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The Washington times., 1927-08-17
AL DevOrmer Arrested
As Cop Hats
Kid Game

Al Devormer, catcher for the
New York Giants, was nearly
an hour late in reporting at the
Polo Grounds yesterday. The
delay was brought about by his
arrest for interfering with a
patrolman, who was in the act
Of breaking up game of base
ball several small boys were
playing in the street near De-
vormer's home, at 9O4 st. Mich
olas Ave.
In Washington Heights court,
Magistrate Edward Well agreed
with Patrolman Harry Gala
CHER, Of the West One Hun
bred and Fifty-second st. sta
tion, that the game should have
been stopped. However, he sus-
pended sentence, after finding
Devormer guilty and the base
ball player hurried from the
court.
Gallagher said the boys game
was in full blast when he came
along and ordered the boys to
stop playing. Devormer, who
saw the action. from his home,
hurried to the street and en-
gagged the patrolman In IN
argument. His arrest followed.
The Washington times., 1927-08-17
MERMA|DS VIE
FOR HONORS

The girls swimming playground
championships win be held this
afternoon at . o'clock at the Rose
dale pool. Seventeenth and Kramer
Streets n. =. The carnival will
Be under the supervision of Miss
Maude Parker. director OF girls
playground activities. assisted by
Mrs. Katherine Ladd, who ID in
charge of both the Rosedale and
Georgetown pools.
The meet will practically resolve
itself into a dual affair between
the Rosedale and Georgetown pools.
The entries are as follows:
ROsEDALE
9s-yard free style "a years and
oyer)-Heien Strseka, Gertrude HaIsh.
ss-yara free style 1under j. ysarO-
Ruffna King. Ruth Neisr. Edna Hook.
Beginners race-CatherIne Wills,
Dorothy oumford. Margaret Mansey.
Edna Hook, Alice Courtney, Evelyn
PImnge-Helsn streska Ethel Alex
snder. Catherine Harris:
Gertrude, HaiEh, Catherine Harris.
Balloon race-Catherine Harris, Mar
garet Roudbuah, Ruth Nsist.
observation-disclosures Harris. Alice
I
2S-yard back stroke (under II years.
--Margarst RoudRbnsh, Alice Courtney,
Ethel Alexander.
2B-yard side stroke tower IL years)
Helen Harris. HaSsl Wolfe Ethel Alex
andsr.
GEORGETOWN
2s-yard free style Cunder II years)-
Clara Wren. Virginia Jones, Blanche
Hughes.
25-yards side-stroke (under IL years)
Mae King, Dorothy Burch, Helen
Amouri.
Pluhge-Janet LOwrIe. Catherine
FrenZel, Gladys Baldinger.
Beginners race--Alta Patterson, Mary
Trilling, Hazel Baiarsky.
Life-saving-Clara Wren, virginia
Jones, Blanche Hughes.
25yard free style "a years and
over1--Ione Whaler, Janet Lowrle,
Rosemary MuIhall
25-yard side stroke (12 years and
ovsrl-ClaFa Wren, Thelma GoddIng,
Blanche Hughes.
50-yard free style-Ione wha1er,
Janet Lowrie, Catherine Fren1el
2S-yard back atroke--Icne whaIer.
Janet Lowrie.
Balloon race--Anna Iupo, Evelyn
Mcdowell. Genevieve Sacks
The Washington times., 1927-08-17

