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Evening star., 1927-06-19
HEYDLER TO PROBE
PITTSBURGH SCRAP
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
ST. LOUIS, June 1S.-John A.
Heydler, president of the National
League, declared here tonight that
he certainly will investigate" the
circumstances surrounding the en-
counter at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh,
this afternoon, between Dave Ban
croft, manager of the Boston Ma
tionals, and Earl Smith, Pittsburgh
catcher.
President Heydler had not learned
of the incident until informed by the
Associated Press in his room at a
hotel, where he went after today's
game between the New York Giants
and the st. Louis Cardinals, here.
Such a thing certainly is regret
table" said President Heydler, In
commenting on the fight. However,
cannot make statement until I
receive an official report on the af-
fair from the umpires of the game.
Il am leaving with the Giants to-
night for Cincinnati for a game
there tomorrow. I probably will get
the umpire's report on the fight
there"
Evening star., 1927-06-19
BIG BILL AND HELEN
WIMBLEDON CHOICES
By the Associated Press.

WIMBLEDON. England. June 1S.--
Helen Wills and William T. Tilden are
the popular choices to win the singles
championships in their respective
events at the Wimbledon tournament,
which begins Monday.
Tennis fans. reversing the verdict of
the special seeding committee which
placed Rene Lacoste, the French ace.
ahead of Tilden in their ranking. have
installed Big Bill" as the favorite.
Jean Borotra and Henri Cochet. the
French players. also are being warmly
supported. with Borotra favored above
Cochet.
In the women's singles Mrs. Kitty
McKane Godfree is second choice to
Miss Wills. with Senorita de Alvarez
of Spain the third choice.
kea Bouman of Holland. Mrs. Molla
Mallory and Elizabeth Ryan rank next.
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HOLDS TIGERS TO 4 HITS.
ALL AFTER SIXTH INNING
Tavener's Double With Two Out in Seventh Firs,
Safety Off Al-Nationals Clout Whichill and
- Are Aided by Bengals' Errors.

base knock past Tavener Tailed Muddy
and sent Ossie to third After Crow
der's pop, Rice's double registered
Bluege at the counting station.
Both Count i'm Seventh.
Both sides counted in the seventh.
In the Tigers half, with two gone,
Crowder passed Heilmann and Blue,
then Tavener's double, the first hit of
the game off Crowder. put Heilmann
over the final base. For the Ma
tionals. Speaker scratched a single off
Jack Warmers glove, and continued
to second as third-sacker pegged
to the Washington dugout. Judges
infield erasure advanced Spoke a
notch, and Ruel's one-baser let him
loaf to the plate.
From then on the Tigers were the
only ones to see the big base. Pinch
batter Neun began their eighth with
a corking double, and scored when
Gehringer singled after Warmers re-
tirement. lehman opened the ninth
by strolling to first. Wingo, taking
Blues place. famed. but Tavener
socked a four ser. Manager Harris
by this time had a couple of relief
hurlers working at top speed in the
hullpen. hut they were not needed.
Basslers best was a roller to the
pitcher and McManus lofted to
Bluege.
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TWO GEHRIG HOMERS
GIVE YANKS VICTORY


By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 1S.--Lou Gehrig
was the big noise in the Yankees
seventh straight victory over the
Browns today, driving out two home
runs as st. Louis was set back
by s TO 4.
Gehrig is now but five homers away
from his team mate, 3abe Ruth, who
has 22sthus far this sea ason.
No. Is for Gehrig was produced In
the first inning with two on base;
and No. II was turned ont in the
eighth with one on.
Wally Schang of the Browns
smashed four-bagger with a runner
on the r1th in the sixth.
Myles Thomas was credited with his
sixth victory in seven starts
Evening star., 1927-06-19

