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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-16
old LIN { R 5
|. ENTER MEET

Maryland University is sending a
large squad Of athletes down to Vir-
GINA for the Richmond collegiate
meet, Saturday night.
Although the Old Line relay team
will not compete, the Marylanders
will be represented in many other
events Of which II men, IL varsity
and six freshmen win be on hand
to score points.
Maryland's freshmen will devote
their attention to the shot.put and
relay numbers.
The entries follow:
Varsity-Pugh. 50-yard dash; Mat
thews, 50-yard dash and half-mile;
Whiteford, half.mile: Sheriff, 50-yard
dash and 50.yard hurdles; Thomas,
60-yard dash and half-miIe: Neuman,
mile; Blanz, half.mile; Plumlsy, mile:
Gadd. two miles: Bowman, two miles;
Fahey, 50-yard hurdles.
Freshmen Mcdonald, shot put;
Young. shot-put and relay, composed
OF Benner, Wilson, Remsberg and
Linzey.
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at St. Augustine on washingtons
Birthday.

at st. Augustine on Washington's
Birthday.
The District amateur champion,
as well as the Middle Atlantic
amateur champion, win use the two
Florida attractions as primer for
the coming season In Washington
ana vicinity. He has high hopes
and repeating the events he won
last year and better his showing on
foreign fields.
Voigt's game has improved CON
siderably during the winter. Play
over local golf courses has given
him additional yardage on his tee
shots. His irons work to his great.
est satisfaction and his putting Is
as deadly az that IN the Middle
Atlantic open championship when
he lost the title by a putt which
stopped half.inch short to tie Leo
Diegel for the title.
Voigt win remain In Florida for
a few weeks. He plans TO spend
most OF It at golf and in every
case meet the keenest competition
possible.
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RACQUET CLUB
IN TOURNEY

A five-Inan team ana an Individual
star win represent the Racquet Club
In the national amateur squash
racquets tournament next week at
Detroit.
Capt. H. L. di sibour win compete
in the singles. The team is com
posed Of: e. M. HinkIe, J. M. Cabot,
q. II. Wood, A. w. Howard and
u. @. Moulton. Otto Glockler, club
professional, win accompany the
players.
The Racquet Club won its first
round match last year with Pitts.
burgh ana was beaten In the second
by Boston.
Semifinals In the RACQUET Club
championship tournament are SEIZED.
uled today with finals tomorrow.
In the upper half e. M. Hinkle meets
Major Walton Green, and in the
lower half C. P. Stone plays w.
Miller.
c. P. Stone won the senior handi.
cap tournament, recently completed.
defeating Fl. x. Weeks, and A. M.
Howard took the junior handicap,
beating Marshall Exnicios.
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AIonzo and Tilden
To Meet in Florida

MIAMI BEACH, Fla, Feb. 16.-
Manuel Alonzo, for several years
captain Of the Spanish Davis Cup
team and number two ranking ten
mis- player in the United Sites, may
become one Of the stepping stones
for 'sBig Bill" Tilden, No. player
in this country. in his attempted
comeback for the possession Of world
championship. honors which he
dropped to the French last summer.
This became evident today with
the announcement by John @. Nc.
Kay, in charge for the Miami Beach
midseason tennis tournament, to be
played on the F'lamingo court start.
ing February %, that the pair had
entered the event.
Alonzo Is one Of the few men IN
this country who have defeated
Tilden. who arrives here soon for
early preparation on outdoor courts.
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ToDEyS SPQRTORIAL
BY kIrk Miller

In these days and times there is telling whore might
sporting but it novel sensation indeed for
discerning editor remind Of the staff he
starts out for items in the morning drop by Congress and
there is anything stirring the hill today
Find out Sol Bloom making weight for Kid Banton and
particular attention their FORM condition wind sharpness
Of their eye their general amaby whether the
testants break into perspiration easily with effort"
Some such instruction necessary IL journalism
main modern because the public entitled know all and the
half would be told the Congressional
canvassed for every nugget Legislative and sporting
Then there those other gentlemen with pugst propens
ties whose office be visited determine how the boys
coming along their professional hatred Young Tnchr and
Strong who might well be called the Kansas strong boy
training where they interrupted in their
fstc debate the McNary- Haugen farm relief bin.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-16
We Mu.t Tell the B0ys About This

