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@ Today johnson Resigns As Heado League
GAMES ARE SOUGHT
BY SEVERAL TEAMS

Marlboro A. C. is without a game
for tomorrow due to cancellation. An
unlimited foe is wanted. Call Manager
Smith at Marlboro 13-F-22 today.
Manager of Capital Heights nine is
requested to call the manager Of
Elliott A. c. at Lincoln 5233 concern
ing Sundays game between the two
teams.
A mix-up in the schedule has left
Takoma Tigers without a game for
Sunday. Senior opponents should call
Columbia $500 today.
Herndon Fairlous find themselves
without rivals for tomorrow. Unlim-
iteds call Herndon IS.
Timely hitting gave Auth Seniors
an 11-5 win over Moose Seniors yes
terday. Jarman led at bat.
p. Chumbris hurled Muddy Ruel
Peewees to 9-to.5 victory over
Walter Johnson Peewees yesterday.
Perry's triple and doubles by Hayes
sind Rollins. gave Winton Insects a
1O-to.9 win over Myrtles yesterday.
Del Ray Seniors want a game for
tomorrow with a team having a dia-
mond. Call Manager Martin, Alexan-
dria 1376-W today.
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By the Associated Press.
n YEW YORK, July 9.-After "a
N years of service to the Amer
VI lean League, Ban Johnson Is
i Y putting things in order for a
successor.
Forestalling efforts to retire him IN
the way OF a S40,000.a.year pension
through q contract, which had eight
years to run, the founder and only
president of the American League yes
terday rendered his resignation. effec-
tive November 1, with his salary to
cease at once.
The resignation was submitted at a
special meeting of American League
owners, while the magnates were in
conference and after a committee had
visited him once concerning his with
drawal, Johnson told newspaper men
he had no intention of resigning
Later, however, after q second visit
from the committee, Johnson signed
a terse statement of 33 words, convey
ing his resignation, and was handed
a formal statement of acceptance and
regret from the owners.
Johnson was responsible for a great
share of the early success of the
American League, and he steadfastly
refused to relinquish any of his power.
He opposed some of the steps taken
by Kenesaw Mountain Lands, base
ball commissioner.
With Charles Comiskey, Johnson
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SOUTHPAW AND JOHNSON
DUE TO FACE CLEVELAND
Criffs Defeat Indians. to and to 3, i'm Double.
header Opening Western Invasion, Although
Ouhit in Both Contests.

! tinued to second when Rice booted
the ball. But there Joey remained
as Bluege heaved out brother Luke,
while Cullop whitfield with vigor.
During the first rounds of the Sec
ond enga cement of the day, both sides
were calm. Each had IA scoring furry
in the fourth, hoWet er. The Nation
ais solved Shaute for the first time
and got two runs, with their three
safeties. One was gone when Harris
singled Speakers two-bagger tailed
Bucky and following Goslin's pop,
Judges onebaser sent Spoke to the
big base.
Two hits were good for a Tribe
marker. With Summa out OF the
way, Burns rifled a double down the
left-tield line. 1t was the thirty second
two-bagger of the year for the man
WHO holds the record for clouts or
this distance. When Joe Sewell poled
Il single to center. Burns Scampered
to the counting block.
BIuege's Error Is Costly.
An error by Bluege paved the way
to tying run by the Tribe in the
fifth. Lutzke singled past Reeves and
Shaute hit to center. Speaker got
to the ball quickly and made a great
heave to Bluege that had Lutzke
headed off. Ossie dropped the ball,
though, SO the Rube slid into the
far corner safely while Shaute got to
second. After Reeves got Jameson s
pop, Sturgeon got Lutzke home with
a long fly to Goslin.
1t was Lutzke's wild chuck, how
ever, that helped put the Nationals
in front again in the sixth. He heaved
the sphere over Burns head after
grabbing Harris grounder and Bucky
reached second. Speaker famed for
the second out, but Goslin singled
his manager home.
Both sides scored in the eighth.
Harris double and theft of third,
backed by Speakers pop over Joe
Sewell's head, accounted for the Ma
tionals' run. Summa hit a two-bagger
to start the Tribes half. Burns re-
tirement moved Homer to third, from
where he tailed as Harris threw out
Joe Sewell.
After Wyatt, batting for Lutzke in
the Tribe ninth. singled, Thurston got
two strikes against Shaute. But the
Indian pitcher sent a couple of drives
down the left field line that were foul
by inches only, so Marberry was sub
stituted for Hollis Shaute ended his
turn at the plate by lofting to Goslin.
Wyatt made second as Jameson
was thrown out. Then Hodapp
stepped to the batter's box in Spur
geon's place and watched a third
strike whizz by.
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McDermOtt Never
Raised His Head
BY SOL METZGER.

