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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-25

The professional ball players are not
the only ones who have devised things
to help perfect the national game. In
the days of old, when the colleges
thought much more of base ball than
they did of foot ball, college mon were
as busy trying to become leaders in
the sport as were the professionals.
Perhaps on the whole they were
more original than the professionals
because the professional side OF the
game still was too much enveloped In
the atmosphere of the poolroom and
held too much Of the aroma Of the bar
room. The professionals of those days
were sought as companions by the
men who lived about town" who
were sure that they attracted to them
a crowd of sdmiring followers II they
could tote around a we'll known ball
player or we'll known trottinE horse
driver, or perhaps a we'll known pugil-
ist.
All Pro Offers Rejected.
At Yale there was a young pitcher
who had made such name for him
self that professional base ball clubs
were very anxious to obtain his SER
vices. AS salary prices went then,
they climbed high for him. But the
professionals couldn't get him to leave
his college and he politely demurred
whenever a new agent went to New
Haven and tried to induce him to be
A big Lacquer.
His name was Amos Alonzo StagR.
It still is Stage and he Is the coach OF
the University of Chicago foot ball
eleven and physical instructor for the
university and beloved by all of the
grads and the undergrads of Chicago.
But what made him famous for a
moment at Yale, in addition to his
ability to pitCh--and there have been
precious few who could equal him as
a college pitcher--was a contraption
that he invented to teach college men
how to slide to bases. In the gym at
Yale he had constructed a pine frame
IA by Z feet, covered with canvas
tightly drawn with an over covering
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-25
RICHARDS SHOULD LEAD
NET LIST, SAYS TILDEN

NEW YORK. January 25 R).-
Vincent Richards would rank No.
in American tennis for 1926 despite
his turn to the professional game at
the close of the season. If William r.
Tilden, deposod singles champion,
were making up the list.
The Metropolitan Lawn Tennis AS
ISOLATION ranked Richards No. | in
the sectional list.
Richards is clearly entitled TO No.
/ ranking on the seasons play" Til
den said
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-25
THREE AMERICAN LEAGUE
! CLUBS SAID TO WANT IRIS
Deposed Cleveland Leader Supposed to Be Eager to
Return to Game, But Ty Probably Seeks Only
Vindicaton Before Retirement

Johnson, who is in i'll health, APP
peared somewhat more cheerful today.
He had no comment to make on the
action of the club owners of the
league which he ORGANIZED - years ago
and of which he always has been the
head. Under his contract, Johnson
has eight more years to serve, at an
annual salary of $4,000,
When Commissioner Lands makes
his promised statement on the Cobb
Speaker case. the Winter of base
balls discomfort virtually will have
been wiped clean from the records.
The only unfinished business of one
of base balls most sensational "off
seasons will he the hid of Buck
Weaver for the right to don once
more players uniform. Weaver
was swept out of base bali following
the 1919 world series scandal.
Speaker Would Play.
What effect vindcation from Ian
dis office might have upon the future
careers of Cobb and Speaker was con-
jectural Cobb has been offered $25.-
GOO to sign a years contract to play
with the Baltimore International
League Club. At least three Ameri-
can League clubs have indicated they
would like to sign Speaker. Ihere
also was talk today of deal that
would send Cobb to Cleveland and
Speaker to Detroit,
Speaker has indicated a desire TO
continue in uniform. Cobb, on the
other hand. has said he is through"
with base ball. eager only to leave
the game with no stigma attached.
A trip to Europe is on his program
for this Summer,
Technically. both men are free
agents, having resigned from the
clubs they managed last year, club
owners, however, are awaiting
green light from the commission
er's office before they go ahead with
definite negotiations for the services
of either man.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-25

