.
1.-THE third base problem was a veX-
ing one. None of the players who
were taken on in place of Freigau was
any better, and maybe not so good
Twice in succession Mccarthy has
been able to take the Cubs to the
front until they sagged in the latter
part of the playing season. In 1928,
if the players can be obtained, the
Cubs will be at it again. There are
only a few of the positions that would
not be changed if the right kind of
players turned up. The team wants
pitchers particularly and will try to
get them"
How about Kiki Cuyler?"
Cubs Can Use Pitchers.
"If Cuyler is really on the base ball
market, the Chicago team will go as
Evening star., 1927-10-13
WHEAT AND JACOBSON
ARE LET GO BY MACKS

PHILADELPHIA, October 13 (P.-
Zach Wheat, veteran outfielder, will
not be with the Philadelphia Athletics
next year. He has been given his un-
conditional release by Connie Mack.
"Baby Doll" jacobson, another out
fielder, also has been given his un-
1clphia club.
Evening star., 1927-10-13
MAY SUSPEND MANDEL

NEW YORK, October 13 (P).-The
National Boxing Association of the
United States is planning to suspend
Sammy Mandell of Rockford, H.. as
world lightweight champion, it is
learned from Thomas E. Donohue,
president of the association. Failure
to defend his crown is the reason.
Evening star., 1927-10-13

"a VIEW YORK, October 13.--Pitch-
IN ers, infieldcrs and anything
that seems to be good for a
1 ball team" will be acquired by
tho ChicaCo CilhS before the
New Britain herald., 1927-11-02

Sooner or later. Harvard and Princeton will be lining up for foot ball and other dual sports again. It will be recalled that a year ago, the Tiger bit off relations to spite John Harvard's S face, or as some said, to save its own.
 There had been talk of signet rings and nibblings under the pile, and Princeton was only half a whoop and a holler ahead of Har- yard in saying farewell. until We meet again, and if it never happens it still will be too soon.'
 Fine old athletic traditions were suspended by the break, and Yale men openly, Harvard and Princeton men, secretly. have wished to bring them back to life.
 The other day. alumni of Harvard and Princeton met at football as an object lesson to those who want to keep up bad blood between the uni versailles.
 Harvard has dem onstrl.ed it can forgive and forget by not only re- suming football relations with Pennsylvania. but by going 10 Phil adelphia next Saturday for the. first game since the breach in 1905.
 There IS considerable sentiment at Cambridge in favor of renewing ath letic activities with Princeton with out waiting 22 years. The three cornered race at Derby in May will be a long step--or rather two miles of hard pulling-in that direction.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-02

but haplau's ho6hIng head vas too elusive d target.
 Tn the sami-fnal, scheduled for ,ght rounds. Bobby Mayes or Nov London scored q technical knockout over Pep O'Brlen Of Scranton, Pa, Referee Young McAulHfa herirg the bout as too ouc-sidcd in the nth round
 Walingford Boy Wins
 Artie DeChauplaIu Of WalNngforl showed impregs!yely in his stX-rounl victory over Fl Alto Of New Lon aou who substituted for Young Wagner DeChamplajn carried every round by a convincing margin, his r.zhf-hand attack having Alto III trouble throughout,
 Spike Marine ot New Haven took the decision over Tommy ALohbo. New York Filipino, in the fastest battle Of the night, another six founder. Marine had .Abohbo in dis tress several times, in the early rounds, but barely survived q knock down in the final frame.
 Joe Lagray of New York out pointed Lew Friedman Of Chicago, trother Of Sailor Friedman, ln the opening siX-rounder.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-02
CREWS ID RACE IN
 SPECIAL REGATTA
Resumption Of Relations Be tween Harvard and Princeton

New York, Nov, 2 UP) - With Yale oarsmen in nearby shell. carrying on m the role of peace makers, the 15o-pound crews of Harvard and Princeton will race at Derby, Connecticut, in a regatta ar ranged for May l9, 1928.
 This is news of tremendous inn portanCe 10 the college world and es- pecially to alumni and undergrad uates of the two universities, which severed athletic relations a year ago.
 Strenuous dcnials come from and Princeton that this race next spring constitutes resump- ton of those relations.
 Those interested in maintaining the breach can deny all they please, however but when tho race is over. the breach will have been closed by a couple of miles Of sporting en- deavor. A Harvard crew is going 10 row against q Princeton crew on the River Thames in May, and any ostriCh-like declarations to the con- trary cannot hide the fact that the peacemakers at Yale have contribut- ed another good lick to the cause.
 Dr. Charles Kennedy, chairman of Priuceton's board of athletic control wire emphaiically that when his school severed relations in Novem- Der, 1926, the action was meant to apply 10 dual contests only. He points out that Princeton did not withdraw from the intercollegiate track and field games in which liar yard men were entered, and so forth.
 The fact remains that since the break, Yale men have been working to restore friendship and bring about a renewal of athletic engage ments between the Crimson and the Tiger With the simple announce ment of Yale's rowing schedule for 1928. which showed race between 1 pound oarsmen of the erstw e Big Three" at the Derby regatta, the peacemakers have scored again.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-02
WANT MEMORIAL
 ID BAN JOHNSON
E. $. Barnard Likely Choice as
 President Of League

