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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-05-05
BRIDGE CONTRACT LET

April 26 bids were opened at
the State Highway department, st.
Paul, for the construction of a
40-foot bridge on Highway No. A,
near Little Sank. The Plymouth
Construction Co., of Rice, MIMI,
with bid of SCOTS, were award
ed the contract.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-05-05

Engineer and Mrs. West who
are temporarily located in this
city, motored to St. Cloud Satur-
day returning Sunday evening.
Miss Katherine Collins returned
to Sank Centre Sunday to resume
her teaching in the Public Schools
after being confined to her home
in Minneapolis for the past month
suffering from an attack of scarlet
fever.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-05-05

DIR. johnson of Minneapolis was
business visitor in Sank Centre
Tuesday.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-05-05

Miss Mildred Olson spent the
week end at her home in Osakis.
Evening star., 1927-06-14
Smelling May Go From Criffmen
In Squad Reduction Tomorrow

President Clark Griffith still hopes to
complete some deal to strengthen his
Nationals before tomorrow midnight
when his playing squad must be re-
dNced TO 25 to conform to base ball
law. There actually are but 25 PLAYERS
now here, but Buddy Dear, shortstop
drawn from Virginia Polytechnic In.
stitute, is due to report tomorrow and
some one will have to go from the
squad.
Dick Smelling, Dayton University
pitcher who joined the club recently.
may be let out under option and Dear
kept around time for a looking over.
While Smelling seems to have much
natural ability as slabman and has
impressed Manager Harris with his
worth. those in charge of the club
feel that he needs considerable polish
ing before being ready for big league
work. Should Smelling go, he will
leave with a taut string attached.
Griff went to Baltimore Sunday
TO take look at Jim Faulkner of the
Toronto team, who pitched and beat
the Orioles in the seyen-inning second
game of a double-header. Faulkner
was hit rather freely, but was quite
enective with men on the runway
The Toronto hurler is a 25-year-old
southpaw with several years of ex.
perience in pro ranks and Griff is
anxious to add ieft-hander with
some knowledge OF the game to the
Nationals staff. However, the presi.
dent said yesterday he had made no
offer to the Leafs for Faulkner's
services.
Sammy West simply cannot believe
Evening star., 1927-06-14
TITLE POLO TOURNEY
DUE TO OPEN TODAY

War Department Reds and 18th
Field Artillery teams of Fort Myer
were to clash this afternoon at 3:3O
o'clock on the Potomac Park oval in
the opening match of the annual
Spring high-goal tournament of the
war Department Polo Association.
Thursday at the same hour War De-
partment Whites and 3rd Cavalry of
Fort Myer will come to grips. Finals
Will be played Saturday at O'Clock.
The team that wins the high goal
tournament also will earn the right
TO represent the southern section of
the Southeastern circuit and will play
the Northern section victor for the
title.
Play in the War Department Asso-
ciation's annual Spring low-goal
tournament will start Saturday.
Drawings have not been made, but it
is probable that competing teams
will include War Greens. War yell
lows, 3rd Cavalry and 10th Field Ar
tillery, 9th Field Artillery of Fort
Hoyle, Md; Engineers from Fort
Humphreys and civilian teams from
Baltimore and Middleburg, Va.
Evening star., 1927-06-14
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
w e.: s; !: ;; :$ +: :: &
the American League, their
National League fellow townsmen, the
Cubs, are making a spirited bid Of
their own.
A winning streak which has car
ried them to a game and a half be-
hind the pace setting Pirates was fat
tened to nine games yesterday by a
6-to-2 victory over the Giants. On
furious batting attack. led by Grimm,
the Cubs helped themselves to one of
the quickest wins of the year, the
game taking little more than an hour
and one-half to play.
First of the newly traded players
to appear, Zack Taylor caught the
whole game for the New York club,
having been transformed from Brave
to a Giant in a single day. Taylor
scored one of the two runs and made
a brace of hits. but his team was
unable to smack them when they
counted.
Washington has been a Jonah for
the White SoX before and proved so
again yesterday in shutting out the
second-place tenants, 10 to 0.
A good exhibition of the violent way
the Va Lees usually win their ball
games was given as they pasted the
Cleveland Indians, IA to 6, on the
wings of five home runs and 10 other
hits. Names not quite as familiar as
those of Ruth and Gehrig were in
the home-run column. This time 1t
vas Paschal (2), Lazzeri, Dugan and
Collins.
Evening star., 1927-06-14
CTJRS MAKING STRONG BID
AS WHITE SOX HIT CHUTE

