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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-10-19
PENNSY FLYER JUMPS
RAILS; CARS OVERTURN
4 Hurt; go Miss Death When Train
PIOughs Along Embankment.

4 IAuAOS w NAAoS OCnSh HhCh. - oAAA
PIOughs Along Embankment.
By United Press
GALENA, O., Oct. 10. - Two
passengers and two trainmen we're
injured and sixty passengers mir
acuously escaped death when Penn
sylvania passenger train No. 835, en-
route to Columbus from Cleveland,
was derailed near here today.
The wreck occurred at Plum'S
Crossing and apparently was caused
by broken rail. The train consis-
ted of the locomotive and four
coaches.
The engine turned over and was
partially buried in an embankment.
The four coaches turned over and
ripped up the right of way for a
quarter of a mile.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-10-19
FLIER FACES FINE
CHARGES IN COURT
Stewart Arraigned On Many Counts;
Under Sentence.

Rollin Stewart, aviator and al
legged liquor runner" was bound
over to the Marion county grand
jury Thursday on charges of trans
porting liquor, operating a "blind
tiger" speeding, reckless driving and
assault and battery when arraigned
in municipal court. Stewart was
captured by police Oct.6 after a
chase through the downtown dis
trict.
He also faces a suspended
sentence of one to two years for VIC
lation of the liquor law in criminal
court. The suspension may be
lifted
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-10-19
NEGRO, 121, DIES IN FIRE
Smoking of Pipe Leads to Death of
Woman in Blaze.

~ UHtted Press
HOUSTON, Tex, Oct. 19.-The
smoking of a pipe and the use of
candles for light is believed to have
caused the fire in which Patsy Nc
Clue, 121-year-old Negro, died. She
is said to have been the oldest mem
Der of her race in the country,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-13
WOMEN IN SPORT

Z TICTORS were announced today in
Y five quoits tournaments staged
" during the past week on niunic-
ipal Fairgrounds with enthusi-
astic fields of entry for each
event.
-Four singles and one doubles event
were completed Roma Right and
Beatrice Tease Of Montrose were the
winners in the lone team tournament.
Vida Farran won the Virginia avenue
event. Boris Griffin scored at Takoma,
Catherine Griggs topped the field at
Hoover and Virginia Moore annexed the
title 81 Plaza playground.
Grace Taylor of Hoover playground
was awarded the gold test button Sat
urday as the symbol of the highest de-
gree Of athletic efficiency which may be
attained by junior sportswomen on the
Fairgrounds Of the District, Miss Tay-
Ior qualified In leadership vocational
work, folk dancing and spoTtsmanship
in addition to having previously passed
tests in organized games. track and field
vents sno balancing.
Bronze button tests have been passed
by the following girls on the Lovcjoy
ard Magruder Fairgrounds
yeIOy~-Carrie Tyler Geraldine
Burke Shirley Burke. Maggie Tyler
Gerpyieve johnson, Mary Burchett
Martha Johnson and Marion Brown
Magruder T'ruatt Vivian Robin
son
InterpO0l swimming titles VIII he Al
stake tomorrow afternoon IN the George
town playground pool when the EAST
ern and Western sectional winners meet
for the city-wide championship. George
town swimmers won the title last sea
son I'm the Rosedale tank,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-13

Challenging "Frecklcs" for honors
among the kid" athletes is Dorothy
McSheeny, 10-year-old Whitinsville.
Mass, girl In the recent New Eng
land Junior championship swimming
races at Mclrose, Mass Dorothy
finished so yards ahead OF her near
est competitor in the girls 220-yard
free-style event. She weighs only IS
pounds.
None the less astounding was the
showing of l3-year-old Ariel Villas Of
Hot Springs. Ark. who played her
way to the finals of the Arkansas
women's golf tournament at Fort
Smith. She lost in the champion
ship round but nevertheless gained
more glory than the victor. Little
Miss Ariel needed rare courage in
her upward climb. for she faced her
mother. Mrs. Jack Villas. in the
semi-finals.
Older and more experienced, Miss
Robinson and young Coen perhaps
are the best Of Americas athletes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-13
HINES OF G. u. WINS
IN GAMES IN PARIS

