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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-10-25
PUNCH WAS LACKING

@7N the defeat Of Vanderbilt by
IT Texas and Alabama by Geor-
gia Tech, the value Of a
scoring punch never was better IL
Illustrated. Vanderbilt and Alabama
gained more ground, but didn't win.
The two defeated teams in these
very important southern games
made more than 600 yards through
the line, around the ends and via
the pass route, six times the dis
tances of the gridiron, yet were able
to score only one touchdown.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-10-25
WASN'T THE BABE

Ruth rescued at sea-" read re-
cent headline on the front page of
most of our best family newspapers
80 the Babe tried to swim the
channel" chuckled the baseball fam
who feels the front page Of any
newspaper merits nothing more than
a passing glance.
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CONFERENCE
GRIDS
MORE BEAR STORIES?

Ry United Press
MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Oct. Is.
The game with Iowa Saturday
left the Minnesota football team
fairly well battered and Coach Doc
Spears allowed the regulars to rest
Monday. 1t was expected all varsity
men would be ready for Wisconsin
next Saturday.
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stage WORKS SQUAD

CHICAGO. Oct 25.-spurred by the
best Chicago showing in three years.
Coach AIonzo Stage has his team work
ing hard for the game with Ohio State.
Saturday. Two important members of
the hospital squad, Vincent Libby and
Malcolm Proudfoot, donued suits.
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WINS EMPIRE FEATURE

BI UHtteG Press
YONKERS, N. Y, Oct. U.s.
Gamble, with Mack Garner up, won
the $1.175 Fearnaught handicap on
the Empire City course Monday.
The time was 1:46 3-5.
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LOCAL SOCCER RESULTS
d. F. C.s and Big Four ThistIes Win
at Pennsy.

The D. F. G. defeated the D. F.
G. Germania 8 to 0 in soccer at
Pennsy Park. Fast playing on the
part of the Big Four Thistles, with
good passing, enabled them to de-
feat the Pennsylvania r. F.. team
4 to 0.
The star players of the day we're
Salewsky and Pitzer for the D. F.
C.s' Blair and Nicely for the Pennsyl-
vania; Ford and Lightower for the
Big Four Thistles.
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and


FOOTBALL
After losing two games in row. the
Acme A. AS turned on the Tuxedo Bull
dogs and triumphed, IL to 0. Charley
O'Donnell starred for the AGNES. Next
Sunday, the winners will tangle with the
league-leading College Cubs at Ellen
berger Park. AGNES will practice Wednes-
day nigh tat Rhodius Park and all play
erS are urged to attend.
Brookside Cubs took the measure OF
the Shelbyville Eagles Sunday, 6 to. 0,
The winning, tally was scored in the last
minutes of play, Barry, Cub tackle, scoop
ing up Shelly tumble and running forty
yards to a touchdown; Cubs are with
hear from a fast team. Address j. P.
Scanlon, 1130 N. La Sale St.. or call
Cherry 4252-W and ask for Muzz.
indianapolis Cubs defeated the Tuxedo
Maroons Sunday at Riverside. Cubs are
undefeated this year. Cubs will practice
Wednesday night at Rhodius Park.
Gosport football club has an open date
Nov. Z. Fast city. and State teams please
note. Writ or call F. E. Swain, Gosport,
Ind.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 25.-Ohio
States football team received a Sc
we're blow from an announcement
that Byron 1Iby, half back, will not
be able to play against Chicago Sat
urday. An X-ray revealed that he
suffered a bone separation in his
foot in last SATURDAYS game.
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L Il e gTodG6SI
elevenS are those
that have a scor-
ing kick when
they are in pos
session of the ball
inside the opposi-
TONS 20-yard line.
That is the spot
where it becomes
q serious question
as to what is the
best to use. 1t is
a position or zone
that taxes the re-
sources of the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-10-25
FLOOD LIGHTS ARE USED
Middies Practice Late in Drill for
Clash With Penn Saturday.