The Athletics, on the upgrade with
their revised >-up, came close to
the White Sox in ranking bv nosing
out Detroit, Z to 6, while st. Louis
displaced the Tigers at the top of the
second division by beating the Ted
SoX, 2 to 0, the hitting and hurting
of Pit~ner Van Glider. incidentally.
the Browns g he ly road team
to win a gam yesterday.
Ar taking two on the chin in
successive lays from the Brooklyn
Robins, the Pirates came bacl. in
emphatic defense of their league lead
ership by beating the Robins, to 8.
Paul Waner. the newly wed, accounted
for two of the runs in the sixth with
homer with mate on base.
A ''ary c. yester ly's
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Evening star., 1927-06-14
UNDEFEATED TEAMS
TO MEET IN LEAGUE

ALEXANDRIA,, Va, June A.
\ or! N gion nd AleXand ~ost
Office mines will clash in {, ian-
dria Commercial League borrow
afternoon at o'clock at Dreadnaught
Park. Both have won their only
start in league.
ike" Issaca, professional at the
Mansfield Golf Club. fredericksburg
Va. lowered the Belle Haven Country
Club course "ord here. He shot a
g. his first time around and 36 in the
second. Par is 35.
Pirate Midget and Junior mines want
games with teams of those classes.
Write Manager Bill Hammond at All
Queen street.
Emmett DodsOn is after games for
his Virginia Gray unlimited nine
Phone him at Alexandria L, between
9 and 3.
Serep:-. LcIge, No. 46, Independ
ent Order of Odd Fellows, beat the
Pohanka Service A. c., ii to 10, in a
1O-inning game on the st. Agnes
Field.
Clover Midgets piled up an early
lead and whipped the Stanford a. G..
ii to Z.
Merchants swamped Gazette tossers
% to 5. yesterday in a six-inning Com
mercial League :: me. The vic tors
who garnered 19 hits, scored -four
runs in the first inning to take the
iead and were yer headed Bayl.-s
herey and Travers each got four
S~.~eties for the I'M IS.
Two horses. recently acquir. bI
Albert Hersh.Ian, local turfman
p!@ ed third at Long Branch yester
day. Maryland Boy SEQ ed in the
f1rst race and Beatrice Morse in the
forth.
Evening star., 1927-06-14
GALES-ARTHUR nine
NEEDS ANOTHER WIN

If Gales-Arthur nine. Eastern section
champion. can again trim Monroe toss
ers, Western victors, tomorrow the
former viii gain the playground de
partment's elementary school city
base ball championship.
Gales-Arthur captured the first game
of the proposed series of three yester-
day, squeezing out 2-1 victory in II
innings by dint of a cleverly executed
squeeze play. on which Bridges scored.
1t was Bridges theft of home that
gave Gales-Arthur victory over
Ketcham in the recent game that de-
termined Eastern honors
Gales-Arthur scored its first run yes
terday in the sixth inning and Monroe
tied the count in the next frame.
Neither was able to count again until
the eleventh when Bridges dashed
across the plate on Gabler's perfect
bunt.
Evening star., 1927-06-14

