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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-23
WIDE AIMS
At MOON
BY R. D. Thomas

At the age Of 80. when the ordi-
nary human is started down hill
athIetically, the little Swedish marvel.
Edwin Wide. is gazing ambitiously at
the heights.
He outfooted Paavo Nurmi at two
miles to command world attention
within the last year. and the other
night cracked two of Nurmis finest
world records.
Today, as Wide galliyalHs about
the board track at Georgetown UNI
yersity in preparation for several big
races, people who think about sucn.
things are wondering If a greater
runner than Nurmi hasn't appeared.
The sports writers exhausted
a vOluminous supply of superla-
fiyes i'm an effort to portray m
nrODer proportions the greatness
Of Nurlni. IL Wide, by the
widest senSatiOnalism in the his
tory of foot racing, should wipe
out the records by PaavO I'm
America, the utmost to be said Of
him would. be that he out.
Nurnied Nuruni. That appears
y
to an encouraging start.
Nurmi hit the athletic trail as a
child. Wide was 81 years old when
he ran his first race. 1t Is related
that the desire for athletic fame
came to him while Edwin was hiking
from Finland to Sweden, too poor to
buy transportation. He was born In
Finland of Swedish parents.
He won his first contest, a 5000
meter event in a meet at Upsala,
and the taste of victory was sweet.
Wide has been a runner of varying
success since then and only within
the last few years has showed more
than the promise of true greatness.
He believes that he has arrived
now merely at the foot of the
steepest grade. II he would follow
Nurmi the way is formidable, in
deed.
Next Saturday night in Madi-
son Square Garden. New York,
Wide win match strides with
Willie RitOla at two miles. Nur-
mis- record for this distance is
8 minutes 50 Is seconds. IT
Wide should crack that mark he
would he over q mighty Ob-
stacle.
Ritola will attempt to set new
record for himself. His late work
outs have revealed possibilities. He
ran a mile the other day at the
pace he expects to maintain through
out his contest with Wide. His
time was 4 minutes 81 seconds,
taken without Ritola's knowledge
Twice AT Is S:54, which is four and
one-half seconds under Nurmi's rec
ord.
.Ritola has beaten Wide four times
but that was before the Swede be-
came the sensation that he Is now.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-23
CHAMPION
GIVES WEAK HANDS
FIRST REAL TEST
BY Gene Tunney
Worlds Heavyweight Champion

Soon after came out q the woods Of the nortand 1921
was matched to meet Wolf Larsen ho
OF sensation in the matter of rumphs had
bowling oyer the best of them, his greatest
concrete idea that Wolf the ahaired
to dethrone Jack Dempsey.
The battle test rather hands had
given me trouble since earliest days. because the muscles around
the nuckes had not been developed And had
the development
Larsen nothing confident The afternoon that we
weighed in for fight in the Pioneer in New York. he
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-23
BOXING IN
JEOPARDY

The future of boxing in the Dis
trict of Columbia today is in ques-
ton following a raid by the police
on the District Athletic Associa-
tion's show last night during the
sixth round of the Lamar-Smith bout
at the Washington Auditorium.
The interrupted boxing bill was
the first to be staged by the Dis
trict A. A. The Arcadia Athletic
and the Aloysius clubs have sue
ceeded in pleasing the police in the
conduct of their boxing entertain
ments this winter, both organiza-
tionS having sponsored shows
throughout the winter season. Each
OF the latter has boxing card ar
ranged for next Tuesday night.
Last nights abrupt hating of
ring activities was the third
within recent boxing history.
A former fight club operating at
the Auditorium was not per.
mitted to open an advertised
show and a former fight club
operating at the Arcade was
stopped during the progress OF
the milling and the promoter
and several Of the participants
i'm the fighting were arrested.
A Jail sentence of three years was
imposed in one instance and sew
eral months of it was served when
the accused appealed his case and
was released on bond.
The Lamar-Smith bout last night,
as far as 1t went, was quite a tete.
a-tete. as many of the ring fans
had figured it might be. Lamar
was far over-matched in meeting
such an experienced fighter as
Smith and the Washington fighter
played perfectly safe by keeping
Smith at long range with rigid
left hand.
Smith. satisfied to let il go at
that, didn't force the issue and
was taking Lamar along nicely
when the show was closed by
Lieut.. Mike Raedy' and Inspec.
tor Charles Evans.
In the preliminar1eS, two knock
outs enlivened the proceedings. Phil
Raymond. of Baltimore. stopped
Johnny Farrell in exactly IL sec.
onds. A swift left hook to the jaw
turned the trick and the 1900 spec.
tators were electrified.
joey Fox and Eddie Bowen, a
couple of feathers. were the princi.
pals in the other knockout. Bowen
Going the taking and Fox the Civ.
ing. 1t all happened in the sixth
round after a satisfying five and a
fraction rounds in which the bugs
were on their toes all the time.
Then. too. before the works were
put on the show, Johnny Gauzza
drew with Joe Perrone in six
rounds and Frank Weinert scored
a technical Knockout over Mickey
O'Brien in the second round of a
bout booked for four.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-23
CUP HAS HERITAGE