By the Associated Press.
PARIS. August 13.-The French eff
fort to warm over the sport dish served
In Amsterdam for the last fortnight
was pretty much failure Yesterday as
foreign athletes who had promised to
come to Colonies Stadium for rehash
of the Olympic program absented them
selves in Unexpectedly large numbers.
The American contingent was the
only one OF any size. There were no
Britons and only few scattered Cana
dians, Swiss and Hungarians to provide
competition for the French.
A crowd of 10000. which paid for
tickets in the expectation of seeing
great host of international stars put on
a miniature Olympic spectacle. began
throwing red cushions onto the field
toward the close of the competition.
There we're shouts of Robbers!
Thieves!" from many Threats.
Several windows in the stadium were
smashed by angry spectators.
No outstanding performances were
witnessed on field or track.
Creth Hines of Georgetown won the
javelin throw with toss of 5758
meters G88 feet 10 1928 inches). with
Degland of France second and Ken
meth Doherty of the United States third.
Cnarlle PADDOCK, WHO Sdlu ue Was
making his farewell competitive APP
pearance, could do no better than
fourth in the 100 meters and third in
the 200 The 100 was won by Jack
son Scholz and the 200 by Roland
Locke. The Canadians had a century
of their own. which Percy Williams
the Olympic champion, won in 10 As
seconds. equaling Schools time.
Duhour of France won the l6-pound
shotput with heat of 1925 meters
40 feet 1892 inches). Eric Krenz.
the Stanford star, was second. followed
by Bassaimasski of Hungary. and Bar
ney Berlinger. James Stewart and Cor
don, all from the United States
Jules la Doumegue of France raced
away with the 1900 meters. but Sera-
phin Martin and other French stars
were defeated in the 800, which was
won by Paul Martin of Switzerland.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-13

guish themselves, Perhaps best
known of the youngsters Is Junior
Coen. now Is, whose play on the
tennis courts Of America and else
where has been the talk of the ten
his world. AS member of Americas
1923 team he Is the youngest player
ever to be chosen for Davis Cup
competition.
Three children who still believe
in Santa Claus just a few years ago
arc competing with Americas forces
al Amsterdam. In addition TO Miss
Robinson they are Dorothy Poyn-
ton. IS, of Pasadena, Calf, fancy
diver. and Tom Mack, IA, OF Phila-
delphia. coxSwain of the Pennsyl-
vania A. c. four-oared crew.
Coincident with the splendid race
run by Miss Robinson was the per-
Torrance of John "Freckles' De-
vine, 9-year-old Philadelphian, who
swan the Delaware River from
Philadelphia to Chester, a distance
of IA miles. in hours. SIS minutes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-13
OLYMPIC CHAMPIONS

AMSTERDAM. August - Pr
Olympic team champions crowned dur
ing the ninth Olympiad. just closed
follow:
Track and fieId-United States.
Woman's track and feld-Canada.
Rowing-United States.
Swimmins-United States.
Boxing-Argentina Italy (tied).
Winter Sports-N0rway.
Catch as -catch-can wrestling - FIN
land.
Green Roman wrestling-Germany
Fencing-Italy.
Gymna
yachting-Norway.
Cycling-HOllan
Modern NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Equestrian sports - Holland Poland
(tied).
SOCcer-Uruguay.
Field hOckcy-BritiSh India.
Weight lifting-Germany.
Lacrosse demonstration - United
States, Canada, Great Britain ttie).
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-13

6 wears old and under In breaking
the 1OO-meter record in the fast
time of II is seconds Elizabeth
merely confirmed the predictions
Of critics who saw her perform in
indoor meets last Winter and then
sweep through the American Olym-
pic trials
Coen's net prowess is known
throughout the United States and
Europe He has played tennis since
he was seven years of age. Big Bill
Tilden saw him play in q boys
tournament in st. Louis four years
ago and Immediately took an active
interest in his tutoring. Now it ap-
pears that Coen will attain at least
some of the success marking the
career of Big Bill.
When little Willie used daddys
choicest walking stick for golf
club to wallop stones. mother Won
dered, What will he do next?"
That is the attitude America is
taking today toward its energetic
kid" athletes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-13
RY THOMAS T. TOPPING.
Associated Press Stan Writer.