his spells of illness are due to aiIinp
tonsils and is baking at an operation
that would remove them. For three
days now, the young outfielder has
not been in uniform although able to
get ABOUT He has a severe cold that
mas weakened him too much for work
at present. but is expected to get back
INTO harness for the series with the
Iigers that starts here THURSDAY,
OO0Se GOslin flashed wicked bat
ting eve yesterday, getting four hits in
nve trips to the plate. His trinle in
the first inning and his single in the
seventh were wasted, but he scored
after singing at the outset of the
fourth frame and drove over three
runs with his double off Relief Hurler
Jacobs in The eighth.
Bob Reeves, by sOelxing safely twice
In his three legal times at bat. crashed
into the 300 hitting class. He now
boasts an average OF 3O9.
Buclxy Harris is on remarLah,e
fielding streak around the second sack
Ihe Nationals pilot took care of ali
seven chances that came his way YES.
terday. He now has gone through the
iast l9 games without error accept.
Ing ia chances. That's a grand ay.
erage of six per game.
IRIS Speaker was busy man in the
nloole garden. He roamed farsto get
unoer SIX Chisox lofts. Alex Metzler
center helder of the opposition, also
old some good work. Three of the
tour cnances he accepted looked to be
hits when they left the bat.
Either Irving Hadley or Walter
Johnson was to pitch if the Nationals
could stage game today. The club
VIII idle tomorrow, the schedule call
ing for no contest.
Evening star., 1927-06-14
YIELDS ONLY THREE HITS
BI.ANKINC SCHALK'S CLUB
Fine Control Feature of Work of Slabman Who Had
Been Off Form Nearly Two Months-Criffmen
Slug Ball in Scoring 100 Win.

popped to Boss Bucky, though, Metz
Ter was caught in q two-ply erasurt
with Bud Clancy and it was not unit
the seventh that Crowder again ISSUED
| Il pass, 1t was Metzler who was
franked once more and he clung tc
| first while the next three batters were
| retired. Bill Barrett taking a third
| strike to end the frame.
Gives Up Only Three Hits.
The hits off Crowder were made n
the fourth. eighth and ninth innings.
Hunnefield looped a single 20 left with
one gone in the fourth, but was
shared when he attempted to swine
the middle station. One was out in
the eighth whom Willie Kamm lined
Il single to nter, then Crowder
famed Aaron Ward md Grouse skied
to Rice. Pinch-batter Ike Boone had
famed for the first out of the ninth
before Metzler got an infield hit, q
bounder that Harris managed to
knock down but could not retrieve in
time for a retiring throw. Hume
field. though, lofted harmlessly to
iris Speaker, while Harris and Joe
Judge took care of Clancy.
Crowder simply was master of the
situation all the way. But three bat
ters faced him in each of the first six
innings ard only four in each of the
last three. And not one of those
managing to get on the runway
progressed as far as the second sack.
1t was a fine bit of box work for anv
hurler and a remarkable performance
for pitcher who had been trying to
get his bearings for nearly two
months.
Batting as they did behind such
good pitching, the Nationals won
easily. They crashed into the run
column in the third inning, when Bob
Reeves singled. took second as Rice
was thrown out and dashed home
when Hunnefield muffed Harris
archer over short.
Two Big Innings.
A four-hit attack with a wild
chuck by Blankenship brought three
more runs in the fourth round. Goose
Goslln started the offensive with the
second of his four hits of the day, and
after Speaker rolled out. Judge, Ruel
and Bluege singled successfully. That
was good for two tallies, and Ted's
wild pitch by Reeves let Ruel count.
A seventh batting orgy accounted
for six markers in the eighth session.
all the runs crossing after two were
out. Spoke doubled as a starter. but
Judge and Ruel lofted to the outfield.
Then the storm broke. Bluege doubled
and Reeves. Crowder, Rice and Har-
ris singled. All of this accounted for
three runs. and left filled runway
Tor relief pitcher Jacobs to worry
about. Goslin. first to face the new
hurler. looped a double to right. and
three more markers were chalked to
the credit of the Nationals.
Evening star., 1927-06-14
PLANS ARE BEING MADE
TO COLLECT RACING TAX

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,. June IA P).-
Preparations to administer the new
law legalizing racing and race track
wagering, effective July /. were made
today.
The act stipulates that all licensed
race tracks situated within % miles of
any city of more than 100000 popula-
ton shall pay $4,000 each racing day
as a license fee.
Tracks more than 25 miles from
such cities pay the State $1,000 each
racing day. In addition, all licensed
tracks must pay 20 cents for each ad-
mission ticket.
Evening star., 1927-06-14
GERMAN TURF STAR
WILL RACE IN u. S.
By the Associated Press.


