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The Alaskan., 1927-02-18
IN THE PROBATE COURT FOR
 THE PETERSBURG PRECINCT

IN THE PROBATE COURT FOR THE PETERSBURG PRECINCT
 TERRITORY OF ALASKA
 DIVISION NUMBER ONE In the matter of the Estate of Costia Andrianoff, Deceased.
 NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE is hereby given that the undersigned has been duly appoint ed Executrix of the estate of Costia Andrianoff, Deceased.
 All persons having claims against said estate are hereby required to present same duly verified accord ing to law to the undersigned at Petersburg, Alaska, within six months from the date of this notice. Dated at Petersburg, Alaska, this 4th day of February, 1927.
 ANNIE ANDRIANOFF
 Executrix First publication Feb. Is; 1927 Last publication March 4, 1927
The Alaskan., 1927-02-18

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The Alaskan., 1927-02-18
DEPT. OF THE INTERIOR United, States Land Off1ce
 Anchorage, Alaska

December 28, 1926
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 Date of first publication Jan.14,'2l ! Date of last publication March II
Evening star., 1927-12-08
The Fam Gus
Kid Lauigne's
Memoirs of
a Saudge
Ring
BY GEORGE uxID) LAVIGNE.

Former, lightweight champion Oh OF ,ne .ne
over Joe, Walcott and one over Englands
famous champion. Dick Burge.
CAS- told to e. p. Rucker.)
r LOOKED forward eagerly to my
engagement with Young Critic,
whose death, by the way, was re-
i ported yesterday in New York.
His right name was Alfred Grit
fifth. There was something about the
Australian marvel that interested me.
His boxing was the most wonder
full + ever had seen. And while he
never knocked any one dead with
to hurt plenty. He could make you
think you were getting terribly hurt.
The strange thing about it was that
Griffo had the appearance of de-
structive hitter. He had huge up
per body, for featherweight, deep
chest and big arms.
l saw the 1O-round fight between
Critic and Jack McAuliffe at Coney
Island. McAuliffe was a wonderful
boxer himself, but Critic made him
look silly. I don't believe Jack laid
a glove solidly on the Australian that
night. Critic had an uncanny sense
of knowing just what the other fell
low was going to do. With 2-ounce
any man in the world.
Early in that fight with McAuliffe
Griffo hung terrible lamp on Jack,
and when the fight was over Nc
Auliffe looked as if he'd been in
train wreck. Critic didn't show
mark.
Shave, Haircut. His Training.
Griffo's training consisted of
shave and haircut just before he
entered the ring. He was almost too
good-natured to be a fighter.
Griffo and 1 met for 20 rounds in
October. 1895, at Maspeth, Long Is
land. Tim Hurst was referee. / In
sisted that the contract provide that
the decision be a draw If both men
were on their feet at the finish, for
l expected to be outpOinted.
made up my mind to go after
Critic as I had never gone after any
one before, to set such Whirlwind
pace that even his marvellous clever
ness couldn't save him. 1t would have
| required an adding machine to total up
! the number of haymakers / wasted
| on the air. But in the sixth round
! finally connected with a solid right
| to his whiskers.
Griffo rocked on his heels and
! swayed drunkenly while / tried with
everything I carried to knock him
| over into Long Island Sound. But
he dived into a clinch.
Teddy Alexander, a noted turfman
| and trainer Of fighters, who was sit
| ting at the ringside, stood up and
yelled. "Go on, kid. you got i'm"
Elm a Pigs Eye" Says Griffo.
Critic, shaken down to his toes,
dizzy and weak, calmly looked over
his shoulder and grunted, I'm q pigs
eye he has,
| A few seconds later the Australian
had somewhat recovered, and was
dancing about as light as a feather.
l tore after him. but ] simply couldn't
land kayo. His head would be right
there in front Of me like a punching
bag. I would let fly fast hook, but
the target would vanish like shadow.
/ chased him from rope to rope. land
| ing on his arms. neck, shoulders.
back. anywhere / could put a glove.
I cornered him now and then as he
grew more tired, and managed to sock
him some.
A round or two later, Al Smith
Evening star., 1927-12-08