PARIS. August lS.-~Outdoor sports
practically non-existant In France in
1900, have become an important part
OF French life, a power To reckon with
both socially and politically.
Association foot ball. rugby, tennis.
bicycle racing and boxing vie for the
honor Of counting the greatest num-
bers OF OF praeticing adherentS as we'll
AS for popular favor and the practical
benefits derived from drawing the
largest crowds of spectators at their
stadium. Golf Is making rapid strides.
but track and field athletics are some
what neglected
There Is no national game IN France
like base hall~hut the popularity of
soccer foot ball and rugby is such that
the declarations governing the two sports
have Joined forces and arranged for the
erection. near Paris, of a stadium ca
pable of accommodating 100 900 specta-
tors
The Colombes olympic Stadium. built
IN 1924, with a capacity OF SIS 0o0 has
long since proved inadequate. Tennis
nov has its Forest Hills at the very
gates of Paris. while boxing and bicycle
racing can boast az their Madison
Square Garden inside the walls
Rugby attracts the largest number OF
spectators OF any sport In France. IL
is estimated that more than 10000
youngsters and youths spend their
Saturday afternoons and Sundays III
disputing soccer matches.
French Association foot ball stands
rather low In international competition.
but in tennis, France, with the capture
OF the Davis Cup, the championships
of the United States England, France
and Australia is supreme.
Little French girls instead Of want
ing to become queens of the carnival"
now aspire TO be queens of the courts"
like Suzanne Lenglen and Helen Wills,
Most OF the French boys now swing a
racket rather than a toy rife or sword
No town OF 10000 people Is without its
tennis club.
The lure cf American dollars has
practically killed boxing In France. All
the good boxers have emigrated 10 the
United States or South America, ~
some time or ether. Upon returning
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-13
Team Standing in Olympics


Britain: fourth,
fourth. Italy fifth Germany; sixth Australia
fourth Sweden Holland tted sixth
Holland fifth Zealand Hungary ttedl
wresing-Won Finland
Argentina
Holland;
France: fifth,
Sweden third Holland
fourth, Italy fifth Finland: sixth Britain
Argentina third Italy fourth
fifth
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-13
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MSTERDAM. August 13,-The
n ninth Olympiad was athletic
II history today. and Amsterdam,
center of the sports world for
fortnight, deserted by the
picked athletes OF score or more OF
nations.
Forty thousand packed the olympic
stadium yesterday to witness the off,
cial closing Of the games. but not even
their cheers when the medals to the
winners we're awarded could prevent the
affair from coming as somewhat of an
anti-climax after the breath taking
thrills OF actual competition during the
past two weeks,
To the Dutch at least the biggest
sensation was the appearance at the
stadium OF Queen Wilhelnina and the
rest OF the royal family. including the
Crown Princess Juliana. the prince con-
sort, Henry, and the Queen mother,
Emma. Wilhelmina's opposition 10
Sunday sports is well known and this
! reversal Of position came as surprise.
1t was explained that the Queen was
interested in military affairs and had
come chiefly 10 watch the final event
of the ninth Olympiad~-the equestrian
obstacle jumping competition.
But II was none other than the Queen
who awarded the gold medals, signin~
cant OF iirst places won during Olympic
competition The prince oonsort Henry.
awarded the silver medals and Count
BALLET -fatour the bronze.
Prize winners 0t all nations lined ZIP
I'm the field and listened while announce
mcnt was made as 10 the number OF
FIRST second and third places had been
won by each nation, TO the United
States went the bulk of the honofs~~22
flrsts, II seconds and Is thirds, Left
in Amsterdam for the closing cere~
monies were only J girls and % mon To
represent the United states The others
were participating In post-Olympic
meets in Great Britain, Belgium, France
and Switzerland.
Count Ballet Latour, AS president Of
the international Olympic committee,
then expressed gratitude to the queen
and the Dutch people and asked The
youth of all lands to meet again four
years hence az Los Angeles, there to
celebrate the games Of the tenth
Oympiad
The olympic flag was lowered from
the pole In the arena, and the ninth
Olympiad was over.
Back In the Olympic fold for the first
time since the war Germany signali2ed |
her return by capturing first honors In |
the ninth Olympiad on the basis of
team achievements The Germans
scored Asia points In the is divisions OF
Olympic sports. while the United States, !
runner-up tailed 80 Holland scored |
3alp to take third place, and Italy a |
point less for fourth. The points are !
scored unofficially on the usual basis OF
10 for flrst place, for second, 4 for |
third, for fourth. 2 for fifth and for |
sixth
Germany won only two championship |
lin Greco Roman wrestling and weight |
lifting hut scored consistently In other |
competitions. The United states took
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-13
nuv Are Held Likely to Resume Athletic Relations BY Next Year
AMERICAN OLYMPIC SHIP
MAKES START FOR HOME

