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The Washington times., 1928-05-25

Walberg and Quinn and Pen
mock and Hoyt are slated for
mound duty in Philadelphia
this afternoon when the Ath-
letics and the Yankees, who
are making a two-horse race
out Of the American League
scramble, clash in another
double-header.
They divided yesterdays twin
hilI amid the cheers of a record
sIowtown crowd Of AZ 900 and the
groans OF 10000 who were unable
to get into the park.
Three Yankee pitchers outlasted
az many Mack twirlers in the
opener, which Signor Antonio
Lazzeri won single-handed by driv-
ing in six runs. The wonderful
Won hit for the circuit In the
nichtcap and Babe Ruth got his
fourteenth homer, but young Ossl9
Orwell stopped the other Yankees
and George Pipgras, New York ace
lost his first game of the season.
The scores were 8 to and to 4.
In the National League the Cubs.
a poor road team, have lost four
straight since winning thirteen IN
a row at home. The st. Louis
Cardinals, boasting a winning streak
Of four games, have taken second
place away from them The Cubs
were stopped yesterday by Burleigh
Grimes of the Pirates, to z, while
Flint Rhem pitched the Cards to >
7-to-1 triumph over Cincinnati
The Reds now lead st. Louis by
only five points.
Jess Petty. the Brooklyn bad
y Boy" whose only weakness is ice
cream sodas, whitewashed the Giants
to o, in his first start since hs
was suspended for spending his
evenings on daylight-savIng
schedule in central standard time ter
ritory. Thirsting for revenge or
something. the non,refillable south
paw held New York to three hits
and the Brooklyns squared the
series. Only. 2S men faced him.
Although pounded for eighteen
hits, Sam Gray of the st. Louis
Browns staggered under the wire
a IL to 9 winner over the Cleve-
land Indians. Blue got four hits.
Fat FothergilTs double In the
twelfth staked Detroit to a to :
decision over Chicago. and enabled
the Tigers to take sixth place away
from the Sox.
Other teams were idle.
The Washington times., 1928-05-25

with St. Louis just about made
when he was stopped for one rea-
son or another.
HOrnsby will get lot of base
ball ont of that Boston team.
He isn't expected to win the
pennant. nor finish In the first
division. but, he Is expected to
make the Braves fighting
outfit. and stop a deal Of the
Silly, stupid playing that has
marked their efforts so far.
Hornsby is horn leader. He Is
ruthless in his disregard Of per
sonal feelings and all that sort OF
thing. But whether his athletes
hate him as some of the old Giants
hated McGraw, they will play for
him as the old Giants played for
McGraw. Either that or they II
quit.
Jack Slattery is thought to have
lost no prestige In being relieved OF
command in Boston. lie came out
of Boston College, where he was a
successful coach, to handle the
Braves Slattery is a smooth dip
lomat, but he lacks the driving
power of Hornsby.
The Washington times., 1928-05-25

will introduce
a jerk into the
forward swing,
and a jerk at
that point is
fatal. Jerking
t h e clubhead
into the ball
causes all man
ner of break
downs. It can
ca u $ e your
5 h 0 u lders to
break down
ward, ofte n
ca usin z the
clubhead to dig
into the ground
The Washington times., 1928-05-25

ROBBERS Hornsby succeeds Jack
Slattery as manager Of the Boston
Braves, and IL you lend an ear
to the orators OF scandal, you VIII
learn that Hornsby was shipped TO
the Hub to become manager of the
Braves, but that for political fea-
sons Slattery had to he allowed a
chance to show his skill.
Along the same line the boys
will tell you that before many
years elapse, John j. McGraW
will be I'm Boston rs president,
with HOrnsby as manager In the
field or on the bench, these two
dynamOs of the diamond Will
rule the baseball world.
Few baseball fans are surprised
that Hornsby succeeded to the
management of the Braves. HIS
work with the Cardinals in 1926
established him as Il leader of eX'
ceptional ability. He gave the
Card their first National League
pennant and their first world 8
championship. He came to the
Giants, and when McGraw was sick
and away from the team on bust
ness. Hornsby drove the Giants
through and Just about landed
them in third place.
When the Braves were looking
around for power this spring
Hornsbv engineered the trade for
Lester Ball. Hornsby had a trade
The Washington times., 1928-05-25
5Al] SEEKS
PACE FOR
PAS5A||'
Leland c. Lewis