Ru United Press
ANNAPOLIS, Md, Oct. 25.-Late
practice .necessitated use of flood
lights as the Navy squad was sent
through its first drill in preparation
for the Pennsylvania game Satur-
day. Captain Hannegan probably
will be unable 10 play Saturday ow-
ing to a leg injury.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-10-25
HARVARD PRACTICE

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Oct. rs
Tackling and blocking were the
J principal points stressed for the
AFIarvard varsity In the first work.
nut in preparation for the Indiana
me Saturday.
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1927 Football
Captains

j. Il ANoVER, N. H., Oct. U.s.
"A Versatile, not only in ath-
= letics but also in other
campus activities, is Bob MacPhail,
captain of the strong Dartmouth
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NOT HIS FAULT

So far the only alibi Jack Demp-
sey has offered for his defeat at the
hands of Gene Tunney is the terse
statement that he is now convinced
some fight referees are unable to
count up to ten.
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Shortdge and Tech to Clash City Series Opener Friday
DL.AYING
i the FIELD
with Billy Evans

TT HE scoring punch is the vital
thing in all forms of sport.
In baseball, the timely single
with the sacks loaded is always two
or three runs more important than
triple with the bases empty.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-10-25
OFT FOR GOOD

ANN ARBOR, Mich.-Strenuous prac-
tice sessions in preparation for the Hi
nois game Saturday began in the Mich
igan football camp today. Doctors an
nounced that Laverne Taylor, end. In
jured early in the year, probably never
will be able to play football again.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-10-25
WHERE CREDIT rs DUE

WHEhE CNEDII Is DUE
The referee of the Dempsey Tun-
ney fight, and not the Salvation
Army, is now being credited with
having originated that very clever
slogan, "a man may be down, but
he never is out"
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PRO FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Giants Now Third--Bears First and
Packers Second.

NEW YORK, Oct. 25.-The New
York Giants pro football team will
play the Pottsville Maroons at the
Polo Grounds next Sunday. The
Giants are now in third place in the
league standing. The Chicago Bears
are first and Green Bay Packers sec
nnd.
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Blue and White Favored to
Drop Green in Annual
Tilt.
CHANCE FOR AN UPSET
Rivals to TangIe at Irwin
Field Grid.

Students at Technical and Short
ridge are working themselves
into a near-panic of enthusiasm
over the first clash of the city public
high school football championship
series at Irwin Field Friday.
1t is the annual madness that
descends upon the staunch support
ers of the city grid squads just
about this time of the year. Short
ridge, defending its title as city
champion, is a favorite to repeat on
form.
The Blue and White have played
six games thus far, winning five
and losing the first start, that to an
out-State squad, Stivers Of Dayton.
The ShOrtridpnrc' rpcOrd.
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i WOulQ seem as II some OF
our very best college athletes
- are losing the proper respect
for the dear old football coach. Re
Gently two star athletes took issue
with the coach. 1t is needless to
say they no longer are wearing foot
ball toys.
One of the incidents happened
at Drake, where Ossie Solem, for
mer Minnesota star, is having a
poor getaway. just before his team
was to meet the University of Pitts
burgh, Coach Solem proceeded to
read the riot act to his foot
ball captain. The captain in
stead of listening in silence. a usual
procedure, took issue with the
coach.
sect off the field and don't come
back" was the way Coach Solem
dismissed the incident The pilot,
however, came back to the team. :
Coach NcHale of University of
Arizona, peeved because his star
tackle, Duncan Brown, was usually a
half-hour late for practice, asked
him whether he cared more for his
social activities than athletic re-
sponsibilities. Brown replied that he
preferred to be a lounge lizard"
and that is just what he is at the
present moment.
It would seem that the modern
trend Of the times is smashing
football traditions as unexpectedly
as did Babe Ruth the home run
record.
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Sacred Heart H. S. basketball team is
having some difficulty booking games with
fast city and State clubs. The team plays
in the 16-year-old class and desires to
open its season Nov. 4. Call Drexel 1884
and ask for Jim.
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Frankfort Night Hawks independent bas-
ketball team wishes to schedule games with
fast State teams. For games address Har-
vey F. Mason, 460 w. South st., Frank
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Football games are decided not
on the ground gained but on the
points scored.
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Was Surprise Defeat
Penn States victory over PENIS
eleven was one Of the big upsetS
of the early season.
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calls for the best that is in the Of
fensive team.
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hand, has bumped into stiff oppo-
sition from the very start and to
date has been unable to register
any mark whatsoever in the vic
tory column. The east siders' sea-
son record:
EIwood. 20; Tech, 10.
South Bend. 20; Tech, 2.
Louisville Male, 40: Tech, 9.
Richmond, IL: Tech, 0.
Muncie, ST. Tech, 0.
The records. side by side, give the
north side aggregation a decided
edge, but strange things have
happened in the city series year
after year and an upset would not
be a great surprise to many of
veteran followers of the high school,
ers. The contest Friday is to start
at 2:30.
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THE COACH is KING

7 would seem as # some Of
our very best college athletes
are losing the proper respect
Evening star., 1927-09-15
ANACOSTIA TO GET
MORE OLD-TYPE CARS
Ruling to Modernize 10 Does Not
Apply to 13 Additional
Ones.

