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Evening star., 1927-06-03
british Pro Golfers Are Determined Matches
SEMI-FINALS CARDED ,
IN FRENCH TOURNEY

By the Associated Press.
ST. CLOUD, France, June s.
Rene LacOste entered the singles
final Of the international hardcourt
tennis championships today by de-
feating p. ID. Il. Spence OF South
Africa, i'm straight sets, at 81,
6-3, 6-2.
ST. CLOUD, France, June 3.-Wn-
liam T. Tilden and Francis T. Hunter.
American tennis stars. yesterday were
swamped by the two net experts,
Wallis Myers Of England and Z. Mer-
rihew of the United States--but 1t was
at bridge.
Willing away several hours OF rain
and waiting for the courts to dry for
their mems doubles in the interna-
tional hard courts tennis champion
ships, Tilden and Hunter started a
game with the tennis writer's, but
couldn't take single rubber.
Profiting by let-up In the rain the
two Americans then began theft match
with Rene Lacoste and Jean Borotra.
but the flood gates again opened with
renewed energy, when the Frenchmen
were leading in the first set, 4-3. Play
was then postponed.
LacOste suffered what was first
feared to be bad fall on the slippery
courts, but after rundown said he
felt no Ill effects and would continue
his schedule.
Tilden is scheduled to play Henri
| Cochet in the mems singles semi-finals
| today, while LacOste ss scheduled to
meet L. ID. B. Spence of South Africa.
Evening star., 1927-06-03

drives he makes and right off he will
press his drive and ruin it. Fig. l.
The opnonated player will never
understand, chances are. just how he
was deliberately directed into max
ing poor shot.
On the other hand. remark to
phlegmatic type of player that he is
good putter just before he at
temps a long putt. and your remark
will serve to bolster up his con-
fidence-and help him make his putt.
Fig. 2.
The influence of these outside in
fuences in golf is the reason it takes
longer to unlearn golf than it takes
to learn it. This is because the man
who really can make the shot can SO
easily deceive himself. or let him.
self be led into self-deception, if he
isn't on the look for the many
little things outside the actual play
ing of the shots that can upset him.
These things run the whole scale.
and perhaps the commonest of them
Is to try to keep even with the man
who can drive a long ball from every
tee. Often the player who has a
long teel ball is shy in every other
department of the game. but beats all
comers because they constantly try
to out-drive him.
tCOpyright. 1927
Evening star., 1927-06-03

~ OLF is for many players a
pastime that is remarkably
r affected by what we term
outside influences. A great
many golfers are best by
these outside influences without ever
knowing anything about it. 1t is a
good thing for the player to under
stand just what type of golfer he
is, and that will help him avoid cer-
tain influences that can affect his
game the wrong way.
In an important match between
two pros. for instance, you would find
them feeling their way, each try
ing to see if by any possibility the
others game could be thrown off a
bit by any one of several outside
influences. Most of the tournament
players, however, have made them
selves immune from these subtle at
tacks; had they not they would not
now be competing Importantly in
ma jor events.
There is a rather nervous or high
strung sort of player who takes his
golf too seriously" You know this
type-yOu may be of the type your
self. Trifles become important. This
type of golfer is an easy victim for
the player who understands golf
psychology. Tell this man, on the
tee. that it is surprising what long
Evening star., 1927-06-03
PATENT OFFICE-STATE
RACKETERS GAIN LEAD

Patent Office.State team took the
leadership in Departmental Tennis
League yesterday by defeating Post
ice-Agriculture, to 2.
Summary:
Fowler and Considine Patent Office State
defeated Jackson and Kisluik. Post Office
AronoMsly and Sperry. Post Ofice-Agri.
culture. defeated Byrne and Flournoy. Patent
Office State, by default, =, In this match, with
and was unable to continue the match.
Richardson. and Thompson Post Qffce-Ag-
riculture, defeated underwood and Crews
Clayton and Moncure.. Patent Ofice-State,
defeated Shearman and Goldsmith. Post
Castle and b. Aranowshy Patent Office
State. defeated Peter and Mattson. Post OF
fce-Agriculture. 4-6. 81. 6--3.
Evening star., 1927-06-03
WAR WHITES KEEP
CLEAN POLO SLATE