The Hart Trophy. which is
awarded to "the most valuable
player in professional hockey after
each season, was set up by the late
DIR. Hart. father of Cecil Hart, now
manager Of Les Canadiens. and one
Of the finest Of the old sportsmen
IN Canaaaa
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-23
SAME SETTING

Roy Hackley. ir.. a freshman
Of California, is being trained by
the same coach, Walter Christie,
who developed the elder Hackley
into one of the greatest milers of
his day about 90 years ago.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-23

Benny BOrgInalIm. Of Fort
Wayne, who occupies third
place. continues to lead the field
IN average points per game. his
figure being 1877. He also has
scored the highest number OF
foul goals with 1888.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-23

Washington lost a little ground
MS a result OF Fort Wayne's 1892
victory last night. The win gives
the Hoozier quint a fall.game lead
in the fight for second place.
Leading high point scores American
Basketball League through March ~.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-23
PLANS BASEBALL TEAM

The United States Naval Hospital
Will be out with a strong baseball
team this season. Rube Wetherell,
athletic officer, Is booking games
with strong unlimited teams in the
District.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-23
RUSTY SAUNDERS I OPS
PRO BASEET SHOOTERS

Leading Chick Passon Philadelphia his rival by
point today Rusty Saunders Washington have ched
the individual scoring honor Of the American Basketball League
Saunders total at $50 3S and he has four
to play while Passon has but
Saunders is the first in the American League to have passed
century Washington forward has
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-23
uMPIRES TO MEET

The Capital City EMPIRES Associ-
alton will hold a meeting at the
Aloysius Club Friday night at 8
o'clock.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-23
CHAMP IONS
TEEOFF

ATLANTA. Ga, March 2S.-To
give a general idea OF the layout
for the $12,5O Southern open cham
pionship. under way at the East
Lake course. today. cast an optic
or two over the lineup for the
stellar best bali pro.amateur fore
some, which features the prelimi-
nary negotiations.
In it are the British open cham
pion. the United States open cham
pion, the runner up in the United
States amateur championship, the
British amateur champion. the P. G..
A. champion, the Los Angeles open
champion, the Texas open cham
pion and the leading money winner
of the flock Of winter tournaments,
of which this is the big shot.
The British open champion,
American open champion, and
the runner-up in the national
amateur, is just one person, and
that one, Bobby Jones, Atlanta's
favOrite gOlfing sen.
The British champion, of course,
is Jess Sweetser, and every one
knows that the p. G. A. champion
Is Walter Hagen.
The fourth man, who has just
about swept the tournament field
this winter, is Wee Bobby Cruik.
shank. He will be paired with Sweet
ser. Jones and IIagan playing to.
gether.
1t will be quite surprising II
one of these prO-amateur comb.
nations does not emerge victor.
ious from tOday's play.
This does not signify that there
is lack of class in the rest of the
field. There is not. Every pro
who has been able to secure the
transportation for himself and his
clubs is here. and quite few of
the South's best amateurs will be
paired with them. Below Jones
and Sweetser comes Watts Gum,
another Albanian. He is paired
with Clarence Hackney.
The pro-amateur activities will
use up the greatest part of the
day, and tomorrow the first is
holes OF the race after that $12,50O
will start.
The tournament became official
late yesterday when an amateur
named Niblick was disclosed among
the entrants.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-23

