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['ORSAIRS
HAVE EDGE

NEW YORK, Sept. 20.-Although
Pittsburgh's lead over New York in
the National League scramble had
been cut to three games TODAY by
Brooklyn's victory over the Pirates
while the Giants and Cardinals were
winning, the Corsairs still have a
mathematical edge over their rivals.
The Giants have 10 games 70 play.
and Pittsburgh has / 3. If the Giants
cop all 10, The Pirates need win only
s out OF Is TO tie. While the Cardi.
mails are half game behind the
Giants, they do not have to take on
the tough Pirates. In order to STAY
in the running the Giants must
sweep their four game series with
Pittsburgh. starting Thursday.
Daxxy Vance, Or Brooklyn.
strike-0ut king 81 the National
League, neatly kalsOnnined the
BUGS yesterday, 70 0. after they
had won III straight. Carmen
HiII pitched shutOut ball except
for 3 fatal lapse ii the sixth
inning, when he was ruined by
= rally featured BY Babe Her
mans double.
Burleigh Grimes chalked up his
fourteenth consecutive victory as the
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The Pirates would be weaker
at second than any National
( League club. Second has been
! the sore spot In the Pirates
lineup all season, and neither
Granthanl nor Rhyme are top
notch WOrlxInen there. Rhyme In
only .279 hitter. while Grant
ham Is batting .3O1.
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l wish / knew. But there Is one
thing am certain of. / do not
believe that a champion in any
division of boxing, or any class,
whether amateur or professional,
should retire undefeated.
It Is my theory that the
world mOves-prOgresses. Each
new generation Is entitled 10
IFS own chance. To feed ones
vanity by retiring an unde.
feated champion Of the world
and to be pointed out when
one Is old and has gray
whisIkers as the imam who re.
tired undefeated -'sthe man
nobody could beat'-seems to
me to be lot Of silly nom
sense.
/ want to be defeated when the
right man comes along. AS a
youngster, / fought my way up
through the amateur ranks with
the A. e. F. in France and thence
through the professional division
hack in America until finally l
got within shooting sight of the
worlds heavyweight championship.
was the younger man, the com
ing generation, and as such fol-
lowed the course Of nature by de-
feating the old champion. the
man who had held the title for
years and must some day let it
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Old Dominion Basketers
Name Roberts Captain

ALEXANDRIA, Va, Sept. 20.
Allan Roberts has been elected
captain Of the Old Dominion Boat
Club basketers Jack Allen was
named manager ana j. Il. Ross was
appointed as director 81 basketball
activities.
Holdovers from last ysar's uuint
are Allan Roberts, jack Allen, Andy
Clarke, Mac Moore and Dallas
Riley. Marshall Baggett and STAN
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FLASH LEADS
IN FIELDING; RAJAH
WITH WILLOW
81 BY AL Munro Elias
baseball stahstclan And Authority
SECOND BAsEMAN's FIELDING RECORDS

The struggle for at second base during the 1927
World Series should be of the prize sights
Three of the greatest keystone guardians the
to get into the series of fame and Hornshy
Giants; frankie Frisch of the Cards. Tony Lazzer
Yankees.
Lazzer accepted to be the best second sace
League but Hornsby and Fh who traded
have been staging great for the Of the National
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basing the argument ON the cold
h1rf reliable firnree.

But Il the FLAG falls to the Cubs
or Pirates. Lazzeri would be able
to more than hold his own. a
series that would throw Lazzeri
against either Hornsby or FNrisch
this year would furnish an inter-
esting comparisons on their respec-
tive all around abilities.
( Copyright. 1927. BY Al Munro Elias
Baseball Bureau. Inc.l
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go. happened to be the man
who Nook 1t loose from him.
tCefrfght. 1927. King Features
s Syndicate. Incl
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GENE WANTS TO lose
To RIGHT MAN
By Ge Tunney
Worlds HeaL r,,.,..

LAKE VILLA, Ill, Sept 2Go intend 10 retire from me
ring undefeated? ~ - $500 ~
You will always find quer dor;rtn. az conversation
time heavyweight champi6ss r;n Ne 10 defend s
title against challenger. II e.e - - ~
IN my case the answer mas been Matted with little interest
tnan IN the past particularly suose wild
which have been afoat Mt would ID when left te
Wy
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'TODAYS
STANDINGS
YESTERDAYS REs.