Adding wins over 10th Field Artil.
lery. 4 to /, and War Reds. to 0,
yesterday on the Potomac Park oval,
War White polo team continued its
unbroken string of victories.
Reds recovered from their shut.out
defeat and scored a 4-to-1 triumph
over the Artillery riders.
Assistant Secretary of the Navy
Robinson was the star of the Red
team, while Maj. Carter and Capt
Whipprect flashed their usual riding
and accuracy with the mallet for the
Whites.
Secretary Robinson donated the
only marker scored by the Artillery
four in the game with the Reds, when
he Sliced the ball into his opponents
goal.
Evening star., 1927-06-03
WATER is DOWNY BED
TO NOTED TANK COACH
Ry the Associated prnss

By the Associated Press.
A swimming coach, who developed
dozen holders of world records
says that swimming is to him ''just
like lying in the softest bed I ever
reclined in"
The teams of William Bachrach.
2S1-pound tank tutor of the Illinois
Athletic Club, have dominated the
swimming world for a decade.
He coached Johnny Weissmuller,
Arne Borg, Norman Ross, Ethel
Lackie and others. He coached the
last Olympic squad.
Evening star., 1927-06-03


One marked feature of the opposing
team is the average age or the
national contestants. The average
age of the Americans is barely 80
while the British average is pretty
nearly 40
Every circumstance has combined
to make this. the greatest golfing
event in the history of the sport IN
this country, a signal occasion. On
the eve of the match there was bril-
liant banquet in honor Of the TWO
teams attended by officials of the gov.
ernments of the United States ana
Great Britain, of the commonwealth
of Massachusetts and of this city.
Walter Hagen jolted his reputation as
the best dressed golfer in the world,
by appearing on the dais in pepper
and salt sack suit and dull red tie.
But Billogg, the Worcester clubs
great pro, put him somewhat at ease
by wearing the blazing plaid hosiery
Of the Clan MacGreagor, or some
such clan.
All the British golfers were garbed
in formal dinner dress. but of the
American outfit, AL Espinosa was the
did look great.
Hagen Not i'm Picture.
Before the match started photo
graphers had both teams line up for
mugging. when it was discovered that
Capt. Hagen wa; missing. A courier
was sent for him. but he returned
word he could not be disturbed. 1t
was assumed he was in conference.
Several of the green's on the course
were concealed from view, the golfers
having to shoot at them on the basis
of dead reckoning, so to speak. The
Americans regarded this as out of
date, but the Britishers acclaimed it as
affOrding a real test of judgment.
The fairWay was not sun baked,
was considerably British in its slow
ness. This. too, the British liked,
since it enabled them to let go full
shots with their irons.
tCopYright 1927
Evening star., 1927-06-03
WatrOus Hurts Hand.

I regret to have to inform you that
al WatrOus, one of our strongest play.
ers, split the thumb of his left hand
yesterday and will very likely be un-
able to start today in the foursomes.
AIS place tentatively has been taken
by AL Espinosa. who paired with
Evening star., 1927-06-03
TRACK TEAM MAY REPEAT.

CHICAGO, June P). - The Fort
Collins, Colo. High School squad. win.
ner of the 1925 and 1926 National In
terscholastic Track and Field Cham
pionships, was favored to make it
three in row in the twenty-third re-
new;l of the games today.
Evening star., 1927-06-03
GRID GAMES AT NIGHT.

