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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-16
Riverside Skate
Entry Ninth in
National Event

Bobby Monroe has returned from
Newark, N. j., where he represented
the local Riverside rink in the ma
tional amateur roller skating cham
pionships. Skaters were rated on a
point system for their showings in
various events, and Monroe was
ranked ninth in field of thirty
five. His best effort was when he
placed third in the three-mile.
Eddie Baxter of Newark won the
quarter and half-mile events, while
B Steven Donegan of New York won
the one, two, three, four and five
mile contests, setting new worlds
record for amateurs in the five-mile,
skating the distance in Is minutes
and second.
Carl Wenze1 of Cincinnati, former
national two-mile titleholder, was
second to Bonegan in the two-mile.
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oAAA oAlOli' odCC1 OoJ
night, in Pittsburgh. the Middle
West will get its last chance to
mar the record of the Panthers,
indicated to date. The Notre
Dame crew, coached by George
Keogan, will engage the Pitt boys
in what has all the indications of
developing into a rip-tearing scrap.
Notre Dame, in its clashes with Big
Ten squads, defeated Iowa, Mime
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STANDING
TODAY'S SCHEDULE
COOLERS PARLOR
:30-HarrIs VS.. Goodman.
3:15-RubenS VS.. Goodman.
7:30-Harris VS.. Westhus.
9:15-XOgIer VS.. Johnson.
COLUMBIA CLUB
7;45-Nusbaum VS.. Downs.

A free-for-all, with cues as the
weapons, was in progress today at
Harry Coolers parlor and the Co.
lumbia Club on the fourth day of
the Western amateur three-cuShion
billiard tournament Lewis Vogler
was making great fight to bring
the championship to Indianapolis,
and Bud Westhus strove equally
hard to lug the big silver bowl back
to st. Louis.
DR.. A. j. Harris, champion, was
back a notch by reason of his first
defeat, but still was rated one of the
strongest players in the field.
Wednesdays play served further to
bring w. c. Nusbaum back into the
calculations.
Vogler made a speed record on
Wednesday night that probably will
not be equaled this tournament,
when he defeated Rubens in fifty
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-16
NetU Ball Park
on Sunday Side
By United Press

By United Press
MONTREAL, Feb. 16-When the
new Montreal team of the 1nterna-
tional League got its International
League schedule for 1923 it noted
that many games were scheduled for
Montreal on Sundays. They will be
the only Sunday games in the Inter
national League in Canada as SIM
day baseball is against the law in
Toronto.
The new ball park here is being
built in the east end of Montreal
where Sunday sports are permitted,
in contrast to the West Mount
Royal section, home of the Interna-
tional League local entry in the
days when the Mount Royals rep
resented this city.
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contests came as
somewhat of a shock
to persons believing
the Big Ten the
class Of the nations
basketeering PROV
ess, for what Pitt
didn't do to Confer
ence clubs wasn't
worth mentioning.
Michigan, North
western, Chicago,
Iowa and Ohio State
were the five quin-
tets which learned
that the East does
turn out a good
basketball team now
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-16
Big -Four Thumps
Diamond Chain

City League fans at the HooSier
Athletic Club Wednesday night were
treated to some fast basketball
furnished by two genders. In the
first tilt the Pennsylvania railroad
girls won close, hard-fought game
from the East Park M. E. girls, 1S
to Is.
In the second game of the evening
the Big -Four walloped the Diamond
Chain, 80 to 10. Capt. Carl Howard
of the Big Four was in top-notch
form and added further to his high
scoring total with ten field goals
and three free throws. Summary:
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-16
GUNTHER SKATE VICTOR

SARANAC LAKE, N. Y, Feb. To-
Lloyd Gunther of Detroit Wednes-
day won first honors in the Adiron-
dack gold cup skating champion
ships by winning the 440 yards
senior event in az 2-5.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-16
TOLEDO FINES BOXERS

Ely United Press
TOLEDO, Feb. 16.-The scheduled
fight between Andy Martin and Cal
ifornia Joe Lynch, Wednesday night,
was stopped in the eighth round
after local boxing commissioners
ruled neither was giving his best.
They were fined $3.50 each.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-16
MANHATTAN COACH

"a IHItCd PTCSS
NEW YORK. Feb. 16.-Josepll K.
Schwarzer of Albany, former SYRIA
cuse football star and assistant to
Chick" Meehan, head coach at N.
Y. u, today was appointed football
coach of Manhattan College.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-16