shouted me an offer Of 5000 If beat
Critic.
At the close of the twentieth round
Referee Hurst called the fight draw.
/ walked over to Griffo's corner to
shake hands with him. He was too
weak to get off his stool.
That Was Punching!
''well, Griff," I said, ''you can't
say I got the best of this decision, can
your" >.
Jaw. gwan," retorted Critic. II amt
the referee"
A week later, AL Smith gave me the
promised $500. He said there was no
question / had won.
Just how hard Critic could smack 'em
over may be judged by this-a punch
he landed that night on my left elbow
caused my arm to swell so couldn't
have put it In a pants leg. 1t was
weeks before the swelling was gone.
Two months later I climbed through
the ropes for my battle with that re-
markabie colored welterweight, Joe
Walcott, ring struggle seldom equal
ed for ferocity and solid fighting.
tCopyright. 1927
CNext-The Battle With Joe Wal.
cott)
Evening star., 1927-12-08
PACT "HOT'
QUESTION AT CONVENTION

class B, G and D, leagues was another
subject before the constitutional COM
mittee.
Complaints that the smaller league
clubs frequently violate the salary
limit regulations have been made fire.
quently and President Mike Sexton
of the association recommended in his
annual message that some measures
be taken to stop the practice.
Proponents of the move to increase
salary limits argue that such step
would remove any excuse a club
might have for paying a player, d.
rectly or indirectly, more th-ss the
legal salary.
Under the proposed new schedule
class B leagues would be permitted to
pay up to s4,500 and would be fined
$4,000 for violations of the rule. Class
c leagues would enjoy a $1,000 limit
and face a $4,000 fine for violations,
while the limit in class d would be
$2,700, with a fine Of $500. Glass A
leagues are permitted to set their own
salary standards under the constitu-
ton.
At the annual association banquet
last night Commissioner Lands de-
clared "the confidence Of the public in
the playing of the game is we'll jus
titled"
Commissioner Lands lauded the or
ganization for its policy of maintain
ing clubs In several cities where no
profits were derived. Such clubs, he
said, were usually maintained as a
matter Of civic pride and offered the
best possible atmosphere and environ
ment for young players.
Toronto and Chattanooga were lead
ing contenders for the next conven-
ton.
Evening star., 1927-12-08
NEXT HEAVYWEIGHT BOUT
is SOUGHT FOR CHICAGO

another title bout on the embattled
soil of Soldier Field is built upon the
prospect Of a break between Tex
Rickard and Gene Tunney, coupled
the champions expressed desire to
fight at least twice in defense of his
crown in 1928.
There are lot Of ifs in this sit.
uation. If Tunney sticks to his con.
tract with Rickard and fights only
once next year, the scene is more than
likely to be in New York, or perhaps
Philadelphia. His opponent, in a one.
tight program, probably would be
Jack Dempsey. In fact, most Of the
signs point to a definite understanding
already having been reached for the
third edition Of this celebrated fued.
But if Tunney breaks away from
the New York promoter or otherwise
carries out his desire to have more
action, as a means Of keeping in trim,
chicago may again furnish O battle.
ground.
The suggestion is, for instance, that
Iunney meet some one Of the leading
contenders, Jack Delaney, Tom
Heeney. Pauline or Jack Sharkey, in
Chicago as "tune-up" for grand
nnale with Dempsey; providing, Of
- ~ HhCiO - HO ullCIl III tHc
"tuning-up" process.
Tunney is slated for a visit here
early next week. The ballyhoo
simultaneously, for his appearance in
another fight here will hit a few
strident chords. Jim Mullen. the pro-
| moter, already has made a few flour.
ishing gestures. There will be q
"huddle" of the leading figures, talk
of terms and an earnest expression of
| desire on the part of the champion to
return to the scene of his last triumph.
| Fresh fuel for the long count" con.
| troversy that ragged after the fight
here has been provided by publication
of new series Of articles, under
| Dempsey's signature, charging that he
was Disseminated against by the ref
cree. 1t is a variation Of the com.
plants which Dempsey and his man
ager. Leo Flynn. lodged with the box
ing powers after the fight,
The notion prevailed after the bat
tie here that it would take some time
for Middle Western fandom to recover
from the shock Of $40 "ringside'
seats that had barely a hailing ac
quaintance with the actual ringside, OF
to get out the telescopes again for q
long distance glimpse of combat from
the now-famous rim side" locations
where 1t cost IS for the experiment OF
seeing what could be seen an eighth OF
a mile from the fight
Perhaps. as some Of the experts
hold. the enthusiasm can be worked uI
again In spite Of the skeptics.
Evening star., 1927-12-08
WITH THE BOWLERS