RICHMOND, Va, June @.-Wil-
liam and Mary will play all of it's foot
ball contests next Fall at Willianfs-
burg at $50 at night, under the glare
of huge searchlights.
Evening star., 1927-06-03

Walter johnson is one Of the few
prominent pitchers to accomplish the
feat of striking out three pinch hit
terS in succession
Evening star., 1927-06-03
OVERZEALOUSNESS SEEMS
LIKELY TO BE A HANDICAP
Invaders Have Plenty Of Competitive Ardor and Pos
sess Real Leader in Ray-Difference in
Stance May Prove Factor.
Britons Much Older,

straight twosomes, one American
against one BritiSher.
Evening star., 1927-06-03

Special correspondence from American Pr
fcssional Golf Champion to The Star al
n. A. N. A.
Evening star., 1927-06-03
Hagen Not i'm Picture.

Downright. 1871
Evening star., 1927-06-03
RY LAWRENCE PERRY.

w WORCESTER, Mass, June 81
n Grim determination to sue
NN Ceed marked the attitude
of the eight British profes-
sional golfers who went
Imperial Valley press., 1927-12-27
One Time "Fox''
Is Changed Into
Cringing "Rat''
SLAYER OF MARION PARKER
TO BE- ARRAICNED THURSDAY {
ON INDICTMENT FOR MURDER
Blu DAN CAMPBELL
United Press Staff CORRESPONDENT

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 27.-Transformed to crinpng
whmpering Rat. the erstwhile vicious "Fox", William
Edward Hickman Gagged here today at the end of his
trail of butcherv,
Spirited into the county Jail with such speed and
that the thousands who waited outside of his
arrival the boy fiend almost Immediately brought be-
fore the courts the first sep enroute to the gaows
In courtroom iammed with detectives and stalwart
motorcycle police their brstng at their hips young
Hickman led in and the date of his arraignment
Caifornas most henous crime set for Thursday af
ternoon y
AS the changing of his shackes heard the stair
behind the judges bench the of humanity stiffe
ed and the whtefaced youth walked in to face battery Of
clicking cameras.
Meanwhile thousands iammed the streets outside the
Hall of Justice while others pushed their into the
ridors of the building seeking glimpse of the selfcon
fessed murderer The aisle of the courtroom lined
with solid walls of policemen ready to in any emergen
cy
After asking his name Judge Carlos Hardy then de-
manded if Hickman represented by counsel the youth
rerlying that he not.
District Attorney Asa Keyes and said that upon his
return from the north he found telegram awaiting him
from Hickmans mother advising that she had employed
an attorney in Kansas City to represent her
Imperial Valley press., 1927-12-27
Community Tree
Program Enjoyed

Christmas carols and spirituals
were sung around the community
Christmas tree on Christmas eve bv
members of the Girls and Boys
Glee clubs of the Eastsidc school
A fine program, which showed ex'
cellent and thorough preparation
was given, the voices ringing out
melodiouslv on the clear air.
MANY FL Centre residents gath
cred about the tree, traffic having
been diverted from the intersection
of Sixth and Mai nstreets by Boy
Scouts who also did good work in
directing traffic during several eve
nings prior to Christmas eve. While
noise and conversation made by
thoughtless persons somewhat inter
fered with the program, much credit
was due the glee clubs for their fine
work. The spirituals were worthy
of special mention.
w. A. Payne, principal of the
Eastside school, acted as director
The program was sponsored by the
Rotary Club, which also contributed
the tree.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-12-27
HICKMAN STAGED CRIME ORGY
AFTER RELEASE ON PAROLE

stores at the point of gun.
He went eastward to New York,
but committed no crimes in the
metropolis, he stated.
Again Hickman turned west
ward and resumed his depreda-
tions. He looted as many as
three business establishments in
single night. Never did he
obtain any considerable loot.
Shortly afterward he again
came to the Pacific coast.
Hickman told the district at
torney of a novel robbery.
"The Fox' went to a music
store and told a dealer he
wished to purchase a trombone.
The instrument was produced
and Hickman asked the dealer
to accompany him home, where
his father would pay. No soon
er were they in a safe spot than
the lad produced gun and
took the trombone. That was
his sole loot in that robbery.
Hollywood also experienced
visits from "The Fox' before
his mind turned to the terrible
crime for which he now is held
in jail here.
He told of taking chloroform
and ether from drug stores, in
view of possible use in connec-
tion with even further crimes.
Hickman stated, however, that
he had made no use Of the
drugs.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-12-27
Steberg's Term
Set By Board