They still remember Johnny Nc
Dermott, United States open cham.
pion in 1911 and 1912, at his home
club near Atlantic City. Johnny
was the first home.bred pro to
break through for this title after
British and Scot transplants had
been winning it since it's beginning.
Recently in conversation with one
of the older members of the club
we discussed McDermott as teacher
and player and he lauded him in
both connections.
zone thing about Johnny" he
said. ''he practiced what he
preached. For instance, he always
held that the major mistake Of
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BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Chicago had a lead Of IL games
at the top Of the National League
today.
A pitching battle reminiscent Of
base balls earlier days marked the
fight of the Cubs against the Pirates
yesterday. Charlie Root, ace of the
Cub staff, held the Pirates to one hit
and beat them, l to 0. 1t was the
ninth straight victory for Chicago
and Roots fifteenth victory OF the
season. Root had pitched hitless ball
up to the eighth, when, with two out,
Gooch singled into left field. Joe Nc
Carthy's team collected eight hits off
Lee Meadows, but the bespectacled
Pirate hurler clamped down four times
with runners on third.
Larry Benton, Boston's contribution
to the Giants pitching staff, completed
his first full game for New York
when he beat Brooklyn, CO. Benton
was touched for nine hits, but he
scattered them, while the Giants were
stopping Bill Doak's string of five
straight wins.
Kent Greenfield. who went to Boston
from the Giants in the Benton trade,
pitched the Braves to 81 victory
over the worlds champion ST. Louis
Cardinals. Jess Haines failed to
come through in the pinches, Ban
croft, High and Gibson hitting when
hits meant runs.
The Cincinnati Reds won their
second straight from Philadelphia,
but they had to go IL innings to
get an SIS verdict. Hughey CriZ's
single with the bases loaded and two
out turned the trick.
The Yankees opened their Western
invasion by breaking even in
doubleheader at Detroit, losing the
first, Sill. and taking the other. 1913.
Babe Ruth hit his twenty seventh
home run of the season and Is only
one behind his teammate, Lou
Gehrig. Tony Lazzeri whacked out
his thirteenth homer of the year with
Gehrig on in the seventh inning of
the first game. Ruth's circuit smash
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WOMEN IN SPORT
BY CORINNE FRAZIER

NTRIES for the Junior girls
- net championship of the Dis
trict will remain open until
IL o'clock tomorrow night, ac-
cOrding to Caroline Jansen.
chairman of the committee in charge
of the event.
Play will begin Monday at 10
o'clock on the Henry Park courts, as
announced previously, and pairings
will be published Monday morning.
So far, Western High School rack
eters lead in numbers entered. despite
the fact that there are nearly twice
as many players at Central and at
Eastern, judging from the numbers
competing in the school tournaments
held this Spring. Tech also had a
fair sized entry list in the play for
the school championship.
Any one of these groups could offer
stiff opposition to the Hilltop play
ers for the District title If their
leading players participated. Are the
other high schools going to let West
ern walk off with the crown for the
third successive season?
Several entries have been received
from seminary stars and it is posi-
BILE that one of these may annex the
title. Agatha Varela of the National
Cathedral School for Girls, as well
as Miss Jansen, can be expected to
put up a stiff fight for the laurels
Miss Jansen was runner-up in the
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COFFMAN RECALLED;
JOINS GRIFFS TODAY