in the marathons, because means
of travel in those days were
mostly afoot. Long distance
runners were necessary then a.
couriers and as messengers in
peace times and war.
Carnivals designed for Ofo-
ficiency in great running
stretches were Of service in
giving the nation strong
Hmbed men who could do the
work Of automobiles and motor
cycles Of today. The only way
to find such specimens of man.
hood was. through advertised
competition, and thus the origin
of the marathan as we know
it in a sportive sense today.
Oceanic flying, chapters of
which are being written today by
daring young aviators, is the only
exception we can think of to
our convictions in reference to
long distance competition. This
exception is made only because
such flying will ultimately give
US commercial transportation
from shore to shore.
Like the marathoners Of old,
these filters are Of real service
in that inevitable march of the
human race which is civilization
and progress.
The world needs to save the
five and six days now required
to 60 to Europe by boats and
the 10 and IL days to the Phil
ippines. But there is little
utility for the man who can
play golf for II straight hours
or ride a bicycle "a hours or
start from San Francisco and
walk every step to New York.
Safe trains can do it in 50 much
less time.
So, we believe the freak stunts
attributed to sports die Q sud.
den death the minute some OBJ
scure record has been broken.
The act means little except to
the individual. It adds naught
to progress - civilization - and
practically nothing to sports
competition. But it does make
good newspaper reading and
what interests and amuses a
large number Of people must be
Of some good.
So theral
The Washington times., 1927-08-17
Griffith Will
Ask Waiver
On Lamar

A two hour conference yesterday
between Bill Lamar brought here
on waivers from the Athletics last
week failed to bring about an under.
standing and Griffith told Lamar
that if he, Lamar, could interest
anybody in his services, Griffith
would let him go at the waiver
price.
Meanwhile Griffith. like Connie
Mack, has asked waivers on the
Rockville outfielder. Lamar cost
Griffith $500 and Bill requested
Griff to give him $1,000 for some
fancied reason on the day he report.
ed and was supposed to get In the
lineup. Griff turned Bill down IKE
hole card" and within "a hours
had permanently suspended him.
That suspension sticks until Lamar
can be disposed OF which means
at the price Griff paid for him,
The Washington times., 1927-08-17
CUP NET TEAM
/. IS UNCERTAIN

FOREST HILLS, N. r, Aug. IL.
Trial matches held to determine the
personnel OF the United States
Davis Cup team had failed to clarity
the situation today, and two add.
tional matches viii be played this
afternoon. Francis T. Hunter, Of
New Rochelle, n. Y. will oppose
John Doeg, Of California. in the
singles, and a doubles match will
he held between r. Norris Williams
and George NJ. Lott, Of Chicago,
and John Hennessey and Lewis
White.
Doeg and Lott won a hard.
fought macth from williams and
Hunter yesterday. 1t had been ex-
pected that williams and Hunter,
together with William r. Tilden ard
William M. Johnston. would repre-
sent the United States in the inter
national matches. The latter pair
probably will fill the singles roles.
The Washington times., 1927-08-17
TODEYS SPQRTORIAL
BY kirk Miller

In some respects it seems to
US that the sports world Is
being twisted and distorted into
freak endurance contests which
make interesting reading be-
cause Of their unusual charac-
istics, but which add little to
actual competition because Of
the negligible entry.
Isolated sports stunts such
as marathon getting, marathon
bicycle riding, English Chan
mel and Catalina Island swim
ming feats and transcon-
tinental foot racing are not
available to enough people
to ever become factors in the
athletic. armament.
They are endeavors which
will live by spurts only and
which usually fade out after
one individual has created this,
that or the other record. A
year ago two score swimmers
were standing on the shores of
the English Channel ct Cape
Griz Nez, France, awaiting IA
vorable conditions to attempt
the treacherous,, turbulent
stretch Of brine and fog.
Suddenly a girl accomplished
the feat, the first of her sex
to do so, then couple of men
repeated former performances
of their sex; and this year only
q few feeble gestures have been
made to revive interest in the
unnecessarily long swim.
The same log is practically
true of Catalina on the Coast.
Why? Because such sport is
too strenuous for ordinary NOR
tails and after the distinction
of "doing it first" has been
achieved, there is little left for
others to seek in the way of
honor and attention.
To really catch the sustained
imagination of any great
number Of people, one must
delve and sally among the pas
times which are normal, not
abnormal. The world is mostly
natural, rather than super
natural and our activity must
therefore have a unanimous
scope instead Of q narrow or
confined one.
The ancient Greeks found
much development for their race
The Washington times., 1927-08-17
Hole One Made
By 0. Wilkinson
AT Rock Creek

