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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-06-30

Our Bureau of Missing Men re-
ports it is utterly unable to find
any trace of Rob Roy Mackey,
who has been mysteriously absent
from sports events of whatever
nature for the last two months,
and it appears thet Boiling Field
airpIanes will have to be en-
listed to cruise over the asphalt
glaciers of southeast Washing
ton in search of the discoverer
of dutch" Green, wrestler.
While the world generally
knows by now that General No
bile and some of his COM
panions were separated on the
Arctic floes, the information
that Rob Roy and his man
Green are divorced is not uni
yersally understood. Worse
than that, all efforts to locate
either of the twain have been
fruitless and indeed the worst
is being feared by those who
speculate in wrestling affairs
at all.
This hystander entertained
hopes of Rob Roy Mackey pull
ing Rip Van Wrinkle up until
today. When, the morning mail
failing to bring tidings of him,
we writ an entry across his in
dex card which reads, "Given up
as lost" You see, the reason
for this high hope on our part
is the fact that Rob Roy has
been absent from public view
on many other occasions, and
has never failed to radio cheer
ing assurances from his re-
treats.
But today is the deadline on
which our sanguine fortitude
is blasted because it has now
been 48 hours since Rutgers
University announced it would
adopt wrestling on it's sports
curriculum and throw out box
ing, fencing and rifle shooting.
Heretofore, whenever any pro-
nouncement appeared in the
papers giving wrestling any
recognition whatsoever over
fighting, Mr.. Mackey has ever
rushed to this sanctum to pro-
claim a moral victory for the
enterprise which he has so long
adorned.
When the Rutgers announce
ment made it's appearance in
the rapers, We said to ourselves,
said we, "This will bring Mr..
Mackey out of MS retirement"
but 10! also behold! it has done
nothing of the sort and to date
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j. s. NET HOPES
UND|MMED

WIMBLEDON, England. June 80
America g hopes of winning the men s
and women's singles and the men =
doubles in the Wimbledon tennis
championships continued undimmed
today.
Big Bill" Tilden Is still in the
running and is expected to en-
counter little difficulty in his
match with Pierre Landry. VI
France today. Supporting him is
John Hennessey, who defeated F..
Frenz. of Germany. yesterday.
Miss Helen Wills. Americas pre-.
mier woman player displayed re-
markable power in defeating Miss
Ermytrude Harvey, of England,
yesterday.
She will cross racquets with
Mrs. M II0lcraft Watson today.
Miss Elizabeth Ryan is the only
other American woman left in the
last eight.
yiiden and Frances n. Hunter
kept the United States in the
vanguard IN the mems doubles bv
defeating the Irish pair. Scroogs
and O'Callaghan. without undue
difficulty.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-06-30
7QDN5 SPQRT0RIAL
BY Kirk Miller

he has failed to show up either
in person or in effigy.
Poor Rob Roy Mackey! His
spirits must be low indeed; his
ship of state must be caught in
quite a calm, his morale must
be shattered hopelessly, If he
is so far in the slough of de-
spond that he cannot rise to Of
fer a manifesto tc his former
flock to the effect that the
honesty, integrity and decency of
the shoulder pinning profession
has once more been indicated
by the intelligentsia of our uni
versity life VIXEN Rutgers
adopts rassling" as it's very
own!
The week closing has wit
messed two ring engagements
wherein champions fought with
out their titles at stake. The
man who goes in for sport has
little use for these fights be-
cause the champion takes all
the sportiveness out of his own
racket by leaving his title in the
dressing room.
Where there is great differ
ence in the weights, there may
be some excuse for not permit
ting the. title to be involved, but
in the case of the Canzoneri-
Blitman fight in Philadelphia
where Blitman, weighing 1877 =
pounds defeated Champion Tony
Canzoneri. weighing 1913 pounds,
it seems ridiculous not to have
had the 126-pound title at stake
It's plain case of the bust
ness end of the game over
shadowing it's competitive fea-
lures as we'll as the sporting
features.
Almost as unreasonable from
the fight-fan standpoint is the
principle involved in Loughran's
hiding his title behind a mere
quarter of a pound, the amount
that Armand Emanuel was over
the light heavyweight limit in
New York Thursday night. Of
course the cases are not exactly
similar, because Loughran won
by not so wide a margin, but
had the California novice de-
feated Loughran with such an
infinitesimal weight advantage,
you and !, dear readers, could
have our own opinion as to
which was light heavyweight
champion after the fight was
over
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-06-30