CLEVELAND, July 9.-Dick Coff-
man. 19-year-old right. hand pitcher,
farmed to Jersey City of the Interna'
tional League just before the Nationals
started their first Western tour of the
season, was due to report to Manager
Harris here some time today. Sec
rotary Ed Eynon was notified by wire
Yesterday of Coffman's recall and
looked for him to show up then, but
he failed to put in an appearance.
Coffman pitched good ball during
his two.months' term with the Skeet-
ers and very likely will get an early
chance to show his wares in the big
league again. Coffman pitched the
Skeeters to 5to3 victory over SYRIA
cuse yesterday in his farewell Inter
national League appearance.
Summa, Tribe righfielder, made the
fashiest fielding play of the first game
when he dashed. against the stand for
Speakers foul fly to end the sixth
session. Summa followed hard run
with a one-hand shoestop catch.
HadIey had the world against him
every time he hatted in the first en-.
gagement He had third strikes
called against him in his first two
trips to the plate and argued loud
and long with Umpire Vangratian
each time. Bump famed in the fifth.
but in the eighth he sent n Hooper
toward left that seemed a sure hit.
1t fell just on the wrong side of the
chalk mark. At that he later lifted
a fly to Jameson to get Bluege home
from third.
So,
the opening tilt. Jamieson's bounder
down the right field line at the outset
of the Tribes first batting effort
socked the National in the mouth and
Trainer Mike Martin had to get Joe
in shape before play could be re-
neWed. Ruel when at bat the first
time took one of Uhles pitches on the
back and went down for a short
count.
Speaker made a spectacular catch
of Cullop's long drive in the initial
inning of the nightcap. The veteran
middle gardener ran back to the fence
to drag down the sphere The drive
was so deep that some speedy relay
ing was necessary to hold to third
Joe Sewell, who had moved up from
second after the catch.
Rice did the only base stealing in
the first game, twice rilfering second.
Sam had to make a fine slide to get
under Luke Sewell's throw in the
eighth inning. Harris swiped third
base in the second setto.
Manager McAllister sent a bunch of
right.hand hitters into the latter part
of the first fray. but the replacement
gave Braxton little trouble.
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JONES ENDS PRACTICE
: FOR THE BRITISH OPEN

Blythe Associated Press
( sT: ANDREWS, scotlahd, July g..
Bobby Jones has player his last
EpTactice shot at st. Andrews before
next weeks championship tourna-
ment here, in which ne will defend
his British open golf title
Last night a heavy rain fell and
this morning the fairways and i'm
nense undulating putting greens were
dotted with pools Of water, so the
Atlanta star decided to give his clubs
a day of rest.
!. Tomorrow being the Sabbath, no
|golf is permitted at st. Andrews.
Jones' three last practice rounds
of 68. 70, 20. have convinced him that
there is little more he can do to
attain further local knowledge of the
worlds most famous golf course.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-09
ROOT YIELDS LONE HIT
AS CUBS DOWN PIRATES

came in the nightcap with two men
on bases.
Iris Speakers batting was instru.
mental in Washington's. two victories
over Cleveland, IA and 4-3.
The Boston Red Sox knocked Ray
Schalk's Chicagoans out of third
place by beating them, lis.
Lefty" Grove ran his total of
strike outs to los by tanning eight
st. Louis batters. Grove allowed the
Browns eight hits and beat them, Us.
A double by Ty Cobb drove in two
runs in the seventh. Sam Jones was
pounded hard.
A summary of yesterdays games:
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Detroit bsE York: S5sSSs3aiiSS2s--lfi i
Ruether. Thomas. Gisrd. Shawkey and
Grabowski; StOner and WOodall.
S 81 $S:s !!ssS55SSSssss2G--iss Il Il
w. PipgrSs. Moore. Pennock and Collins;
Bassler. WOOdall.
Chicago ...... O0I3O0O 0-5 IA 4
Russell. Harriss and Hartley: Blankenship.
Faber. Coles and Grouse.
r. H. F..
Philadelphia. -. 10010230 o. 10 ,
st. Louis. ...... 0O0OO21 is g o
Grove and Cochrane: Jones. Nevers and
ONeill.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
GhisSsn b... ooddooooooooooooooLdd 3 I
Root and Hartnett Meadows and Gooch.
Spencer.
r. H. E.
Philadelphia. O02O 100000 O--5 ID 3
Rxey. Nehf and .Hargrave: Kaufman.
Willoughby. Scott and Jonnard.
r. H. E.
st. Louis. .... OOOOOI OO-2 10 o
Boston. ....... 0O0O21 OOx-3 10 9
Haines and O'Farrell: Greenfield and Glib
son.
R.H.E.
Brooklyn. OOOOO1O-S
New York. go. 2O040 O0Ox-6 IL .
Doak. Clark. Ehrhardt and Hargreaves:
Benton and TaylOr
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-09
CHANCE PLAY CHOICE
IN $4,000 HANDICAP
nv The Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, July 9.-Fast horses and
a fast track awaited the running at
the Lincoln Fields track today of the
$4,000 Lincoln Handicap, feature
event of the 37-day race meet over the
Crete, H., race course.
Chance Play, carrying top weight Of
1872 pounds and with Earl Sande up,
was the early favorite, but Display,
Rhinock. Hydromel and Moonraker
had their hackers.
Among other scheduled starters who
were given respectful consideration
were Jock and War Eagle. coupled un.
der the colors of Edward B. Mclean;
Boon Companion, coupled with the
French distance galloper, Cotlogomor,
and Rothermel, running with Hydro.
mel. under the silks Of former Senator
Camden of Kentucky.
The race is over the mile-and-a.
quarter distance, and is for 3-year-olds
and up.
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ALFONSO PLAYS HOLMAN
F0R'U. S. TENNIS TITLE