PALM BEACH, Fla, Feb. 10
Eddie Held, st. Louis amateur golf
star, defeated Arthur Yates, New
York State champion, one up, in
quarter final match of the South
Florida tournament "wednesday.
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Note. Dame Alumni team will play the
Horseshoe Club five next Monday night at
st. Anthony's hall. The line-up OF the
Horseshoe Club includes Gavin, Quinn,
HicEum' TheTe viii be a cuptainerai Ha SI al
1880 between the st. Anthony and Holy
Trinity grade school teams. A dance will
follow the feature game.
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Fights and Fighters

KANSAS CITY, Kan.-"Tiny" Roehuck,
Kansas City, knocked out Big Boy"
Peterson, Minneapolis, first round.
SAN FRANCISCO - Walcott Langford
and Phil Krug. Jersey City. fought an
uninteresting ten-round draw. They are
light heavyWeights.
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio-Louis De Arco,
Cleveland, featherweight defeated Merle
Ate, Indianapolis. ten rounds.
SHELBYVILLE, Ind.--Onie Gahimer.
Shelbyville, defeated Billy King. indian
apoliS six rounds.
CINCINNATI--Luis Carpentero, Toledo,
defeated joey Mexican, Detroit, six rounds
LOS ANGELES-An injury to- his eye
will keep Hilario Martinez, Spanish light
weight. from meeting Tommy O'Brien IN
ten-round bout here Feb. 81. Martinez
suffered the injury while training Wednes-
day.
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BASEBALL MEETING

College Cubs A. A. will hold their
baseball meeting at 8 Friday night.
All of last years players and tryouts
are requested to report.
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taken from the famous British ar
tlllery regiment which consisted of
picked men who fought in the Sepoy
Rebellion in India. Aliens only
comment in offering his suggestion
to Blackboard was 'They were never
Yielding" Yea, Continentals!
-
ANTI CAMBRIDGE? YES? NO?
Charlottesville. Ind.
I see you are picking Bainoridge to be
at the State tourney. Ny prediction IS
that Greencastle will knock them off il
the sectional. but in case the Tiger Cubs
fail our little team Of AtheniauS will trim
them plenty. You see, We have fairly
good record here. having beaten Coving-
ton. Jefferson OF Lafayette. South Side OF
Fl. Wayne. Greenfield and several more
Of about the, same class. We. have lost
three games this season, to Bedford. Brazil
and the opening game Of the season 70
Covington. So. Blackboard, We'll be at the
State--and maybe more. I'm picking
Muncie to win! BONES.
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One Of NOtrc DANES basketball
artists who is expected TO cause
the Pittsburghers no little trouble
is Bob Newbold, Rushville, Ind,
a forward. Newbold is the long
shot artist of the Irish squad.
q IT. Il
CTUDENTS and officials at Wash
~ ington High School have select
ed the name Continental" for the
athletic teams of the west side
school. The name was turned in
to Off The Blackboard, who con-
Quoted the contest to name the
teams, by Leroy z. Allen, of 1884
N. Cornelius Ave, Indianapolis, who
gets the two tickets for the Butler
Franklin game Friday night. The
ducats were placed in the mail
evening. A close second
for the honors was Cherry Pick
erS" offered by Earl Mckee of $40
Berkely Rd. The latter name was
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-16

sofa, Wisconsin and broke even
with Northwestern. And the Middle
West will be looking to the Irish to
puncture the wonderful record of
the Fasteners. And who ever heard
of a Notre Dame team letting any
other section of the country get
away with anything? Not as long
as Knute Roc1ne, Irish football
coach. and George Keogan, N. D.
basketball mentor, have anything to
a O,tt
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-16

When Cathedral High Schools
fast stepping basketball snipers
line up against the strong st.
Joseph's team of Shelbyville at
the new Cathedral gym Saturday
night, Joe Dugan of the local Irish
will see action at a forward post.
Dugan is one of the most reliable
point-getters on the local crew.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-16
JUDGE AVOIDS DISPUTE
Lands Declines to Rule on Western
League Row.

