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Hyder weekly herald., 1927-09-03

The sixth annual Southeast ern Alaska Fair will be held this year in the biggest fair building north of Seattle, and will run four days from Sep tember 23 to October l, inclus- i've, according to an announce ment that has just been made by the Southeastern Alaska Fair Association. The new building, it is announced, will occupy a space 100 feet by 200 feet. It will be the largest building of it's kind north of Seattle, and will be built par ticularly with the needs of the fair in mind.
Hyder weekly herald., 1927-09-03

Equipment for the second radio beacon to be established in Alaska left Ketchikan recently on the lighthouse tender Cedar. The radio beacon is an auto matic device which sends out lots and dashes and gives to jhips during fogs and thick weather, or in the darkness of night, an angle for their posit-
 on relative to the lighthouse }r stationary objects. By the aid of the compass stations the position Of the ship is more &C., ;urately approximated. At the present time there are naval
 adio compass stations at Soap 3tone Point and at Hinchin- brook Island. The new station will be located at Cape St. Elias.
Hyder weekly herald., 1927-09-03

Ten new aviation fields will be constructed in the Third Division. The fields will be To- cated at Seward, Valdez, III the Rainy Pass at Skwentna Crossing, the Moose Creek coal mining district, Willow Creek mining section, Cache Creek. Curry and Cantwell. The Curry field is being constructed in conjunction with the Alaska Railroad. In the Fourth Divis-
 ion, new fields will be con- atructed at Nenana, McGrath, Berry's Landing, and Palmer Creek, in the upper Cinema river country. The field at Ophir will be improved and
Hyder weekly herald., 1927-09-03

The Fairbanks city council, at a recent meeting, appropriated 1000 for construction of a municipality airplane landing field. It is believed says the Fairbanks News Miner, that the Territorial Board of Road Commissioners will add anoth- CT $1,000 to this amount. Act ual work of building will be done by the Alaska Road Com mission. The ball park is the site selected for the new field. Two 3,000-foot runways will be built in an "X" shape. Each runway will be about 500 feet wide.
Hyder weekly herald., 1927-09-03

Captain E. c. Rowden, pres dent of the Koyukuk Gold Mining Co.,, and vice-president If the Detroit Mining Co.,, left Fairbanks recently to take per sonal charge of the affairs of he two companies in the Koy- lkuk district. A survey was made last summer for a 45-mile Hitch running from Clear Creek to the mining property )n Hammond River and the Hammond and Nolan benches. Work of building the ditch is lot expected to be started this year. The ground is being worked by the drifting and hy- draulic methods.
Hyder weekly herald., 1927-09-03

Arrivals in Fairbanks from he Livingood country report hat exceptionally good pay has been found on 20 above on Livingood Creek. The pay is said to average $1.50 a foot. in common with other parts of The Interior, the Livingood dis trict has experienced this sum- mer a shortage of water which has not only curtailed mining operations somewhat, but has made navigation up the river almost impossible. The river has been so low recently that it has been necessary to take mail from Fairbanks to Brooks by airplane.
Hyder weekly herald., 1927-09-03

In raids made on two separate establishments in Fairbanks, by federal officials recently, 611 bottles of beer were con- fiscated and one man was ar rested. The first raid was made on the Columbia Hotel, where the officers found 503 bottles of beer and arrested Louis Hertle. Later the party de scended on the cabin of Wm. McGrath, and seized 103 bot ties of beer. McGrath is at lib erty on his own recognizance and Hertle was held under bonds of one thousand dollars on the charge of possessing in toxicating liquors.
Hyder weekly herald., 1927-09-03
o'Malley.