PHILADELPHIA, July 9 R.-
Manuel Alfonso, former Spanish Davis
Cup player, and Cranston Holman.
Leland Stanford University, will meet
today for the Middle States tennis
championship.
Both won their semi-final matches
after hard battles. Alfonso defeo tod
Julius Seligson. New York, sc. "a
6-1. and Holman eliminated STANLEY
W. Pearson, Philadelphia, Cd. %
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EX-CHAMPIONS REACH
GOLF TOURNEY FINAL

HAMILTON, Ontario, July (P.-
Two former champions are in the
finale of the Canadian amateur golf
championship.
Frank Thompson of Chicago, holder
of the Canadian amateur title in 1921,
and Don D. Carrick of Toronto, the
winner in 1925, came through the
semi-finals in close matches and will
play SO holes tomorrow to settle the
issue.
Thompson defeated Maurice ]. Nc
Carthy of Brooklyn, Georgetown Uni
versity student. and /. while Car
rick eliminated his old rival, Ross
Somerville of London, 2 and /.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-09
FIGHTS LAST NIGHT.
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
BAYONNE, n. BILLY Ayers.
Phoenix, Ariz.. defeated Harry Mar
none, Jersey City 00). Miwalters
Romano, Harrison, whipped Frisco
Bautista, Philippines Q0).
DIES MOINES.-Kenneth Hunt, Des
Moines, knocked out Frank Downward.
Russell 81.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-09

Two-base hits-SDeaLer. Judge. Bluege.
yacobson. Jamleson. j. SeweIl. Burns. Home
runs-Gasiin. Cullop. =. Stolen bases.-iiice
Hadiey. Left on Observation-Disclosures. %;
cleveland. IL. First base on balls-0f Had
ley. 3; OF THE, ; Str.c.: oifr--Dy Hadey.
d: by Uhle. 3. Hits-Of Hadey. I2 in
tx innings: of BraxtOn. ; in IA innings.
Hit by pitched bali-By TILE tRurD. Win
IangrafiIn and Rowland. Time of game
hours and 22 minutes.
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WILL SEE POLO GAME

Maj. Gen. Charles P. Summerall
chief of staff. U. S. A., an ardent
polo fan, is among the spectators at
the match for the national Junior
polo title in Philadelphia TODAY he.
tween the Army and Rumson foi,rs,
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Summarizes:
SQUAD TO GO BY AIR.