But the whole difference in the
position of their hands at the time
of the contact is only a matter of
few inches. / think it is all a
question Of how you swing your
hands. For years l tried to have
my hands a little behind the ball
when the ball was struck. Then
again I used to think of them as
even with this perpendicular line
at the compact and up-crash. You
want, to get a feeling of the hands
acting as one when the ball is hit
no r4"tter where thev are
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-23
ST. IOE TO Drill

The st. Joseph baseball team will
practice on the Plaza field tomor-
row afternoon at p. m. All play
ers and candidates are requested to
ronnrt
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-23

| would surely avoid one thing,
and that is having the hands too far
ahead at the time Of contact, and all
full shots would keep back Of that
perpendicular as much as possible.
The minute the position OF your
hands at the time of contact Is not
right you will find one hand will
work against the other, which al.
ways is bad.
Now / am saying all this be-
cause whichever one of these
three positions OF your hands at
contact Is better for you will
help you visualize the place
where your hands and Clubhead
should be as regards this per-
pendicular line at tile point
where my friend was trying to
figure It out.
Because If you get too close to the
upper part Of the perpendicular line
with your left hand 1t would be al.
most impossible for the clubhead to
get around to that ball in a right
angular position In time for you to
get that unmistakable solid feeling
of the cluhhcad meeting the ball
sweetly.
It you get your hands too far
ahead at the time Of contact you
will find that your weight WILDE in
such position that it will be diff.
cult to get it properly behind the
ball, because the farther ahead that
your hands get the farther forward
your weight will go, and 1t will be
awkward to get it back to the posi-.
ton where 1t will be behind the shot
/ used to have pet axiom. and
that was to wait for the clubhead
II did that the natural loft worked
and got rhythm The answer to
all this is that great players vary
their hands little bit at the time
of contact, according to the kind OF
shot they want to play.
Copyright, John F. Ollie Col
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-23
Glenna COllett Seeks
Pinehurst Golf Title

PINEHURST, N. c., March ga
More than 80 women golfers are
entered in the Annual North and
South Women's Golf Tournament
which starts here tomorrow.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-23

Gene Tunney, on Friday, will
write an interesting article for
Times readers Of his fight with
Jack Dempsey. from whom he
won the championship title.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-23

But my hands were perfect after
that Larsen fight, and buoyed up
by that heartening condition, / felt
, ten times surer than ever before
that someday, IL given a chance at
Jack Dempsey, would dethrone
him and become heavyweight cham
pion Of the world. \
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-23

The British open champion,
American open champion, and
the runner-up in the national
amateur, is just one person, and
that one, Bobby Jones, Atlanta's
faVOrite gOlfing sen.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-23

Copyright, 1921, by king Features
Syndicate. Incl
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-23

In those days my hands began
to give trouble after the third
or fourth round. When the
4 fight ended. they usually were
SO swollen that sometimes had
to have the gloves cut open to-
get my hands out of them.
And for days afterward they
would be painful and usually
twice their size.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-23

think one way to learn the
golf swing is to divide It in
sections and then incorporate
them into whole swing. Now
there has been q great deal Of
controversy about the position
Of the hands when the ball is
struck. Jock Hutchinson likes
to have his hands q little ahead
Of this perpendicular line.
Harry VardOn wants his about
even with it and Walter Hagen
prefers his hands a little behind
IL when the ball Is struck.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-23

Smith. satisfied to let it 20 at
that, didn't force the issue and
was taking Lamar along nicely
when the show was closed by
Lieut.. Mike Raedy' and Inspec.
tor Charles Evans.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-23

When IL was all over and the
Wolf got it firmly Embedded in
his brain that ] had knocked him
Out-that it wasn't visa versa as
ne had predicted, he gIared at
me and muttered:
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-23
Hand Position
Important
SqysEuans
BY Charles Chick Evans, Jr.