This afternoons clash between Ma
tionals and Tigers in Clark Griffith
Stadium will conclude the first long
home stand of the season by Bucky
Harris and his athletes. Tomorrow
the Washington pilot will send his
charges against the Macks in dou-
bleheader at Philadelphia. Games
with Comics crew are scheduled Tor
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
also, then the Nationals will move to
Boston for a brace of tits with the
Red Sox.
Back to Washington they will come
next Sunday with the Hubnlen as
their guests, then make hurried re-
turn to Boston for two more contests.
a four-game series with the Athletics
will open here June 80. and the
Yankees will appear in Grifiith's spa
cioiIs plant for a game on July 3. That
will be the last in Washington Tor the
Nationals until July 26.
Irving Hadlcy is expected TO start
the hurling for the Nationals IN the
concluding game of the series with
George Moriarty's Tigers. lie may he
opposed by Kenneth Holloway. In
PHILADELPHIA tomorrow Walter John'
son will work one of the games against
the AS. Hollis Thurston very hkeiy
viii share the mound burden with the
veteran in the dual sketch.
lust before the start of the game
Yesterday Sam Rice and Osslc BlueSc
I.ere presented with baskets of flowers
bv Shriners stopping over in Wash
inrton while on the way home from
their annual convention at Atlantic
CITY. Ossie's gift was from mobiles Of
Medinah Temple of Chicago, the ma
tive town of the National third sacker.
SANS posies came from mobiles of
Mahomet Temple of Peoria, H., where
the veteran outfielder is we'll known.
Bernard de Nivelr0s, utility infielder
with the Tigers, is said TO he the only
full .blooded Portuguese in big league
base ball lie was born in Portugal,
hut was brought to America when lit
tie more than A year old. Bernard
comes of family prominent in ath-
! letcs in their native country. His
! father was a noted track performer
] and his mother a champion swimmer.
| Whitehill narrowly escaped injury
F, when he fell in trying 10 cover first
after taking throw from Blue in
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WILSON is ON WAY EAST
TOPICK DEMPSEY'S CAMP

CHICAGO, June Is RD.-Gus Will
son, advance guard for Jack Dempsey
left here today for New York to pick
out 4 training camp where the former
champion will condition for his match
with Jack Sharkey July 21.
Wilson says Dempsey favors Sara
toGa Springs, but one or two other
spots are under consideration.
The former title holder will be in
camp within week, Wilson said.
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HYDROMEL EASY WINNER
OF RICH AMERICAN DERBY

kerry and Hydromel. with Dolan and
Handy Mandy trailing. The five
horses ran the first mile without
changing position. Going into the
turn for the last half the real race
began with Hydromel quickly closing
up the two lengths behind the leading
Buddy Bauer.
Whiskery then dropped back and
was out of it. Buddy Bauer offered
challenge for few strides, but Nc
Dermott simply let Hydromel have his
wraps and the Camden colt bounded
away from his field as If they were all
tied down.
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RED SOX SHUT OUT
TRIBE, EVEN SERIES

BY The Associated Press.
BOSTON. June 1S.-The Rcd SoX
|, today shut out Cleveland, to 0, and
evened the four game series.
Each team made seven hits, but
Boston hit Buckeye when men were
on base.
Three double plays. including
spectacular one started by Flagstead
in short right field, helped turn back
the Indians.
Tarbert, a youth from Ohio State
College. played left field for Boston
and made good showing
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YALE TO BUILD A NEW
STAND FOR BASE BALL

NEW HAVEN, Conn, June 18 up.
Preparations for the construction Of
a new steel and concrete base ball
stand at Yale Field, in the form of an
elipsoid with a seating capacity of 49,
900. will start next Wednesday. the
day following the Yale-H Harvard COM
mencement game.
The present stand was erected in the
early 9Os.
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BERESFORD is BEATEN
IN SCULLING SURPRISE