Chicago, Nov. 9 Ps-Ths second American leagues existence was to be named today by club owners meeting here. A second object of today's session was agreement upon Q memorial 10 Byron Bancroft Johnson. founder of the .eague and it's only president.
 F. s. Barnard, president Of the Cleveland American league club has been named in apparently well sub stan,iated unofficial reports, as the club owners choice to succeed Johnson, whose resignation already has been accepted. Barnard, if the reports are true. has arranged his affairs in Cleveland so that he is prepared 10 take charge of league headquarters at once.
 Transfer or Cleveland club stock to a syndicate Of wealthy Cleveland men, headed by Ava Bradley, pick ed as Barnard's successor in the presidency, remains to be effected some shares are as yet undelivered 10 the new owners, but Barnard ex- pocted these to be turned over to- day.
 The form Of the Johnson memo rial has not yet been discussed by the club owners. The league profit d hy s320. .0on when Johnson re- fused 10 accept the balance of his tto660 salary for the eight years his contract had to run. He did not need the money. he told the club owners, and would not take what he had not earned.
 Among suggestions put forward by baseball writers are included a foundation fund for an annual check 10 the American leagues s mc valuable player who now gets nothing but the title an annual 'Ban Johnson Day" at each league ball park: q Ban Johnson Home for Aged Ball Players; nd awards 10 best players in specific fields. such as pitchers, and SO on.
 Like Johnson, Barnard was not a professional player himself but graduated into the major league routine from tho sports desk Of q newspaper. Johnson from Cincin- mai and Barnard from Columbus, Barnard has been connected with the Cleveland club for 24 years. since 1922 as president
New Britain herald., 1927-11-02
LEAD CHANGES IN
 HANDbALL LEAGUE
Mangan and Roche Defeated and
 Ioppled From High Station

The race for premier honors in the !. M. (. 4. hanlbaIl league has become hectic one with any num- bar os teams fighting for the top position. Last night the Roche Man gan team. despite q valiant fight, los. 10 the Dresscl-Crowe combina- ton and fell from the heights which the pair has held for week. The winners nearly took three straight games but a rally by the losers in the second game netted them a vic tory by q to 19 score Dressel the score Of 21 to s.
 The Cohen duo went back into first place after handing the new team Of Anderson and Nelson a ras'ing for three straight. Noren and Hornkohl took clean slate of three games from Parker and Hib- bard.
 The Hawkins-DaIey team boosted is percentage the night before by trimming Marchall-Nogel three straight while the Hergstrom- Pe- rakos pair took two out Of three from l.. Mag and Appel. Mag and Appell will now play the Marshall VogeI team.
 The donations Of the various handball fans towards the fund for the new coruts are coming in fast. 4 chart is set up in the lobby and daily record is kept Of sums re- ceived.
 Tonight a special match will be staged between the $. Mag Hawkins duo, unofficial champs of the ~" and combination made up of T.. Mag and Joe Hergstrom.
New Britain herald., 1927-11-02

II "Stumpy' Thomson, Warner Mzcll and Ed Crowley. captain, are going good. Coach w. X. Alexan- der, at Georgia Tech. thinks his Golden Tornado" can make trouble for any football team at any time. Thomson and Mizell are sophomore backs who played a lead ing role in handing Ala bama it's 13-0 trimming few Saturdays ago. Crowley is an end. and one Of the best in the south.
 The Georgia Tech eleven faces four more southern opponents in its march to a southern championship. It meets NaVnderbilt next Satur- day and then Louisiana State, Ala bama Poly and Georgia in remain ing conference games.
 It's the first time Georgia Tech eleven has been called a Golden Tornado In many seasons. When winning, it is called by that name. Otherwise. it is merely a Georgia Tech eleven of Yellow Jackets"
New Britain herald., 1927-11-02
EAST AHEAD OF WEST
Atlantic ~cahOard GridirOn Teams Have Won Greater Number of In trr~cctinnal Clashes.

\rw York. Nov. @.-FP-So far fine Atlantic scahoard sector of in" rridjron battlefront has notched -roa'ar number Of inters"ctionai victories this season than any other IiNa1 ar.3 but most of the big games have found the east on the short end Of 'h" argument.
 Standard-bcarcrs of the Big Ten" have captured two of th" three rDEg Eomonts so far with eastern rivals Harvard gained an even break. losing 70 Purdue but defeating Iudiauo while Chicago upset Penn .2lyauia.
 Notrn Dame has helped th" vest 'u "gcorc' by trimming the Naval r1domy and Georgia Tech while
 brasha took Syracuse into camp .,t week Tn" south has something , cheer about in the triunlphs of
 0r"ia over Vale. Duke over Boston .I,ge and Virginia Poly over Col fp
 Southern Methodist's Mustangs talt a powerful blow for the South -nstcrn conference by trouncing rissouri's Tigers.
 The table of intersoctional results LOWS the east at the top with l3 <ctorieq. followed by the middle vet with II and the south with s.