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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-17
SWIMS FOR Sc HOURS.

COTTON. Calf. August II tAp}.--The
world endurance swimming champion
ship for women rests upon the shoulders
Of a gritty mother Of IS years. Mrs Lee
Fourier Of Cotton. who yesterday at
2:56l2 pm. emerged from the outdoor
pool mere after a grieling paddle of So
hours. IS minutes and 80 seconds, off,
cisliy timed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-17

u YEW YORK. August lT.-~Th0Sc
~ East versus West tennis match
" rs. minus Tilder and Hunter,
which will cnliven tho week
emo at Forest Hills. have a
r~ohlemstlc aspect SO far as gate re-
ceiptS are concerned.
The drafting Of Helen wills 10 play
ar exhibition contest sgans; some
r1sls star on Saturday will undoubtedly
be an attractive feature, the install
lation Of which NAV he expected -
swen the box Office returns
& But It is difficult - discern any
; pulling power in that other double foa-
tuYe. Williams and WashbIYu against
Lott end Doeg lot Of tempuS hes
Gucitc6 since the famous Harvard COM
hlnation was IN It's prime. other dou-
= hes teams cf greater merit S0pp.ani q
this pair lcns sine. The weakness.
however. Goes not He with Williams a
great doubles star - bus with Wash
: burn.
Only Real Attraction.
s. So. aside from the Helen Wrls-male
= star speciality, the show. 50 far as ultra
tennis is concerned. does not stand
oat as g must" ii Tie eyes Q. tennis
= enthusiasts,
Down on Montgomery street in san
- Frsncisco's business district today there
sits at q fenced-ln desk a thin young
man whose blue eyes are following the
movements OF chalk points upon big
blackboard with scrutiny as keen IS
ever they followed the white tennis
balls SIS they stresked INTO his court
That Young man is william Johnston.
whose back stroke and overhead Kill
are far less important TO MIN than in
nni;esimal movements in leading stocks,
Indeed. tennis strokes mean nothing at
al 10 Little Bill these Gays.
And in q way the aioofness of this
one great tennis pTotagonist may we'll
atzNG as Z symbol OF the fallen estate
Of tennis throughout the country so
isr rs male stars are concerned.
Stars. 10 be sure grill be found al
Fcr1sa Hills. but they do not abide high
IN the armament as they used TO do.
.0u csn almost touch them with your
hands. It is an unusual condition.
Until recent years one found IN the
EaSt-West matches and IN the national
singles men who stood cut among their
colleagues as betslgueSe stands out
smcn1 lesser planets-Tilden. Bill John
sion. Richards. Norris Williams. Manuel
A1onzo, KYnaagae. Lin1le" Murrsv.
George Church, Karl Behr. T. r. Pcli
ana wallace johnson.
Youngsters Not Ready,
Now these players have become vet
Grams. Ii they have not altogether dis
appeared. and youngsters have not
ccnia rapidly forward to take their
places albeit there are some who give
high premise Of great iuster within the
next few years.
And so IN womens tennis Helen
Wills stands far apart from her sister
piayers-with the exception Of Mrs.
Mallory. and it is likely 50 far as she
Is concerned that the margin between
the former and the present title holder
vii be found this year to be great
This condition cid not formerly exist
As recently as 1925. for example. we
had such a galaxy as Miss Wills. Eliza
beth Ryan. Mrs Mallory. Mrs. Marian
JsssuD. Eleanor GoSs and Mary +.
Browne Here. too. youngsters are be-
ginning to come up. but all of them
have yet a long way 70 go An indi-
cation Of the existing state Of affairs is
that male star had to be picked for
ss-urdav's exhibition match against
Helen Wills
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-17

Lefty" ODoul, now with the New
York Giants. has three times edualed
the feat of making six hits on six trips
to the plate in a game.
New Britain herald., 1928-07-11
FIGHTS LAST NIGHT
sy the Associated Press