~ HOOTING a 700-game has been
the dream of many a bowling
team here in the District. For
- years the duckpinners have
striven to achieve such record.
PINT no one has approached II yet.
However, the La Fayette team OF the
Masonic circuit had a great chance
To make such mark last night. put
all 1t could do on the Convention han
drives was smack the pins for eo9.
That G59. though, is a record game
for the Masonic League, and 1t WOUND
nm a set of 1856, which certainly Is
hie for the circuit this season, and
may be high for the circuit for all
time. Raw Cross, scorer Of the league.
is not sure that this is only season
record.
With the entire team hitting on
high in the last game, La Fayette
seemed fairly on its way to 10O
count. But everything went blooie
lust when the coveted count appeared
at hand. Seven spare breaks were
missed by the La Fayette duckpinners
in the last three boxes, five in the
last two. And that spoiled the chance nee
for a District of Columbia record tor
all time. although it revealed that the
700 game is something likely to be
achieved at any time, and did establish
a mark for this seasons bowling In
town.
Ia Fayette was rolling against
S+ansburv when it hit it's big count
and took all three games. The scores
were 5l7, $50 and $50 for La Fayette
against 502, 542 and 524 for Stansbury;;
The La Fayette individual sets ranged
from 337 by Bill Inge to S95 by MAJ.
rolno Watson. Between these counts
we're sets of 347 by Megaw. S44 by
Williams and 343 by Urban.
Inge shot the best game OF the
T.afayettes. He got total OF l45 IN
his last 10 frames. Bills low set OF
the team was caused by his SO effort
in the first game. However. 1nge's
bowling is something for other duck
pinners of the District 70 null over.
Bill formerly was a star on the drives
Lere. but during the lAst two years
Evening star., 1927-12-08
By the Associated Press,


~ ALIAS, Tex, December s.
Proposed revision of the
major,minor league draft
~ agreement was the outstand-
ing question remaining be-
fore the National Professional Base
Ball Association at the final sessions
Of its convention here today.
Discussion of the draft rules yester.
day brought threats from some minor
club owners to terminate the agree
ment. Arguments finally centered on
how long the agreement made seven
years ago was intended to run. One
faction contended 1t was supposed to
terminate this year, while another
group quoted a section of the pact in
dicating it was to remain in effect dur
ing the life of Kenesaw Mountain
Lands, commissioner of base ball.
Under the present agreement, minor
clubs can be forced to sell promising
players, under certain conditions, to
the majors, or clubs Of higher classifi-
cation.
Several minor leagues never have
accepted the draft pact, including the
Pacific Coast League, the American
Association and the International
League. Due to a shortage Of play
ers, however, these circuits have been
forced to accept men from the majors
under the draft conditions.
The draft problem finally was sub
mitted to a committee for discussion
and presentation today in the form of
a resolution.
Questions Of salary limitation, op.
tons and bonuses also precipitated
long discussions.
Evening star., 1927-12-08

he has been in Norfolk on a Federal
job and has not bothered about sock
ing the little naples. His perform
ance last night was his second in
league competition in a long time.
WatsO Watson was a disappointed
bowler, even though he toppled the
pins for 395 set. Watso has been
rolling at duckpins around Washing
ton for 20 years--in fact, since the
game has been in short pants-and
never has hit them for a 400 set, the
goal of all rollers of the class to which
he belongs. He had a great chance
last night to achieve his bowling am
bition when he got a two-pin break
in the ninth box Of his last game.
But Watso picked off only one pin
with his second shot. And he finished
with a game of 113. lowest of his set.
The two other counts were 130 and
1872. in order.
Red Megaw. Iead-Off bowler for the
Lafayettes, was a busy man last
night. by the way. He rolled in two
leagues and did much better in the
Athletic Club circuit than in the Ma
sonic. For the Joseph Phillips team.
in the Athletic Club loop, Megaw hit a
set of 81. winding up with a game
Of 142. That set picked up a point
for Reds average in the Athletic
Club organization. incidentally, Red
is doing plenty Of nifty bowling this
Winter. He is shooting in four
eagues-District. Athletic Club, East
Washington Church and Masonic
and his general average runs around
116.
On the King Pin drives last night
Jimmy Jolliff rolled well enough to
attain second place in the individual
averages of the Internal Revenue
League. He hit the pins for a set OF
359, second high of the season in the
circuit, and boosted his rating to 10S
just pins behind the leagues average
leader, Harry Foster. In his second
game, Jolliff got total of lat for the
leagues second high game Of the
campaign. .
Evening star., 1927-12-08
D. C. VARSITY FIvES
PRACTICING BRISKLY