opinion of both President Griffith
and his scout. Joe Engel, that the
minor leagues have few players
worth paying money for. Most OF
the good ones are already owned
by big league clubs and the others
carry price tags much too big for
their ability. So the Griffs are
going into the colleges for their
candidates.
The success of Bob Reeves, Jack
Hayes and Lovely" Barnes, all
coIlegians, has spurred on President
Griffith to make this step. Ed
Crowley, now understanding Dsaie
BIuege, comes from Georgia Teen,
where he was a star in baseball and
football He captained the eleven
last year. making fine reputation
as an end.
The ranks Of the Griffs today in.
clude the following former college
stars: Barnes and Hayes. Alabama;
Reeves and Crowley. Georgia Tech:
Stevens and Drahgetti. Rhode Island
State; Hadley, Brown University.
Zachary, Guilford, and Walker.
Pennsylvania. There are others on
the way.
Boston baseball writer's severely
scored the bottle throwing fans yes
terday. and President Quinn an
nounced that close watch would
be kept lest it become a habit.
I'VE want winning team
with a winning spirit, but we
don't want an" rOwdyism, said
he. Wen have every bottle
tiIrOwer arrested and prosecuted
Ia court until this Is stamped
0ut. Had Hmpiring often hurts.
but il Is nO excuse for hurting
bottles at the officials.
For II years had a club in
Columbus. Ohio, and for eight
years / had one in st. Louis, but
l have yet to write my first protest
to league president against an
umpire. ] take the bad with the
good. knowing they have a tough
jon and must have their off days
just like the players. ! am unalter
| ably opposed to rowdyism and will
not stand for it."
The Boston writers lectured the
fans on besmirchinS the citys fine
old reputation for spOrtsmanshIp
and President Quinn was of An
opinion that there would be no
more tossing glassware at offend
ing umpires at Fenway Park.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-06-30
District Boxers Down
For Fights Wednesday

Three District boxers from The
stable of Patsy Donovan are carded
for ring enga gements Wednesday
night. frankie DeAngelo faces
Eddie Zimmerman, of Hagerstown,
in the eight-round semifinal bout
on the card at Hagerstown, Md.
Donovan and c. E. Fats" Cornell
are the matchmakers at Hagers.
town.
Joe Smallwood mikes with Soldier
Demars in the ten.rOund windup at
Raleigh, N. G. and r. o. Reilly,
the latest addition to the Donovan
staff, opposes X. o. Conway, OF
Durham, n. c. in the semi,final Of
six rounds
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-06-30
7 cams ON EDGE
FOR GAME
3, GEoRGE a. SIMPSON

AHN uEbUAANJN EsAfNAA 0OAN
Two corking sandlot clubs are
mixing tomorrow afternoon at .
o'clock on the Silver Spying Md.I
field for the leading position Of
Section A in the Capital City un-
limited league pennant hunt. They
are the Georgetown A. G. and st.
Josepil's nine now gripped in a
struggle for first place.
The contest will probably be a
turning point in the championship
race with the Alexandria (Va.)
Dreadnaughts becoming a menace
with each succeeding game. The
Dreadnaughts, nevertheless, will
have their own troubles tomorrow
with the Jewish Community Center
in a contest at Baggett Field in
Alexandria, Va, at 3 o'clock.
The Georgetown A. C. nine
sDatched the independent pIUHmes
last years and st. JOseph's nab
bed the Capital City Iaurels.
Neither faced each other last
season.
Dick Hughes is carded to climb
the hill for the West Finders with
Jack Harrington or Lefty Trip
slabbing for the Northeast nine.
Pop" Hessler has his Ross Coun-
ell tossers, pace settlers in Section
B. in excellent condition for tomor.
rows conflict with Bill Sanderson's
Auth's at i o'clock at Washington
Barracks. The meat packers can
come UP to even terms with the
council team by scoring a victory.
The Sabbath is loaded with
an. offering OF first.rate games
In the independent ranks, also. :
The Union Printers are to tussle
with Mt. Rainier on the Brentwood
field and the Typos have progressed
since their earlier 11-8 defeat at the
hands OF the Marylanders. Gales
vile Is to meet Hisers Stars in a
dual attraction on the Riverdale
Md pasture.
Bill Jenkins and his clubbing Red
SOx trek TO Eastport. Md. for a
combat with the baaeballers Of
Anne Arundel county. The Red
Sox tasted their first defeat in
something like over ten games last
Sunday when they spilled twin bill
with Hiser's Stars.
The National Circles appear at
Alexandria, Va, testing the might
Of the youthful st. Mary's Celtics
in a fray that starts at 3 o'clock
on the Shipyard field Bonnie
Womersley may be the mound op-
ponent of the Celtics.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-06-30
Commerce Racqueters
Win From Patent Team