Brooklyn. .: Pittsburgh. 3.
New York. 10. Cincinnati. 6.
Chicago. s.: Boston. o.
st. Louis. q: Philadelphia. s.
GAMES TO-DAY
Boston at CllicaEo.
Philadelphia at 81. Louis.
Brooklyn at Pittsburgh.
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Should the Giants or Cardinals
win IN the National League that
organization would have 3 shade
the better of il at second base.
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Bill Terry smacked two singles, q
triple and his fifth homer OF the
trip. The homer was the longest
wallop ever poked into the Porkvi!le
right field bIeachers.
On their Western trip the Giants
have COPIED 10 out OF is games,
while the Cardinals are enjoying a
winning streak OF four straight.
With Fred Frankhouse, rookie
pitcher, winning his fourth game
in as many starts, the world cham
pions smothered the Phils again,
IL TO 5.
Waite Holm, converted out.
fielder who has replaced Les
Bell at third for the Cards,
hit three doubles and Sunny
Jim B0ttOmley, who Is on q
home run rampage, again hit
for the circuit. Cy Williams.
~ the Phils, wallOped his
tWenty-eighth homer, forging
ahead Of Hack Wilson In the
race for National League cir
cult cIOuting hOnOrs.
Frank F'risch got his 5Ssth Is.
sist of the season, esta bIishing &
new National League record.
Arthur Nehf, former world series
hero who could not win when with
the Reds, pitched the Cubs to q
6-to.0 victory over the Braves
Nefh helped win his own game
with D double and d single.
In the only game played IN the
American League, the Senators
took five inning contest fron
Cleveland. 4 TO /. Hadley, i rookie
outpitched the veteran George Uhie
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Burleigh Crimes chaIked up his
fourteenth consecutive victory as the
Giants outslugged the Reds, 10 TO s..
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ley Dreifus have been added TO
the roster
A meeting is listed for Monday.
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Joe Adams, Of the Cubs, is q hus.
Aling workman who shows better
m the field than at the bat. but
has the knack of making timely
hits. He ranks close to Frisch III
fielding, and is the spark plug Of
the Chicago infield.
Tony Lazzeri, OF the Yankees,
makes a lot OF errors trying for
a lot of chances, and cannot quite
be compared with Hornsby m
Frisch in second-base play. But
IN hitting, Poosh EN- Up Tony
can hold his own.
His $40 batting average repre-
SCENTS eighteen home runs, twenty
seven doubles and eight triples. Lag
zeri il part and parcel Of the Yam
kee machine that Is likely to break
up game any time, even though
he tanned in the crucial spot in the
1925 series.
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Hornsby IN the topnotch batter
Of National League second basemen,
but Frisch is not far behind him,
and is away ahead OF the Texan
IN the field. Rogers has more
power in his drives than the
Cardinal. but the latter makes up
Tor that partially by his speed on
the bags. having stolen 81 bases
this season.
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The club will hold a dance Friday
for the benefit OF the basketball
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WHILE" he whispered, but she
slowly shook her head.
why not? It's only 10 o'clock"
II know, but" Her voice
trailed off. She had spent so many
hours alone with him in the white
house on the hill that 1t seemed
silly to draw the line now. But
something warned her not to go
up there with him in his present
mood. She just shook her head
again.
You don't trust me-" he said,
and his hold Of her slackened. He
sounded sullen and angry.
She didn't answer him. What he
had said was the truth, after all.
She didn't trust him. much as she
cared for him.
Il don't know how you think
you're going to get along with me
In this new picture If you don't
have any confidence in me-" he
was saying now in a slow, sullen
way. IF two people are going to
work together, they've got to be
sympathetic. They've got to un.
derstand each other and trust
each other to the limit"
What new picture?' Bobbie
broke in eagerly. What new
picture are you talking about,
Gusty?" She took him by the
lapels Of his coat and leaned close
to him so that she could feel his
breath on her face when he ans
wered her.
ooh. they've finally given me
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heavy rug upon which she stood.
she made no move as he glided
toward her.
The Grey Dawn
The sunshine was streaming
through the windows and the late
morning traffic was Gathering
over the stony street when An.
son regained possession Of his con-
seriousness. Dumbly, he looked
about the plain hotel bedroom.
perplexed, wondering. ''I've been
fearfully drunk" he murmured
throatily. The throbbing in his
head caused him to close his eyes
once more and he lay quiet, mar.
shalling his thoughts.
As adjustment took place and
past events aligned themselves in
their proper perspectives. he arose
and began his toilet with a pleas.
ing sense of exhilaration. He was
madly in love, and in the fulsome-
ness Of his ego he imagined that
his conquest was secure until fate
decreed an end. But he could see
no end. Il love the most beauti-
full woman in the world" he muir
INJURED rapturously, ''and I'll hold
her for all time"
Chester Morris broke into his
room ere he had completed shaw
ing. well the Prodigal
has returned, has he?" The
young man favored Arson with
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arms reluctantly away from her
waist and shoulders and she
backed swiftly off. In her right
hand she was holding a cooked
revolver.
'You are going to die!' she re-
peated tensely, her lips thin and
determined, her accents cold, her
whole attitude that of the tiger
about to spring.
Strengthening himself up, An
son glanced from the weapon to
her face. Then with arms out.
spread and a cool smile playing
about his lips, he said "Peccavi!
I'll pay the penalty. Shoot
quick"
The muzzle of the weapon trav.
eled UP toward his heart and
the woman's lovely features took
on the extreme pallor and i'm.
mobility of alabaster-the eyes
alone glowing, hard as polished
steel, cold as blue ice.
do you mean it?" she asked,
her voice charged with a metallic
quality, sneering. "Or do you
think your heroicss viii thwart
my determination to kill your"
Eyes, I mean it!' His tone was
calm, decided. Death Is nothing
to me. I've faced it a dozen
times. I care little If live or
die" His smile was mocking,
unafraid.
Her gaze wavered slightly, the
set lines of the mouth relaxed, a
faint flush appeared in the pale
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The knowledge Test for
Times Readers