A decision setting the term of
imprisonment of Edward Steberg
convicted here in July, 1926, on Il
charge of forgery, at three years
has been returned by the prison
board at San Quentin penitentiary
Notice to this effect was filed al
the county clerks office this morn
ing.
According to the information fur
nished the prison authorities by the
trial judge, Steberg met a mar
named William Lawrence in Bakers
field. They came to Mexicali to
cether and there forged some
checks. Lawrence cashed the check;
in Calipatria and the two were later
arrested.
Both appealed from the convic
tion but the appeal was dismissed
by the district court of appeals
Lawrence was also ordered held fol
4 three year term by the prison
l.oard.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-12-27
Slayer Hurried
From Train to
Hall of Justice
SPEED AND ACCURACY MARK
TRANSFER OF THE FOX" TO
THWART ANY ACTION BY MOB
By DAN CAMPBELL
limited Press Staff COrreSDOHde

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 27-Terror-strcken and shorn OF
his air of bravado The Fox" in the person of Edward
Hickman brilliant Kansas City high school boy, was
dragged back today to the scene of his blood lust
Crinpjng before the omnous rumbngs that swept the
city with the of his arrival the slayer of Marion
Parker was taken from "the ia car" attached to The
Padre of the Southern Pacific at little used freight
station in the lower pert of the city.
He was rushed into waiting automobile before the few
passersby knew that the most hunted criminal in the hist
of California back in the city.
Carloads of detectives carrying sawed-off shot guns
quickly formed and front guard the machine car
ryng Hickman speeded through back streets and al
leyways to the county Jail in the Hall of Justice
Whsked up to the rear entrance of the Jail by of
little used alley Hickman shacked to two detectives was
hurried to the special jail elevators and carried to the
twelfth floor where he Immediately booked by Turnkey
Fred Wilson.
The transfer from the train carried out with such
speed and accuracy that fully five minutes after ne
arrived at the Hall of Justice before the leaked out
When word of his arrival flashed about the city hund
reds began gathering before the building but all fear of
ynchng passed the cells the twelfth floor
onlu hu
Imperial Valley press., 1927-12-27
Calexico Against
Early Line Hours

A special meeting of the directors
of the Calexico Chamber of Com
merce has been called for tonight
to take up the question of the move
to close the Mexican border at 6
o. 'clock. A petition seeking to
bring about a 6 p. m. week day
closing of the border and a noon
Saturday closing hour has been pre-,
sented in Washington by Congress-
man Phil d. Swing at the instance
of numerous valley organizations.
The Calexico chamber is already
on record as being opposed to the
move. 1t holds that legitimate bust
ness in Calexico would be handi-
capped by the early closing hour
and seeks to keep the line open un-
til Q p.: m. as at present. The meet
ing is called for tonight in order
that resolution may be forwarded
to Washington, d. c., before the
matter of the line closing is official
ly brought up.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-12-27
LOS ANGELES. Cal, Dee. 27