The Commerce Department rae
uueters defeated the Patent Office
netmen, 3 TO ,, in a Departmental
Tennis League match yesterday
The results follow:
Judd and Ladd defeated Crews and
Aronowski. 81. 6-3. Pollard and
Moncure defeated Thomas and
Kranauer, 6--4, SIS. st. Hubbard
and Branham defeated Eudtch and
Boegler, 81, 60. Hancock and Hut
ton defeated Underwood and Yungkwai,
G--2. s. Tucker and Farnum de-
feated Pickering and Wilson. Ga,
Eli So
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-06-30

YESTERDAYS RESULTS
Cincinnati, 4; Chicago. 2.
ST. Louis, g.: Pittsburgh. 4.
Other games postponed tFainls
TODAY'S GAMES
Boston at New York q gameSls
Philadelphia at BROOKLYN q gamesl'
Chicago al Cincinnati.
Pittsburgh at st. LOuia.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-06-30

Tommy Gibbons, former heavy
weight contender. has taken Over
the control of WHO DOMAIN. Cali
fnrnia Knockout sensation. and will
school him in the intricacles OF the
ring game.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-06-30
NEVER LOSES

Playing twice week against the
leading professionals in the Twin
Cities League. Ernie Penfeld, Min
neapolis golfer, has not lost =
match in two seasons.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-06-30
THlEvERY RECORD

BY stealing an even 100 bases in
1896. Bill I.ange. Of the Chicago
Nationals set "A record that has
never been edualled in the ma ior
leagues
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-06-30
PERFECT PITCHER

Earl Stanley, pitcher for the
stevenson diamond ball team of
Minneapolis, struck out II players
in a seven inning game with the
Bubbles Cafe team OF St. Paul, win,
ming l to 0.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-06-30
STARTED YOUNG

Richard A. Glendon, Naval Acad-
envy rowing coach, was appointed
official crew mentor Of the Boston
Athletic Associa ton at the age Of 10,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-06-30

cornell, which has not won the
Poughkeepsie rowing classic since
1918, has the best record of all the
contestants, having Won ths event
10 times.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-06-30
BAN FLASHLIGHTS

The Colorado State Boxing Com.
mission has ruled that no more
flashlight pictures may he taken
during the course of bout, as
result of fighters and fans pro
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-06-30
THREE COLLEGE STARS
FROM NEW ENGLAND
GWEN TRIALS.
By Louis A. Dougher

PHILADELPHIA Pa, June 3O--The Washington Grift-
facing excellent chance of better their
position in the race if such it may be called:
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-06-30

Beginning tomorrow with two
games against the Boston Red Sox.
the Griffs will be at home through
July %, engaging in 25 games, is
with the Western clubs.
The coming week promises to be
rather rough. The Red Sox are no
set-ups for anybody these days, and
they will will be followed by the
world champion Yankees for four
games. two coming on Wednesday,
July 4.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-06-30

Steady work since closing the
first Western trip has resulted in
much improved pitching, and Bucky
Harris hopes to see his team break
even in their four games with the
Yankees. He plans to have Brax-
ton, CASTOR. Jones, and Hadley face
the titleholders. though not in that
order.
Three Raymonds are now wear
ing the livery of the Washington
club. Today Raymond c'Hook")
Walker reported and will leave for
Washington tonight with the team.
He has been pitching for the Uni.
versity of Pennsylvania nine for the
past two years and has been recon
mended by Joe Engel, the Washing.
ton scout He il "a big right Ia nder.
Two other KaymOnds. also col
lege players. came down from
Boston with the squad, following
brief workouts at Fenway Park
Raymond stevens, a shortstOp. ant
Raymond Drahgetti. pitcher ant
outfielder, were stars on the Rhode
Island State College team, bOtF
graduating last week.
Drahgetti is a trinity built lad
who looks to have plenty Ot
speed in his heels, hut, hardly
big enough for big.shOw twirIing.
Stevens Is Of average size.
BucIy Harris has yet to sign
them, but admits that they are
worthy of trials. They will get
that in the preliminary drills
for he next few days when deci-
siOns will be made.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-06-30
BASEBALL
)RIEFIY ]
AMERrCAv LEAGUE