Do you knows
l. VINO composed "The Moonlight Sonata?"
z What is Xantippe proverbial for?
3 What is the City Of Monuments?
What department u S. has charge Of
foreign relations?
Upon the banks what river did Shakespeare play
boy?
g. From what country did get TexasI 81
- z Where is Ausable Chasm?
Who wrote?
g. Truth forever the scaffold
Wrong forever the throne"
:. y Hitch your wagon to a star"
Match correctly:
10. Atlantic City India
IL caracas New Jersey
IL. Bloomington Ohio
ID. Calcutta Z. Venezuela
ID Ypres Ireland
To- GAINESVILLE Illinois
T.. Belfast Gulf of ST. Lawrence
II Antcosu Belgium
See Mondays to verify your results
Answers to yesterdays test:
:, Alexander Dumas; Bocaccso; Iincoln Somerset
augnam Emerson Hough g. San Francisco; Washington,
culture; H. 172s inches ~ Belshasssr: Is sns ~ Rs.
To- MHet 16, kidneys; II, fish,
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cheeks as she looked at him
fore her. He was staring at ner
coolly, with the placid expression
of a Greek god, the rudy bronze
still on his features, his posture
careless and apparently contempt
uous of the power she possessed
to quench forever the strong
flame of life that charged his
splendid body.
"Shoot, please!'' The command
came politely. Internationally, from
his lips, but, in his nimble per-
ception, he knew that he had
gained the ascendancy.
For a full minute she remained
facing him with the pistol levelled
at his breast. Behind her posed
the Venus Of Aries holding forth
the golden apple and Anson's
fancy was struck by the similarity
Of form between the living woman
and the sculptured marble. There
was something incongruous about
1t that caused the smile to deepen
on his face until he appeared to
be watching her, frank, amused.
The other caught the expression
and the sinister impulse seemed to
ebb. Abruptly, her stern de.
meanor changed, the blood rushed
into her features enhancing their
delicate charm. There was an old
pulsing at her throat, with a
rapid intake of her breath, she
lowered her arm. The weapon
dropped almost noiselesslY to the
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an expression Of curiosity and re