SIFFERN, N. r, May IS.
G. Cross Country" Pyle S
Ballad Of Barking Dogs, =
the blank verse best seller OF
81 cities and hamlets, lacked
but two chapters of completion
as his IS supermen pushed
their steps today to Passaic,
II r., 20 miles east Of here.
The marathon ends IN New
York city tomorrow night.
The youthful hero Of the novel
one Andrew Payne, from the fertile
farm lands of Oklahoma who has
arnassed 3.365.4 miles to his credit
in s64:32:36, held comfortable ana
an apparently safe margin OF
EOS over John Salo. Passaic Fin.
nish.Americar who annexes the lime
light for the day.
I,nl oIt to set the pace into
Che home town, SalO an.
nounced before the start at
1850 .. N.
payne. apparently untired from
the ardor Of the grind through Call.
forria. Arizona, New Mexico. Texas.
Oklahoma. Kansas. Missouri, Illinois,
Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania and
New York, felt no qualms on the
trek through New Jersey, the thir-
tenth State since leaving Los An
geles on March 4.
This talk Of some Of the boys
pulling out because some fellows
want to locate trouble Is narrow
minded, Payne said. TO me II
looks like an attempt to grab q lot
Of .,ace in the papers.
Whatever the program calls for
III 60 through with, Payne con-
tfnued. and / know that any other
] OF the boys who Is fair minded VIII
do the same. This il q sporting
event. and as have known Mr..
pyle to BE sportsman all along
without favurfrfg to anyone In par
tfcuIar, / have gAmbled with him and
know that I'll collect.
Pyle lii i telephone converse
zion from New York city with
the writer spiked reports that
che was broke or that any con-
fempIated rove to Obstruct the
climax Of the race would get
1ncOgnizance.v
Lots OF pnnches have been aimed
at me-" Pyle said. Most Of EN-
have been below the belt, but have
shaken them off and am still far
from punch drunk, as they say In
the ring.
The money to pay the 10 boys
who will win the $4S.500 has been
posted and will be paid them on
.JaI1e i. just before the start OF the
aA-hour team race at Madison Square
Garden. If there are any OF the
crowd that want to turn Bolshevik
nav they can do so. Let them quit
when they. want to
Here are the buniOn derby
leaders and their elapsed time
for 1864 miles. covered since
March e
The Washington times., 1928-05-25

'.That makes you forfeit the hole, !"
his foe declared and the other ac-
cepted the decision.
In the second case a mashie shot
struck the pin.
you forfeit this one. too" his
opponent ruled and the ignorant
enc acquiesced. 80
The u. S. @. A. publishes q little
book OF rules that every golfer
might we'll carry in his bag. Even
the sharpest of rule sharks are con-
fused at times. A fellah feels like
kicking himself on discovering that
he might have won had he known
the rules.
Which brings to mind a sugges-
ton made by George Diffenbaugh,
assistant pro at Indian Spring, that
one golf rule day be published in
this column.
"A lot OF golfers don't care to
bother about reading all the rules
at once said George. but every
body'll read 'em one at a time.
Here's the first one, which
comes under the general cap
ton Of definitions:
I. A ''side consists either Of
one player or Of two players.
III one player plays against an.
other, the match il called "a
single" II two play against
the match II called "a four
some" If one play against two
playing one ball between them,
the match Ii called "a three
some"
The second annual Transportation
Building golf tournament will be held
on June IL, 1928 and played at Ban
nockburn Golf Club.
All tenants Of and all persons VINO
are and have been for a period OF
not less than 80 days preceding the
date of the tournament employed by
companies and firms located in the
Transportation Building and who
work in and from such offices, are
eligible to enter the competition.
The competition will he con-
Quoted according to rules which
will be furnished each entrant
by a committee picked from o.
cupants OF the building. COndi-
tiOns Of play will be governed
| by the u. =. q. A. rules. The
winner will be determined by 1S
holes medal play under the han
dicap system.
The winners name will be en-.
| graved on the beautiful permanent
trophy which will be located in the
| building lobby. A miniature replica
OF the trophy will be presented by
Joseph III. Hines to the winner Of
the tournament.
Additional prizes have been pro
vided through the courtesy of com
mercial firms located in the build
ing, and are on display at 1927 n
ST. ~. w.
The committee in charge of the
| tournament In composed Of: Majol
n. Robb. chairman: r. G. kimball
John r. Mccormack, E. =. Johnson
and Lew S. Mohlsf.
The Washington times., 1928-05-25
WHO CARES?