Mrs. Mariana Perez, of Doug las, was recently convicted of violation of the prohibition law and of maintaining a nuisance, and was sentenced by Judge T. M. Reed to serve three months in the federal jail and pay a fine of $200. Her hus- band is also in jail for the same offence, having been some weeks ago.
Hyder weekly herald., 1927-09-03

received by H. W. Terhune, ex- ecutive officer of the Alaska Game Commission. Mir. Pear son is one of the most noted of American ornithologists, and has an international reputat- ion. He has written a number of books on bird life, including three volumes on The Birds of North America.
Hyder weekly herald., 1927-09-03

A petition by the natives of Sitka for an extension of the fishing season in that district, on the plea that they had caught practically no fish, and that fishing was practically their only means of livelihood, was denied recently by Com missioner of Fisheries, Henry
Hyder weekly herald., 1927-09-03

Alex Anderson, a Finlander about 30 years old, was recent ly fatally injured in the Mabel mine, in the Willow Creek dis trict, when a 6-foot slab of rock fell from the wall in a small stope in which he was working. Anderson died sever- al hours later while he was be-
Hyder weekly herald., 1927-09-03
BRIEF ITEMS FROM ALL
 PARTS OF THE TERRITORY
EVENTS IN THE NORTH AS PORTRAYED IN THE
 PRESS OF ALASKA

Victor Durand, pioneer vio- linist of the north, and known in practically every camp in Alaska, is now playing in Neil McGregor's new picture thea tre in Petersburg.
Hyder weekly herald., 1927-09-03

ing taken to Wasilla in an automobile. Charles Isaacs, who was working with Ander- son, was injured by the slide of rock, his left arm being bad ly bruised, but no bones brok- en.
Hyder weekly herald., 1927-09-03

the fields at Nulatio, Chand- lar and Brooks will be com pleted this summer. In addit- ion, maintenance work will be done on all existing fields in both Second and Fourth Divis- ions.
Hyder weekly herald., 1927-09-03

Miners in the Circle district report that the present season is the driest ever known in that section, and water shortage has seriously hampered mining operations.
Hyder weekly herald., 1927-09-03

T. Gilbert Pearson, president of the National Association of Audubon Societies, of New York City, will visit Alaska soon, according to a telegram
Hyder weekly herald., 1927-09-03
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-15

had seen before, was q brilliant and
spectacular success. He knocked
out 30 men or more In the first
round. And scored AZ knockOuts
in 81 battles Of his career. That
would place the stamp Of approval
upon his method and incline many
to believe Il was better.
Yet, my record, although 1t lacks
the spectacular achievements that
are Dempsey's shows that in 81
battles, / lost but once-and that
was q decision battle in 1922 to
Harry Greb. But next time I
fought Greb, used my new.found
knowledge, gained in the earlier
battle-and whipped him. The
third time we met gave him a
worse beating. attribute my
success to the fact that ] learned
all that ! could about my foeman
before met them and carried a
definite plan Of battle into the
ring against them.
Whether Dempsey's system Is bet
ter than mine, ! do not know.
That's something that can be left
for debate. But I do know that
when IL came to q test In Phila.
delphia between Dempseyis way
and mine. that I came out tri-
umphant in the battle.
Next Thursday Gene Tunney
will tell how he became con.
fldent In his ability to climb
to the heavyweight champion
ship crown.
tcopyriEht 1921. BY King Features
Syndicate, Inc.)
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Ball Park Sold Out for Opening Day

MANY of the BAH parks this sold for the opening
game People don't go things they have lost confidence
in on the opening day-and stay away thereafter.
The spectacle Of Tunney and Dempsey tapping away Tor ten
might vaudeville at thousands week
should to become great fighters and
similar fortune. We need fighting boys It's the hight
epjrit which wins fes battles We told that Mr. McIne
gave his column away months before he could sell Il he
Is TODAY afuent Of counn Some
thing both professions therefore for the young mind to ne
There is more value in sports than merely competing therein
One may sit in chair when too fgued from
receive all sorts of mental and
therefore physical goods from watching Being out in the ar s
actevery the last indictment the most severe Friend
Mac! i.
pages which will appeal whatever to out OF four
nonO of one out of anybodys household What
paper does your family read esteemed Con-
Ana 80 couple Of coumnsts know just how rghtsousy IN
dignant the public sometimes getsl t8
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ToDGYS SPOR7ORIAL
BY Nrf Miller

is that columnst portion Of his
public in dscord but when couple Of cOumnss far
their in then
indeed impasse has been reached
Mr. o. o. Mcintyre whose readers legion has very odd
sports He Just about ruined gppy Sunday for when
Il have long contended professional sports losing it's sound
hold the American public It has been widely discussed for
that organized baseball influenced gamblers.
ut is going to take lot Of stimulating juice put profess
scna sport back its feet Tunney Dempsey tapping
other for ten brief rounds the winner might be touring in
"The public is sluggishy awakening being
bed Sport only valuable those indulge healthy
sit in cushioned watch nothing.
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Tough BIouO to Sports Editors