an expression Of curiosity and re-
proach.
''And when do we carve the
fatted calf" the other asked
pleasantly. He went on with his
lathering, adding: You're quite
stranger, Ches. Haven't seen you
in dogs age"
Morris sat down on the bed, his
eyes scanning the sailors dress
clothes.
"As you've lived in your dress
suit for day and two nights out
of my ken, I'm naturally a
stranger to you. You should have
an interesting story to tell. I'm
waiting your pleasure"
Campbell laughed. I'm afraid
you'll wait long time, my friend.
I've nothing to report, save that
all the lights are burning bright
and all's WELT"
Chester lit a cigarette and
puffed in silence for a space, his
eyes roaming the room.
Whats the book?" He picked
up a small leather-bound volume
from off the bed and opened the
cover. But ere he could pursue
its contents, Arson strobe over,
snatched it unceremoniously from
his hands and threw 1t into a
bureau drawer.
A Hangover
"a rare volume on Arabic Navl.
CATION, Sir Curious he explained
with a grin.
80 I'd observed" remarked the
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makes you connect her with the
AFFAIR.""
well! He was evidently =
friend Of hers" returned Chester
gravely. ''I wonder If she had
any hand in it?'
Rubbish came Anson'S
abrupt reGort.
She's a dangerous woman
sinister personality" said Morris
portentously. She's so surpass-
ingly lovely that a man would
commit any manner of crime to
gain her favors."
RetrOspection
Arson laughed outright, els that
so? Dear me! I must choose my
company in the future" His
memory was too. full Of those
golden hours in Aphrodite's bow
er to entertain any forbidden sug-
gestions. He recalled her con-
temptful references to the alb
sconder, and it aided him in dis
missing the subject.
Brushing his coat, he began to
sing to himself haunting bal
lad which she had crooned to
him while her slender fingers
thrummed the strings Of a guitar.
Excuse me for interrupting
Skipper, but your ship was
terday morning" Chester'S voice
recollections like the croak of q
crow in an orchestra of nightin-
gales. 1.-THE oil people expect
you to clear out Immediately, and
there's a dose of stufr for you
at the office; your ships papers
and all that sort of things
''All right" interrupted Arson
rudely. Let's so and have
lunch. I have an engagement at
four"
CHAPTER XVII
Arson contrived to jettison
Chester at half.past three, and
haiitng a cab, he drove to q
florists on Fifth Avenue and pur.
chased an expensive bouquet Of
roses and orchids.
"Now, take me to West Twenty
fifth Street, He gave the direc-
ton to the driver and lounged
back on the cushions, smoking q
cigar, giving full rein to pleasant
imaginings, sitting the distasteful
thought of farewell.
-Four o'clock, she said," he
muttered happily. Repeating her
words like a chant Of joy, he re-
manned oblivious to the passing
traffic, the twistings and turnings
Of the vehicle.
.To Be Continued Monday
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SEWELL done, LottieT Bobbie
w said to her quietly as she
followed the pair down the stairs
and out into the starry night.
But Lottie didn't seem to hear
her. Her air of sauciness and
dash had left her, and she looked
just what she was-a neglected
and unhappy wife, fighting for
the thing she was losing. Her
husbands love and interest.
+ +
"Funny-but always supposed
the Schultzes were crazy about
each other" Bobbie said when she
got into Gus car beside him. ST
never imagined that things
weren't smooth and peaceful be-
tween them until just a little
while ago, when Lottie limited to
me that Roy had been stepping
out"
Eyes, and he'll never step back
again." Gus answered grimly.
"She kept him tied to her apron
strings with those school ma'am
ways of hers for a long time.
But as soon as he found out that
there were women in the world
that he could have a good time
with-women who know how to
be mans pal instead of his
caretaker-he started to pull away
from Lottie. And he's been pull
ing ever since"
He laughed and started his car.
The best Of it is that she blames
me for the whole thingr' he said
fatty. "She thinks / started Roy
on the downward path because I
took him over to Monica's one
night"
Robbie pulled her shabby little
velvet coat around her and
glanced up at him. do you go to
Monica's very often yourself?" she
asked sweetly. But she did not
feel sweet at the moment. She felt
cross and hurt because he spoke
so carelessly Of dropping into Mon
ica's flat, as If it were thing he
often did. AS il 1t were a habit
OF his.
II go whenever I'm lonesome
whenever you won't see me-" he
said. I'm the words of the old
song-'I must love someone"
He put out his arm. Suddenly
she found herself. crushed against
him. He stopped the car, and
jerking her head back against his
shoulder, kissed he- brutually and
violently all over her face-her
eyelids, her cold cheeks, her
parted lips. She struggled to free
herself and then stopped strug-
Cling. 1t was good, somehow, to
know that he cared for her in
this savage, violent way-even
though his kisses hurt and bruised
her.
ira never look at any other
woman, If you'd Only be decent to
me-" he said bitterly. "You could
little-icebergv
Bobbie knew exactly what he
meant by being decent to him."
He meant letting him make love
TO her all he wanted to, without
expecting anything from him in
the way Of an offer OF marriagel
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NOw Go On With The StOrv
CHAPTER is