NEW YORK. June 14.-Laufiunge
the crack German steeplechaser owned
by Baron Won Lynchker. is to be
shipped to the United States tomor-
row for extensive competition in this
country. Word to that effect was re-
celved by Racing Secretary Victor T..
Schaumburg of the Saratoga Associa-
tlon in cableeram from the owner.
After getting thoroughly acclimated
the German horse will be entered
against the leading timbertoppers Of
America, probably i'm the Saratoga
Jumping Stakes and the new S35, 900
Grand National Steeplcchase on the
closing day of the Belmont Park Au-
tunln meeting. Laufjunge won the
Berlin Grand Hurdle Race last week.
Backers of the new Belmont Park
chase declared 1t will draw others of
the best jumpers of the European con-
tlnent and England. The race is to
he as valuable as the classic steeple-
chase fixture at Liverpool.
Evening star., 1927-06-14
ST. MIHIEL BALL TEAM
HAS ARMY STANDARDS
Bg the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
ST. MIHIEL. June IA lone base
ball and two bats, left behind by the
American Army after redeeming this
strip of land from the German troops,
have completely changed the sports of
this section of France.
A returning American witnessed a
ball game-one base and four field
ers-, played recently on field where
members of the 1st American Divi-
sion competed for much higher stakes
with death as the horsehide and rifles
and n acfine guns as pitchers.
One little chap stood up close to
the plate as big pitcher whiZzed them
by The batter never ducked or pulled
back. Finally with the count two and
three he caught one on the end of
his bat and sent it toward the hills,
just as an American youngster would
have done.
Evening star., 1927-06-14
PETWORTH SENIOR LOOP
CALLS SPECIAL SESSION

counts, in the Government League
will be played Thursday afternoon on
South Ellipse diamond.
ThOmpsOn's Dairy nine suffered an
other reverse in Merchants League
yesterday, losing to Chestnut Farms
Dairy, II to 10.
Neidfeldt held Interstate to four
hits, although wild, and General Ac'
counts won in Government League
yesterday. to /. Ritnour led the bat
ters.
Public Buildings and Public Parks
nine maintained it's lead in Federal
League yesterday by downing State
Labor, 6-2. r. Hamilton held the
losers to four hits, while Corbin gave
the winners but / more.
Talbert's hitting and Noone's field
ing featured Treasury's 10-to-7 win
over Bureau of Engraving in Depart
mental League yesterday.
Southern Railway added another to
its lead in Terminal Y. League yester-
day by downing Black and White
TaXimen. II to 10. Queen was the big
gun at bat
Walker allowed but three hits. as
Eldebrooke Methodist Episcopal team
defeated st. Johns in Georgetown
Church League yesterday, to 2. f.
Derrick and Butt led the batters.
Evening star., 1927-06-14