Oscar Wilkinson, ir., 47O0
Sixteenth st. N. W, early this
morning made a hole in one
drive, at the 176 yards, fourth
hole, B course, Rock Greek
Park.
The ball, in q beautiful drive,
landed on the green a few
inches in front of the hole,
rolling into it, however. His
score was AZ, while that of his
opponent, +. G. Montuouri
was 81.
The Washington times., 1927-08-17
Baltimore Black SOx
To Test Local Team

The Washington Black Sox will be
tested tomorrow when they entertain
the powerful Baltimore Black Sox at
the American League Park. The
game will get under way at 4:45
p. m. and a record throng is the
outlook.
The Washington Black Sox have
throttled all opposition this season
and are making their first splash
into the ranks OF the big teams. The
Baltimore Black Sox, he said, have
outdrawn the Baltimore Orioles,
which is q hint as to their class.
The Washington times., 1927-08-17
Dewitt Prep viii Get
New Gridirnn Coach

Dewitt Props gridiron team which
made quite a showing in local
scholastic circles last season win be
without the services of the coach
who made possible its many
victories. Bolic De Gassis. It Is
understood, has resigned to com
plete his education at GEORGETOWN
University.
While his successor has not been
named, 1t Is known that the school
The Washington times., 1927-08-17
Junior Order Faces
Khan Nine Saturday

Concerts and other ceremonies
will feature the perennial baseball
clash Saturday between the Ku
Klux Khan and the Junior Order
United American Mechanics at the
American League Park. The dia-
nnond action ID scheduled to start
at 8 o'clock.
Proceeds of the game will be
given to the Khan Haven Home and
the Junior Order Orphans Home.
A parade Of the drill corps Of the
two fraternities win precede the
game.
The Washington times., 1927-08-17

nor did his tires require change.
His wrists, upon which rested the
weight Of his body. caused him
trouble, but these were rubbed with
liniments to relieve the pain. His
progress was not checked when the
liniments were applied as we'll
w1sher would ride alongside and
massage the tired wrists.
Smith partoolS OF little food dur.
ing his ordeal; eating a quart OF Ire
cream, three chocolate bars and
drinking gallon OF coffee. He
summed water, taking small
quantity TO wet his parehsd tongue.
The Washington times., 1927-08-17
Washington Printers
Lose to Chicago, 1871

CINCINNATI. Aug. IA spell
Of winning baseball which had
lasted over period of five years
has been broken. The Washington
Printers. five times champions of
the Typographical Union Baseball
League, went down to an unex-
pected defeat here at the hands Of
Chicago, IL to Z.
The contest was free hitting
one with Washington doing most Of
the hitting but at the wrong time.
The Windy City type.setters hoped
on the offerings of Webb in the
first three innings and scored II
runs.
washington will meet Cleveland
today and defeat for the former
will eliminate them from the
tournament.
The Washington times., 1927-08-17
TOSSERS
BEATEN

The Judd and Detweiler nine an.
nexsd the Merchants League cham.
pienship yesterday afternoon by
taking the second OF q three-game
series from the Thompson's Dairy
outfit, 6-.3 The Printers had won
the first game by q huge margin,
Davis, who toiled on the mound
for the winner, was in command
sof the situation until the fifth when
the Dairymen found him for runs.
Three hits, coupled with few
damaging errors, accounted for
these taIlies.
The Printers were off with q
bang and chased two runners
over the pan i'm the opening
cantO. They added q trio i'm
the third and wound up with
another in the seventh.
Tweedale was the shining beacon,
slamming three doubles in three
trips to the plate.
American Railway Express and
Southern Railway were deadlocked
at II all when darkness halted
their game In the Terminal League.
The Southern crew knotted the
tally with three runs in the eighth.
Commerce Department spanked
Public Buildings and Parks, 3
to 4, in 3 Federal League brush.
Commerce iced the verdict with
trio Of counters i'm the final
stanza. X. Maple, Commerce
finger, limited the opposition to
three safeties.
Navy romped all over War-Ship-
ping Board by an 8 to / count.
George McNally, who usually pa
trolls the garden, was assigned to
the knoll as War Shipping was
minus it's regular pitchers.
The CoIonys frightened their grasp
on first place in the French Insect
League by subduing the George
Burns Insects. rs. The ColonYs
were forced to come from behind
in order to nab the decision.
The Washington times., 1927-08-17
HELPED SMITH
IN BIKE GRIND
BY George A. Simpson