By the Associated Press
 New Castle, Pa. - Frankie Ponto. Midland, Pa. won from Joe Bis champ, Cleveland. (6)..
 Portland, Me. - Ruby Stein, of Brooklyn, defeated George Chabot, Montreal, G2).
 Cleveland - Rosy Rosales, Mexico won from Freeman Peppers, Cleve- land, lo). Myer Grace. Chicago, defeated Floyd Hybert. Cleveland, (6). Russell Bradford. Pontiac, Mich, defeated Jose Diaz, Cuba, (S.
 Indianapolis Buster Brown. St. Louis, defeated Tommy Crowley, Of Pittsburgh lO. Mickey O'Dowd, Muncie. Ind. outpointed Billy Ce- cil. Louisville (S).
 Portland, Ore. - 1gnacio Fernan- dez. Filipino and Ritchte King. navy boxer. drew. GO.
 San Antonio, Tex - Bobby Fer nandez. Mexico City, beat Brooks Hooper. San Antonio, I0.
 Jacksonville, Fla. Jimmy Fin ley, Louisville. knocked out Julian Jim Moran. Madrid. Spain CD. Jim mic O'Grady, Jacksonville. won a decision over Harry Allen, Macon, Ga. tS).
 Charlotte. N. C, Johnny Ro- berts, Huntington. W. Va.. and Alex Hart. Cleveland, drew, I6) Frankie D'Angelo Washington, technically knocked out Jimmie Cox, New York. (4.
 Nlcksburg. Miss. Kid Harris, Mobile, technically knocked out Paul Sharp, Hattiesburg. Miss, CD.
New Britain herald., 1928-07-11
W|GHTMAN RESIGNS
 FROM COMMITTEE
Echoes Of Paddock Hearing
 Linger After Star Is Cleared

New York, July II (uP)--Charley Paddock has been cleared by the A. A. |. of charges ot professionalism and saiis today with the American Olympic team put the memory of the Paddock charges finger on with the Olympic committee.
 George W. Wightman, Boston, Vice president Of the committee. re signed because he felt he could no longer remain on the committee with the Paddock thing in the air Major General Douglas Macarthur. president of the committee, mention et that men Of "complete integrity" often saw things in different lights.
 Wtghtman's resignation was ten- derea last night. Among the things he mentioned were:
 'l can not consCientiously retain membership on any committee which cn technical or other like grounds permits an athlete 10 represent the nlted States when he is notoriously under suspicion as an amateur and who. therefore, may be the cause Of dostroying the iundamental purpose for which the Olympic games are
New Britain herald., 1928-07-11

Plans for the annual field day of the New Britain Police department which will be held at Willow Brook park on August s. were furthered at meeting of the general committee on arrangements at headquarters yesterday afternoon. Sub-commit- tee reports were rspdered and the reports showed that plans are pro- gressing rapidly towards the day on which the local bluecoats will at tempt the most ambitious program of athletics and sports in the history of the local departmen.
 The entire day will be busy one if the program is 10 be carried out according as it has been outlined. In the afternoon. an athletic meet in which some of the very best track and field stars in this state and neiEhborins states will be entered, will be held and i'll the evening, a series of boxing matches lasting well into the night hours will be staged. Policeman James Sullivan. report ing for the athletic committee in charge of. the games in the after- noon. stated that entry blanks for the various events had been dis tributed about Connecticut and in New York. Rhode Island and Mass achusetts. II is expected that there will be q ready response from some of the best known athletes in this section Of the country.
 James Sears and John Whaler. of ficials of the Hardware A. c. which is planning series of outdoor new talent boxing shows in this city starting next week, were present at the meeting and they will assist the committee in the conduct of the boxing tournament to be held at night Ten bouts are listed on the program These will include several "natural matches between former amateur scrappers and some eXhibi- ton bouts. There is strong possi- bllity that Louis tkid) kaplan of Meriden and Bat" Battalino of Hartford. may both appear here in exhibition bouts on the night of August 8.
 Al Huband, until recently q com- missioner of the A. A. t.. is assist ing the committee on athletics in filling out the entry list. He has charge of the annual field day of the West Hartford Police department this month and he expects to sign ~-k >c perform there for an appearance here.
 Other details in connection with the field day were discussed and from all appearances. the program will be one of the greatest in the sport line ever attempted here. Vet eran members of the police force
New Britain herald., 1928-07-11
OLYMPIC TEAM IS
 OFF FOR EUROPE
American Athletes Intent on In.
 telnational Conquest