IN uCKY HARRIS ball players
seem TO be waking up these
days in each game durins
D rhe past week. some member
of the Nationals who had beer
playing far below the form expected
of him suddenly took a new lease on
life and performed in worthy manner
1t was AL Crowder's turn yesterday
to show that he still has a cunning
arm in his right sleeve. Holding the
White SoX to three scattered singles.
the Birmingham graduate scored a
10-to-0' victory. his second of the
year and his first since April Is.
While Crowder was turning back
the ChisoX batters with regularity
he pitched to only 30--the Nationals
made merry with the offerings of Ted
BlankenShip and Elmer Jacobs. Fif-
teen hits were cleaned off these hurl-
ers, every man in the National line
up contributing to the safety total
that brought the clubs fourth sue
cessive triumph and the sixth win in
the last seven contests.
But this batting orgy of the club
was not as impressive as the work of
tine pitcher who had been unable to
show much of worth since beating
the Red SoX in the first series of the
from the Barons last June. it was
thought rare pitching find had been
made He had burned up the South
ern Association with his great slab
bing and for time did some excellent
work as a big Lacquer.
Had Poor Training Season.
A disordered digestive apparatus,
however prevented CrOWder from con-
ditioning himself properly during the
training campaign this year and after
his first triumphant fling in the cham.
pionship race, he lost virtually all of
his pitching ability Five times after
the win over the Red Sox Crowder
started games only to be thrust out
of action early And several times
when employed in relief roles, he
failed to go well.
Despite Crowder's lack of success
though, Manager Stanley Harris never
lost faith in the recruit. Most of AIS
difficulty resulted from lack of con-
troll and Harris felt that once the
former Southern Lacquer could get
the ball across he would be one of the
mainStays of the Nationals. If yester.
days performance was a fair exam
pie of Crowders real slabbing value
instead of being a flash in the pan, he
soon ought to have a good record be- |
hind his name in the pitching Stats |
tics, despite his poor start
Crowder certainly had control yes
terday, issuing only two free tickets |
to first base. The generals start was
not auspicious for he walked Alex |
Metzler first of the visitors to step to |
the plate. After Bill Hunnef1eld
Evening star., 1927-06-14
C1o7 Jus1es Harris Faith Him Strong Pitching Against Csoa
DUNDEE NOW A CITIZEN.

BALTIMORE, Md, June IA OP.-
Joe Dundee, recently crowned world
welterweight champion. has become "a
full-fledged citizen of the United
States. The boxer. whose real name is
Samuel Lazzaro, was born in Italy
and came to this country when a
child. Federal Judge William c. Cole
man issued the citizenship papers and
administered the oath Of allegiance.
Evening star., 1927-06-14
NEWARK CLUB is SUED
BY ITS FORMER LAWYER

NEWARK, n. j., June IA CD.-The
Newark base ball team of the Inter
national League has been made de.
fendant in a suit for damages of
$500 filed in Circuit Court by James
B. Reilly, the teams former attorney.
Reilly, who was struck on the head
by a pop bottle thrown by an irate
fan at an umpire in May, 1926. al.
legged he has suffered pains in the
head since.
Evening star., 1927-06-14

n EETINGS of several local
NU mines are scheduled for to-
IiW night; 8 r xssns a,s ..rs ~ vii,
gather at 1880 o'clock at the
home Of Capt. Frischi Kennedy will
meet at the home of Manager #. Otte
at 8 o'clock. Loudoun A. C. players
will meet at 1910 Tenth street at s
O'Clock. and Manhattan Juniors will
convene at 7:30 o'clock at the home of
Capt. Stone.
Manhattans, who have scored 12
wins in g games, are seeking games.
Call Atlantic 2530-W after o'clock.
Bell limited IsherwoOd batsmen to
four hits yesterday, permitting Hal
pine A. G. to win Il pretty 10 fray.
Darkness halted the game in the sew
enth. Patten yielded but six hits for
Isherwood.
Congress Heights A. c. nine turned
in it's seventh consecutive win yester-
day in free-hitting contest with Tri-
angle A. c.. 10 to 3. Haas and Yeager
led their respective teams at bat.
BY scoring six runs in the first
frame, Northeast Motor nine was able
to defeat Indian Head. 10 to 6. Mickey
Mcdonald hurled steady ball for the
local team and Tom Hook and Joe
Mccoy led with the willow.
AnacOstia Athletics won a double
bill from Potomac Giants, 13 to and
IL to 8. Reed and Stewart hurled well
for the Anacostians.
Heiding ST. Barnabas batsmen to
two hits. Edward Stats hurled Tri-
angle Athletic Club to 5.to-0 win.
Wilburn led the stickmen,.......,.....,
Petworth nine would Hike to book
with Woodside. Berwyn. or Washing.
ton Grove for Sunday. Call Columbia
S470 after 5 o'clock. @ ss
Junior and senior opponents are be.
ing sought by Perry Props. SCali Co
lumbia 1858. 81 1sa4esse4
MontelIO Juniors are in search of
opposition. Call Manager Hisle at
Lncoln 3615 between 5 and s O'Clock.
MunrOe Juniors are anxious to book
with teams in that class. Call North
1921.
Cdth0Ilc University Insects doWned
Brentwood Midgets. 16 to IA. and then
trounced Noel House Insects, 1913. Call
Atlantic 2G33 for games with the win
nerS
BrOdt Athletic Club would book with
Virginia and Maryland unlimited
teams. Call Franklin 8062 or write
Manager Powell, 503 Ninth street.
O'Neill Midgets are seeking a game
for Sunday. Call Earl King at Allan
tic 1916.
Tate Midgets have open dates. Call
Lincoln 4254-J after o'clock
Maryland Athletic Club wants a
Evening star., 1927-06-14
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Philadelphia Hand Made
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country. Now, in addition to
the famous Perfecto, you can
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Longfello and After-D Dinner
both wrapped in foil. You
can buy your favorite size and
shape at any cigar counter.
Evening star., 1927-06-14
WANER NOW SECOND
TO HARRIS WITH BAT
By the Associated rress.

