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Evening star., 1928-01-23
FRINGE GEORGES COUNTY LEAGuE.
Team siandng.

1T. Jerome's heading Section Of the
Prince Georges County Duckpin Asso-
ciation. faltercd last week, bowina
twice 10 Mount Rainier No |, which
stands third American Legion, run"
nef-up. swept It's SGT with Rohs Al.
Stars To draw only four games behind
The leaders Collegiates holding fourth
place, bagged pair from Post once 10
keep step with Mount Rainier, which Is
just four games behind the Legion
maple sockefa In other matches, Ar
aadfs grabbed all three from atephena
A. g, To gain seventh place and Com.
pany r. In atform reversal, cleaned up
WIN Chiltimh and Ii now IN thu cellar
by only one game,
Mount Hainters team In Section !
ALSO held The spotlight by sweeping It's
engagement with Rivrrdale Park and
advancing 1 lust two eames back oi
.ie pae3 settling iIkic Pig, which
dropped The odd 10 WoolculteIa uretta
tlehtsnrd ith ilnid on third place by
taking u Trio Ut games from College
Park. Carr iioswell dealt tho last place
t,ona of America team a three game
drubbing and Aldridge's Hearcats
climbed 10 iiist one game In the wake
Of this fourtheplaaA farviee Laundry
team by scoring twice over that com.
blnatiDn,
Evening star., 1928-01-23
VIRGINIA TRACKMEN
WILL BE KEPT BUSY

UNIVERSITY. Va, January %
Members Of yirginia's track squad are
drilling fin the Memorial Gymnasium
under the supervision of Pop" Lanrii-
gan for the indoor meets scheduled for
next month and for the strenuous out
door season In April and May.
, Capt. Cumming is preparing for ti1e
sprint series Of three races IN the Mill
rose games In Madison Eqrare Garden
early In February
A mile relay team will BE- entered In
the MiIlro6e meet against four quarter
n1iiers from some Of the leading schools
% the East. Van Meter. Robinson
Leitch. Thomas and Beagiey are tie
fye men who are mos; likely candidates
for the team.
Virginia viii have entries IN other Of
the meets he'd throughout the North
this Winter. Is well az in the Richmond
games on February 10 and the fourth
annual indoor invitation games " b.
held here of February 25
But ckief iilttreS, Is cen,ering In the
outdoor season III iAte Spring Prince
Ion and TIE Navy are both sending
teams 70 COMPETE on Lambeth Field ard
the Cavalier track znd fseio men will 20
forth 10 meet tnf Army and possibly
ether team There viii De the usual
number of meets with Southern Con-
ference HsSl3tILioGss
Capt. Cumming and Williams are the
best bek In tilf Clashes. wigjle Robinson
Thomas. Van Meier Eeaeley, Ieltcig and
Andrews are training for the 40 or go
sobiniyoD viii be an almost sure winner
Ia 0fle o! these Glsisnces
Knight. Aeiinaney and Deierle are
training Tor the: mile and Hutche193
captain Of cro@k country, ard Gilbert
for the 2-msit fiippin and Htite are
the outstanding men IL the hurdle
events
Among those who ARE cgUnteG on for
ire fsld events afe Weeden and Gold
smisb Ia the high Jump. Green 10 tlle
tygiF vault. the LfbaueT brothers Nsu-
rice and Sidney. IN the stUtput Daniel
Flippln sn0 NaaIricf iADaueT IL the
6lscus and Filppln Turner and Rogers
If. the In vein.
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FIGHT GATE-CRASHER
SPRINGS A new ONE