We apprise White Writer'S Association
Newsboy Sofs accomplishments with having him help
program Saturday nights banquet the Mayower
either The Kid always be relied to through
And in the things up Capitol HILL city
Of Washington only expect favorable by
Representatives the bills which
duced to egalize pugic encounters within gates For
what Congressman is there who would deny the residents Of
District Of Columbia privilege which they themselves enjoy
freey-almost daily?
And don't want Leonard B. Schoss ESQ Of
Glen Echo who has been passing in Of this office for
more than either OF to admit without giving
the slightest mixing that he was handy with Of
this department for odds ring chatter and gossip
These be sangne days in and greet our nefound
contacts. More and better news will be our slogan
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-16
Some One Has a Glass JasO

Say naugh Babe" Wheeler and Dynamite" Glass
tmen school diplomacy who thoroughly
WINGED that when words fall the only the manly art
defense while still kids at play
convinced that py paragraphs Of interest to the sport
loving popace might be CLEANED by at least telephone call da
offices Of Wheeler and Glass; Of living example
ncations Of the old saying that boys win be boys
Good Old Sol Blooms friends admirers Francisco
New York win be eated to know he has finally capated
from mere devotee Of the manly art 70 porayer thereof
who have been hummng his and voting for him during the
past quarter Of century know their Soy has been holding
out hidden talents them for 10 these Like smart
Snowman he always has something in Something with
which to take
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Maloney Tapers OFF
With Six Rounds
Of Fast Work

LONG BRANCH, N. j., Feb.
16.-Jimmy Maloney today will
conclude his active training for
the long-awaited fight on Fri
day with Jack Delaney by box
ing six rounds with members Of
his training staff.
The Boston strong boy is
down to 201 pounds and win
put in the remainder Of his time
working down to about 1879
pounds for the fight. Maloney
will leave here for the scene of
the bout tomorrow.
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GOES
SOUTH
BY Bingy Bryan

In anticipation Of even greater
things In golf. George voigt of
Bannockburn and outstanding
amateur Of Washington. Is today
speeding to Florida.
In the land Of sunshine and golf
voigt win point for two major
fixtures. He has his eye on the
Palm Beach championship. SEIZED.
uIed February Is and the winter
amateur championship OF Florida,
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pains. For one more hour they
leaped and tumble1 around in the
hot sun, one by one falling by the
wayside.
Altrock and SchaClt, fresh
from . stage career, took part
in all the hard work and kept
the youngsters amused through.
out. Schacht played himself
entirely out and could barely
drag himself to the showers. As
usual. Uncle Nick was the first
on the field and the last off.
Where he gets his endurance
nobody knows.
Yesterdays program, with slight
variations for this or that candi.
date. win be the program for the
first two weeks. Not till the bats.
men arrive on February 26 will
the lads be sent to the rubber.
Meanwhile they will strengthen
their arms and get into condition
generally. Those overweight are
reducing.
Here and there, Bob Burke. for
instance, some are supposed to
put on some poundage before the
real work begins. With the debris
from the fair removed from the
field, the diamond has been found
in good condition and will be per.
feet by the time it win be used.
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AlOysius Completes
Program for Show

Matchmaker Cornell. OF the
Aloysius Club. has arranged an.
other good card Of exhibition box
ing for club members. The North
east organization viii put on TEA
ture exhibition and also q special
feature tomorrow night to round out
a well.balanced card.
Cornell has arranged to bring out
Billy Franklin, Of New York city,
and Willie Ptoomey, the aIl-service
niddleweight champion. Another at
traction win be between Benny
Toothman and Joe Piseatello.
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Hoppe is Mediocre
AS Schaefer
Takes Lead