New York, July II R-Intent on international athletic conquest. the American Olympic team, 26& strong sails for Amsterdam toda, aboard the steamship President Roosevelt.
 Track and field stars, fcncers. swimmers. cyclists. oarsmen. gvm- nasts and entrants in other branches of Olympic sport were on the mas senger list of the President Roose- Welt leaving New York harbor at noon.
 Recruited from every section of the country. this Argosy should re- turn to the United States in Sep,em- Der bearing more than its share of athletic honors. No other country Tn the world can assemble a group of record holding athletes to match the American expedition.
 Comparative performances inai. cate that the United States should win cham pionships in at least five Of the II branches Of Olympic con- pstition-track and field, swimming, rowing. boxing and wrestling. In all Of these the Red, White and Blue Will be defending team rhanpion- ships gained in the 1924 games at Paris.
 In the other sports-fenclnc gym nastics, cycling, modern pontathlon, equestrian competition, yachting and lacrosse-Americ is sending strong teams that will give other nations a night II nothing more. Lacrosse strictly spca King, is not an official Olympic sport. International com. petition in this field in which the United States is represented by Johns Hopkins university of Balti- more. will be in the nature of an exhibition.
 Chief interest. of course, devolyes upon the track and field squad. AL though Germany, the British Elm plre. Finland. Sweden and Trance are certain to give Uncle Sam's rum ners and field stars plenty of trouble, none of them individually is in suffi- cient strength. it appears. to break the long string of triumphs the United States has piled up iu this branch of the Olympic games.
 In the sprints, Wykotf, McAllister, Scholz, Paddock and company must watch out for the stars of Germany and Great Britain. In tho middle and long distance runs, Finand's s iron men are to be feared most, al though in the 500 and 1 300 meters Lloyd Hahn and other American competitors will need to watch Douglas Lowe of England, Dr. Otto Peltzer of Germany and Edwin Wide of Sweden. England, Sweden and South Africa will be strong in the hurdles and Finland. Germany and Sweden in the field events. There seems little reason to doubt. how = ever, that the United States will dc other than capture the team cham pionship and with it major share ct the individual titles.
New Britain herald., 1928-07-11

held"
 He severely criticized the coua.it. tee for permitting Psdcec::.. C hs . member of the tean. after ito hear. ing over eligibility. lie ca:;ed certain Of tho threats of withdrawal ia case Paddock was not | member of the team. as horse trading"
 General Macarthur said he knew very little about the Paddock case but that he had received no cvi- dence which would warrant douhtinr the decision Of standing" Mac Arthur's statement said: that no concrete evidence has ever been sub mitted at any time in substa antiation Of the charges made against Pad dock. Men of complete integrity Of thought and purpose. some tilnes see the same thing in an entirely different light This seems to be the situation in regard to Paddock.
 "I deeply regret Mir. Wightman's resignation. He is a splendid and outstanding sportsman and has add ed strength and stability to the Olympic movement His loss will be severely felt"
New Britain herald., 1928-07-11
WANTS TITLE SHOT
Dave Shade of California Willing to Post S?5,O0O for, Meeting With Mickey Walker.

Chicago, July II Pl-Dave Shade, California middleweight contender for Mickey Walkers championship, is willing to post s25,0oo to back his statement that he is ready for a chance at the titleholder.
 Shade today said he, was ready and willing to meet either Walker or Ace Hodkins, the Nebraska wildcat. and had sc5.o00 waiting 10 guarantee his willingness to meet either of the middleweight prefer ably Walker.
 T would rather meet Walker" Shade said. Out if the boxing com- mission should decide l should meet Hudkins first, l am willing. l will fight either at any time for any pro- moter."
 Shade scored his sixth consecutive victory in Chicago Monday night when he knocked out Bert Colima in the seventh round of their sched- uled 10-rounder.
New Britain herald., 1928-07-11
Six.Day Dancing Race
 Is To Start in Chicago

Chicago July II tUP)-A six day dancing race. operated on the order of a six day bicycle race. will start here Sunday, with 100 couples en- tered.
 Teams for the race will inclure two couples. One couple will rest while the other dances. Special lap prizes, Tn addition 10 . major prize of $5.o00 will be offered.
New Britain herald., 1928-07-11

were brought back yesterday to former days when field days were annual affairs with the policemen and even they admitted that the present program outstrips any former attempts.
 Another feature of the day will be the annual baseball game between the Meriden and New Britain teams. This will be played on one Of the diamonds at Willow Brook park.
 The field day and sports program Will be staged in connection with the annual state convention Of the Connecticut State Police association in this city.
New Britain herald., 1928-07-11