LOS ANGELES, Cal, Dee. 27
In the few short months be-
tween July and the latter part
of November, while Edward
Hickman was free on parole un-
der charges of forgery, he com
mitted crimes in five cities,
MANY of which carry penalties
of from five years to life in
prison.
Announcement of additional
confessions by. the admitted
buteherer of Marion Parker
was made by District Attorney
Asa Keyes as the train bring
ing the youth back from Pen
dleton, Ore, to Los Angeles
neared its destination.
"And that was while he was
on PAROLE" the official ex-
claimed. 'That is sufficient
comment, it seems, on our pa
role system. -
Keyes then outlined the Grim
inal record of Hickman.
After his arrest on charges
of forgery at the bank where
Perry NJ. Parker, father of his
girl victim was employed, Hick-
man obtained freedom on pa
role. That was in June.
He stole an automobile and
went to Kansas City, where his
mother resided. There he staged
several holdups and robberies.
He visited Columbus, Ohio,
and Cleveland, where he robbed
Imperial Valley press., 1927-12-27

y
Hickman was taken to the reg
istration bureau on the tenth floor
where his fingerprints were regis.
tered, after he had been booked.
Crowd Disperses
Hundreds of people had collected
on the lawn of the old court house
across the street from the Hall of
Justice and extended across the
street so that all traffic was halted.
The streets on all sides OF the
building had been roped off and
before the throng was aware of
what was taking place a force Of
deputy sheriffs stationed at one of
the corners cut the ropes and the
ear carrying Hickman roared to a
stamdstill before the entrance.
The ropes were in place almost
at once as the crowd sensing that
something was taking place surged
forward. They were prevented
from making any marked disturb.
ance by deputy sheriffs with drawn
guns.
The throng apparently was made
up almost entirely of curiosity seek
ers for no sooner had Hickman dis
appeared within the Hall of Justice
than the crowds began to dispersc.
There were still several hundred
people in the vicinity of the build
ing after the fleet of automobiles
had left.
Within sound of the hundreds Of
people milling around at the front
of the building Hickman was half
dragged from the automobile and
hurried to the waiting elevator
reaching the Jail at 1915 a. m.
On the journey up the elevator
the youth puffed audibly, following
the exerton Of his brief run.
"Well we made it all right De-
tective Lucas, to whom Hickman
was shacklcd, said grinning down
at the white faced boy.
"Yes,' Hickman sighed.
His white shirt was open at the
neck. Upon entering the elevator
he had east off his dark slouch hat,
Contiuued on Page 3
Imperial Valley press., 1927-12-27

? The court was informed that the
attorney was expected to arrive here
Thursday and that he would have
authority to employ additional
counsel.
81 suggest that the arraignment
be postponed under the circum-
stances,' District Attorney Keyes
said, while Hickman listened calm
ly but attentively.
Judge Hardy then stated that the
defendant "is entitled to counsel
for arraignment and fixed the
time for the procedure as Thursday
at 2 p. m.
Wants Forgiveness
"Parker's s forgiveness is the
most important thing in life for me
'now.' the youth, who slew and dis
little Marion Parker,
told newspapermen when he was
returned to his cell in what is
Known as the "jewelry tank be-
cause it houses prisoners who are
manaeled and leg-ironed.
Sullen and cowed, "The Fox"
made the statement to press repre-
sentatives, whom he at first refus-
cd to see but later was persuaded
to grant an interview.
"'What gave you the idea to CON-
MT this act," he was asked.
"Well, l wanted to get some
money to go through college. I
have had this idea for long time
since / got out of high school and
was unable to make as much money
as | needed to finish my eduea-
tion,' he declared.
''IIickman, We're you ever afraid
Of Marion after the deed was COM
lniited and you were alone with her
in the apartment"
The youth hesitatcd, bit his lip
hard and clenched his powerful
hands around the bars until the
knuckles grew white.
"What do you meant" he STAN
mered.
"Do you know what it means to
10 afraidP'
"Oh L have been afraid, tho
Continued on page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1927-12-27
NeWspapermen
Condemn "Rat''
By United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, Dee. 81. - " A
criminal without redeeming fea'
turc.
That is the picture of Edward
Hickman, 'The Fox painted by
nrwspapermen as they sat through
the long hours of last night, waiting
for the train to arrive in Los An
goles. They feared to go to sleep,
in view of possible move to spirit
the criminal away.
Men who have covered the
RAZOR criminal cases of the west
for years declared that Hickman is
unique.
"He cringes,' one writer said
Z" lie is more of rat than fox
Other criminals have shown cour-
aSe, or some manner of trustwor-
thiness. Some have been "good
sports Others have been callous
and possibly eXcusable because of
environment or hcredity, but that,
they declared, was not the case with
Hickman.
The killer of Marion Parker is a
slender youth. His lips are heavy
and the shape of his mouth and
hose denote extreme selfishness
and the lips have been moulded
through constant qualification of
every whim into soft, almost flabby
lines.
''The Fox" is an ugly animal,
was the unanimous opinion of the
score of men who travelled with
Linn.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-12-27
Alleged Drug
Addicts Held