LONDON, June IS OP).-Jaclk Beres-
fcrd, jr.. holder of the diamond sculls,
went down in unexpected defeat in the
NARROW regatta today
The English oarsman. who holds his
country's premier sculling trophy. was
beaten a length and half by T. d. A.
Collett in the senior sculls event.
Evening star., 1927-06-19
YALE AND HARVARD
SET PACE AT POLO
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RYE, y. Y, June 1S.-Yale's defend
ers of the intercollegiate polo cham.
pionship swept to their second decisive
triumph of the intercollegiate tourna-
ment by downing the Army Riders, Z
to 2, today.
Harvard defeated Penn Military Col.
lege. to /.
Their victories in the second day Of
pIay nut Yale and Harvard in the
lead with two wins each.
Harvard defeated Army and Yale,
outplayed Princeton Thursday.
Evening star., 1927-06-19
STEALS OFHOME AID
PILLS TO BEAT CUBS
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, June 1s.-Bob Osborn.
blew up in the eighth inning after
engaging Alex Ferguson in a pitching
duel and Philadelphia punched three
hits with an error and two walks and
two double steals in which Wilson and
Thompson each stole home in the
eighth inning to gain an even break
in the four-game series with Chicago
by taking the final game, to ..
The locals were able to bunch hits
in only two innings off Ferguson for
their markers,
Evening star., 1927-06-19
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, June 1S.-Hydrome1, lit
tie chestnut colt that finished fourth
in the Kentucky Derby, won the $25,-
900 American Derby at Washington
Park this afternoon by five lengths,
defeating four other crack 3year-olds,
including Whiskery, the Kentucky
Derby winner.
Whiskery, the pride of Harry Payne
Whitneys stable, finished last today.
Handy Mandy, the filly that had
never won race, finished second. with
Buddy Bauer, the entry of +. X. Brad
ley and winner of the $4,000 Fair
mont Derby, third. Handy Mandy,
owned by Hal Price Headley. a Ken.
lucky turfman, made a courageous
challenge, coming from behind during
the long stretch run after the vaunted
Fasteners, Whiskery and Dolan, had
faded, and beat Buddy Bauer out of
second place by inches.
Over $4,000 See Race.
The race, over the Furnishing mile
and-a -half route, was witnessed by
sweltelinC crowd of 200 to 10000
and was run in record breaking time.
Hvdromel negotiated the distance In
2:29, breaking the track record o.
2:30 Is hung up by Boo. to Boot In
winning the Derby year ago
Hydromel was not the favorite'
Whitney's Whiskery carried that
honor The price in the 81 mutnels
on Hydromel was $50 straight, $3.50
to place and $3.50 to show. Handy
Mandy paid $12.90 to place and $3.50
to show. Buddy Bauer was $3.10 to
show.
The winner, rated as probably the
best 3-year-old in the West, was bred
and owned by former Senator Johnson
~ Camden of Versailles, Ky. presi-
dent of the Kentucky Jockey Club. He
is son of Light Brigade-HoneydeW
and has been out of the money only
once in his last ] starts. That was
when he ran a good fourth in the
Kentucky Derby, two days after
spell of illness.
The race was worth $2S,0Oo, with
$22 900 of the purse going to the
winner.
The victory Of Hydromel was a JOY
ride for Larry McDermott, the little
jockey perched on his back. McDer-
mott was looking back over his
shoulder watching the beaten field as
Hydromel dashed under the wire with
his commanding lead.
McDermott Rides Well.
McDermott rode a mastery race,
holding his mount back of the early
pace set by Buddy Bauer and Whis-
Lsary Ptfddv Pat1er broke I'm front at
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= I1IhIS' 'Uu o - U IUtd dIcs , D. IU :. T. I
sBatted for Grouse in ninth
TBatted for Jacobs in ninth

Chicago ... u O O o 10
Philadelphia 0 0 o 2 0 x-6
:, Runs-Barrett f2l. Bishop. Wheat. Cobb,
Hale ~. Coehrane. Two-base hits-Metz.
mons. Home rnns-Cochrane. Stolen base
Sochrane Double plays-Metzler and
Sheely Grove. Bishop and Dykes: Boley
Bishop and Dykes. Left on bases-Chicago.
s. s; Philadelphia. 8. Bases on balls-off
Thomas 4; off Grove. 3. Struck out-By
Thomas .: by Jacobs . by Grove. 5. Hits
OFF Thomas, 10 in Z innings; off Jacobs
none in ! inning: off Grove. 8 in 3 innings;
Grove. Losing pitcher-Thomas. Umpires
-Messrs. Nallin and Dinncen. Time of game
-: hours and 2 minutes.
Evening star., 1927-06-19
TILDEN AND HUNTER
WIN FROM BRITONS

MANCHESTER. England. June 1s.
William T. Tilden and Francis r.
Hunter, Americans. made a clean
sweep of their intercountry tennis
tournament against English stars by
taking the two final singles matches
today.
Tilden defeated Edward Higgs in
straight sets at 6-4, 6-3. So. while
Hunter vanquished d. NJ. Greig at
6-1, 6-S. SIS.
On Thursday. the opening day.
hunter defeated Higgs and .Tilden
heat Greig. Yesterday the Americans
took the doubles from G.. r. o. Crole-
Rees and c. G.. Earnes In straight sets.
Evening star., 1927-06-19
AS HAMMER THOMAS
TO BEAT WHITE SOX