PARIS. January % LP>.-A burly g.
footcr. radiant with health and
strength. applied for adraittance at the
special gate for complimentary tickets
just before the AL Brown-Andre Routis
fight ut the Velodrome recently.
He bore card issued ty JEFF Dickson.
promoter. emitting the bearer to free
admittance "as a war-mutilated soldier" ="
Dickson has issued so such cards TO
manned and impoterlt former soldiers,
many OF whom are wheeled into the
arenas at each fight.
But you are not mutilated soldier. I"
protested the Velodrome employe: you
look more like q weight litter"
''Oh. this card belonged TO friend
OF mine who lost a leg at Verdun after
having been gassed at Chateau Th;erYy," +"
replied the gate crasher smoothly.
He died last week. He left me this
card In his will"
Evening star., 1928-01-23
STRAIGHT OFF THE TEE

I INDIAN Spring has chosen o golf
professional to succeed Eddie
Towns. whose resignation. after
two years with the club, becomes
effective February l. The special
committee met yesterday and settled
tentatively upon a man to fill the post
The name of the man chosen will not
be made known until the choice Is ap-
proved by the board of governors. 1t
is understood that the new pro is a
golfer prominent in the West. The
committee now will get in correspond
ence with the applicant TO arrange
satisfactory terms At the same time
second. third and fourth choices were
made by the committee.
Evening star., 1928-01-23
THREE BOUTS CARDED
FOR WRESTLING SHOW

Joe Turner. local grappler. will meet
AL Bakash. husky German. in the main
attraction tonight In the Arcadia.
In the semi-final bout. heavyweight
affair. Tony FeliZie, Italian mailman,
will come TO grips with Frank Brunow
Russian.
Dutch Green. Mohawk Athletic Club
representative and Eddie Pope. South
ern middleweight, will try conclusions
in the preliminary at BIS.
Evening star., 1928-01-23
MANDELL READY TO FIGHT

CHICAGO. January % A1.-pros-
poets for lightweight championship
match here before Spring are seen In
the announcement by Eddie Kane. man.
ager of Champion Sammy Mandell
that he was ready to contract for a
match as soon as Promoter Jim Mullen
produced a suitable contender.
Evening star., 1928-01-23
TaED OpPENHEIMER. for years
- prominent In Washington duck
pin circles, will captain the Ber-
berich team that Is scheduled 10

roll on Shoe night OF the first
annual championships Of the National
Duckpin Bowling Congres 1T Baltimore
In March. The only othe member Of
the team selected definitely Is Mickey
Schofield. Other aspirants to the Ber-
berich squad will undergo trials for
places.
Potomac Electric Power Co. with II
wins and II defeats. Is leading the H.
team Electric League. League records
are well distributed. Doublcday-ii has
rolled the best team game OF 587. and
Central Armature Works the best team
set at 1902. High individual game
mark OF 100 is held by Weidman Of
Potomac Electric Power Co. and set
mark OF 1872 was established by Fralcy
of Thomas Electric Co. Fraley also has
made the most strikes. 27. and rolled
the high fiat game o. Eoone OF the X
II. Warren Co team leads at spare
making with 80 Jack Wolstenholme of
the Exides has high average, 1887. for
80 games.
Some figures and gossip OF league ac-
tivities last week follow:
Evening star., 1928-01-23
YHEN Ban johnson issued the
American Leagues "Declar-
I alton of independence" after

the close of its first season.
in 1900. setting up the In
Surgent circuits claim to major league
identity and to power in base ball CO.
equal to that of the National League,
the members of the latter organization
naturally fumed with rage.
.IohnSon's declaration had been con-
tained in letter to Nick Young. then
president of the National League. and
President Young did not answer this
letter. His intention evidently was to
smoke ont the American League and as
certain if il really did plan TO go 1t
alone If the necessity arose.
The National League held a meeting
in November 1900. in New York. at
which Young reported TO his members
the statement made by Ban Johnson.
These gentlemen heard and they yowl-
ed. 1t was quite chorus of eXpostu-
lation II also was too late sto do any
thing except yowl. for so much bitter
ness had developed be,ween the two
organizations that leading citizens who
had once been the best of friends were
reproaching each other i'll cracking
language.
Declaration Is Ignored.
The National League decided to ig-
more utterly the declaration made by
Johnson. The American League thus
became an outlaw" organization. out
side the pale of the national agreement.
War had followed Johnsons declaration
OF Independence. It was not san
culinary war. but it was a devastating
war on the pocketbooks OF base ball
magnateS before it ceased.
All during the session of the Ne '!onal
League IN New York. President Johnson
of the American League and Charles
Somers. lis vice president stayed in
Philadelphia ready to respond to any
overtures from the older league. But
they were ignored All the American
Leagues members were ignored. The
National League gave out the informa-
ton that it had placed itself on war
Evening star., 1928-01-23