Quite a shock Is in store for the
Anacostia Citizens Association. which
recently won it's vigorous fight to rid
the Anacosia line of the Washington
Railway & Electric Co., of the old
type one-man cars.
Instead of 10 cars of the conductor
less type, which are now in opera ton
on the Anacostia line. there will be
% on Sunday and thereafter, due to
the general rerouting of the company s
lines to go into effect at that time. The
change in routes will carry all of the
old one-man type cars on the Brook.
land line into the community of Ana.
costa.
Even the Public Utilities Commits.
sion was unaware of this Situa ton
until today. when William +. Ham.
president of the car company, called
at the commissions offices for an in
depreciation of the recent o~de- which
directed the company to put the one
man cars, with automatic rear exits.
on the Anacostia line, or else replace
them with two-man cars. Mir. Ham
wanted to know if the order applied
to the % which would be in service
on Sunday, or the 10 now in operation.
After an informal conference with
Mr.. Ham the commission came TO the
conclusion that the order would apply
al this time only to the 10 new i'll Serv-
ice. 1t was pointed out. however,
that the recent one-man car order of
the commission stipulated that all of
the oldtype one-man cars are not ca
pable of giving satisfactory service,
so there is some likelihood that the
commission in the future will order
the modernization Of the additional 13
one-man cars slated for service on the
Anacostia line.
Evening star., 1927-09-15
INJUNCTION SOUGHT
TO BAR TAXI ORDER
Independent Owners Ask
Court to Restrain Commits
sioners in Stand Ruling.

The Independent Taxi Owoners' As
sociation. which operates 100 taXicabs
in Washington. today filed suit for
injunction in the District Supreme
Court against the District Commits
sioners to prevent enforcement of the
recent police regulation specifying
taxi stands and requiring the taxica bs
to use these locations for parking
their automobiles,
Through Attorney Alfred d. Smith,
the company says that all police regu-
lations with reference to the direction
of motor-driven vehicles were render
ed void and of no effect by the pass
age of the traffic act of March 3, 1925,
and the District Commissioners have
through the chief of police directed
the arrest Of taxi drivers who fail to
carry out the directions of the recent
order for hack stands. Since the
Commissioners can only make regu-
lations under existing laws, since the
old regulations are void. counsel con-
tends, the plaintiff company has the
legal right to park it's vehicles in any
place on the public streets where any
other motor driven vehicle is permit
ted to park.
The court is told that there are
about 500 taxicabs operated in the
city, and 1t is claimed the places desig-
mated as taxi stands would not begin
to accommodate them.
Evening star., 1927-09-15
DEATH TOLL CUT
IN MEXICAN STORM
U. S. Consul at MazatIan
Reports-40O Bodies Re-
covered in Japan.

BY the Associated Press.
NOGAlES, Ariz.. September Ia
First official reports received from
the storm stricken west coast of Mex
leo brought hope today that the death
toll might be considerably less than
was feared when the hurricane tore
out telegraph and railway lines of
communication.
William =. Blagaer, American con.
sui at MaZatlan. last night telegraph.
ed that no deaths had been officially
reported there. He said considerable
damage was done to the residential
district along the water front.
Freighters Are Located.
Two frcighters, reported missing
out of Mazatlan, have been accounted
for A third steamer. the Bolivar. re-
manned to be heard from. A fishing
fleet off Mazatlan also was still miss
ing, although 1t might have found
safety in the narbor of La Paz, Lower
California.
The death tol! at Salina Cruz and
Manzanillo, where the hurricane was
reported to have struck with it's
greatest force, also has been less
than first believed, due to the precau-
tons of the military forces at those
parts. Residents were forcibly
moved to higher ground in both cities
when the barometer dropped suddenly
last week, giving warning of the com
ing storm. This move, officials said,
undoubtedly lessened the list of dead
Ann PODJES PECOVERED
Evening star., 1927-09-15
GEN. GLEN NEAR TOP IN FIGHT
FOR COMMANDERST1IP OF G. A. R.
California Veteran Is Other
Outstanding Candidate
at Session.
Delegates to Debate Plan to
Relinquish Memo
rial Day.