A motion picture camera reel
was stopped at a point where the
clubhead neared the ball. If a line
had been drawn from the ball to
the zenith. the back part of the
left hand would be two inches OIL
so from that line, and the clubhead
would be two and one-half feet
Now a friend Of mine saw this pic
ture and remembered that he had
seen it before. Whenever he had
seen 1t, it was in connection with
a swing of a great player, and SC
he strove to get it, thinking he had
discovered a very wonderful tip
But the more he worked upon II
the less success he had because he
did not know some other things
that should have been a part Of it
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-23

1t will be quite surprising II
one of these prO-amateur comb.
nations does not emerge victor.
ious from tOday's play.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-29
INFANT PARALYSIS
CASES ON DECREASE
Slight Reduction in Victims Re
ported During Week End
ing September "a.

By the Associated Press.
A slight decrease in the number OF
infantile paralysis cases over the
country during the week ending Sep
TENDER II In indicated by reports from
various States made public today by
the Public Health Service.
With figures yet to be received from
Ohio, where there were 80 cases dur
ing the week ending September II
the total for the Nation at the end OF
last week was 545, compared with
656 under treatment the week before
Massachusetts still had the great
est number, 81, a decrease of 9. Cali
fornia was second, with AZ, q decrease
Of %. New Jersey reported 81 cases
against 80: Pennsylvania, AZ against
AS; Connecticut, II against 10; Wash
1ngton, II against IS, and Wisconsin
IA against Is. Oregon still had q
cases, while in New York State, out
side of New York City, there were
only 10 cases, as compared with 3s
the week before.
States showing increases were: II
linois, AZ against 36: Kansas, IS
against 10; Maine, IS against 10
Michigan, "a against IS; Missouri, %
against II; Nebraska. 8 against q
New Mexico, 10 against IL; Texas, %
against IS, and West Virginia, IL
against 13.
Arizona reported only 2 cases as
compared with the week before
while Indiana reported none as
against the week before.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-29
DISTRICT TO HAVE DAY
AT iron HORSE FAIR
Several Hundred Members of Trade
Associations to Go to Hale
thorpe October II.

Several hundred Washingtonians
headed by large official delegations of
the three trade bodies of the city, are
expected to go to Halethorpe, Md, near
Baltimore, on October ii to attend the
fair of the Iron Horse, the centennial
exposition. of the Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad, according to plans now being
laid by the organizations.
October II has been set aside as
District day" at the exposition and
invitations have been extended to
members Of the Board of Trade, the
Washington Chamber of Commerce
and the Merchants and Manufacturers
Association to join forces on that oc.
casion. Special trains are to be ar
ranged to take the party to and from
the exposition grounds, while other
groups are planning to make the trip
by automobile.
A special round trip rate has been
made to all attending the exposition
on that date with the party of the
trade association members. Special
trains, arranged for citizens and men,
bers of the trade organizations will
leave here at 10 am. and l pm. and
will arrive at Halethorpe in time for
the opening of the pageant.
The fair was to have been concluded
on October 4, but because of the great
attendance it has drawn has been con.
tinued to later date. Officials Of the
railroad here announced that yester-
day the total attendance came to more
than 10000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-29
Tommy Knew.

From the Pathfinder.
Small Brother-What's maxim
Tommy?
Tommy-Aw, that's somethin' that
tells how good 1t Is to do somethin
YOU don't Wanter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-29
A Case for the S. P. c. A.

From the Boston Transcript.
eve tried to locate the squeak in
that flivver of mine: tested everything,
but without success.
Then it must be the pig iron in the
ax1eS'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-29

1925, which should have brought the
schools back to the fresh-water
streams in Alaska and Puget Sound
in large numbers this year, but for
unknown reasons the fish have been
killed off or for some other reasons
have failed to appear. All sorts OF
stories have been circulated to &C
count for the disappearance. among
them one attributing the death Of the
fish at sea to submarine earthquake
disturbances, but we have no record
of that. The Government regulations
which have been adopted in Alaska
in recent years for the protection of
the fisheries, have nothing to do with
the matter.
"In spite Of the disappearance Of
the fish this year. there is every rca-
son to presume that the salmon in
1928 and later years will continue 20
make their appearances on the fish
ing grounds at the outset OF the
spawning season. The salmon indus.
try is accustomed to great fluctu-
ations in the catch and the cOnse-
quent output of canned salmon"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-29
5000 TALL CEDARS
WILL PARADE HERE
First Annual Ceremonial to
Follow Procession To-
morrow Evening.