BY taking two out OF three games
from Bookkeepcrs last week Passenger
Accounts now lead the Southern Rail-
way Ladies' League by 10 games.
Stenographers gained third place by
defeating Disbursing three games. Key
PuncheIs won the first and third games
Of their series with Car Records.
Jessie Goodrich OF Passenger Ac-
counts set league record for high
game ut li8
Evening star., 1928-01-23
HOCKEY TEAMS TIED
IN AMERICAN GROUP

NEW YORK. January % Cp-The
New York Rangers and Boston Bruins
shared the top Of the American group
standings In the National League
hockey sprint today. The Rangers and
Boston have accumulated II points.
In the international section the Can
adiens have 13-point lead in their
nearest competitors
Evening star., 1928-01-23
COCHRAN BEATS sCHAEPER

BOSTON. Mass. January 23 m ~
Welker Cochran, f>fmer billiard title
holder. finished the tlpaj blpck IN tis
lsf exhibition match with Jake 6cbsef.
er. present is2 champion, winning S.eo0
10 54el
Evening star., 1928-01-23
OLDEST BILLIARD STAR

Willie Hoppe vino Ia not quite ~. j.
the oidesi ~ Tie bhlElif.s stars I'd
Guard H9iemans. lI.c Iss,gisJ. IL ~
Young yake sschaefei 81 .tpget Conij
q ard Weller Cochran ln bIs mid
Gle ZOE
Evening star., 1928-01-23
.FELDMAN IS LEADING
VET BUREAU PRIMERS

In the Veterans Bureau Mems
League. Feldman of the Claims team is
hitting the duckpins hardest. He has
an average OF 109-l4. Individual sta
tistics for the circuit follow:
Evening star., 1928-01-23
SMALLEST SERIES CROWD.

The smallest world series attendance
on record IS 6.21o. which vas the Official
gate" af the game played between the
Chicago Nationals and Detroit Ameri-
cans on October II. 1908.
Evening star., 1928-01-23
WITH THE BOWLERS

those freaks commonly called a con-
sistent set. with 100. 100 and i0i.
At the conclusion OF the matches a
meeting vas held. at which the league
voted TO enter team In the national
duckpin bowling congress championship
at Baltimore in March.
Evening star., 1928-01-23

In 1883 the Washington team Of the
National League hit for 2o7. which
is the lowest batting average ever re-
corded for a major league team for a
entire season
Evening star., 1928-01-23

There are now six players In the
major leagues wearing spectacles. more
than has ever been the case in the
history OF base ball
Evening star., 1928-01-23

Dslssia GosgaTs, 3, Boston Bruins,
New tsrs Rangers, 4, Pittsburgh
Euales. 4.
Evening star., 1928-01-23

Amateur Athletic Union Is represent
ed by 223 clubs in the United States.
Evening star., 1928-01-23

SOUTHERN RAILWAY LADIES LEAGUE.
Team. standing.
Evening star., 1928-01-23

Some figures and gossip Of league ac-
tivit!es last week follow:
Evening star., 1928-01-23
INTERNATIONAL GgOCP.