NEW YORK, Feb. 16.-Jake
Schaefer today was leading
Willie Hoppe, 1872 champion,
by q score of 600 to 256 IN their
1871 balkline billiard match
here. Schaefer won the first
block 800 to 1914 and the second
800 to 81, with Hoppe putting
up a mediocre game. Schaefer
made one run of 1IS.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-16
WESTERN LIGHT COPS

Displaying great burst Of speed
IN the second half Of their game
with the Friendship five, Western
lightweight basketball won out by
the count Of 24-10. II. Thompson, Of
Western, LED ths team IN scorinG,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-16
Montreal MarOOns
Beat Americans. 2.1

NEW YORK, Feb. 1e.--The Mon.
treai Maroons today were within
one point Of the New York Ameri.
cans In the international section Of
the National Hockey League AZ 4
result OF their . to / victory over
the Americans here.
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Top Notch Hockey
Teams Play to Tie

OTTAWA, Ontario, Feb. 1.-THE
Ottawa Senators and the New York
Rangers, leaders Of the two sec.
lions Of the National Hockey League,
battled to q 2-to-2 tie in q brilliant
eoatest.
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ALL.STARS BEATEN

All.Stars, a fast midget combina-
ton, fell before the clever playing
OF the st. Paul five by the count OF
34-19, In the st. Paul gym. Lee and
LailY starred for the winners.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-16
DEVOUT RUNNER

Dr. John J. Seller. the holder of
numerous long-distance running
records, has not missed Sunday
church services On fouTtsea yeRga
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-16
GOOD GAMES BOOKED

The Les Amis and Kanawha
basketball teams win clasr in COM
petition Of the Jewish Community
Center basketball league tonight at
3 o'clock. The Center's interInedi-
ate division girls team win play
Strayer's in the preliminary at 3
o'clock.
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ONIALS
NACTG)N

George Washington University's
increasing formidable basketball
team tonight viii entertain the win.
liam and Mary quipt in the George
Washington gym.
AZ the same time, American Uni.
versity will be host to Shenandoah.
The George washington Colonials
have been stepping lively, having
beaten American University, and
held the crack Catholic University
team to q 22-to-16 score.
William and Mary will play
Georgetown tomorrow night and
Catholic University Friday.
Maryland d even with vir.
gfnia today I'm their seasons
feud and some OE the fans who
saw the Old Liners win, 20 TO
70, In an extra period contest
are nursing strained vocal cords
and tangled nerves.
The victory gave Maryland re.
venge for an early season defeat.
Linkous tapped in the field goal
that decided the issue after the ball
had bounced from the rim on Fa'
ber's free toss.
No less than seven times the
score was tied and six times the
lead changed hands.
While this was happening Cath.
Ole University's crack team was
meeting more than its match In the
Crescent A. c. in New York. losing
SO to "a. This was more Of battle
than the score shows. Catholic Uni
versity soon after the second period
opened gained a 22.to-1s lead This
was whitfield down and the Ores
cents regained the advantage
through the sharpshooting Of
Kurtz and Heating.
Ray Foley was Catholic Univer'
sity's star scorer with il points.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-16
KID NJ EV0Y
EMULATES
ANARBERRY
By Louis A. Dougher