Yesterdays RESULTS
WASHINGTON at Boston trainl.
Sc Louis at Detroit tFaiml
PhiIadeIphia g.: New York. 4.
Cleveland. 3: Chicago. :.
TODAY's GAMES
WASHINGTON At PhiladeIUhla.
Sc Louis at Detroit.
Cleveland at CHICAGO.
New York ut Boston.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-06-30

The Washington club may be ex-
pected to grab several college plays
in the next year or so. II is the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-06-30

Thursday will be an open date.
used by the Western clubs ia
coming to the seabOard, and the
White SOx open fOHr-game
series at the Griffith Stadium
On Friday. Then will come the
Indians for five games i'm four
days. the Browns for four
straight, and the Detroit Tigers
for five games in four days.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-06-30

Rny \ horne Of yOur own thFeagh
the home IstlnK In today's classified
real estate columns.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-06-30
FINE TEACHER

s al clear; track. muddy.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-06-30

xFive pounds apprentice allowance
weather. partly cloudy; track, heavy.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-06-30
LATONlA ENTRIES

FIRST RAcE-Three-yea and
upward; claiming; purse. t1.SoO: s
fmrlonga
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xApprentiee allowance claimed.
Weather, clear: track, muddy.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-03-22
WILL TAKE CENSUS OF DEAD
GAME BIRDS AND ANIMALS

A census of the dead, the first
undertaking of this character to be
tried in North Carolina, has been
launched. The dead in this case will
be the number of game birds and
animals taken in the state during the
hunting season just closed, d. T.
+ Wyke, deputy game and fish COM
missioner, announced yesterday.
The census will be in the nature
of a survey of game conditions of
the state. 1t will be carried on by
means of return postal card mailed
to every hunter in the state on the
number of game birds and animals
killed during the season.
One hundred and twenty-five
thousand return cards, Mr.. Wyke
said, are being mailed out from the
department Of conservation and de-
velopment by Director Wade H.
Phillips with requests that the blanks
be filled in and mailed back to the
department Immediately.
"The report" continued the depu-
ty commissioner, ''is one which every
hunter in his application for a Ii
cense agreed to make at the close of
the season. 1t is important that
every hunter make this report in or
der that accurate information may
be obtained regarding game con-
ditions in the state.
Information compiled from the
survey will show definitely the sup
ply Of various types of game in the
different sections of the state and
will provide basis upon which will
rest many of the solutions of game
problems in North Carolina. 1t will
help to show how the supply can be
increased for the benefit of every
hunter"
"In your sworn application for Ii
cense under the state game law you
agreed to report at the end of the
season the numbr and kind of birds
and animals taken by you were
taken," says the report blank. "The
facts so gathered will prove a great
help in solving the problems of game
conservation. Will you, therefore,
kindly fill in, sign, and return the
attached postal card at once? The
information so sent cannot be used
as basis for law violation"
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-03-22
SAYS IT'S ALL FALSE

The editor of The Democrat is in
receipt of the following letter from
John H. Taylor Of Newland:
81 hold you responsible for the
piece printed in the Watauga Demo-
crat paper until you give the name
of the other. In regard to the late
John Dula and myself, as it is all
false"
Mr.. Taylor evidently referred to
the following paragraph which ap-
peared in The Democrat of March
16: Information from Newland is
to the effect that coroner's jury
returned a verdict that Dula came
to his death due to an accident. 1t
is thought that he missed his foot
ing and fell over the cliff, death
resulting. 1t is also reported that
warrants. have been issued for a
man by the name OF Taylor in con-
nection with the case, Taylor being
the last man Dula was seen with"
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-03-22
COUNTY FISH AND. GAME
CLUB HOLDS FINE MEETING