II have often believed that devote entirely much
sports. family
the sport page In the block family Of the
condition exists
In 1925 more people paid to baseball horse racing
and boxing the three professional SPORTS
Of the history Of either Try keep % away from opening
of the the big holiday doubeheader the world
series games! Try bar them the Kentucky Dbyl The
Preatness The Beontl Tex Rickad could have sold half
many tickets for his show which
should have called "Rn" When wasn't raining rain It
raining fists.
the title Richard hasn't put seats public saheyve all
bought up in mail orders That's just how much profess
sional sports has lost its hold on the public.
And the baseball magnaes apprhensve Of the danger
McInre audes, that two Of have just
broken all former salary limits for srstwile bacbaled starr and
third Col RUPERT is about to send Babe Ruth contract set
ting dizzy heights for that esabe genteans services
coming summertime Some stimulating juice has caused
these rnagnates to act described.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-15
Hoppe and ScEaefer
Start 1871 Cue Match

NEW YORK, Feb. 16.-Willie
Hoppe and Jake schaefer today win
begin q 3,000-point match for the
worlds championship at 1871 balk
line billiards, the issue to be de-
cided In 10 blocks OF 800 pc. q
each. There win be no defending
champion In the match because
billiard authorities refused to recoR.
nize Schaefer's former victory over
Hoppe who had held the title with.
out competition for years.
It was announced that the match
would be for worlds supremacy
at this style of billiards and the
stakes viii be $4,000. representing q
side bet Of $1,000 by each player,
plus the receipts.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-15
Young to Meet Hobbs
In King Pin Tourney

Another night Of interesting
pocket billiard play Is the prospect
for those following the annual
spring handicap pocket billiard
tournament staged at the King Pin
Parlors.
A pair Of nifty cuemen are SEIZED
uIed to meet in one match and
another, equally as good, will play
in the second Of the two star at
fractions.
Young and Hobbs win stroke IL
the first match and Larman will
play Welsh in the second. Last
nights results gave Charles Bar
teimes q 1860 victory over B. II
soper, while George Bartelmes de
feated L. w. Collins, 70 to SO.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-15
Dempsey Out Again;
/. Silent on Comeback

Los ANGELES, Feb. 1s.-For
the first time since he was stricken
with blood poisoning in his left
arm. Jack Dempsey. foEmsr heavy
weight champion, was up and
about today. His arm IL stiii In
a bandage. but he apparently n
fully recovered.
Dempsey said he probably would
not resume training for several
weeks but would make no definite
comment concerning his campaign
to regain his title from Gene
Tunney.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-15
CUE TITLE TO RUARK

Gene RuarII. one Of the outstand-
ing three-cushion players Of this
city, was declared champion Of the
seventeenth annual three-cushion
billiard tournament when he met
and defeated Curtis Lamson, at the
Lewis and Kraues parlors, $3.50.
DR.. Edward Connolly tied with
w. C. Norwood for runner-up,
when Dr.. Connolly defeated Frank
Turton. S6.31.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-15
STRONGBOY
Looks NOT
T[0G)I))
By Davis ]. Walsh