All colleges Of the District group
now have their basket ball SQUADS
drilling strenuously, Maryland being
the last of the six to fall in line. the
extended foot ball schedule of the Old
Liners held back court practice at Col
lege Park as many Of the candidates
for the quint were members OF the
Varsity gridiron squad.
Georgetown's team was to go
through scrimmage this afternoon
with the Washington professional
team at the Arcadia. The Hilltoppers
have advanced rapidly in their prepa-
ration and were expected to give the
pros a good argument.
Georgetown has announced date
for it's boxing team with West Point.
The fistic bouts will be held at the
Military Academy on January 2S.
Sophomores and Freshmen at
Georgetown were to clash in the an
nual class foot ball game this morn
ing at the Hilltop.
Evening star., 1927-12-08
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December S.-Friends
Of Young Griffo came forward today
to insure proper burial for the boxer
whose ring cleverness back in the
nineties won him renown. He died
here yesterday.
The Rev. Francis P. Duffy, noted
war chaplain, was among the first who
volunteered to see that Griffo escaped
a pauper's grave. Griffo was not a
Catholic, but had assisted in enter.
tainments arranged by Father Duffy.
Many a story was told today of
Griffo's speed, which made him almost
unhittable.
A favorite wager was that he could
stand on a handkerchief, remain there
and prevent any one from knocking
off his derby hat. He was so quick
at moving his body and lodging that
he practically always won.
Another stunt would be to stand on
the handkerchief, face a mirror and
bet any one to knock his hat off from
behind. He watched the reflection and
always ducked in time.
Dexterity with his hands was re-
markable. A trick which remained
with him to the end was an ability to
catch a fly in motion between his
thumb and index finger.
Griffo could not read or write. but
he would sit day after day attentively
scanning a magazine in a Broadway
nook. Sometimes the magazine was
turned upside down.
DETROIT, December s P-"The
mould was broken after Critic was
made" George (kid) Lavigne, former
lightweight champion, declared here
in commenting on the death in New
York of Young Critic, famous old-time
featherweight boxer.
while it may have been an exag-
geration to say that he could stand on
a handkerchief and prevent a first
Evening star., 1927-12-08
.RISKO BOOSTS STOCK
BY WHIPPING SCOTT
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, December 8
Johnny Risko, Cleveland con.
tender for Gene Tunney's heavyweight
crown, today was a step nearer his OBJ
jective in the process of elimination
for determining challenger, owing to
his victory last night over Phil Scott,
British heavyweight champion. They
fought in Public Hall here before a
capacity crowd of $4,000 spectators.
Risko forced all the fighting and
scored two knockdowns to win Patsy
Haley's decision. A left jab and a
strong push put Scott on the floor for
count of one in the first round,
while the Britisher took a count of
nine in the seventh after a close ex.
change which brought an expression
of pain from him and claim of "foul'
from his corner.
Scott plans to return at once to
England without engaging in any
more fights, but to return to America
next Spring for a stay of several years,
he said last night. He expressed dis
appointment at the decision against
him and said he expected to find Risko
a better boxer than he proved to be.
Evening star., 1927-12-08
McGRAW SAYS PLAYERS
WILL TRAVEL BY PLANE

NEW YORK, December 8 R.-
Base ball teams i'm the nOt-sO-dis-
tant future will do all their travel
ing by airplane, predicts Manager
John j. McGraw of the Giants.
ut is the safest method of travel
there is," said McGraw, who has
done considerable glObe-trotting. II
have been up 40 or so times.
always fly from Key West to
Havana. / shall be perfectly will
ing to transport my team by air.
plane as soon as they perfect ships
with four or more motors. / don't
have so much confidence i'm single
mOtOred planes"
McGraw did not indicate how his
players felt about the idea.
Evening star., 1927-12-08
YOUNG CRIFFO, FAMOUS
BOXER. DIES PENNILESS

class opponent from hitting him. there
is no denying he was the cleverest
boxer that ever pulled on a glove. /
have boxed and witnessed boxing con-
tests all over the world and l have
never seen any one comparable to
Griffo for speed and deception"
Lavigne fought Critic twice.
SAN FRANCISCO, December s Up.
With the death of Young Griffo in
New York, another famous character
of San Francisco's boxing heydey
passed on to join the list that now in
cludes Bob Fitzsimmons. Peter Jack
son, Spider" Kelly and many others.
Critic came to San Francisco in
1S93-old-timers recall the day he
walked off the ship that brought him
from Sydney. New South Wales, Aus
tralia. He became a character from
the start, eager to fight, but unwilling
to train.
Evening star., 1927-12-08
Fletcher Free Become Indian Pilot Midwest Adopting Ne,U Grid
MICHIGAN HEADING
TWO-ELEVEN PLAN
System Also Will Be Tried
by Wisconsin, Illinois
and Iowa.
By the Associated Press.