In rowing Uncle sam has the Golden Bears Of California to de- pend upon to repeat the victories of Navy and Yale in the 1920 and 1924 games. The swimmers, boxers and Wrestiers will be heavy tayorites 10 retain their titles.
 The more deadly" of the species comprise much larger part of the total Olympic ensemble than they ever have before. Thirty-nine wo- men are making he trip abroad, 1g Of them forming the team for the Women's track and field events, the first time such competition has found q place on the Olym pie program. On the swimming team are II of the tairer sex and the rest of the world appears unable to offer anything that can compete successfully against these maids W ho hold huge majority of worlds record for their events.
 The voyage 10 Amsterdam will take about ten days. leaving the American team with q week of pre- lmlnary training in Europe before the chief Olympic program opens with the track and field champion ships starting Sunday. July 29.
 Four hundred or more persons booked passage on the President Roosevelt In addition 10 the .GS athlete reservations were held by 100 officials, coaches and trainers, head ed by Major General Douglas Mac Arthur of Baltimore. chairman of the American Olympic committee. A score or more of eWSpapermen complete the total.
New Britain herald., 1928-07-11
The Standing
Games Today

Games Today Springfield at Pittsfield. Hartford at Waterbury. 2.~~ Albany at Bridgeport. 2. Providence at New Haven.
 Games Tomorrow Pittsfield at Albany. Waterbury at Bridg .port Providence at Hartford. New Haven at Springfield. 3NB At oiWiW oifnW OifnW ofiWoa
New Britain herald., 1928-07-11
Wesley Booth Coan
 Dies in Bridgeport

Bridgeport, July ii (UP)-Wes- ley Booth Coan, S6. former manu- facturer and legislature. died at . Bridgeport hospital late yesterday in his S7th year. He was born in Woodbury and lived for many years in Trumbull and Derby. He left wife, two sons and a daughter.
New Britain herald., 1928-07-11
The Standing

Games Today Jersey City at Toronto. Newark at Montreal. Rea dng at Buffalo. Baltimore at Rochester.
New Britain herald., 1928-07-11
TERRIFIC ELECTRICAL STORM

Mandan, N. D.. July il R>-Mark Choppers, an Indian. and his wife and two children were killed in d wind and electrical storm that swept the Standing Rock reservation. Tele- phone wires to the reservation were blown down, and reports here of the damage to the storm swept section were meager.
New Britain herald., 1928-07-11
Spe king of Sports

The P. & F. Corbin and Russwin teams of the Industrial League will meet tonight at 5:s0 o'clock at Wall nut Hill park in game which was postponed from last Thursday after noon. The contest was scheduled for last week but, like last night, a last minute rain prevented its being played.
 The game in Junior City League scheduled for tonight at o'clock at Walnut Hill park between the Amer ican Legion and Golfers teams, has been postponed indefinitely. A meet ing of the managers of the teams in the league was held in city hall last night and they agreed to allow the game to be postponed.
 The American Legion team is playing its first game in the Hart ford county district in Plainville to- night and for this reason it was inn possible for the management to get its team out for the Junior City League contest.
New Britain herald., 1928-07-11
EASTERN LEAGUE

Yesterdays Results Providence 6, New Haven {. Bridgeport 1, Albany 1. Springfield 2-4. Pittsfeld s-5. Hartford Waterbury, rain.
New Britain herald., 1928-07-11
The Standing

Games Today New York at St. Louis. Brooklyn at Cincinnati. Boston at Chicago. Philadelphia at Pittsburgh.
New Britain herald., 1928-07-11
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE

Yesterdays Results Toronto 1, Jersey City 5. (1l innings.)
 Newark II. Montreal 10. Rochester g, Baltimore 6. Reading 10. Buffalo ,.
New Britain herald., 1928-07-11
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Yesterdays Results St. Louis 5. New York l. Cincinnati 12, Brooklyn 4 Chicago ', Boston>s. Pittsburgh 6, Philadelphia 5,
New Britain herald., 1928-07-11
POLICE FURTHER PLANS
 FOR ANNUAL FIELD DAY

General Committee on Arrangements Meets at Head quarters-Entry Blanks for Athletic Meet Distrib- uted About the State-WeI Known Athletes Ex. pected to Compete in Various Events - Boxing Bouts to Be Held in the Evening -Kapan May Ap. pear Here.
New Britain herald., 1928-07-11
The Standing

Games Today Detroit at New York. Chicago at Philadelphia. ?. St. Louis at Boston. Cleveland at Washington. ..
New Britain herald., 1928-07-11
Games Tomorrow

Philadelphia. at Pittsburgh. Brooklyn at Cincinnati. Boston at Chicago. New York at St. Louis.
New Britain herald., 1928-07-11