a chap-bu heart That's Milton Albert smith
1eaod lad pushed his bike that skins the
polo minutes before he aghted
from his wheel Smith had covered ESQ miles, which, it DIDN'T
shar world records for hours and mileage District record
which will defy innumerabe assaults is eeuae The
marathon cycst is the Of Seg Milton Smith the Seventh
precinct III 0rs
comparatively he debarked from Nj, NH,
o'clock last night Buldino He 500
his grind at 9 o'clock Monday night. = '1Sz}N1sO
The Washington times., 1927-08-17

His feat Is the more glowing since
he had never before attempted such
a hazardous task. A lad Of IL is
not fully matured and his tender
muscles and ligaments are placed
under heavy burden.
His courage alone 10 equal to
that of an older persOn-grit
can be found in a child or an
OctOgenerian. Smith had an
abundance Of backbone. else ne
would have given up the ghost
after a few hours of riding.
II was not necessary for the in
trepid pedaler to use another wheel
The Washington times., 1927-08-17
MOOSE HAVE GAME

The Moose and Red Sox clubs
tangle this afternoon at o'clock
on F,alrlawn Field.
The Washington times., 1927-08-17

athletic authorities have several
prospects In mind. The football
program will not be named until 3
new coach IL chosen.
The Washington times., 1927-08-17
ON
LONG GOLF
JAIJNT

Tommy Armour. United States
and Canadian epeR champions and
Johnny Farrell. winner Of the Metro
politan, Eastern. Shawnee and four
other open championships since
May, viii leave today for an exhibit
ton tour which will keep them play
ing matches daily from now until
November.
Their first match as team will be
played at the Yale Golf Club. New
Haven, this afternoon. After that
they win swing up through New
England. playing at Danbury. Conn.,,
Portsmouth. n, H.; Portland, Me-;
Kennebunk, Me-; Augusta. Me-, and
Watervills, Me.
The Washington times., 1927-08-17
MOTE. RATHGEBER

Mortimer Rathgeher ii requested
to phone The Times sports Depart.
ment today.
The Washington times., 1927-08-17

have no more truoble with 1t this
season. 1t is strong enough to allow
his starting against the Browns to-
day
The Washington times., 1927-08-17
HESS NINE BOOKING

The Hess Insects are looking for
games. Call Atlantic 269.
The Washington times., 1927-08-17

Then they win swing west.
playing matches through Ohio,
Indiana and Michigan. and ono
in Ontario, and aiming for Chi.
cage, where, on September, 3, 3
and 10, they win compete In the
Western open championship at
Olympia Fields and try to keep
their tOuFnament-winBing record
intact.
The Washington times., 1927-08-17

Following the Western open, they
win play In the Chicago district open
championship and then return East
to play exhibitions at Jamestown.
Buffalo. EImira, Hartford, Boston,
Bethlehem, Pa. Richmond, Wash
ington, Wilmington and Atlantic
City. They will then leave on an
other Western jaunt. which will take
them through Wisconsin, Minnesota,
Iowa and Illinois, and bring them
down into Texas in time to play in
the P. g. A, championship at Dallas,
starting on October 81.
Bobby CruicIxshank will then
Join up with Armour and the
two will make q tour Of the
Coast, where they will play In
all the big Western tournaments
this winter and then swing back
through Texas to Florida and
Pinehurst.
The itinerary Of Armour and Far.
rell, as arranged at present, follows:
August II, Yale Golf Club. New Ha-
ven. Conn; IS. Ridgewod Country Club,
Golf club Port.mouth. n. H.: 20, Port
land CoVntry Club. Portland, Me-; 81,
Keunsbunk. Me-; ~. Augusta and Water
willie. Me-: ~, Youngstown Country
Club. Youngstown. Ohio; IS. Lorain
Country Club. Lorain. Ohio; 90, Con-
sress Lake Club, Canton, Ohio; "a.
Plum Brook Country Club. Toledo, Ohio;
rs: Inverness Country Club. Toledo, Ono
~. Country Club of LOganspOrt, Logans-
port. Ind: u. st. Claire Country Club,
Tecnmseh. Ontario.
September Q Fort Harrison Country
Club. TeFra Baute. Ind; I, Springfield
Country Club, Springfield, Ohio: S,
| Highland Colt and Country Club India
| ma polls; sic, Western Open Champion.
| ship at Olympia Fields: II, Fort Wayne
Country Club, Fort Wayne, Ind; 12-14
Chicago District Open Championship
Club. Elmira, n. T.: II, Moon Brook
! Country Club, Jamestown. n. Y; 10
| Wanakah Ceuntry Club, Buffalo.
The Washington times., 1927-08-17