SAN. SEBASTIAN, Spain. May 90
Pauline Uzcudun. Spanish heavy
weight, has been matched 10 fight
George Godfrey at Barcelona on
July 81, it was announced today.
The Washington times., 1928-05-25

All four have been playing IN IOU
form and Beger, who won the medal
round, has been particularly bril-.
liant. In eliminating Harry q.
Pitt, of Manor. outstanding star OF
the recent Chevy Chase tournament,
Beger scored the most noteworthy
victory of the current event. The
youngsters courage was put to a
severe test and he never faltered.
He was three down at the turn
and defeat appeared inevitable.
On the incoming nine he
pared every hole, but the long
sixteenth where he missed his
drive. The issue was settled on
the eighteenth. A sliced sec.
Ond was the undOing of Pitt. 1t
carried him to the right Of the
green. Hid opponents second
eas nine feet from the pin.
Pitts chip shot left him an
eight.fOOt putt which he missed
when II was needed 10 halve
with Beger's neat par four.
Pitt broke even on the day in
two trying struggles. In the first
round he won from young Roger
Peacock. of Argyle, by one up, in
quite the same manner that Beger
defeated Pitt. The eighteenth set
tied this one, too. Pitt was two
down with three to go and copied
the three.
AL Houghton and Miller 3. Ste
vinson, the Columbian. played the
best golf of the day, Houghton
winning one up in 10 holes. For
the regulation eighteen each re-
quired 70 strokes, virtually par
golf. Stevinson's second nine was
the lowest of the tournament. He
had 35.
On the nineteenth, STEVENSON drove
into the rough, failed to get out on
the next two shots and conceded
victory when Houghton placed his
second on the green.
w. b. Mason, jr., of Chevy Chase,
pulled a shot that will be the sub
iect of much locker room gossip.
Mason's second on No. ]. in a third
sixteen match with Hugh Saum. OF
Columbia, came to rest on top of A
large pile of straw in the barn that
stands to the right of the fairway
Saum. who thought the hole con-
coded, waited while his opponent
went to recover the pellet. Mason
was in the barn an unduly long
time, Saum thought, so he strolled
over to help his playmate find the
ball.
As he entered the barn door
he saw, to his establishment,
Mason taking his stance amid
| the rafters and looking ridicu.
| lousy serious. He was aiming
for the door. He shot through
| it, too. Moreover, he put up
/ q stiff battle for the hole. Saum
won It with an eight. Mason
took nine.
/ Mason won the match, and 4
and carried on to the semi.fainals
| by beating Perry Hoover, OF Indiar
Spring. 5 and 4.
Ignorance of the rules cost ON
player two holes and caused his De
feat. In one instance his ball STRUCK
his opponents on the green.
The Washington times., 1928-05-25