William Hume, So, of San Di-
ego and his son, f. w. Hulme, 33,
of FL Centre were locked up at the
county Jail last night. The two
men were taken from room in a
local hotel and turned over to p. A.
Thaanum, state narcotic agent, for
further investigation.
According to the raiding officers,
Chief Oswalt, Captain Cromer and
Patrolman Hines the men were in
critical condition when they
walked into the room. 1t is believed
by the police that their condition
was due to excessive use of drugs
although it might have been from
over indulgence in alcoholic liquors.
A search of the room and the
men revealed no narcotics or intox-
icants but a complete needle outfit
used with drugs was found.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-12-27
CHRISTMAS FIRES
DESTROY PLANT
AND INJURE TWO
Low Mark For Year Falls
With Destruction of Ar
rOWhead Creamery.

Two persons are in the Ell Centro
hospital suffering badly from burns
and the Arrowhead Creamery OIL
state street has been reduced to a
mass Of ruins as a result of series
cf Christmas Day fires in FL Centre.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. Y. Reynolds of S25
Commercial street were the two suf,
srring burns. While the burns are
not believed serious. they are suf-
foring considerable pain.
While no estimate Of the damage
done had been made up to noon to-
dav. il is believed that the cream,
crv loss will be greater than the
entire amount of all the fires whic h
have occurred in the city up to this
time this year.
The building housing the cream
erv was not believed of great val
ne, it being a frame structure but
it shielded a quantity of costly ma
chinery and it is believed that lit
tie if any of the machinery can be
salvaged.
The origin of the creamery fire
has not as vet been determined. II
was first discovered by an employe
ut the p. NJ. Dairy nearby, who
turned in an alarm but who declar-
ed that the building was a mass OF
flames, even before he had reached
the fire box. 1t started at about
$50 O'Clock Christmas morning.
a al liz,
collapsed when they arrived and all
Il cir efforts to save the contents
of the building were unavailing
Four water streams were hastily
brought into play but there was lit
tie more than a mass of ruins when
the flames had been extinguished.
Efforts to reach John c. Lewis
manager of the creamery, to learn
the extent of the damage today
proved unavailing.
Couple Painfully Burned
The second call of the firemeu
Christmas Day took them to the
rear of the FL Centre hotel. A wa
fer heater used by the hotel had
been leaking fuel which caught
f;le. There was practically no dam
age, the flames being quickly put
out by the firemen.
The third call was to the Rey
nolds home in cottage >, of the
bungalow court located at S25 Com
Mercial street.
The Reynolds had tried to light
Il portable gasoline stove and while
they were working over it, the
stove exploded. Mrs. Reynolds suf-
tered painful burns about both legs
while Mr.. Reynolds suffered burns
aDout the hands, arms and the left
side of his back. Both were taken
TO the hospital where they were
treated for the burns.
The flames spread to the floor of
he house but were quickly put out
with practically no damage.
Had it not been for the cream
crv fire, a record in low fire loss
would have been set in the city
during this year. This fire, how
ever, is believed to have doubled
the fire damage and skaters. Chief
kcams' hopes for setting new low
malk for one-year period.