Hornsby. Giants. 10
The Leaders
American League-Gehrig, 80: Ruth,
81: Lazzeri. is: Simmons, IA.
National League--Williams. 23: will
son. 20; Hornsby, 20: Webb. IA.
League Totals
National League. l3BS
American League. .............,. S2e
The Washington times., 1927-08-17

When an effort was made 10
guess which OF the Griffs would
Be given the honor Of being
the most valuable to the team,
there was b large, heavy. cold,
clammy silence. Ball players
are considerably like actors
when it comes to appraising
themselves.
The Washington times., 1927-08-17

Who is It? No. Don't all
answer at once. Yes, that's
risht-LOu Gehrig, the ponder
aus first sacker and deadliest
rival of Babe Ruth's as king
Of the sIuggers Is unanimously
chosen by the Washington play.
ers for that honor.
The Washington times., 1927-08-17
IheBiQ1eh
YESTERDAYS HOME RUNS

American League
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-08-18
MEETING T0BE
HELD MONDAY
Hamilton Does Not Ask Post
p0nement, So Governor Plans
to Follow Schedule

Meeting Of Governor A. G.. Sorlie
with members Of the senate commit
tee appointed to investigate the state
mill and elevator apparently will be
held August 22 at Grand Forks as
scheduled, it was said at the COVER
nor's office today.
A letter received yesterday from
Senator D. H. Hamilton Of McHenry
county did not ask that the meeting
be postponed but said that he might
find it difficult to attend.
At the same time, however, the gov
ernor's office was advised that Sena-
tor Walter ,Schlosser, Grand Forks,
had left Indian Head, Sask., for
Grand Forks to attend the meeting.
Senator Schlosser has been at In
dian Head for several weeks In con-
nection with his private business and
it is presumed that he will return
there after the meeting is over.
Senator Fredrickson lives In Nslson
county close to Grand Forks and pre-
sumably would come to Grand Forks
whenever it is convenient for the
other members, it was explained.
Report of the committee appointed
by the state senate to investigate the
state mill and elevator has not been
given out at his office because 4
member Of the committee had asked
that Il be withheld from publication,
Governor Sorlie sid today. He said
that Senator Schionser had written
him suggesting that the report be
not made public at this time.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-08-18
GAMBLING DEN
!, UNCOVERED IN
: CHICAGO RAID
Fashionable North ShOr e
Bowling Club Found to
Be Lavish Resort

Chicago, Aug. 1s.-<R-A fashion
able rendezvous along the Norss
Shore "Gold Coast" at the Newport
Bowling Club was found to be q
smart1y Kept gzrahiiae xsSsSt ,fol
roulette, cards and other games when
= squad Of police battered its way
through guarded doors In ! success.
full raid East night.
The raid was sequel to an ex.
nose published by the Daily News
Yesterday. in which the resort was
said to be operated by "Big Tim
Murphy. former Chicago labor leader
and "Nicky" Arnstein Of New York
both Of whom once were prisoners in
the federal penitentiary at Leaven-
The resoht was equipped lavishl,
with all the accoutrements Of expen.
sive gambling, the police confiscatine
roulette wheels and other devices
worth several thousands Of dollars.
A doorman dressed in formal at
tire refused admittance to the police
raiders when they failed to present
membership cards, whereupon the
squad brought forth fire axes and
battered an entrance. A card indea
Of 800 names, many Of prominent per.
sons, was found.
Chips. ranging in value from $50 t.
81 900 were among the equipment
kHized.. 1t was reported thxt only last
week musical comedy star lost
$500 in q nights. eambling while
another woman was said to have lost
$ZO.OO0.
Nineteen patrons were presen,
when the police entered, but none
was held.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-08-18
Ge0logist Is Lost
in Tennessee Cave