The reason you should go
slowly with any practice of
consciously trying to throw the
clubhead into the ball with the
wrists is because such a throw
The Washington times., 1928-05-25
WANT HOLIDAY GAME

The Capital A. c. baseballers are
uuestins a contest for Memorial
Day with an unlimited club. Phone
Potomac 6134.
The Washington times., 1928-05-25
Bunion Leader Would Buy
Finery for Mother
And s Children

SALTWATER, Okla. May 25.-f Andy Payne noos 70
his lead and wins the G. c. Pyle Bunon DerDy Wn sa
car and clothes his mother and SIX 6rotners ana
ho live n house. which can be reached only Dy
The Washington times., 1928-05-25
YOUNG AT FREDERICK

Herbie Young, Washington youth
is playing the outfield for Fred
erick. of the Blue Ridge League.
The Washington times., 1928-05-25
. COLE SPREADS

Gold is invading South and Latin
America. A fine course has been
constructed at Bogota.. Colombia.
The Washington times., 1928-05-25
WHAT ABOUT IT?

Gene Mccain, Yankee scout,
hasn't worn any but white neckties
in the last Is years.
The Washington times., 1928-05-25
By r. D. Thomas

Two tight in prospect when Chick Beger, OF
Georgetown University Sid Buttz from Aberdeen -
and AL Houghton the Clubs consistent took on
Page Hufty Congressionas young champion in the semi
FINALS Of the championship flight Indian Spring today
The Washington times., 1928-05-25
FEW VICTORIES

The Royal stable of England has
won only two major turf events
since 1909,
The Washington times., 1928-05-25
R / NJ mr. JOHN M'GRAW NEXT
PRESIDENT Of BRAVES

NEW YORK Nav 25--Around town the wiseacres are
shaking their heads and saying II told you so.
The Washington times., 1928-05-25
COLT TOURNEY
ISF|XTURE

The first Of series Of golf tourna'
ments that will be held at all annual
congresses of the Sons of the Ameri-
can Revolution was staged at Con
gressional yesterday, with. the Dis
trict of Columbia team. captained by
A. M. HoIcombe, defeating the repre-
senting the national society, under
the captaincy of Col. Franklin Black.
stone, OF Pittsburgh.
CansOn Depew, president gen.
eraI Of the Sons Of the American
Revolution and member Of the
II, 8. q. A. executive committee,
opened the tournament with
drive that won a hearty round Of
applause.
The Washington times., 1928-05-25

Mason won the match. and 4,
and carried on to the semi.fainals
by beating Perry Hoover, OF Indian
Spring. 5 and 4.
Ignorance Of the rules cost onh
player two holes and caused his de.
feat. In one instance his ball struck
his opponents on the green.
The Washington times., 1928-05-25
AMERICAN LEAGUE

aAsurNcToN At RosTON CLEAR
DETROIT AT CHICAGO. ...... CLOUDY
sT I0IIIs At CLEVELAND CLOUDY
Srw YORK AT PHILADELPHIA CLOUDY
The Washington times., 1928-05-25

For = while he was stumped
until some one suggested that ne
ask one Of the chambers of COM
mercA for support.
The Washington times., 1928-05-25

Two years ago their farm
home was burned to the ground
and they have since been living
in a temporary twO-rOOm house,
which is too cold in the winter
and too warm I'm the summer.
The Washington times., 1928-05-25

Andy was always . rather
0miet sort OF boy, according to
his friends and neighbOrs.
The Washington times., 1928-05-25

pyle iii & telephone converse
4fon from New York city with
the writer spiked reports that
che was broke or that any con-
fempIated viOVe to Obstrnct the
climax Of the race would get
Rnaopufzanra =
New Britain herald., 1928-12-20
DinOsaurians Found
 In Western China