About 5000 members of the Tall
Cedars of Lebanon, including the SUI
preme officers Of the organization, are
to take part in a parade and ceremo-
NAL of the seventeenth district of the
order here tomorrow evening. The
district includes Maryland, Virginia.
West Virginia and the District OF CO.
lumbia. and besides members from
these States and this city, special del
ecations from New Jersey and Penn
sylyania are expected to attend. Inc
occa sion will mark the first annual
ceremonial Of the seventeenth district
Of Tall CedarS.
The parade is scheduled to start at
the Peace Monument at O'CLOCK, pro
coed I'D Pennsylvania avenue to Ell.
teenth street, thence to T street ana
east on T. street to Fourteenth street.
where a special drill is to be staged
bv a crack Royal Ranger team from
Harrisburg, Pa, which is making a
special trip for the occasion.
The ceremonial will be held In the
Willard Hotel, with the supreme
officers as guests OF honor, loilo"liH
the parade and drill.
will Go to White House.
The supreme officers Of the organ.
ization will be received by President
Coolidge at the White House tomor'
row afternoon at 1890 o'clock, and
will tourney to Arlington and place a
wreath on the tomb Of the Unknown
Soldier at pm, after which they
will visit the Lee Mansion and otner
places of interest in company WIFI
a. w. Patterson, grand tall cedar.
The supreme officers and district
representatives will lead the parade
headed by District Representative
George George II. Hensler of Baltimore.
CAPITAL Forest. No. 104, Of WASHINGTON
will follow. headed by Grand Tall
Cedar Alvah w. Patterson. Other
units will follow, including ivy,
piece band, rangers, fife, drum ana
bugle corps.
Committee in Charge.
The local committee in charge OF
the. parade and ceremonial Is com
posed of the following:
Alvah w. Patterson, grand tall ce
dar: II. M. Vandervort, senior deputy
grand tall cedar; DR.. j. T. Premier
CAST. Junior deputy grand tall CEDAR
John q. Slye. trustee; G. A. Jaquette
mast grand tall cedar; Col. Harry T..
Gladman, chairman df reception and
grand marshal of the parade; John
R. Jenkins, chairman Of stunts com,
mittee: Harry E. Reiseberg, chairman
of publicity committee; John r: Har,
vey, trustee; Harry M. Bedell. Harold
Neff, king and preceptor; M. l.. Hart
treasurer: Frederick r. Steffens
scribe; Capt. Harry d. Tryon. chief
ranger, and Charles r. Brill. director
of band.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-29
BOULEVARD URGED
I. TO MOUNT VERNON
Swanson and Moore Ask
President. to Support
Project.

Legislation authorizing the con-
struction by the Federal Government
of a 90-foot boulevard between the Ma
tional Capital and Mount Vernon. will
be passed during the coming session
Of Congress, it was predicted today by
Senator Swanson and Representative
Moore of Virginia, following a talk
with President Coolidge at the White
House.
Although these callers said that the
President did not definitely commit
himself they We're inclined to feel GER
tain that the chances for the legisla-
ton being enacted this Winter are
considerably brighter than heretofore.
This boulevard is intended to serve
not only as a direct highway to the
shrine at Mount Vernon. but to serve
as an important link in connection
with the Arlington Memorial Bridge,
now under construction. During their
talk with the President Senator Swan
son and Mr.. Moore told him 1t would
be most fortunate If the Mount Yer
non boulevard, which is intended to be
one of the most magnificent of its
kind in the country. was completed
and ready for dedication in 1882, when
the 200th anniversary of George
Washington's birth is to be celebrated
by the Nation.
They also informed the President
that the project is not expected to cost
the Government more than $3,000,000.
This legislation has been pending in
Congress for several years, and the
Presidents callers today are confident
that it can be passed this coming
Winter If it receives sufficient support
from the administration.
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The wild turkey, once a well known
feature Of Eastern America, is now
on, tho road to extinct ion