All but two had world series expert
ence and acquitted themselves well.
To select the best from this list re
Quired plenty of figuring, reading and
asking of questions. l sought advice
from old players and several promi-
nent managers, examined the records,
and when / had finished Analysing my
own opinion and experiences and as.
Stimulating the information l had
CLEANED from others l found that
Bobby Wallace filed the bill.
Long an Outstanding Figure.
Wallace was an outsta nding figure
over q long course of years. In all
my experience only one man, Bush,
could go as far to his left as Bobby.
His arm was strong and true, and he
was In a class all alone in touching
runners. / had the pleasure of play
ing alongside of him once in a benefit
game for Addie Joss widow. He
showed me plenty in just that one
game. As a steady, consistent and
brilliant fielder over many seasons,
along with his hitting, he is entitled
to place on the first team.
Second base certainly was easy
Lajoie being so far in front that the
better than third or fourth place.
Larry and Wallace around that sec
ond bag! / guess that would have
been some pair to shoot at. Lajoie
was the greatest natural hitter l ever
saw and as a fielder he was the per-
feet machine. Grace was his middle
name, and around that sack he was
truly an artist.
AS long as 18 seasons ago the
Frenchman made a. record in the field
that still stands, 988 accepted chances
out of q total of 020. He always was
a champion hitter. Pitchers on the
AS used to say: mo use trying to
fool him. he hits more bad balls than
he does good ones"
Coombs Most Successful.
BY throwing balls half speed right
| through the middle John Coombs got
away better than any of the others
One time, with two men on, Byron
Houck tried to walk him. After he
I he had thrown three balls Larry
reached out with one long arm and
| hit the ball against the right field
wall for a double, scoring two runs
and beating us.
! Hal Chase is my pick for first
| base, the king Of all the stars, in my
/ opinion. He set a new style for
playing that bag, as Mr. Comiskey is
said to have done 80 years or more
before Chase came in. In fielding
hunts he never had an equal and pos
s,hly none in receiving throws.
have seen him field a bunt. an at
tempted sacrifice, on the third base
! line, and get The runner going into
second. Probably he was the best
hit -and-run man ever in the Ameri.
can League. They couldn't throw the
ball by him II he wanted TO hit.
| Ira Thomas Joined the Yankees as
q kid when Chase was at his best.
Later on. a good while later, after
Thomas had come TO the AS, we we're
playing the Yanks and Thomas no.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-25
UZCUDUN'S GREAT FIGHT
MUST HAVE BEEN DREAM

NEW YORK, January 25 (P.-
PaOlinO Uzcudun, Spanish heavy
weight, said today he had the fierc-
est battle of his career i'm Cuba re-
Gently, but it was not i'm the ring.
He said three wild bOars charged
him while hunting, and after
shooting one and clubbing the Sec
Ond to death with his gun, he was
bare hands when the gun broke.
FL Mundo, Havana newspaper,
when informed of his statement,
wired: Eyes, but we have no wild
bOars i'm Cuba"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-25
WOMEN In SPORT
by CORINNE FRAZIER

game with the Gallaudet seXtet and
Saturday night they will journey to
Baltimore to engage the fast st. Mar
tins team in another practice tilt.
Basketeers of Calvary NJ. z. Church
defeated the Capitol A. c. squad, 20 to
Is, in practice game last night in the
formers gymnasium. The Capitols
utilized their entire reserve squad in
order to give every player a workout.
A special meeting of all members of
the Capitol A. c. basket ball squads
has been called by Elizabeth Bertha
Smith for tonight Immediately fol
lowing the game with the Jewish
Community Center team at the Co
lumbia Heights Community gym In
the Wilson Normal School.
Miss Smith is planning to resume
her activities with the club after sew
eral months absence due to i'll
health. and has something of impor-
lance to bring before the players to-
night, according to frankie Ross,
program chairman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-25
ANOTHER BARRY AIMS
TO WIN ROWING TITLE.

LONDON, January % OH. A.
Barry, son of w. A. Barry. who was
champion sculler of England in 1898,
and a nephew of Ernest Barry. eX-
champion sculler of the world, has
challenged Mai. Goodsell of Austria
LA, holder of the worlds sculling
championship. to a match for the
title. 1t is suggested that the match
be staged at Parramatta, New South
Wales, in June.
Barry, who is not yet % years old,
has never been beaten in a scratch
sculling event. and in 1920 won the
Putney coat and badge. in 1921 the
Kingston, London. coat and badge
and in 1925 Doggetts coat and
badge. The three events are famous
races rowed annually on the Thames.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-25
YOUTHFUL BOXER DIES
AFTER BLOW IN BOUT

PITTSBURGH, Pa, January Is
O41.-Leo Maham, 17-year-old amateur
boxer, died today from the effects OF
a blow received last night in a bout
at Braddock, a suburb.
Maham, entered in the western
Pennsylvania amateur boxing tourna-
ment collapsed after a blow in the
pit of the stomach in his bout with
Joe Ioviano. He died early today In
q hospital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-25
JEFFERSON HIGH QUINT
DEFEATS GEORGE MASON