By the Associated Eress.
PITTSBURGH, June 14.-Cracking
out 35 hits in his last 73 times at bat,
Paul Waner. Pittsburgh Pirate out
fielder, today had batted his way to
second place among National League
hitters. with an average of 1888.
He was second only to his team
mate, Joe Harris, whose average was
AL.
BY polling out a home run and sin
gle yesterday Waner at the same time
ran his consecutive hitting streak to
IL games.
Waner also leads his circuit in hits
with so. and in triples with II.
Evening star., 1927-06-14
Fights Last Night
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BOSTON. Tommy Freeman Hot
Springs, Ark, defeated Joe Simonich
Butte, Mont. u0). Billy Murphv.
Lowell, beat Jack Zivic. Pittsburgh
Q0). AL Webster Butte, Mont, scored
technical knockout over Bob Low.
erie, Scotland ca.
NEW YORK.-Pal Silvers, BROOKLYN.
outpointed frankie Fink, Texas (6l.
BALTIMORE.-Bob Garcia. Balti-
more, knocked out Johnny CeccoH.
Scranton.
JERSEY CITY. n. Irish Jackie
Pilkington. New York, outpointed
Jimmy Britt, California d2).
Evening star., 1927-06-14

A SPECIAL meeting of Petworth
~ Senior League clubs will be
"A held tomorrow night at
4 a o'clock at the home of Ray
McGarvey, 610 Rock Creek
Church road, president of the league.
All managers are requested to be
present.
The second round of the first series
will start Sunday with T. L. Keanes
and Tremonts tied for first place.
For the purpose of organizing a
league to decide the unlimited cham.
pionship of Prince Georges County
teams in that class will meet tonight
at o'clock in the District Heights
field office.
Mount Rainier. Maryland A. c..
Mitchellsville. Seabrook, Clinton, La
Plata, Marlboro A. c.. Croome and
District Heights are urged to have
representatives present.
American Railway Express Tigers
and Railway Mail Service teams were
to open a morning league in Terminal
ranks today. but rain called halt.
The league is composed of four
teams (which have been trailing i'm the
regular Terminal Y League.
Leaders i'm Atlas League are sched.
uled to clash this Saturday. Lyon
Village will play Hartfords on Lyon
Village field at 2 o'clock: Hornets wilt
meet Eddie Fosters on diamond No. 7
at II o'clock: Harlems and Northerns
will battle on Plaza diamond at /
o'clock, and Emery and Stanton mines
will play on the same field at 8
o'clock.
A game, postponed last Saturday, be
tween Union Printers and General Ac-