Chattanooga, Tenn, Aug. 1S.-R9-
The gloomy, subterranean avenues of
Nick-a-Jack Cave, at Shield Mound,
Tenn, held in mysterious silence to-
day the fate of L. S. Ashley, geolo-
gist, who entered the cavern Mon
day on an exploring trip.
Ashley declared at that time that
he would return Tuesday night at the
latest. Since then nothing has been
heard of him and yesterday a party
OF friends organized to search for
him..
- They traced him for a distance of
four; miles, into the cave, followed
chalk marks which he had left on
the walls.
. Where the chalk marks ended, foot
prints were. found in the moist
earth and other marks which indi-
Gated that the explorer had stumbled
and fallen. Nearby was a sharp de-
clivity which ended as the bank of
an underground stream. The search
ers feared that Ashley had fallen
into this stream and that his body
was carried away into unexplored re-
cesses. Further search was to be
carried out today.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-08-18
MANY. ATTEND
FUNERAL FOR
STEEL HEAD
Great and Humble Gather a!
Wheaton Church to Pay
Gary Final Tribute

Wheaton, ILL.,, Aug. 18.--(R - The
great and the humble who knew Ell
bert H. Gary and called him friend,
gathered today at his bier to pay him
final tribute.
Funeral services in the beautiful
church which the steel master built
az a memorial to his parents brought
not only the kings and princes of the
world of business but also neighbors
and townsmen of the farm boy who
rose to captain Of great industry.
Ceremony Is Brief
There was a brief ceremony ar
ranged for the church, with music by
quartet chosen by old friends of
Wr. Gary who knew and respected
his wishes for simple rites. The
funeral sermon was prepared by the
Right Rev. Frederick d. Leete, Meth
odist bishop Of Indianapolis, with
prayers by Rev. James r. Ladd Of
Elgin, Rev. Ernest Title Of Evans
ton and Rev. A. M. Pennewell, pastor
of the Gary memorial church A
mausoleum built II years ago by Mr..
Gary at cost of S25O,O0O was the
end of the journey. In it rests the
body Of Mr.. Gary's first wife. Near
by, in another plot of the small ceMe-
terry, lie the remains of his parents
and grandparents, VII Ose lives
spanned back to the days of the
colonies.
Honorary pail bearers were some
Of the leaders in the business world
who called the dead man their
friend. They include Vice President
Charles G. Dawes, Charles Schwab,
Nathan L. Miller, Senator Charles
Deneen Of Illinois, James A. Farrell,
John J. Mitchell and Frank O. Low
den.'
The active pail bearers were 10
young high school and college ath-
letes whose services were required
to bear the heavy casket to it's grave.
They were chosen from families of
Mr.. Gary's Wheaton friends. Among
them were Garland Grange, brother
Of RED" Grange, and Victor Gustaf-
SON. captain Of the Northwestern
university football team.
Honor Guard Posted
Throughout last night the body Of
the dead steel master rested alone in
the hushed cAnfch. Outside guard
kept watchs
It wass the second time since the
church was dedicated 26 years ago
that Mr.. Gary had been within It's
walls. The pressure of business mat
ters had prevented the steel chief
from paying promised visit time
after time.
hut hiS continued absence from his
home town had not dull6d the admir-
alton and affection which its citisena
held Tor Mr.. Gary. The entire town
iOined IN the s0fr0w which followed
his death and n spirit, Il not IN per.
.cn, saw TIE illustrious citizen laid e
final reyts