A large number of sportsmen of
the city and county at large attend
ed the meeting of the Watauga
County Game and Fish Club Satur-
day evening. The gathering was at
the Daniel Boone hotel and much in
teEest was manifest as discussions
were entered into. MI. j. w.
Bryan, county game and fish war
den, who during the past year no.
ticed that fish from the local hatch
cry did not seem to thrive, arrived
at the conclusion that when the fish
were planted they were too small to
have chance with the snakes and
big fish of the larger streams.
Therefore, it was agreed upon that
a number of brooding pools should
be constructed and that the young
trout should be cared for in these
until about six inches long. y The
club proposes to feed the fish and
Mr.. Bryan thinks practically 100
per cent of the output of the hatch
cry would survive if handled in this
manner.
The proposition of a. deer park
also came up for consideration. Hon.
F. A. Linney offered to furnish the
club one hundred acres of land for
period of ten years, provided a
suitable fence shall be placed around
the boundary. This the club pro-
poses to do with the aid of the coun-
ty. The fencing should cost ap-
proximately $1,000. DR.. j. M.
Hodges also made an offer of 100
acres of land for deer preserve.
Wade H. Phillips, head of the de-
partment of conservation and de-
velopment, in letter to Warden
Bryan, has heartily endorsed the
movement for the park and promises
his support. Young deer will be
furnished from preserves in the Mt.
Mitchell section.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-03-22
Nearly Million in
States Public Schools
Figures for 1926-27 Disclose There
Were 824,151 Children in North
Carolina Schools

Raleigh March 18.-There were
S24,151 public school children in
North Carolina in the school year
1926-27, according to tabulations
just completed.
Of this number 1886 or 69.3
per cent are white children and
253,095 negro or Indian. Or divided
according to school location there
are 615,488 rural children and
2O8,663 city children enrolled in
each respective type of school. In
other words, there are about three
rural children to every city child.
The enrolment in public elemen-
tary and secondary schools of the
state has increased from 435,184 in
19O0-19O1, the first year of the
period under consideration, to 824,-
151, the last year for which statis-
tics are available. At the present
average rate of increase of more
than 100000 annually, the state de-
partment of education expects with
in three more years the enrolment
to be double 1900-01.
The most recent statistics AVAIL
able for the nation is for the year
1925-26. During that year there
were more than so million children
of school age, that is, from. five to
II years, inclusive. Of this number
25,O00,OOO a, or approximately 80
per cent, were enrolled in school,
and 2O,OOO,000 on an average at
tended every day.
In the 16 southern states there
are nearly 100000 school chill
dren, Texas having the largest num-
Der, 1,210,127, North Carolina the
second largest number. Maryland
has the smallest enrolment of any
southern state, 263,249.
In North Carolina the school CEN
sus includes all between the ages OF
6 and 21, inclusive.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1928-03-22
Smith Only Hope For Success

OhAy AAOPS VI SaNSCoo
Some rather noteworthy develop
ments in the interest of Governor
Smith have been noted during the
past day or so, says Washington
Special Of March II to the Green's
boro Daily News. Colonel Robert N.
Harper, president of the District
National bank, told the Daily News
today that there could be no ques-
tion concerning the entire availa-
biiity of the New York governor,
that his nomination would be both
wise and logical from every point Of
view, and chiefly for the reason that
it would afford the Dmecorats a
real chance to win.
Democrats opposed to the nomina-
ton of Governor Smith concede the
effectiveness of such arguments as
mae by Colonel Harper, long a close
friend of the late W. J. Bryan. They
say that if it should be needed that
more money could be raised to prose-
cute Smith campaign than has
been employed in running the cam
paign of all the candidates for pres
ident since the foundation of the re-
public. 1t gives weight to the con-
tention of the pro-Smith forces that
the nomination of the governor of
the empire state would give the par
ty chance to put man in the
White House 8
Though a dry, Methodist and a
Republican, DR.. Edward T. Devine,
graduate dean at American uni
versity here, declared today that Al
Smith is his first choice for presi-
dent. 81 admire Governor Smith,
said DR.. Devine, because l lived in
New York for many years, and had
an opportunity to study both the
man and his work. He has a genius
for government that is probably un-
matched today. He thoroughly un-
derstands the problems of govern.
ment, especially in their social as
pect In my mind there is no doubt
that he would make great presi-
dent. l say this not as a politician,
but as a student and one who has
no active association with politics OF
politicians. l say it despite the fact
that he is a wet, a Catholic and a
Democrat, and am none of these.
81 am a dry, but it is absurd to
think that Governor Smith would
break down prohibition enforcement
or that as president he could affect
this question at all.
prejudice against him based or
religious feeling is not to be thought
Of, but l can say this: There is not
an ounce of bigotry in Governor
Smith, as his reply to Charles Mar
shall showed. That was a mastery
document.