By the Associated Press.
GRAND RAPIDS. Mich. September
15.~-Orga nization politics, temporari
ly eclipsed by the annual parade of
veterans and the "camp fire. session
yesterday. flared anew on the conven-
ton floor today as the first business
session OF the G. A. II. National En-.
campment opened.
Worn and tired after marching for n
mile under a sweltering sun yesterda y
afternoon, the ,534 veterans I'm at
tendance at the encampment came To
the convention hall this morning to
name one of their group for the office
of comma anderin-chief. Maj. Gen.
John G.. Glenn. Washington. and Et-
bridge Hawk, Sacramento. Calf, sp.
peared to he the outstanding candi-
dates. Frank Cole. Jersey City, is
being mentioned. and John r. Reese
Of Broken Bow, Nebr.. is receiving
the support of delegates from some of
the Middle Western States.
Resolutions. among them petition
by the Mclean Post, No. IS, leading.
Pa, asking that Memorial day OBJ
servance be relinquished by the thin.
ming ranks that have long assist ed
them, will be debated by the dele
gates.
Inc petition lS understood To be III
protest against the movement to turn
Memorial day over to the America n
Legion. which the Mclean Post feels
is unfair to the other veterans or
ganiza tions. A resolution calling for
an increase in pensions has been in
troduced by Grandville Morse of Went
ham. Mass.
With an attempt at the same tri-
umphant spirit that marked the
march of the long columns along his
toric Pennsylvania avenue at the
close of the Civil War, the vetera ms
marched determinedly along Monroe
avenue yesterday. passing in review
before Commander-in- Chief Frank w.
Walsh of Milwaukee and his staff.
During the hour of march the mer-
curry rose from 80 to 88 degrees and
although several spectators tainted,
there was only one call for the ambu-
lance for the aid of veteran.
Following the parade and review
they gathered al the annual campfire
in the National Guard Armory and
traded yarns of more than so years
ago.
Mrs. Maybel Ross of Chicago was
elected president of the Ladies of the
G. A. r. at the business meeting yes.
terday. Other officers will be named
today.
Evening star., 1927-09-15
B[AMES DRY BODY
FOR CRIME GROWTH
Cook County Official Attacks
League at Laying of Jail
Corner Stone.
Ry the Assnciated Press.

BY the Associated Press
CHICAGO, September 15.- Attack
ing prohibition as n cause of crime.
President Anton ]. Cermak of the
Cook County Board today blamed the
Anti-Saloon League for overCrowded
iails in eAn address at the laying Of
the corner s:o@ for the new $500
900 County Jail and Criminal Courts
Building.
"If the Anti-Saloon League had not
converted part of the people to the
belief that prohibition would do away
with the need for penal institutions" "
he said II do not believe we would
,be gathered here.
II have found so per cent more
prisoners at Joliet. 1l2 per cent more
boys at Pontiac ReformatOry, 14S per
cent more cases of insane criminals
at Chester Asylum and 44S per cent
more alcoholic deaths reported to the
coroner since prohibition
The new jail, he said, is a concrete
example Of the utter necessity for
modifying the Nolstead law and bring
ing back personal liberty"
Evening star., 1927-09-15
Queen on Shopping g
Trip Finds Closing g
Dav Is Wednesday