PHILADELPHIA, June 1s.-The
Athletics earned an even split in their
four-game series with the Chicago
White SoX by winning the final clash
today. to ..
Alphonse Thomas, runner.up to Ted
Lyons as the star hurler of the White
Sox staff. was bumped for 10 hits and
all the Mack runs before he left the
box at the end of the seventh.
Mickey Cochrane hit a home run
inside the grounds in the third inning
with two on base. and in the eighth
Simmons tripled with two on.
Ty Cobb wrenched his left leg run
ming to first base in the fifth inning
and had to retire
Evening star., 1927-06-19
COL. LINDBERGH SEES
CARDS TRIM GIANTS
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Ut. LOUIS, June 1S.-The Cardi-
nails raised their world cham
pionship flag this afternoon with
~ Col. Lindbergh looking on and
then celebrated the day further
by defeating the Giants in the third
game of the series by 6 to 4.
Grover Alexander, hero of the series
classic with the Yanks last October.
went the distance for St. Louis. while
Fitzsimmons was shelled off the
mound by Bottomley's homer with
two on in the third. Henry finishing.
About $1,000 fans. a record for the
sea son, attended
Evening star., 1927-06-19
EARLY LEAD TELLS

sRattpd for NhitehiI in eighth inning.
%Batted for uluP in ninth inning.
Stated for Hankins in ninth inning.
IletToit. .......... q o o "a
Two-pase hits---Rice:. Ta,Pner. Neun.
Three-bas hit-Judge. Home rUn-TaNener
3 Washinston. = Bases on balls--.of
Whitehill., g; off trowder. .. struck outGss ut0Gs
Whttehiii, o. in inning: of Hankins. none
IL inning. Losing pitcher-whitsh,li: w nd mi
Rowland. Time Of Kame-1 hour and 90
minutes.
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Totals. 80 724 Totals IS 72710
sBsttod for Buckeye in ninth iuuing.
fBatted for Spurgeon in ninth inning.

tBstted for Spurgeon in ninth inning.
Cleveland. g g 9 Q 9 9 9 %
Runs-ReRau. Haney. Tarbert Flagstaad,
To,lt Error--Todt Two-base hits. Sewel,
Resan and Todt. sscrifices-Myer. ,; Tar
bert Double plays--.Jamieson To Burns to
Hodapn, Myer to Todt Regan To Myer 10
Tod Fag;tead to rodt Rsits st on On faIss bsls
on Bunkeye g. off Lundgren s. Struck out
by Buekeyee, L by EHndFreI1, " hr HI nn1 BY
pitcherBy Buckeye FlsFseaab Wd etabBdEe5a GS keno
Passed BALL. Sewell, Umnres-Messrs.
Owens. Gesel and Ormsby, Time OF game
II hour and As minutes.
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Totals, 3S IT II Totals. ~ II n 7
'Batted for Mcillo in sixth inning.
+Batted for Gerber in sixth inning.
fBaited for Vangider in ninth inning.
SRali for O>Ncill in ninth inning.

Ct Touis . q q q u y O n o.
Ne New 97or YorI, :..... 49,. ; 8 . 0 . KS
Runs--O Rourke. Melillo Schultz, Schang,
Combs. Mnrehart ~. Gehrig t3l. burst.
koenig Errors--Melilo. Morehart. Gehrie.
Koenlg Two.base hits-Durst. o. Miller.
Three-base hit--Gehrig. Home runs
Gchrjg ca Schang. Stolen bases-O Rourke.
Koenig Double plays-Koeng. Morehart
and Gehrig; Thomas. koenie and Gehrig
Bases on balls-Of Thomas. g. off Vangll-
der a. of Moore. ., Struck ,out-By,
Thomas. . by vsngilder, 2. Hits-Oh
Thomas in "a innings off Moore, 3 in
ia innings. Winning pitcher Thomas;
Umpires-Messrs. Evans. Hildebrand and
McGowan Time of game" hours and 20
minutes.
Evening star., 1927-06-19