W " " - Aka4tF n NKsrs y -
AMrRrCa< cRoIp
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or those wealthy visitors from tae
North who find pleasure IN creating
superb estates near Miami. Though
poor, the homes Of these people are
bathed in sunshine the year around.
the poincisna and scarlet hibiscus
bloom and fame In their gardens.
and the song Of the mocking bird Is
forever at their bedroom windows.
Joy from Simple Pleasures
But the richness and charm Of
Miami is not derived wholly from
the personalities OF those connected
with the arts and professions. It y
due, in o large measure. to the
tradesmen. craftsmen. and all man
ner Of artisans who have settled
within sight Of its impressive skyline
The greatest number by far. are peo-
pie of very limited means who have
been drawn s'uth by tho perpetual
sunshine. and the prospects Of an
easier. and happier life. The homes
Of these pee lie receive Just as much
sunshine. and Just as much air "a
the palatial r.-' 'enccs on Riscayne
Bay. They are as free TO enjoy the
seashc-e. the fishing. the bathing
and the luxury OF licences Is known
as much to them as the man Of I'M
limited wealth. am inclined 70 be-
Iicve that 1t IS t:.e!r intimacy with
nature that makes them such uicn
asset to Miami. tn, sem to get
such an abundance Of Joy out OF the
simplest pleasures .h-' FIo' ida hat
to offer. II the. want to spend 9
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advantages. One OF these men had
habit CT fishing along canal that runs
below Coconut Grove q SUBURB
Of Miami. His fishing equipment was
a cane rod and line. and can OF
bait. and the fish he caught we're
generally red snoppers about nine
inches long. am sure It was DOT
only the nshing that kept him there.
for he would often lie out OF full
length. with his face to the sun. ana
forget his rod and line.
Levers Of the Sun
This man, I learned through con-
versation. was an architect from
Minneapolis who had put up q small
shack on an old orange grove near
Coral Gables. He did his own cook
ing, washed his own clothes. and
pottered around with some fruits and
flowers that he had planted the prev
ious year. For FIVE months OF the
year-December to April-he revcled
in the simple pleasures Of bssking IN
the sun. Who can imagine what
thoughts turned over in his mind
or what starting architectural forms
he conceived2
Another whom met while duck
shooting on Lake Okeecaobee turned
out to be carpenter from Winches-
ter, MASSACHUSETTS. who. several years
ago, had bought an acre OF land on
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o Nen1itS SUBSTITUTE EoH SXow

the Miami canal Just outside Of Hia-
leah. He had built q house just
large enough for himself and his
wife, had planted bananas and other
tropical fruits more with the idea Of
identifying his property than with
any expectation Of profits. He had
also managed to buy an old motor
boat. which he repaired and kept on
the canal.
No Worry About Winter Coal
NOW he said to me. we've got q
homo where we can always live. no
matter what happens. We don't have
TO worry about coal for the winter.
or about heavy clothes to keep us
warm. I can shoot turkey any time
I feel like 1t, and can catch all the
fish we can eat right In front OF the
house; and II my own garden patch
doesn't produce enough can buy
all we need for quarter from thu
man Just below US. II I want tate
CT real fishing. ! can go right out
Into the ocean from the canal In my
soat. It's got little oil stove and
mattress in It. and by following
these canals and rivers ] can go all
through Florida. Last yea: t.le wife
and ! spent five weeks just chuegins
around into the widest places we
could find. We saw bear and deer.
and stayed wiah sonae SentIiole In
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q a AoMf At MiAWn q Q