TAMPA, Fla, Feb. 16.-First
of all the rockies to make dis
tinct impression upon Manager
Harris is Louis McEvoy, the tall,
blonde Highlander snatched up
from the Chattanooga club along
with "Adimarl" Jones and Dick
Coffman.
'Look, there's another Mar
berry," exclaimed Manager Har-
ris, looking at McEvoy warming
up with Jack Onslow in the first
real pitching drill of the 1927
campaign. erred comes up a lit
tie higher when he let's the ball
60, but that. bird there has the
same motion"
Hearing the ball crash into
Onslow's glove, Manager Harris
hurried over to caution the
youngster against using any
speed and was aghast when Nc
Evoy said, "I'm just going easy"
'.Gorry, you must be one OF
those guys who don't know their
strength" replied Harris. Then he
stepped back and got a good eyeful
OF the rockies style.
McEvoy Is a decided blonde from
Williamsburg, Kan. II he ever
makes the team, Washington girls
viii 60 wild over sim. He is %
years old, stands feet Q inches in
height and weighs close to 100 when
in shape. He is not much heavier
than that right now.
McEvoy played football and base
bah at st. Mary's College In Kansas,
I joining the Boston Red Sox in Aus
gust, 1925, for q trial.
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Joe Engel liked his size and his
motion, not to mention his terrific
speed. McEvoy's control was moth
ing to write home about. but he has
never had any real tutoring, even at
college. He Ii getting that here
already, Jack Onslow taking a liking
to the big quiet intelligent young.
Bter.
"a big fellow like yMcEvoy," ex-
plains Onslow, with brains and the
natural stuff needs only experience.
He probably knows little of the fine
points right now, and may have to
go back to the minors to learn them,
but he's starting better than many
kid. He looks like a speedster who
doesn't know how fast he is"
The gang is set today for some
more warming mp. Drilling, the first
OF the year, was staged yesterday,
every hurler in the squad loosening
up his wing with q catcher to re-
Eeive him. Onslow, Altrock, Tate
and two young Cubans did the catch
ing and they were kept busy by the
is hurlers In uniform.
President Griffith took the
morning off from his golf actiVi-
ties long enough to look over
the candidates and was visibly
pleased by what he saw. He is
sued Q few cautions here and
there, especially to Crowder and
Lizenbee, had chat with Mana
ger Harris and then DISAPPEARED.
Horace Lizenbee, star OF the Mem.
phis team last year. Is not as for.
midably built as some of the others,
but he has splendid pitching action.
He is about as big as Crowder and
his broad shoulders indicate plenty
of strength. He reports no Ill ef-
fects from the collarbone he smashed
in collision with Curley Ogden last
season.
with Uncle Nick Altrock and
Senior Alberto schacht to provide
laughter and pepper, the first days
real work was long and exhausting.
For an hour the pitchers warmed up
and played the bunting game. The
sun glared down inducing plenty Of
Precipitation.
Just as the gang thought the
work ended Trainer Martin set
them playing brisk volley ball
game that provided more perspira-
tion and even more aches and
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At the end Of the season he
was reserved and trained with
the Red SOx last spring until
he was released outright in
June, 1926, to the Chattanooga
club.
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cotton velvet. made in the Lanca.
shire cotton district. Opera wraps
shawls, the new short coates and
long coats are all being made in
the richest shades of cotton velvet
and 4avishly embroidered in silver
gold and multi-colored silks. Fur
collars finish them of.
Because Of the demand for well.
made cotton fabrics, the material
has become quite costly, a yard OF
the fabric bringing Sc A coat seen
at the recent Ascot races, which
cost more than $3.50. was Of cotton
in an Egyptian color scheme OF
pastel green, blue and pink on white,
lined with white fur.
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BENSON M1|tUjliDER CASE
By S. S. W. VAN DINE oAnn scnm ~
CHARACTERS OF THE STORY

CHARACTERS OF THE STORY
PHlLO VANCE
JOHN FIX. MARKHAM District
Attorney Of New York County
ALVIN II. BENSON. -. Well
known Wall Street broker and
man-about-town. who was mys-
teriously murdered in his home
MAJOR ANTHONY BENSON :.
Brother Of the murdered man
MRS. ANNA PLATZ -.
j. Housekeepcr for Alvin Benson
MURIEL ST. CLAIR .........
CAPTAIN PHILIP LEACotK =.
.......... Mas st. Glars fiance
800. Intimat Of Alvin Benson's
MRS. PAULA BANNING .....
............ A frieid OF Pfyfe's
ELSIE HOFFMAN Secretary of
the firm Of Benson and Benson
COLONEL BIGSBY OSTRANDEK
.......... A retired army officer
WILLIAM. II. MORIARTY 49,.
An alderman
GEORGE G. STITT ...........
........ OF the firm of Stitt
end Mccoy. Public Accountants
MAURICE DlNWIDDIE ........
80. Assistant District Attorney
ERNEST HEATH ..... Ser
geant of the Homicide Bureau
BURKE, SNITKIN. EMERY 49,.
Detectives Of Homicide Bureau
BEN HANACN 49,. Command
ing Officer of Detectives as
signed to District Attorneys office
PHELPS. TRACY. SPRINGER.
HIGGINBOTHAM
-. ............ Detectives as
signed to District Attorneys office
CAPTAIN CARL HAGEDORN :.
49,. Firearms expert
DIR. DOREMUS
.............. Medical expmincr
FRANK SWACkER :. Sec
rotary to the District Attorney
CUEKlE ......... Vance's valet
S. S. VAN DINE -. The Narrator
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Langley Laboratory,
Where First Plane
Was Built, Saved