ALEXANDRIA, Va, January 25.--
Jefferson High School tossers defeated
the George Mason High team, 81 to 16,
last night in one of the best attended
ba sket ball games played this year in
the Armory Hall. Although out
weighed, the Jefferson tossers made
up for the difference in weight by
their speed.
Lee.Jackson quint downed Oakton
High, 90 to is, in game yesterday
while the girls sextet won from the
Oakton High girls team, "a to 2.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-25
ELIMINATION TOURNEY
FOR AMATEUR GUESTS

An elimination tournament designed
to select the man best qualified to rep
resent Washington in the American
amateur telegraph billiard tournament
is likely to be staged soon. Manager
Wood of the King Pin has received
word from Charles G. Peterson that
Washington Is to be a member of the
league, comprising "a cities. the
matches to be played by telegraph.
The winner and runner-up in the
contest will represent the
Capital City in the tourney.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-25

Cobb. right field; Chase. first base;
Ruth, left field: Speaker, center field;
Lajoie, second base: Jimmy Collins,
third base: Wallace, shortstop:
Schalk. catcher: Johnson, pitcher;
Waddell. pitcher.
have been requested to select two
so-called all-American champion
teams representing the best players
of the last Is years.
Never having seen many famous
National League players at all, and
others. including Wagner and Horns
by. In only one or two exhibitions, l
feel that | am not qualified to judge
them as | can those of the American
League. | have personally played
with or against nearly every one Of
the outstanding stars of the American
Lea que and therefore my selections
are confined to our league and they
simply represent in my Judgment
two of the best combinations 1t is
possible to choose.
Making first and second choices has
been mighty hard in some cases, but
above is the roll Of my first team.
Easy to Pick Batteries.
Most readers may think that selec-
ton of the batteries Is the hardest
task of all in view of the great num-
Der OF sterling pitchers and catchers
who have won the favor OF the fans
To me that Is the easiest part of the
job.
| must have one right and one left
hand pitcher for my first team. and
here they are: Walter Johnson and
"Rube" Waddell. As l have discussed
each one separately and at length
in previous articles. | won't dwell
upon their merits here, except to re-
peat that | consider them the two
greatest twirlers that ever stood on
rubber.
Picking their receiver is still easier.
Catchers come and catchers go, but
my first choice, like Tennyson' brook.
goes on and on. AS an opponent /
IL AIRED and hated him and as a team
mate / have learned to admire. re-
spect and idolize him. Raymond w.
Schalk is in a class by himself
In spite of his diminutive size,
Schalk is a tower Of strength behind
that bat A bundle of nerves, keyed
up constantly, a cat on his feet and
wonder at getting 100 per cent
ork out Of a pitcher. He Is the
best In the world for pepper and
hustle on a ball club, an accurate
thrower, and for keen judgment and
'sma rtness' he ranks at the top. AS
a catcher of fouls he never had an
equal.
Always Dangerous Hitter.
Ray never has been a heavy slug
ger. but always a dangerous hitter in
a pinch He shares with Jack Barry
the honor of being the best man on
the business end OF a squeeze play
that / ever saw.
Schalks only fault, IL such 1t is,
has been a reluctance to take need
ed rest Good catchers have gone to
seed on the Sox club for lack of
to work.
After SOME study, picking the in
field was not so hard for me as |
first anticipated. Only one position
in our league has been filled by as
many stars as have appeared at short.
Wallace. Fred Parent, George Davis,
Terry Turner. Heinie Wagner, Bush.
Barry, Peckinpaugh and Scott. all
these at different times were chosen
as the leading shortfielder of their day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-25

Mote: This is the eighth of q
series OF stories on 1927 major
league club prospects)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-25

Tomorrow: The Second Team.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-25

Washington Athletic Clubs basket
hall SQUAD will practice tonight as
usual In the Eastern High gymnasium
AZ $40 o'clock. Friday night the
WashingtoniAns will play g. practice
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-09
CANADA ASKS u. S.
TO EXPLAIN ARRESTS
Legation Investigating Seizure of
Ship by Revenue Officers
200 Miles Off Coast.

By the Associated Press.
On behalf of the Canadian citizens
involved, the Canadian legation here
has asked the State Department to
explain on what grounds United
States revenue officers recently ar
rested Capt. S. S. Stone and his crew
of Is on the steamer Federalship more
than 200 miles off the California
coast.
Four of the ships personnel were
Canadians and the rest were British
subjects who had resided in Canada
from 4 to 40 years. The cargo, which
was seized, was owned by a Canadian
firm. Canada asks why the ships
personnel and cargo were interfered
with on the high seas and why the
men are held in Jail at San Francisco
In default of bail fixed at $50 900 each.
1t Is understood that Panama also
has asked for an explanation of the
seizure of the ship, which was under
that republics registry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-09
THE STAR FILES P. O. STATEMENT
Circulation of Past Six Months.