HICAGO, December s.-Plans
for doubleheader varsity foot
ball next Fall have developed
~ a decided split of opinion In
Western Conference ranks.
AS matters stood today, four of the
Big Ten are ready to put two teams
into competition in 1928. In addition
to Michigan, which took the initiative
In this novel move, Wisconsin, Iowa
and Illinois have decided to give the
scheme a try-out.
Taking the first actual step to make
the plan effective, Wisconsin an
nounced it had scheduled a double.
header for next October 13, when
kota State and Cornell Qowa) College
on the same afternoon at Madison. The
Badgers also forwarded a proposal to
Michigan for a game with the Wolver.
inc Junior Varsity" at Madison Octo.
Der q, tho date on which the first
string outfits are slated to battle ct
Ann Arbor.
Of the other schools, Purdue and
| Northwestern, through their head
coaches. have come out strongly in
opposition to tn plan.
In the opinion of Jimmy Phelan,
| head coach at Purdue, the innovation
| would require more coaches. more
equipment and "add nothing but grief
| TO foot ball"
| More emphatic, Head Coach Dick
| Hanley of Northwestern asserted the
| idea would disrupt the "Blg Ten" II
made compulsory. Northwestern. he
asserted, was not equipped to carry It
out, lacking sufficient material. Fur.
thermore. Hanley regards the plan as
| likely to promote over-emphasis rather
| than to bring about any benefits.
Chicago. the veteran A. A. Stagr
believes. also would not have sufficient
material to put two varsity teams on
the field of competition. Ohio State,
Minnesota and Indiana, the remain.
ing conference schools, have taken
no decided position.
| Illinois, in authorizing games for
a second team" indicated 1t would
pursue the policy only to the ex.
tent Of providing a home attraction
on Saturdays when the big team Is on
foreign fields. Iowa takes a similar
view.
Various interpretations seem to be
put on the twin-team plan. with Wis
consin planning an actual double.
header on at least one Saturday and
others proceeding on a first" and
second" team basis, playing at home
and away on the same day. Michi.
gan's idea, however, as interpreted
| by President Clarence G. Little is for
two foot ball teams Of equal strength
to play the two teams of another uni.
versity on the same afternoon" The
purposes of the plan, he explained,
are to bring more men into varsity
athletics and to stop migration away
from schools for out Of town games"
Evening star., 1927-12-08
DR.. PELTZER TO TRAIN
ON GEORGETOWN TRACK

DR.. Otto Peltzer, famed German
runner and world champion at 500.
500 and $500 meters, who is in this
country studying educational condi'
tions, was expected to arrive here to-
day to be the guest of Georgetown
University.
Though barred by German athletic
authorities from running in this
country, Peltzer may work out on the
Hilltop track.
Evening star., 1927-12-08
MARYLAND, C. U. TO PLAY
w. & L. BASKET BALL

LEXINGTON, Va, December s.
Ten Of the 16 games appearing on
Washington and Lee basket ball
schedule are conference games. Con-
tests with Catholic University and
Maryland are listed. The schedule:
December 49, Maryland, at College Park:
90. Catholic University at Washington: 21.
Navy. at Annapolis.
January 6. Bridgewater: Q. William and
Mary: IS. Maryland: 21. v. p. l.: 2S. Ala
bama.
February 3. Kentucky. at kentucky: A.
West, Virginia; at Huntington: 8, Duke;
lima State: 16, South Carolina: II Sewanee:
2l. Virginia.
Evening star., 1927-12-08
ALEXANDRIA FIREMEN
IN TWO COURT TILTS

ALEXANDRIA, Va, December s.
Alexandria basket ball fans will be
offered a twin attraction tonight, with
the two Columbia Engine Company
teams joining forces to attempt to
Withstand the invasion of Dupont A. c.
and Peerless A. C. of Washington.
Old Dominion Boat Club basket ball
team will drill in the Armory Hall to-
night at z o'clock in preparation for
Saturdays game with the Bonds
Whirlwinds of Washington.
Alexandria High School basket ball
team will open its season tomorrow
night.
Alexandria Fire Department Preps
will report at the Columbia Engine
Company at Z o'clock to practice for
Sundays foot ball game with the
Varin A. c. of Baltimore.
Virginia A. C.. footballers will drill
tonight and tomorrow night for Sun.
days game with the Apaches.