tians ON O ha1nmock where you
wouldn't think . man could Live.
YeS dr.. hs eonetudsd, we've been
coming down hare 1nr ~ ye~xs now.
and as soon - or nut trees get .
little ahead. WIN Outng 10 stay here
for good"
Getting Mess OFT Of Life
And this man - typical Of dozens
that I have ma The unsettled
vndsenso q ~ Everglades seems to
lsposal 70 thsi1 pioneer spirit. Like
fths sasiy pioneers Of the West, these
msn, - IN florida the realization
Il looe-chsrishsd dreams Of settle
uent IN 0 new country >. Of win
ming q livelihood from the wilder
nss; for although Miami. represents
ths iast word In elegance and 2oth
Century fuxwy. ooe can view nom
II tan butIdtpSs "a unbsoken piano.
rama d 'AmsFsea's nfst frontier. the
hou.s q ~ ibis and To alligator.
,the red panAhs. md Seminole In
1dsans Who i've to-dAy b trapping
and hunting - they did hundre"
years ego.
m basae reason for the suecess
Of YsoeidA =. II vondesfal caiussA
bot tns rsaDon Why Noethefners eous
70 l1sami ysss Aftss PEAR. Is taat they
have sns bsst time here. It all
.sounds VT simple. yet those rea-
sos ate bassd upon the most funda-
mental Impulses Of mankind. Why
u sveryons % interested In the South
Sea biandeFsi Merely because they
rspeesent tat tAyiiic. earefree. beat
tiful rtfs that most OF us long Tor
And ! think that. subeonscsously. .
ereas many people md In Miami our
eiviiised expression Of thstSperfect
life enjoyed by primitive peoples
which pretty fully explains the pres
emit Large population Of Miami the
heatthy-looking faces. and the pre-
i panderance Of smiles ovsr frown4
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S,g near the water, they Jump in
the Ford and drive down one Of those
little roads that come out on the
lower end Of Biscayne Bay. The
drive may not take over half hour.
yet they are st secluded little
beach In o bay, shaded by coconut
palms in an ideal spot sucn az
Northerners dream OF when the
thermometer drops close TO zero
All day long the children laugh ano
play in the sand and water hunt for
bright shells. and go beach comoins
along the bay for bits Of wreckage.
II they are thirsty. the father or one
Of the older boys knocks down some
green coconuts, and obtains an
abundance of delicious. cool water by
cutting OF their tops. They are not
over an hours drive from home. yet
they spend their day in o spot that
has all the advantages and some OF
the disadvantages Of q private island
In tho South Seas. There Is no one
to warn them OF the beach OF 70
modest them in any way. Their out
ing Is one OF undiluted JOY. and they
can return to their home In an open
car, with their coats on. while their
neighbors In the North are stocking
the furnace and worrying about the
coal bill.
often. in my daily walks around
the suburbs and waterfronts OF MI
ami. have met and fallen into con-
versation with men w.ao. regardless
of their s.ation in life. seemed to be
thoroughly enjoying these unique
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Y4cH7s m MIANI H9e7oS
Everyone Regardless of Means, Enjoys the beauties
and Leisure of the Semi-Tropics More Time
for Play, Amid Americas Turmoil,
IS Secret c. City's Suc:'..s>s

t.,npt 70 acr.. this spirit The
city grew. was Lid out and expanded
By recple who came here when they
we're young. Ind wanted to get the
most cut Of life. And that keynote
has persisted, just as naturally as
the huynote OF New York. Pittsburg
SIN Francis. o. Paris and London
have pssis1d. II you want TO walk
around in Mimi in your shirtsleeves.
10 so, lad no one will think the less
If YOU. II you want to water your
lawn IN a bathing suit, good: and II
you think ycur hat would look nice
painted a bright pea-sreen. you Will
find lots Of sympathetic admirers.
1t would be as odd to see person
in Miami at loss for something to
do. as 1t would be to see Partisan
who could not find fashionable
coutouriere and ! have yet to see the
Mianaian who grew tired Of basking
in tee sun: the sun bath Is an insti-
tuition. like going to church. or Gil
bert and Sullivan. On Sunday morn
!nss one can always fnd good part
Of Miami stretched out on the beach.
stsolllng. chatting. reading the morn
| .ng rapers. All have bathing suits
On. ye. I doubt II one-half Of them
ever really go bathing for the water
a .ne: the sun is so pleasant,
Happiest IN Miami
To hear o group OF Miamians dis
cu.ing their et~s yo0 would think
that they could not possibly be
happy anywhere else in the world
Lad you. It would not be far wrong
i could name half dozen people OF
ny acquaintance in moderate cir
cumstances who are Just as happy
and enjoy just as many friendships
as those who uNde fortunes few
years ago and who are now c5tae'
lished in miniature palaces. or s.
those older residents who have a.
curnulated wealth in the Ssttacu'
Lar adyance Of the city since 1914
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Pc'rtcs Charge That Eanhs
See.s Business Domino !o:l