WASHINGTON APP The last
laboratory Of Samuel Piermont
Langley, the Smithsonian lnstitu::
ton secretary who demonstrated
the practicability Of mechanical
flight, is still in use and looks much
the same as it did when he con-
Quoted his final experiments there
between 1898 and 1906.
known now as the south shed OF
the Smithsonian, the square wood
en- building is used as . storage
place, and the ground floor, as in
Langley's day, is the workshop Of
A. Kramer, the instrument maker
Of the organization who has won
the acclaim Of scientists through
out the world for his 30-odd years
Of expert craftsmanship there.
It was in the upper part Of the
building that Langley supervised
construction Of the machine de-
signed to carry q pilot, several
years after he had demonstrated in
1896, with a quarter-size "aero-
drome," the feasibility Of flight
with heavier-than-air machine.
The big machine was completed
and an attempt was made to fly it
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in 1908, but some too enthusiastic
workman frightened a bolt little
too much in the launching gear and
it was hurled into the water Of the
Potomac.
Lack Of support and the death Of
Langley in 1906 prevented demon
stration of its ability to fly with a
pilot until March, 1914, when Glenn
H. Curtiss piloted it over Lake
Keuka, at Hammondsport, N. y,
equipped with less powerful and
heavier motor than Langley had
provided.
The machine at that time was
TIE property of the war department,
which had helped to finance Lang
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-10-08
THIS HAS HAPPENED

Suspicion falls on Miss ST. Clair
when gloves and handbag found
at the scene of the murder are
traced to her. Vance insists to
Markham that she is innocent and
by means Of measurements demon
stratcs that the murderer must have
been six feet tall or thcreabouts.
lie questions Mrs. Platz. who. after
repeated dcnials, finally admits that
Benson had woman caller the
afternoon preceding his murder.
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statesmen

SALESMAN-An old established,
nationally-known million dollar
concern, manufacturing thor
oughly high-class, diversified line
of exclusive advertising specialties
and calendars requires full-time
services of capable salesman. Per-
manent connection, weekly remit
lance against liberal commission
schedule, including full allowance
for mail and repea. orders. Fall
selling season just opening. Cor
respondence confidential. Please
give age. business experience and
references in first letter, REID
WILKIN, Sales Manager, Coshoc-
ton, Ohio.
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Notice of Annual Meeting
of the

Bismarck Community Chest
The Annual Meeting of the
members of the Bismarck
Community Chest for the cleo
ton of directors and the trans
action Of such other business
as may properly come before
it will be held Tuesday, Octo-
Der 18th, at 500 p. m. in the
rooms Of the Association Of
Commerce.
H. P. Goddard, Secretary.
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ley's experiments after President
McKinley's interest had been aroused
in the potentialities Of his invention
as an important device for scouting
and communication. After it was
demonstrated that Langley was
right, the machine was placed per-
manently in the care Of the Smith
sonian Institution.
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TAKEN UP-Strayed to my place
about June 18th, one bay gelding,
age about or 5 years, brand "B'
on right shoulder, in section 81,
Lyman Twp. al, r. rs. Owner
may have same by paying this no.
ticc and keeping. Klemens Leus-
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ICE KILLS SPARROWS

Rosendale, Mo.-A squad Of hunt
ers with shotguns could have done
no more damage among the birds
here than did a recent hailstorm.
After the broadside of ice bullets
had fallen. TAI English sparows were
found dead or dying in a single yard.