AMSTERDAM. August IL (Pl.-
The Steamship President Roosevelt
with Brig. Gen. Douglas Macarthur
and Americas Olympic athletes
aboard, was bOmeward- bound to-
day. having left Amsterdam shortly
after noon.
Groups OF American athletes now
in different parts of Europe par
ticipatin in local athletic meets
will join thc ship at Cherbourg and
Southampton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-13

~ and it is not weather talk
" e;tller-ls going the rounds
4 that in 1880 tho Army and
Navy will again resume foot
ball relations Ask any officer con-
rected with athletics al West Point and
Annapolis about this and he viii ShruC
and say he has heard the rumor but
cannot place it.
But the fact Is that undcrCuwent
diplomacy is III progress and after one
or. say two. foot ball seasons have
passed without an ArIny-Navy gridiron
contest, all that IS now being Gone will
bcsv fruit II is almost inevitable.
II the meantime the reaction OF those
associated with the work Of developing
foot bali elcvens on the Severn'S banks
and IN the Hudson highlands, as we'll as
with the players. is a very normal one.
There IS 70 be explicit. the feeling that
without the strain mental and physical,
az gearing for the annual service con-
teS' The season Is going to be much less
hectic.
Works Two WAYS.
Games II is felt. may be taken in
natural stride and full enjoyment Of
playing may be eXacte6 from each con-
test. All the stress and strain that ira
ditional rivalry breeds will be absent.
and this will mean much in making
the season as enjoyable, for the coaches,
at least, as any foot ball season can be
for men saddled with responsibility Of
the sort.
Later. it may be predicted there will
be another reaction. The loss Of zeSt III
the foot ball season as result Of alb
sence from Army and Navy schedules
Of one Of the most colorful struggles in
the athletic calendar Of the Nation will
be missed with cumulative poignency.
The lack Of such definite point in
season as that game supplied both acad-
enies viii first be sharply regretted and
then held 10 be intolerable.
Then il is that the two service insti-
tutions VIII get together.
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Holland Is ''Father'' of Three
Big Pastimes, Including Golf

as necessary as an automobile to an
American. In Winter, when the canasl
freeze, the Dutchman skates to work
ne tours the country on skates, his
servants go to market on skates. the
mail IN some places is delivered by
postmen on skates.
So 1t is only natural that skates
should promote the sport Of skating as
automobiles have promoted bicycle and
automobile racing The Dutch soon be-
came outstanding performers in figure
skating, now one of the Olympic sports
They became famous also for their long
distance journeys. in which they sped
on skates from one end of the kingdom
70 the other
The Holland skating marathon" and
big event Of the season. is known as
tour Of the II towns" over route Of
l25 miles. which must be covered by
skaters within IL hours. No rests are
allowed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-13
GIAPPONESE' NOW
POPULAR WITH ITALIANS