Totals. 36 II ~ 10 Totals. 80 or 5
'Batted for r. Smith in the NINTH
Boston ......... 30 o o 2--4
Pittsburgh ........ 3 o u . 0 3 x-7
:. Runs-Moore (2l. Welsh. Bancroft L.
Waner ~, Rhyme ~. p. Waner (.1
Wright. Errors-High r. Smith Wright.
kremer. TwO-base hits-Brown Rhyme
Moore. Thrce-base hit-P waner Home
rIin-WeIsh. Sacri6ces-Richbourg t2l.
khSne. Barnhart Grantham. Double plays
Left on bases-Boston. 10: Pttsburgh. 8.
Bases on balls-Of Krener, g. Struck out
BY II. Smith. |: by Kremer. ! Hit by
pitcher-By r.. Smith IL. waner) UNI
plres-Messrs. Mccormick Klein and No
minutes.
Evening star., 1927-06-19

Runs-SpaIdIng, COOney, Williams. Wrights
stone j.. Wilson. Thompson. Ferguson. L.
Tilso Wilson co.; Errors-sand, Pick. osborn:
bases-Thompson t3l. J. Wilson. Sand. Sac
rif1ces-Sterhenson Spaldng. Double plays
Siy 70 Wrisn,stghne Dean 10 hSbams
Chicago z. Bases on balls-Off Osborn. 8;
of Ferguson. 8: off Dean L, Struck out--By
of Osborn. in innings: of Dean, o In
inning. Losing pitcher-0shorn. Umpireg
--Messrs. RigIer. Jorda and Hart. Time OF
game-l hours and A minutes.
Evening star., 1927-06-19
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION.
INTERNATIONAL bEAGUE REsuI

SOUTHEASTERN LEAGUE.
Pensacola. "a Montgomery. As.
Albany. z: Savannah, s.
Selma. II: Columbus. T.
st. Augustine. 8. Jacksonville. 4.
SOUTH ATLANTIC.
Charlotte. z: Asheville. 4.
SpartanburE. q: Macon. 1.
Augusta. :; Greenville. 4.
PIEDMONT LEAGUE.
Durham Salisbury. rain.
Winston Salem. 10: Raleigh, FL.
TEXAS LEAGUE.
beaumont. 4 Dallas. =.
Wichita Falls. q: Houston. 3.
Fort Worth. & San Antonio. ..
Shreveport. O.: Waco. ..
Evening star., 1927-06-19

they would report to President Heyd.
Ter.
The Pirates took the lead in the
first inning and never were headed.
In that inning Paul Waner tripled
with two men on base. 1t marked his
twenty-first consecutive game of at
least one hit and his thirteenth sue
cessive game of hitting for extra
bases.
Evening star., 1927-06-19
Totals. 361Oc411 Totals. 33 10

'Batted for Henry in ninth inning.
s. Sew LoGis, GGirk.::.:" .:..... IS
Ruus-Mueller. Terry Jackson. Roush.
Douthit, Frisch. Bottomley. Holm. South
worth 90. Two.base hits-Holm. Douthit
Southworth TAYLOR, Hornsby. Three:base
ruu-Bottomley Sacrifice hit-Douthit
struck out--By Alexander. .: by Henry. g.
Hits-Of Fitzsimmons. 9 in innings (none
on bases-St. Louis 4: New York, 8. gUm-
nires-Messrs. Reardon. ODay and M6ran.
Losing pitcher-Fitzsmmcns Time of game
II hour and A. minutes.
Evening star., 1927-06-19
COLLEGE BASE BALL.

r. Fl. f.
Yale ............... 4 8 q
Batteries-Sawyer and Hoben; Pal
mer. Heydt and Lewis.
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McDermOtt Rides Well.

McDermott rode a mastery race,
holding his mount back of the early
pace set by Buddy Bauer and Whis-
kerry Bdddy Bauer broke in front at
the start, closely followed by Whis-
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PACIFIC COAST LEAGuE.

Seattle. Il: Oakland, q.
Portland. 4; Sacramento. I.
Missions. 10: Hollywood. /.
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Totals. 81 g. ~ 8 Totals. 81 6c711
sRatted for Beck in ninth inning
+Batted for Dean in ninth inning.
Evening star., 1927-06-19

BY the Associated Press.
~ @1TTSBURGH, June 1S.-Pitts-
burgh defeated Boston, 7 to 4
today in game marked by an
/ attack by Earl Smith, Pirate
catcher. upon Dave Bancroft,
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BIG LEAGUE STATISTICS
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

YESTEKDAY'S RESULTS.
Washington, G: Detroit. 4.
Philadelphia. 6: Chicago. 2.
New York. q: st. LOuis. 4.
Boston. 3: Cleveland. q.
STANDING OF THE CLURS.
Evening star., 1927-06-19

GAMES TODAY. GAMES TOMORROW.
Detroit at Wash'ton. Washington at Pbila.
Chicago at Cleveland. New York at Boston.
st. Louis at y. i.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-17
BANDITS HOLD UP
STORE AND GET $175
Colored Pair Rob Sanitary Grocery
Fourth Time Company Has
Suffered This Year.