Berlin. Dec. 20.-R-The Ber- liner Tageblatt today printed a cable from Sir Sven finders Hedin. Swedish explorer saying his Chinese collaborator. geologist named Yuan. had discovered in western China the remains Of 30 fully de- veloped inosaurians, Of the Juras- sic period. The cable was dated urumtchi. Sinkiang province and said that the discovery was made to the south of Santai, 100 miles from Urumtchi.
 Also three newly born dinosaurian babies. 24 inches long and fresh from the egg were found lying close to the mother animal. A dinosaurian egg was also found in the vicinity.
 It was claimed that this was the first time that dinosaurians of this geologic period had been found in Asia.
New Britain herald., 1928-12-20
PIANCE OF JANE ABBOTT'S
 DAUGHTER TAKES LIFE
Everett Mugler Commits Suicide With Wedding Scheduled for
 Tonight to Buffalo Girl.

Buffalo. N. r.. Dec. 20 (UP)- Fearing his fiancee. whom he was to marry today, was too beautiful and too good" for him Everett Mug Ter. a prominent paper manufactur- CT and clubman, committed suicide, last night.
 Mugler. highly respected business man. was to have been married to- day to Miss Elizabeth Abbott. a member of one of the oldest and wealthiest families in Buffalo. The wedding was have been one Of the events of the Christmas social sea- son.
 Mugler's friends said that for a week he had been breeding over what he termed the inequality of his position with that of his fiancee. Several times he had expressed the opinion to his friends that Miss Ah- bolt was too beautiful and too good to marry him.
 Yesterday afternoon Mugler shot himself in the head and died a few hours later without recovering con- sciousness.
 Miss Abbott was reported pros trated.
 Miss Abbott is the daughter of Jane Abbott. author of many chil- dren's books. Frank A. Abbott, her father. is leading attorney of this city. A sister. Alice, is president of the senior class at Wellesley college Miss Abbott is one of the leaders
New Britain herald., 1928-12-20
BOY SCOUT NEWS

The first board of review in the new Boy Scout office was held last night with the following scous s present: Waldo Pierce. Walter kiejko, NJ, kaminski. Elliott Him. berg, A. Benson. K. Benson. Sam Frazzetta. Dominick Russo. and NJ. Oleyer.
 All' scouts were successful eI- cept for three who will be reviewed in one subject some afternoon be- fore the court of honor session to be held on December 26
 The men present were Chairman Charles Abell. Neil MacDugan. E. NJ. Isleib. Fred Peters. and Scout Executive o. A. Erickson.
 The court of honor session will be held in the vestry of the First Con- gregational church on December 26.
New Britain herald., 1928-12-20
Cross to Be Blessed
 At Holy Cross Church

The two-weeks mission at the Holy Cross church win officially come to a close Sunday. with solemn high mass at 10 o'clock, while in the evening the last services will be held at 7:30 o'clock with farewell ser mons by the missionaries The mis- sion was largely attended during the two weeks.
 During the morning services on Sunday. a large cross. remem- brance of the first mission 10 be held in the new church. will be blessed and placed near the large altar.
New Britain herald., 1928-12-20
HLINGWOOD ASKS
 25,000 FOR GOLF
Proposed Course Included in
 Plft Development Budget

Members of the park board meet ing tonight to consider their pro- gram for the fiscal year 1929-ls20 will receive from Superintendent Clyde EllinSwood . budget calling for developments and improvements in all parks and $25.000 appropri- ation for . municipal golf course. provisional upon the consent of A. W. Stanley to the use of his land tn Stanley Quarter.
 supt. Ellingwood will also ask that 35,000 be granted for further development of Washington park. Tho item proposed by the board last year was greatly reduced. but much work was done with an amount similar to that which Filing wood now suggests.
 He favors extension of the rose gardens in Walnut Hill park. con- struction of new drives. additional drinking fountains and protection tor tennis players thele.
 In Willow Brook park, he asks that the fence he brought .round the entire expanse of park lands. the playground developed, marshy lands reclaimed by draining and the grounds generally improved.
 4 new roadway in Stanley Quar- ter park. two tennis courts. a foot ball field and other additions are recommended. and small parks will also bs treated if the superintend- snt's budget Is approved by the board. It Is the belief of Supt. El- lingwood that this program can be carried through for approximately the same figure as last year. except. ing tho golf course and other spe- etal appropriations.
New Britain herald., 1928-12-20