By the Associated Press,
Jiu-jitSu is such favored sport in
Italy that a national order has been
formed. and those aspiring to teach it
must pass stiff examination to qualify
as masters
The federation held It's annual tests
the middle of July at the government
controlled school of physical education
Jury of four passing on the aspirant's
ability
Lolita GispponeSe" Japanese wres-
tlingl is the Italian name for the manly
art of diSarming the adversary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-13
American Athletes Triumph
In Pair of Meets I'm Belgium
by the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
- HENT. Belgium. August ID
4 American stars competing In
7 the two-day international track
and field meet here scored an
easy victory yesterday when
thew took first places in six Of the eight
events The 800-meter run and the
javelin throw went 10 Belgian entries
while the French athletes, who made
the best showing Of the European COM
petitors Yesterday. could take only one
second place.
John Lewis of Detroit outran Claude
Bracey Of Texas TO win the 200-meter.
dash in 22l, seconds Brochart of Bel
GUM came in third All three won their
heats in the event. Clarence tBud)
Houser. Olympic champion, won the
discus throw with a heave OF 4o.llo
meters (l48 feet 3l-32 incheSl Noe.
Of France captured second place WIN
44.27 meters GAS feet ? 1i3-l28 inches) .
Tom Churchill, American decathlon
performer, took third with throw OF
Alas meters 036 feet.
Stowaways in Limclight
The li0-meter hurdles final brought
the Americans who got to Europe as
stowaWays after they had failed 10
make the trip into the limelight' one
Of them, Hugo Leistner, took flrst. win
another, Clyde Blanchard, winning sec
ond 2 meters behind. E. l.. Gordon oil
the United States finished in second
Mace hut was disqualified for knocking
over three hurdles. Powell of Belgium
took third place. Leistners time was
Is 2-5 seconds.
Gordon made up for his failure in
the hurdles by winning the broad Jump
with 7l2 meters (23 feet 1882
inchesl Another American, Robert
Kelley OF San Francisco, took second,
with STA meters (22 feet $3.50
inches). and Lefehure' OF Belgium was
third with leap OF $40 meters III rect
3-16 inches).
The s0O-meter run brought Belgium
A clean sweep to make up for the FAIL
ure to take first place IN the pre-
vious events. Berthelot covered the
distance in minutes 80 seconds TO win
the race. Viseur trailed 2 meters be-
hind and a meter ahead Of the third
place winner, Coejants,
Belgian Wins Javclin.
Belgians kept up their good work in
the next event the jaVelin throw.
Etienne captured the event with 56,26o
meters (l84 feet IA inchesl Herre-
mant of Belgium took second place and
Tom Churchill repeated his discus per-
Torrance by throwing the iavelin $3.50
meters 17S feet ii 3l-i00 inchesD.
Frank lola OF the United States took
the 5000 meter run in Is minutes
81 lis seconds. Defieurgquin OF Bel
GUM came In second and duyadef or
France third.
The American team scored It's ilnal
victory in the l600-meter relay when
1eistner. Kelley, Churchill and Lewis
ran the metric equivalent ot the mile
in 3 minutes 80 seconds TO beat the
Belgian team OF the Union St uillnSsie
The team of the Racing Club OF Hfus~
sells was third.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-13
QUEEN AWARDS TROPHIES
AS OLYMPIC GAMES CLOSE

three team titles-in track and field
rowing and swimming OF them of
major caliber.
Three other branches of sport did not
count in the scoring-Winter sports
Lacrosse and womenS track and field
The United States took second place in
the Winter sports program won by Nor
way: second in the women's track and
field competition won by Canada and
finished in triple tie with Canada and
Great Britain in Lacrosse.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-13
ATHLETE IN COURT
FOR "STEALING" CAP

By the Associated Press.
LONDON. August l3.-An anus
Ing snti-clinax 10 the Olympic games
vas aired in the Marlborough Street
Police Court today when George G.
Workmanship. South African hur-
6ler and one of the British Empire
representatives al Amsterdam who COM
peted against American athletes at
Stanford Bridge on Saturday. appeared
70 answer a charge of stealing a por-
teTs cap. valued at 81.
The court was bright with the blaz-
ors If a number Of British Olympic
EthleteS
A restaurant porter said that Weight
r1sn-Smith tried 70 force his way into
a crowded restaurant Saturday night
and when refused entrance snatched
tn cap in question and ran away.
II was not made clear who was able TO
catch the speedy Olympic hurdler but
e. any rate Weigi1tman- Smith was pres
ent 70 say that he had no intention Of
ftsslng the cap ana the magistrate
6l5chaFgec him. ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-13
Fl YANKS TO COMPETE
IN TAILLTEANN GAMES

LONDON, August Is P).~ twenty
one American athletes left for Dublin
this morning TO participate IN The Tall
team games under the managership
of Johnny Bell of New YORK.
The party included
Track and field~-Lloyd Hahn, Wal
ter Gegan, Joie Ray, Leo Lermond,
Gaskey, Bob Maxwell. Edmund Black,
McGinnis. Carter Harold Osborn,
Lynch, Johnny Gibson and Alfred Bates,
Boxers~~Thomas Lown, John DAILY
and Leon Lucas.
Swimmers~~paul Samson O'Connor
Walter Goliath, Young and Thomas
Blackenburg
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HENNESSEY WINS TOURNEY

CHARLEVOIS. Mich. August i2 ({Pl.
john HcnnesSey Of Indianapolis. men,
Der OF the American Davis Cup team.
won the mans styles title in the Mich
igan Riviera tennis tournament by de-
feating George O'Connell, Chicago,
fl LIZ G-S