By the Associated Press.
YORK, England. September Is
Queen Mary and her daughter,
Princess Mary. have learned that
there is an early closing day" for
stores. and that in this town it is
Wednesday.
They drove from Goldsborolgh
Hall TO do some shopping and We're
surprised to find that an antique
dealers store was closed and the
place apparently deserted. They
Knocked several times, and at last
a young assistant opened the door
Queen Mary smilingly apologized
for interrupting her holiday, and
the young woman showed them
round the shop. meanwhile sending
a hurry call for the manager and
one of the directors.
The Queen made several pur-
chases and again apoloSized before
leaving.
Evening star., 1927-09-15
TAFT. ON SEVENTEEN BIR TFDAY,
SAYS WORLD IS GROWING BETTER
Chief Justice Declares for
keeping Close Step With
Our Ideals"
Famous ChuckIe Follows
Mention of Grandchildren
in Family Party.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, September 15.-Chief
Justice William Howard Taft, who is
20 years old today, in telephone con
versation from his Summer home in
Murray Bay, Canada, with Martin
Green OF the New York Evening
World. said he believes the world is
growing better. but not so rapidly as
many people think
Il am an optimist," he said. 1--WE
must be content To keep close steps
between our ideals"
The Chief Justice sent a message Of
most grateful appreciation" for the
'boundless messages of good will'' he
had received on his birthday.
II am very grateful that my three
children and their wives and husbands
are with me and Mrs. Taft at Murray
Bay for this occasion-and my 10
grandchildren, said the former Pres.
ident.
Ten grandchildren, judge" querled
Mr.. Green.
Evening star., 1927-09-15
IRISH FREE STATE
ELECTS NEW DALI
Voting Today Follows Apa-
thetic Campaign-De
Valera in Test.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
DUBLIN, September 15.-~Irish Free
State voters went TO the polls TODAY
IN choose the members cf the now
Dali Eireann. The results will de.
termine the fate Of President William
T. Cosgrave's government, the ct,ief
opposition to which comes from the
Fianna Fail party headed by Eamon
de Valera.
The brief election campaign since
Mr.. COSSraVe announced dissolution
OF the last Dali was marked by ap.
parent apathy on the part Of the
electorate. leading observers to he.
iieve that the voting would be light
Mr.. Cosgrave called the election
after the governments successes In
the two Dublin ve-eleCtions follow.
ing the failure NJ the opposition's vote
of censurs In the Dali on August 1e.
when the speaker of the House cas-,
the deciding vote in favor Of the ad
ministration.
Campaign Is Quiet.
At dissolution the standing ~ the
n
Fail, AZ: Socialists. 80; Farmers. II.
Independents, Il; National League s
Sin Fein. 5: Independent Republican .
The government hoped today To gam
sufficient seats to remain In power
with the support OF the Farmers and
Independents. whose candidates have
invited the voters to back the govern
ment after giving the first preference,
to themselves.
A feature OF the campaign was tn,
quietude OF the Fianna Fail speakers
in an apparent desire to convince III,
electorate that their elevation 4,
power would not mean a revolution.
They declared their intention al
honoring the Free States nationa
loan and savings certificates and OF
safeguarding the rights of all invest
ors. They would not stand for anothe,
struggle with England, nor for attack
ing Ulster, they said. but would ac
cept the existing realities while work
ing for independence.
Mr.. De Valera charged the govern
ment with making disastrous finan
cial settlement with England, involv
ing an annual payment of G5 900 900
which. he said. was proportionately
greater than the amount England paw,
made, during the war.
Referendum Is Issue.
De Valera also promises to consult
the people always, and this was con
strued by Cosgrave as meaning con
stitutional referenda. Cosgrave. on
his part. declared his intention of Dol
lshing the referendum provision from
the constitution.
The campaign was less marred nv
disorder than any within memory
Fervid oratOry. and not violence. has
been the weapon of the party leaderi
and campaigners.
Mr.. Cosgrave's final declaration
called for decision on 'the one rea.
issue. THE government" he said
stands for maintenance of the treat,
with England): for the principle ol
mai 1orlty rule, and for using the treat,
and our democratic constitution in
order that by them the lives of Irish
men. women and children NAV be mad,
oetter. richer and happier than thost
OF our past unhappy generations.
Evening star., 1927-09-15
STREET CAR RER0UTING
EFFECTIVE SUNDAY
Anacostia, Brookland and lie Droit
Park Lines will Be Involved
in Shift.

A general rerouting Of the major
lines of the Washington Railway &
Electric Co., ordered several months
ago, by the Public Utilities Commits
sion, will go into effect Sunday morn
ing, il was announced today. A delay
in making the changes was necessi-
tated by the installation Of switch
at Ninth and F. streets which cost
the company approximately $4,000
Instead of running to Eleventh and
Monroe streets, the Brookland cars
will go to the Bureau of Engraving
and Printing and the wharves. The
Anacostia cars will go to Eleventh and
Monroe streets instead of running up
Ninth street to Florida avenue and
thence to Eleventh street, while the
LIE Droit Park cars, which now run to
the wharves, will terminate at FIT
teenth and G. streets.
The rerouting, the Utilities Com
mission believes, will improve service
materially, especially on the Anacostia
and Brookland lines, reducing the
headway from tx to minutes.