Boiling field ball tossers were sched-
uled to travel by airplane today to
Martinsburg, w. Va, for a game with
the interviewer Sock Co. 1t was to be
the first time sandlot team of this
section has used the air to fill an
engagement, so far as known.
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ANOTHER GAME GOES
TO RUSSELL INSECTS

Russell Insects continued an un-
broken string of victories in Capital
City League yesterday, defeating Iro-
quois, IS to S, widening the breach
between the leader and runner up.
Three games will be played today,
while 20.odd contests are scheduled
in various divisions tomorrow. sched-
1tIn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-09

Because of a cancellation Warwicks
are without game for tomorrow AMI
are after a contest, in or out of town.
with an unlimited team. Call Manager
Zahn at Lincoln 4254-J,
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QUAKER NINE TO INVADE.

Black Sox. clever local colored nine,
will entertain Madison Stars of Phila.
delphia at Union League Park here
tomorrow in double-header, starting
at 1870 o'clock.
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P. 0.-AGGIES CAPTURE
CLOSE TENNIS MATCH

In a hard fought Departmental
Tennis League doubles match, Post
Office Agriculture overcame Com
merce yesterday, 8 to 2.
A three-set tilt in which Cragoe
and Haring of Commerce vanQuished
Richard and Thompson was the high
spot.
Summaries:
Sperry and Aronowsky Post Ofice-Agricul-
tureJ defeated Judd and Krauauer 81,
l2-IO: Cragoe and HaRng tCommercel de-
feated Richardson and Thompson Sc,
6-3. 12--1O: SOmercamp and Kisiuk Post
Ohiee-AgricnltureJ defeated Cross and Hub
ICommercei defeated Matts9 Su and 'H Peter.
81. 70; Shearman and Goldsmith Post
ONCE .AgrieultureJ defeated TOmelden and
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G. P. O. NINE SCORES.

Government Printing Office tossers
downed Post Office. 10 to Z. yesterday,
in a Colored Departmental League
game. Bland and Hope hit homers.
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SECOND GAME.


*Ratted for Iutzkc In ninth inning.
+Isntted for Spurgeon In ninth inning.
NaShtn-t0n. 90 q Of
Cleveland. ....... % q o q o.
Twn-ba>r hts-Spcakrr, Harris. HurnS.
S%t nlha; se"rii. cai"t' "a scoa LEI
on Observation-Disclosures. >: Cleveland. y. First
base on hali<--OfT Thn">ton. 1; oil ShaMtr.
2. Struck ont--isy Thu. or. =: hy Mar
Terry, 7: 10y %h"ute. .. Uts--OH ThnrstOn,
q IN q Inn'u"> tnnnr ort In NINTH; of
Narhcrry. r"re in in"ing. Winning pi'ci'
Cr--Thurat"". equine ,--Nr-srs. Rowland
r2A vans'a1in Time Of game hour aug
snia"tsG. r
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}'s$$ NJ !; .? ssS AZ
O'clock 5e Xztecs VS.. Au,hs. Washington Bar:
racks, O'CLOCK; Terminal Ice VS.. Falls
Church. West Ellipse. 1 o'clock.
SECTION d.
Standing of the Clubs.
y. Circles. y ! 51: 9SsS yrsers u :sS3s
R RSSss;:'' / / :Soo A'''n"e'' 'O00
Moose vs.: Robins No, 9, s,,o'clOck: Freers
JUNIOR CLASS.
SECTION A.
Standing of the Clubs.
Au,hs, y S1: SSt Senator'S. v! : RSt
Soss dSis s sS5 k ksass 1893 1893
Senators VS.. Palace. Plaza. II o'clock: COCA
Colas VS.. Auths. Washington Barracks. IL
o'clock.
Standing Of the Clubs.
Moose. VI 61. PSt Monticello. VI y Est! 5St
PesT!ess:., : 1900 TindbeFsh Q 5 900
Lindbefrh IS. Menteos. Plaza. o'clock
SEN1AON u
Standing of the Clubs.
WI Pct WI. Pet.
S Ss% sFs' 's$$ s sE'ssS 1893 1893
Manhattan vs. Smithfields. South Ellipse
3 o'clock: Corinthians VS.. Winsalls. No. 3. IL
o'clock.
MIDGET CLASS.
SECTION A.
Standing Of the Clubs.
WI. Pct. WI. Pct
SAN Riee. 2 91.999999 Moose. 0 900
Corinthians vs. Sam Rice. West Ellipse. 8
O'Clock; Crandalls VS.. Moose today. No. 3.
3 o'clock.
SECTION ID.
Standing of the Clubs.
WI Pct. W. L. Pct.
Eskimo. : 01.o00S Americans / ! . S00
Calhoups. l l 800
Americans VS.. Calhouns. No. 10 1 o'clock:
Rommells VS.. Aces. No. 4. O'Clock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-09