Entering the Sanitary Grocery
store at 902 Eighth street. southeast,
shortly after it opened this morning,
two coored men held Percy II. Bry-
ant. manager. at the point of a pistol
while they robbed him of SITS. Bry-
ant, who lives at 923 K street south.
east. informs the police he could
identify the men.
This is the fourth time this month
that a Sanitary Grocery store has
suffered a loss through hold-up. as
compared with 1925. when there were
only three hold-up throughout the
year.
Thomas Lomax, 905 New Hamp-
shire avenue, was robbed by three
colored men, who held him up al the
point of a pistol early this morning
according to police report. They
took his overcoat and a scarf. The
robbery took place in an alley between
Twelfth, Thirteenth, T and L streets
and the police are informed the hold,
up men were in an old roadster.
Herman Goldstein. 1901 Nj street
told the police he was held up last
night at the point of pistol in his
! store by three white men. whom he
saws he could identify. He reports
they took S45 from the cash register
| and $50 from his person.
Edmond Robson OF 1860 NORTH
! Carolina avenue northeast reported he
! was halted at Forty-seventh street
| and Sheriff road northeast last night
| by six men while he was riding in his
| automobile and robbed of $1S75
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-17
JURY FOR BUSCH CASE
MAY BE FOUND TODAY
New Venire of $50 Talesmen Re.
ports at Court-Task Has
Now Taken 8 Days.

new venire of $50 talesmen re-
ported today before Justice William
Hitz, in Criminal Division .. to fur
n1sh material from which to complete
jury to try Nicholas Lee Eagles
Samuel Moreno, John r. McCabe and
John Proctor on an indictment charg-
ing first degree murder in connection
with the death of Policeman Leo w.
X. Busch last September. Busch and
Poilceman Frank l.. Ach had the
accused under arrest near Grant
Circle early in the morning on sus-
picion. when 1t is charged one of
them suggested they shoot their
way out" A pistol battle ensued
and both officers We're wounded,
Busch dying few days later.
Three days already have been con-
summed in fruitless effort to secure
a jury All the aVailab BILE men on the
court panels We're eXa mined without
success and the special venire was
ordered Friday for today Counsel
on both sides express the hope that
a satisfactory jury will be secured
before the court adjourns today. The
witnesses have been excused until
tomorrow with the expectat ton that
all of today's session would be oc-
cupled with completing the jury.
Assistant United States ATTORNEY
George d. Horning, jr., is conducting
the prosecution, while the defense is
represented by eight lawyers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-17
COERCION CHARGE
TO BE INVESTIGATED
House Group to Probe Accu-
sations Concerning School
Board Appointments.

Charges that undue influence was
used with Judges of the District SUI
preme Court In the appointment Of
candidates for the Board of Educa-
ton. and coercion was used before ap.
pointment In forcing pledges from
prospective appointees. will be investi-
gated at hearing tomorrow night at
1880 o'clock by the subcommittee on
educa ton of the House District com
mittee.
Representative Reid. Republican. Of
Illinois Is chalrma Of this subcommit-
tee to which the matter was referred
last week when Representative Ham
mef. Democrat of North Carolina. de
manded an investigation when the
charges were quoted at the regular
weekly meeting Of the House District
committee.
Ar. Reid said that he will call as
hrSt witnesses julius l. feyseN, for
meriy member of the BOARD of Edu-
cation, who Wps quoted as having
made some of these charges at IA
hearing last year before the Gibson
subcommittee. lie will also call az
Witnesses Representatives Gibson of
Vermont, Republican. and Gilbert of
Kentucky, Democrat. who referred to
these statements at the meeting Of the
full District committee. After deter.
mining exactly the nature OF the
charges and who Ia responsible for
making them, Mr.. Reid said that he
will invite the District Supreme Court
justices. who make the appointments
to the Board of Educa ton, to answer
these charges.