Games Tomorrow Chicago at Philadelphia, St. Louis at Boston. Detroit at New York. Cleveland at Washington.
New Britain herald., 1928-07-11

Plans and preparations of the committee of the police department which is planning for the annual field day to be held at Willow Brook park on August s, are progressing very favorably. The athletic com mittee has been doing some hard work in distributing entry blanks for the track and field meet and returns should start coming in pretty soon.
 Dan Healey of this city. has been one of the first to enter for the mar athon race which is on the program. Dan has been traing faithfully dur ing the spring and early summer months and he will be in prime con- dition for the event. Jim Connolly has also entered for the long grind.
 Clarence DeMar of Boston. veter- on marthoner, was scheduled to take part but because of the fact that he llas become a member of the United States Olympic team which sails to- day for Europe, his appearance in this city will be impossible.
 Manager Tommy Dolan Of the baseball team announced yesterday that the crew will be out for prac- tice every Tuesday and Thursday af- ternoons from now until the time Of the game with the Meriden depart ment. New Britain is out to win this year.
New Britain herald., 1928-07-11

Louis (i<id) Kaplan will be asked to appear at the boxing tournament in the evening in an exhibition bout. Without any previous information on the subject, we safely guess that kaplan will readily agree to appear here. He is among the most accom- modating of all the fighters in Con- necticut where his services will help any good cause.
 The proceeds from the field day and boxing bouts will all be turned into the police pension fund AS the bluecoats come out only once year seeking financial assistance from the public, there isn't any doubt but that the public will turn about and SUD- port their projects.
New Britain herald., 1928-07-11
Baseball Standing
AMERICAN LEAGUE
YeatefdAY'S Results

Washington 9-s. Cleveland so. St. Louis {. Boston 2.
 tOther games postponed, rain.)
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-31
Staying VICTIM
FOUND ON ROOF
Richmond Man Dead in
Mystery Murder.
BIZ Times SpccinL

By Times Special
RICHMOND, Ind, March 30
Finding of the body of Harry
Marsh, world war veteran, on the
roof of a shed back if his home
with bullet wound in the forehead,
has provided Richmond with muir
der mystery.
Police are holding five persons
while investigating the case. They
are Florence Marsh, 81, the dead
mans bride of three weeks; her son
by a former marriage, Carl Breeze,
II; Erma Dill, 26; Eva Killing, 10,
and Karl Holiday. So. All lived at
the house occupied by Marsh and
his wife.
Marsh and his wife. despite the
short span Of their married life, had
quarreled, police say. 1t is believed
Marsh was shot by a person stand
ing on the steps at the rear of his
home. There were no powder marks
on his forehead, indicating, accord
ing to police, that the shot was not
fired at very close range
None of the persons held so far
have given the police any informa-
ton that would lead to identifying
the slayer. Mrs. Marsh declares she
knows nothing of the circumstances
of her husbands death.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-31
New York Liberty Bonds
Just HOneSiCk
Collie Dog Returns to Old
Residence He Left
Year Ago.

YEARS absence from his old

A YEARS absence from his old
IA home in Indianapolis and
the kindly ministrations of a new
owner failed to erase the longing
for his former surroundings from
the brain of "Laddie," beautiful
collie dog.
Residents in the neighborhood
of Maple Rd. and Kenwood Ave,
entertaining "Laddie" royalty to-
day.
Laddie for years was the pet of
Mr.. and Mrs. Verne Getz and
their two daughters at 1917 Ken
wood Ave. A year ago Getzs work
took him to an Ohio city and
Mrs. Getz and the daughters took
an apartment to remain in the
city until the girls finished school
here. 1t was necessary to part
with Laddie, and he was sent by
automobile to George Shilling in
Shelbyville, Ind, thirty miles
southeast.
Thursday afternoon a neighbor
went to her door and found Lad
die, exhausted, lying on the door
mat. The dog often used TO doze
on neighbours porches when he
tired of his own. His feet we're
badly swollen.
A telephone call summoned his
old owners. They attempted to
take him to the apartment. But
Laddie would not go. He had been
lured out of the neighborhood
once and he wouldn't be a second
time. Instead he broke away and
ran to Public School 43, Capitol
Ave. and Fortieth ST., where he
used to wait for the Getz chill
dren twice a day..
Finally, the dog was brought
back to the neighbours house and
induced to rest in a warm corner.
There he lay until this morning
when, recuperateR he bounded
out of doors to joyously investi-
gate his old haunts in the neigh
borhood