LONG BRANCH, N. T., Feb. is.
AT the risk Of becoming con-
founded with the technicians. =
form Of human life. somewhat
higher than Q fallen arch, the
writer today IL constrained to break
down and make q clean breast Of
the belief that q thoroughly condi-
toned athlete win not be dropped
down in that 100000 spot with
Jack Delaney on Friday night. I
saw a pale, l0gy, lackIustre Jimmy
Maloney step through q brief work.
out and, for my nOn.essential part,
the business was not highly Inn
pressive.
Later, 1 tried to persuade Jimmy
de Forest to pass judgment on the
young mans condition but James
was non-commital and evasive. He
would say nothing except that
Maloney was not under his care but
merely using his quarters here az &
training ground. Privately, De For.
est Is declared to have said that
Malcney's system Of training didn't
meet with his entire approval.
OF course. Q shave and Q
hair cut win DO sometimes a.
preparation for o 10-rOund bout
but this one doesn't appear 10
be that kind Of 3 fight. Il VIII
be . fight with o great one.
punch hitter and, ~ the latter
drops one on his beard, Ma.
loney may need all the recuper.
alive powers that good cOndi-
ton insure.
The writer had no great interest
IN MaIoney's waistIine, which was
generous enough. In truth. he Il
one Of those natural fatmen whose
1 obesity is deceiving. However. one
/ can't 20 wrong on the state Of
i the eyes and Maloney's are dull and
| expressionless. Neither can the
| teIltale whitewashed look under the
| eyes be ignored. Maloney didn't
lose this aspect even after several
rounds of boxing.
II didn't seem, either, that ths
sweat came readily to the surface
although he went In the ring in 9
well heated room bundled in clothes
to the upper lip. That an a rule Il
another bad sign. A good condi,
toner Of men usually looks at q
fighters neck for signs Of nl-condi.
ton. Maloney's looked Ike what
the trainers call "stringy."
Maloney was neither fast nor OBJ.
viously slow in action. although II
was quite apparent that he was
| pulling his punches. "A man doine
that can't be fast; still there seems
/ to be no way to escape the impress
sion that this particular fighter q
far from being on edge.
His lack Of fire may be Q mat.
ter Of temperament but almost
any well trained human being,
three days before . contest. VIII
! give moro convincing testimony
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] think that watching this Other
fellow fighting somebody else would
confuse me when I fought him,
Dempsey has said. For IL laid
my plans to meet him at the style
he showed in that other fight, he
might change his style when he
met me-and then I'd he all twisted
up."
I attribute my victories over Car
pentier, Gibbons, Madden and Demp
sey. to the very fact that watched
each Of them in action long before
fought them and that such ohser
walton enabled me to evolve q win
1ing plan against all Of them.
No two fights In my career
have been exactly alike. I've
never fought the same way
twice. I've carried into every
ring . plan that's been different
than the one befOre-A plan
suited to heat that particular
individual and no one else. In
proof Of that j point to the fact
that my fights against Gibbons
and Dempsey were mighty con-
eeasts, for beat Gibbons largely
BY eOuntering. But no one saw
ma COuntering with Dempsey.
When I fought Tommy I had nc
Gear OF his punch. I figured ]
.couM get In and mix It with him,
depending upon my belief that
could counter-punch. That il the
technical ring expression which
really means trading blows. Ny
idea was that In any exchange ]
could deal out the worst of Il tc
Tommy. Aud the result proved It.
But It was no contemporaries
when fought Jack Dempsey. Nc
man lives today who can stand up
trade punches with him, and remain
conscious long enough to tell whai
happened to him. For when Demp
aey hits solidly he paralyzes.
/ saw Dempsey in most Of his
championship fights. / watched
him; studied him. Every move
that he made became indelible In
my memory. Quickly I realized
that using counter with him
and counter fighting perhaps Il
my best fOrte-WOuId perhaps
result only In my being knocked
into . horizontal position.
30 my plan was NOT to trade
punches with Dempsey, but to kcer
him from punching. watched
those lightning.like feet Of his.
noticed no was almost always prane
hg around on his toes. And I alse
noticed that when he attempted t
move on the fiat Of his feet that III
wasn't fast and couldn't get init
punching position.
And 20 Il was that I decided tina
che way to beat Dempsey was Il
keep him OFF his toes and fore,
MIN 10 Hight datfooted. To do tina
Maoank that had to build up and
perfect an attack that would con
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-15
BIG COLLEGE, LINKS

twenty-five and q half acres ad-
Joining the University Of Washing.
ton have been secured for the de-
velopnent Of q 27-hole golf course
to be used by the student body.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-15
GOLFER VS., ARCHER

Archie Loeffler, golfer, and Jack
Carothers, who recently killed a
4O0.pound black bear with Q bow
and arrow, will engage In q golf.
archery match over the, Willow
Springs course In Texas.
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that some kind OG life stlII fTut.
tiers within.