Criticism directed at the banHs ~
r ,ont years regarding their desire
tn control and dominate business IS
specifically answered by JosepA Z
Kraus. vice president and executive
manager of the Union Trust Com
pany. Cleveland, in the current issue
Of Nations Business
Perhaps the most fruitful source
q. criticism Of banks arises from their
treasures to project their loans" says
the banker. "Out of these measures
ROW most CT the comment that t:e
banks squeeze business to desl"
in order to get control. AS mall
ter of fact. a bank is really interested
n having a company prosperous
That ought to be obvious. Banks
.,rosper in community OF prosper
Gus commerce.
"In 1927. fu,iy go per cert CT tn
failures in the country were found
to be due TO faults Of those failire
rs IT am wonGer that bankers are
interested in the character OF inc
mann cement OF the companies &c
L
which loans have been exte1d'
Probably no other single factor o.
risk taking is as important In many
kinds of business. management rep
resents much more than three-fourtnS
of the banking and investment risS
Caution with respect to a loan is ths
bankers obligation because the MONEY
h. lends has been entrusted to hi
care by many depositors.
bankers usually get into tn
management Of a company only whel
the previous management mas pee
unsuccessful. and then only as
temporary measure.
The tar-seetn9 banker - not III
te.ested n telling management no.
to operate It's business. He ma: =. 10
many worries Of his own to want u
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MIAMI, FLA.-There Is note in
Miami that the boosters CT this beau
tiful city have struck at for years
put never hit. They have sung tAE
praises OF Miamis golf and 'fshic3.
the beautiful girls. and the sunshine
and the balmy breeze OF the c"lt
Stream. They have told the world
about every sport and pleasure. ard
every attraction and distraction that
exists in the vicinity Of Miami: ou;
they have never struck the note
which is, fundamentally. the secret
Of Miami's success.
The reason is. Of course, that SUCH
o note escapes definition in popular
advertising slogans and phrases. 1t
Is q thing Of the spirit. 1t is more
OF an individual sentiment than a
slogan: 1t Is the peace Of mind that
you get from the place after you have
lived there a while. and begun TO
realize that you have never been SO
happy anywhere e''e in your life fox
30 long O time. ed that. after ell
living g happy life dong what you
please, br, atAing clean cir. f-chae
the hot sun. .e~sns NE and vi - y
and beauty srrut you al tas me
Ia most impa esot. It is tie e-p II
de jeu Of pAope woo are more co.,
cerned about making eecA dar
happy day than ebouc clothes THEY
wear or the .nsosint OF space devotc1
TO them In tn cial columns thu
spirit Of eternal y uthf'lneSs TIA
European resorts. h, wever hard tn. J!
try. can never quiz ACHE e. Thcl
do not even succeed IL fcoliaS then
selves.
Spirit OF Youthfu'ness
But Miami has never me- 80 e..
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additional responsibility Ct telling
the manager CT woc!en mill CT OF
an iron foundry how to run his es'
tablishment.
"The bankers contribution to the
management Of business is as a spec
ialist in finance. He is an expert In
furnishing money and 1t is that func-
ZION which he properly fills.
AT best. the bankers part IN ousi'
ness is advisory and inspectiona'
The vital responsibility for the Sue
cas, of the business rests upon the
shoulders o, management ITSELF.
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Chinese : Indy"

lien Lai Hung. Chinese Indy
MI king a goodwill air tour OF the
United States. is shown here as he
appeared after dropping of at the
Boston airport. He plans TO make
q Pacific fight In the near future
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But Miami has never me-, - e.