ciated with MT. Fiagg In the early days were Abraham HowsrwaA. who is now . foreman at the Waterbury American: Rollin c. Wooster. who succeeded Ar. Cochrans n city edi- tor and who was later . minister; Platt Osborne. who was the tallest man ever known in New Britain: Jim" Tevlin, who now lives in New York: tho late Thomas w. O'Connor. who was office boy after Flagg had been promoted: Rufus Fitch. com- positor: Charles Warner. L. F. Nor ton. F. L. Blanchard of New York. who was ! former editor: John O'Neil and John A. Gleason. now city clerk ot Hartford.
 Observer and Hesald Consolidate
 Most of these men worked on the paper when it consolidated with the New Britain Herald. . daily paper. Mr. Vance and Mir. Cochrane bought the Herald and Me. F1agg continued in their employ, At the same time, the Bristol Weekly Herald was pur- chas4i.
 After a short time as office boy he moved on to job printing and for five or six years he proved efficient in ths trade. Later he became a pressman in job printing and then he became the newspaper pressman.
 Mr. F1agg was possessed of ner- vous energy which kept him going at top speed at all times. He was always . conscientious worker and never delegated to another what he would have time to do himself. He was always at work at tho appointed hour and was willing and anxious to put in overtime work if the situa. ton made this advisable.
 He did not do hts work because he had to. but because he loved 1t. and he loved the paper. The press was his idol and even after hours he had his work on his mind.
 First Vacation Last Year
 His first vacation came last sum- mer. He had the opportunity to take annual vacations but for years refused. However, last summer after he was certain the Friday paper was out. he went to the shore and stayed there until . week from the follow. ing Monday.
 MT. FlaEg was . member of one of New Britain's oldest families. His father was a conductor on the New York, New Haven ( Hartford line for years and his grandfather, Henry
New Britain herald., 1928-12-20
VETERAN EMPLQYE
 Of HERALD DEAD
(Continued from First PageJ

were anxious inquiries at the home 1t regular intervals during the day. but his own men in the press room were not told of 1t until after the last paper was printed. Then the sad news came to them. They are all strong men in that department but when they learned of his death they broke down and wept.
 Joined Force in 1882
 MT. Flagg was born in the old Flagg homestead which still stands at 25 South High street. He was educated in New Britain but at the age of 13 he went to work for the late Robert J. Vance and James Cochrane. partners in the ownership of the New Britain Observer. This was in 1882. just four years after they had purchased the paper.
 At that time the Observer was weekly paper and besides MT. Vance and Mir. Cochrane the only employees were . type setter named McAvay and the late Charles Booth. These four carried on the work until tho coming of Flagg, then a quiet boy who carried on his work of CT. land boy and printers devil with the same conscientiousness that dis tinguished his tasks since then.
 Bob" Vance and Jim" Cochrans worked nights at the plant. Mr. Cochrane was employed at the Stan. ley Rule during the day and Mr. Vance worked for the Knitting Shop. Tlagg was the first office boy. The Observer was purchased from John E. Stevens for less than $1oo and was situated where schulte's Cigar store now stands but on the second floor.
 Some of tho men who were asso-
New Britain herald., 1928-12-20
NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, THURSDAY DECEMBER 20 1923

miniature stone objectA clearly meant as piaythings for children. one of these was a tiny. but well made stone axe. 2.5 centimeters in length. evidently fashioned by some fond stone age daddy for his little boy to play with, some 1000 years ago.
 Dr. Schnell found these objects during his exploration of a stone age settlement at Brunn not far from Stockholm. The families at Brunn established their homesteads at the end of . well-protected bay with a sandy beach.