Statement Of the ownership, circulation
The Evening Star published published
Sunday morning Washington
August "a,
Editor Theodore w Noyes editor,
Rudolph Kaufman Washington, Fleming
Newbod Washington D. publisher
Company, Frank B. Noyes, Washington, d. C.
Owners: Theodore W. Noyes
the heirs of the Crosby
and Newbold Noye
Theodore p
Rudolph Kauhmann Victor
r. Murray Fleming Newbold K.
Simpson John Crayke Simpson,
Kaufman r. M Kaufman, H. Kaufmann Miranda
Pomeroy Newbold Noyes.
Howard All addresses Washington,
Pomeroy Greenwich
bondholders
Circulation Figures
Average number
distributed through
the six months ended March
Circulation.
Net Unpaid Circulation
for service, etc.
Average
(sgned) FLEMING NEWBoLD
Business Manager.
subscribed day
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-09
Presidents Church Takes Auditorium
To Accommodate Easter Service Crowds

Demand for seats in the Presidents
church Easter Sunday. which hereto
fore has taxed beyond it's limit the
Metropolitan Theater. where the First
Congregational Church meets, is ex-
pected to be met this year, according
to plans announced today to hold the
services in the Washington Audi
torium.
The Auditorium seats 5000 persons
Already tickets have been distributed
to more worshipers than could have
been accommodated at the regular
meeting place. Reservations have
been made for the Presidents party,
and a section has been set aside for
the use of members of the Daughters
of the American Revolution, who
meet here in convention the follow
ing day, and through whose courtesy
the use Of the Auditorium was secured.
Rev. Jason Noble Pierce, pastor of
the church, will preach at both morn.
ing and evening services. A special
musical program has been arranged
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-09
COL. WILLIAM ]. LAvELLE,
NOTED DEMOCRAT, DIES
Was Summoned to White House to
Meet President Cleveland Be-
cause He Refused Job.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
CUMBERLAND, Md, April 9.--Col.
William j. Lavelle, 20 years old, died
late yesterday at his home at Tunnel
ton. w. Va. He was known among
the 10000 men in the service of the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, having
been rules examiner for the company
for many years. He was active In the
Veterans Association. He was q
ID ,ocrat and a writer.
offered the post of Jnite0 States
marshal for the northern district If
West Virginia during the presidency
OF Grover Cleveland, he was invited to
the White House. When President
Cleveland heard that Lavelle had
declined the Office he asked to
meet "the man who had raised
his faith in the personnel of the
Democrats Col. Lavelle came to
Cumberland as a train dispatcher in
1898, and made this city his headquar-
ters much Of the time. He is survived
by hin wife, one son, William G., con-
nected with the editorial staff of the
Cleveland Plain Dealer, and daugh-
ter, Louise, wife of George Morse of
Pittsburgh. Funeral services will be
held at Fairmont, w. Va, Monday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-09

for the morning service, which the
President Is expected to attend.
Indications today were that the
services will be attended by more
persons than have ever participated
in regular church service in Wash
ington.
The Easter services of the Presi-
dents Church have always been Il
problem. With thousands of tourists
in Washington for the day, in addi'
ton to the regular congregation and
other Washingtonians who go %
church Easter, whether they go any
other day or not, people have been
turned away every year.
For the tourists the idea of sitting
in church with the President has
always been alluring. Crowds, un
able to obtain seats inside. have waited
in the street to get a glimpse of the
President and Mrs. Coolidge when they
came out. The First Lady's new bon
net and the cut of Mr.. Coolidge's cut.
away hold an irresistible fascination
for those who have an eye for style.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-09
SNOW AND RAIN GREET
CITY FOR WEEK END
Outlook for Most of Next Few
Days ALL Wet, Fore
caster Announces.