INSECT CLASS.
Standing of the Clubs.
Russels.. I o 61 900 corinthian ! ! 800
Iroauois.. I l 500 St. Martin I .250
B.C.Elks.. l 1 500 Walford.. 2 900
Elks VS.. Walford today. Plaza. IL
o'clock. Corinthians vs.. St. Martins ITO
day.. East Ellipse. l o'clock.
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GAMES TOD.i

GAMES TODAY GAMES TOMORROW
st. Louis mt Boston. st. Louis at y. y.
Brooklyn at y Y. phila, mt Cincinnati.
Cincinnati at Phila. Chicago at BROOKLYN
Chicago at Pitts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-09

Richmond. 3; Wilson. ..
Portsmouth. 3: Petersburg, 2.
Kinston. Norfolk traiul.
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SOUTH ATLANTIC ASSOCIATION

Asheville. 3.5: Augusta. 1-2.
Columbia, 5: Spartanburg, 4.
Rocky Mount. Winston Salem (rain).
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BY the Associated Press.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-09

St.. Martins vs.. Crescents. North Ellipse
3 o'clock: Aztecs VS.. Auths. Washington Bar
racks. l o'clock: Terminal Ice VS.. Falls
Church. West Ellipse. L o'clock.
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EAST SECTION.

st. Joseph at Ballston. 3 o'clock: Rialtos
at Fort Myer } o'clock: Addison VS.. Dono-
hoes GeOrgetOWn Hollow. ) O'clock.
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Americans VS.. Calhouns No. 10. 1 o'clock:
Rommells VS.. Aces. No. A. O'Clock.
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VIRGINIA LEAGUE.

EASTERN SHORE LEAGUE.
Salisbury. 3: Easton. 4.
Crisfield. .: Parksley, o.
Cambridge. s: Northampton, 4.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-09

Pensacola. 4 st. Augustine. 3 (12 innings
darknessD.
ranl.
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Moose vs. Robins. No o, 3'o'clock: Freers
-s Atlantics. No. 10. 3 o'clock.
The Washington times., 1927-09-02

ert a. LeIghey, Douglas C. McDOn-
gal. John A. schricker. ana willis
7. Frazier.
The Washington times., 1927-09-02
Taliaferro Welcomes.
Theta Chi Convention

District Commissioners Sidney f..
Taliaferro welcomed 500 members Of
Theta Chi fraternity to washing.
ton at the formal opening today IN
the Mayflower Hotel OF its seventy
first annual convention.
All sessions today win Be devoted
to discussions OF fraternity business.
After Z concluding business session
tomorrow morning the delegates will
be taken on Sightseeing tour OF the
city and later will visit Arlington
Cemetery.
The annual banquet will be held
tomorrow night with United States
Commissioners Of Education John j.
Tigert, DR.. Albert C.. Dieffenbach,
editorsof the Christian Register, and
Writ p. Marks. chaplain Of Theta
Chi, among the speakers.
The Washington times., 1927-09-02
FAILS IN DEATH
To hid WIFE

CENTERyILLE, Mich, Sept. 81
len children Of 63-year.oId Arthur
Wood, who hanged himself to save
their step-mother from the charge
of bigamy, insisted today that the
case must be prosecuted.
Deserted BY her former friends
and neighbors, Mrs. Mary johnson,
IS. who is accredited as one OF the
reigning beauties OF st. Joseph
county. sits alone staring out OF the
barred windows Of the CenteryiIle
Jail.
I Shortly after Wood and Mrs. John.
son were married recently the bride.
groom learned she WAS the wife OF
a resident Of Battle Creek. He
caused her arrest, but relented
later.
Relieving his death would make ii
impossible for the charge to be
pressed against his bride, mother Of
three daughters, Wood killed him.
sell.
The Washington times., 1927-09-02

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