} MISUNDERSTANDING, he stared
~ at her, his brows knitted, his
heart pounding, his mind a whirl
Of delirious hopes. Ell fail to
understand" he stammered.
'fBehold!' She rose to her feet
and pulled at a silken cord hang
ing on the wall.
In response to her action, a large
tapestry was drawn away from a
slight recess, and while he was
staring at the nebulous shadows
on q great painting concealed be-
hind the curtain, she stepped be-,
hind him and pulled the chain of
the .low-burning gas jets.
1.-THE birth of Aphroditem The
cry, awed, reverent, burst from his
lips when, as though conjured
from obscurity by the sudden illu-
mination, the vague shadowy tones
OF the canvas flashed all at once
into magnificent, vibrating arts
try which caused him to gasp with
the stunning beauty Of the con.
ception. Like man blind, he
opened his eyes to vision the
Cyprian goddess springing forth
, toward him from out the flashing
crest of a great foaming sea. Be-
wildered, entranced, his arms
opened involuntarily to embrace
: and the unconscious movement
paid eloquent tribute to the mas
terly depletion of the painter. In
all Anson's visionings of her
beauty, in stone and pigment, he
had never seen anything more
marvellous, more life-like, more
genuinely lovely.
In the golden glow Of the lights,
the painted flesh appeared to have
acquired the pulsing vitality of &C.
tual existence. A warm wind APP
peared to fill the room-a wind
laden with the aromatic odors of
Spice Isles in sunny seas-and the
glistening black tresses of the new
born Aphrodite's hair were stream
, In the draught of it.
Sacrilege
He turned slowly to the woman
beside him and his glance flashed
from the picture to her face. 1T
Is your he murmured. The sound
of his voice seemed a sacrilege in
the presence of such an artistic
triumph.
''Marvelousp' he found himself
saying. "This must be the lost
picture of Apelles-the Venus An
adyomene 80
''No The voice, tremulous,
sweet, seemed to breathe in his
ears. "It is modern for which I
posed"
There came the rustic of
spreading tapestry, and the pic.
ture was eclipsed. He found him.
self staring at the living model
before him, and he felt like a
man drunk, Intoxicated with the
sight of too much beauty, and
from afar off whispering voices
were urging. She was standing
close to him. He could sense
the fragrant perfume from her
hair in his nostrils. The limpid
eyes We're glowing, full-irised,
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other dryly. ''The Perfumed Gar.
den inscribed From Aphro.
dite to Poseidon.' I was out last
night, and I've a beautiful head
this morning." Then he sat up
suddenly, his face serious. I'D al
most forgotten what I wanted to
tell you." he exclaimed excitedly.
Remember that greasy old sport
who was supping with your inam-
orata the night you vanished in
her company"
Eyes. indeed" said Arson care
lessly, slipping his razor into its
case. I'D like to buy him a
drink for deserving his guest SO
OPPORTUNITY What about him?"
Hes wanted by the police"
What for?"
"Embezzlement-a quarter OF a
million. He was the honest presi-
dent Of an Italo-American bank.
Down in Little Italy the trusting
depositors are whetting their
stilettos-"
where did you get this?"
Arson seemed mildly interested.
I'm yesterdays papers. They
had his picture-large as life-on
the front page, and there's ten
thousand dollars reward" He
paused. bestowing keen glance
upon the sailor. 81 wonder how
much Of the loot your fair Lu.
ellie copped?"
The other calmly knotted his
tie before the mirror. What
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my picture to make" ne said In
an offhand way. TITS a Dutch
movie called 'Hilda From Hol.
land"
BobbiS gasped, and looked at
him as II she were seeing him
for the first time.
And, as a matter of fact, he
did seem like a stranger to her
for a moment. She was seeing
him as Angus MacCloud, q direc.
tor, who could give her a part in
his new picture. Who could hand
her the career she wanted on a
silver platter If he wanted to-n
he wanted to! She must make
him want to!
His face was only q half inch
from her own, his lips only a half
inch from her lips. She leaned
forward another half inch, and
pressed her mouth against his for
a second.
'oh. Gusty, I'm so glad for
you! Your big chance! she said,
but within she was thinking, my
big chance, too, If only he gives
me q part" She'd make him give
it to her!
A Little Part
snow you can give me a teentsy
weentsy little part, too, can't
your" she asked him softly, her
hands in his blond hair. ooh,
Gus, I'll work like q dogL-I'll
slave to be n credit to you! Please