Snow and rain, mixed IN chilly pro-
portions, greeted Washington and vi
cinity today in preparation of a be-
lated April fool joke.
The snow, as matter of fact, was
no joke, according to Forecaster r.
Hanson Weightman, who said he ex-
perienced difficulty keeping his Wild
shield clear while driving to his office
this morning.
Neither was it a weather phenone-
non for this time of the Spring season,
he added. The record snowfall for
April is five inches. registered April
6. 1924, and there have been traces
or more of snow in nearly every
other April of record, it was stated.
The outlook for tonight and the
Sabbath is all wet. Mr.. Weightman
announceda Rain is predicted over
the week end and probably into the
next, with temperatures remaining
quite cool. The weekly forecast indi-
Gates a let-up in the rain during the
middle of the week. followed by an
other cold, wet period toward the
end
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-09
RITES FOR DR.. E. F. SMITH,
Funeral Services Held in All Souls
Unitarian Church.

Funeral services for DR.. Erwin F.
Smith. 73 years old. head of the
laboratory of plant pathology in the
Bureau of Plant Industry, Depart
ment of Agriculture. who died in his
home, 1474 Belmont street, Wednes
day, were conducted in All Souls
Unitarian Church today at ii o'clock
Rev. U. G. B. Pierce. pastor, officiated.
The body is to be cremated.
Secretary of Agriculture Jardine
headed the list Of honorary pail
bearers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-09
BRITISH DESTROYER
SILENCES YANGTZE
SHORE BATTERIES
Continued from First Page.)

Continued from First Page.)
exterminated in China, was the opin-
ion voiced today by the central com
mittee, which will remain in Shanghai
to coordinate and direct the work of
the larger Protestant missions and
supervise the maintenance of such
establishments in the interior as are
not menaced by the civil war. No
matter what happens, in the view of
the committee, Christianity will per-
sist under the surface, as in the early
days of religion in Rome, when dew
oteas met in secret, despite persecu-
ton.
It was explained by the committee
that the evacuation of missionaries
was due. among other things, to de-
sire to avoid involving the United
States in war with China through pos
sible mistpeatment of missionaries at
the hands of armed forces or bandits.
They were not deserving converts to
Christianity in the hou rof peril, as
some critics intimated 1T was added.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-09


ment of Federal pensions during the
rest of this fiscal year.
Payment under the three appropria
lions which he allowed, the controller
general said, would be ''in the nature
of pensions rather than for services
rendered, and the appropriation for
the fiscal year 1928 in each instance
would normally have become available
on and after July i, 1927, for pensions
which accrued during the fiscal year
1927. Hence" he continued, there Is
presented under each of these appro~
priations q situation similar to that
presented under the Army and Navy
pension appropriation for 1928, under
which advances were recently au-
thorized by me to pay pensions accru-
ing during the fiscal year 1927.
Concerning the use of $4,000 from
the fund for the care OF children I'M
der the Board of Public Welfare, the
controller general said. Il appreciate
the distressing situation presented and
wish there existed an appropriation
under which the advance or funds
might be made" but, he explained.
there appears nothing in the law
that could be construed as requiring
the board to incur obligations during
the said fiscal year in excess or It's
available funds for said year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-09
THE WEATHER

Dirtrict Of Columbia--Rain tonight
and tomorrow. not much change in
temperature; minimum temperature
tonight, 33 degrees
Maryland-Rain tonight and Gornor-
row. not much change in temperature.
Virginia-Probably rain tonight and
tomorrow. slightly warmer in south.
west portion tonight, rising temper.
allure tomorrow
West Virginia-Rain tonight and
tomorrow, not much change in tenn
perature.
Record for - Hours.
Thermometers pm, so; 8 pm,
Al; u midnight, 40; 4 am, AZ; 8 am.
81; IL am, 35.
Barometer-4 pm. 1890; 8 p.m.,
1929; IL midnight. 1925; 4 am, 1920;
am, 1924; IL am, 1920.
Highest temperature, 81, occurred
at Alb pm, yesterday.
Lowest temperature, 35. occurred at
III am. today.
Temperature same date last year
Highest. 81; lowest, As.
Tide Tables.
FURNISHED by United States Coast
and Geodetic Survey
Today-Low tide, 1888 am. and e1o
PM. high tide, 1:53 am, and 2:1S
pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, g:3S am, and
dO:O7 PM; high tide. 2:55 am, and
1921 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose, SAP am; sun sets.
6:3S pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, SAL am; sun
sets. 6:39 pm.
Moon rises. 10:4O am; sets los
automobile lamps to be lighted one
half hour after sunset.
Temperature and condition NJ the
water at Great Falls at 8 a.m.-lTenn.
perature, As; condition, muddy.
Weather in Various Cities.