In 3 two.round workout with
Tom Kirby, light heavyweight
Of Delaney's proportions, MaIoney
gave evidence Of what he hopes 70
do on Friday by wrestling ana
pulling the lighter man off ball
ance at every turn. Al little bit
Of that might prove q great
plenty to Delaney e the bout went
on TO 10 rounds.
However, Maloney seemed SUR
prfsingiy open to & right cross
Kirby scored with three Of them
and Jimmy didn't see them untiI
they finished. II he does that with
Delaney, they can count him out
with an hour glass.
Meantime. Dan Morgan, now con-
nected with the camp. stood about
and extlded optimism. His story
is that Maloney IL too fast, too
strong. too rugged and too every-
thing for man Ike Delaney.
Maloney was . great bet IN my
mind-last week. Unfortunately
they intend 10 fight this week. In
my unimportant opinion, he - no
better than . reasonably good bet
now
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-15
DelaneyHans.
Light Work
Only

BRIDGEPoRT, Conn, Feb. 1E.--
Having convinced the New York
stats Athletic Commission that he
win weigh the required 17B pounds
for his heavyweight match With
Jimmy Maloney on Friday. Jack
Delaney today planned only light
work In preparation for the bout.
He weighed 174& pounds for
Deputy Commissioners Dan SHILLING
and, by easy workouts for the next
three days, expects TO keep himself
ct that poundage.
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stantIy keep him off balance
on the flat Of his feet.
How well the plan succeeded 10
something that's now written In the
history books Of pugilisrn.
With Barley Madden t was
difrerent again. Barley mover
was hitter. knew / had moth
ing to fear from any Of his
punches. So became 3 sluggeP
against him. 1 knew that the
way to beat him was to keep
crOwding him - and punching,
punching, punching. ] felt that
by doing this / would sap his
resistance power TO . point
where, when ] finally crashed .
powerful blow against his chin,
that he wouldn't be able to stand
up under the impact.
crowded him, punched and
punched, weakened him-and finally
the golden opportunity to hit his
chin came to me. drove through
the punch landed with mighty power
and BARLEY Madden went down
and out.
Georges Carpenter was sdifferAnt
than the others. He was Of the az
gressive type. Georges went into the
ring that night with me realizing
that he. had nothing much to lose IN
defeat and q TREMENDOUS lot "a
achieve in victory. His was q
desperate misslon-and knew 1t.
felt certain that Georges would
come to me; that he would force the
fighting and that I could beat him
by just waiting for my chance.
let him come in, round after
round. He was careful, cautious fol
q while. But sooner or later knew
that In his eagerness to roll ur
points, or In his savage efforts Il
drop me, he'd leave an opening.
had to be patient q long while, FOL
Carpenter IL one Of the smartesI
fighters that ever lived and even In
his rushes he kept well covered.
But finally his anxiety to batter
my chin lead to his undoing. He
started a rally. he left himself wide
open for q fun secondhand that
was enough. My patience was re-
warded. ! drove through q punch
that staggered Carpenter and
finally sent him fcrumpling to the
ground. : Although he didn't stay
there Their. that one blow wrecked
his hopes and marked the beginning
Of his end via the technical knock
out route.
And 30 It has been during all
my fighting life time. I've
never used exactly the same
tactics against all men. Upon
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-15
AVYWEIGHT KING
: VARIES STYLE IN
EVERY FIGHT
BY Gene Tunney
World Heavyweight Champion

NeverWhen It possible do sohaYe gone into
battle against without having learned all about him and
ms fighting style, his weaknesses and his greatness
In that differ from other differ radically from
the method Of Jack Dempsey He cared to watch prospective
foeman Repeatedly,
at work that he later to be called fight DO
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WANTS CAGE GAME

Fort washington wants = basket
ball game for tomorrow night. Call
". 1857.
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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY is, 1927

tcopyright 1877. Intssnsuena1 Feature
SERVES. Ine3
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His lack Of fire may be Q mat.
ter Of temperament but almost
any well trained human being,
three days before . contest, VIII
give moro convincing testimony