CHICAGO, Feb. 16.-Judge Kene-
saw M. Lands, commissioner Of
baseball, has declined to accept
jurisdiction in the dispute between
Pueblo, Colo, and Lincoln, Neb.,
over the location of the franchise
held by Lincoln last year. The case
was referred back to the Western
League.
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Fletcher Savings and Trust five was
downed by the Y M. s., % to 26. The
winners were trailing until the closing
minutes Of play. Indianapolis Flashes will
play the Y. M. S. tonight at the Sacred
Heart gym.
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College arzvo0d Squads IUolUad Friday Night
Independent and Amateur
Basketball Notices

Capitol Aces, playing in the 110-pound
class, were defeated by the strong Vic's
Five Of Indianapolis after eight straight
victories. For games call Drexel O684-M
and ask for Bill.
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e 1928, n J. Reynolds Tebaas0
Company, Winston-Salem, N. C.
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HELD DEFEATS YATES

Totals III 5 80 Totals go.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-14
Old Folks Say Doctor
 Caldwell was Right

The basis ot treating sickne..; nas not changed since Dr.. Caldwell If Medical College in 1915. nor since he placed on the market the laXativ prescription he had used in his pr' .- tice. known 10 druggists and the public since 1892. as Dr. Caldwel.'s Syrup Pepsin.
 Then. the treatment of COnstipa- ton, hiliousn"ss. headaches, mental depression. indigestion. sour stOm- ach and other indisposit!ons that result from constipation was entire ly by means Of simple vegetable lax atives. herbs and roots. Thosc arc still the basis Of pr. Caldwell j Syrup Pcpsin, which is 4 comhina tion of sonna and other mild laAa- tive herbs. with pcpsin.
 The simpler tho remedy for con- stipation. the s&Gor for the child and for you. and he better for the scn eral health ot all. And as you can get results in q mild and safe way by using Dr. CaldwelIs Syrup Pep sin. why take chances with strong drugs"
 bottle of Dr. Caidwcll's Syrup peps.n will last family several months. and all can use it. It k good for the baby because pleasant to the taste, gentle in action. and free from narcotics. In the proper dose. given in the directions. it is equally effective al all ages. Elderly
New Britain herald., 1928-03-14
Gives Your Hair
 Unusual Beautv

The attractiVeness os even tne most beautiful women depends upon the loveliness of their hair.
 Fortunately. beautiful hair is now easily obtained lt Is simply mat ter Of shampooing
 Proper sham pooing makes the hair soft and silky. II brings out ell the real life and lustre. all the na- tural wave and color, and leaves # fresh looking, glossy and bright.
 While your hair must have fire luent and regular washing 10 keep t beautiful, it cannot stand the harsh effect Of ordinary soaps. The free alkan in ordinary soaps soon dries 'hc scalp, makes the hair brittle and ruins r.
 That is why discriminating Non1- en. everywhere. now Use Mulsificd 'ocoauu. olI Shampoo. This clear. pure and entirely ereasri"ss product brings out 3lI thc real beauty Of the hair and cannot possibly iuJure
 Two or three t"aspooufuls Of MuI- siii1i is all that Is required. r ma kes m abundance O rich, creamy lather which c,,aUses thoroughly and ~inses Out easily, removing every particle of dust. dirt and Iandruff.
 it leaves tho halr soft, silky and easy 10 manage and makes it fairly sparkle with new lie. gloss and ilstr..
 You can g.t Nnsided Cocoanut Oil Shampoo a' any drug store.
 A four-ounce bottle lasts for months.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-14
City Items

Get your tickets for big show.
 Youll get your moneys worth at the Tabs, Sat. night. Tickets soc advt.
 The biggest soc worth in town. Sat. night. Tabs hall-adrt.
 The only St. Patrick's entertain : ---adyt.
 The police were notified today of the return Of the operators license Of Rocco D'Aversa Of 65 Lorraine street.
 An investigation was under way under way by the police today into the complaint of George Demos of the State Lunch. 35l Main street. that 8 pockethook containing sl4 and an automobile registration and operators license was missing from l.is coat pocket. He said two men were seen going into the cellar and half an hour after they left the articles We're missing.
 Co. No. of the fire department responded 10 a still alarm at 3:o6 yesterday afternoon for chimney fire in a house al los Carlton street, owned by l.. $. CoNles. There was no damage.
 Members and friends of Unity Re bakah lodge will meet to sew in the club rooms at Odd Fellows hall, Thursday afternoon.
 Phoenix Temple of Honor will meet tomorrow evening in its new meeting place. I. o. O. r. hall on Arch street. The organization has moved from Vega hall where meet lngs have been held heretofore.
 The condition of George H. Ham lin of Camp street, who has been so seriously i'll at New Britain General hospital that week ago It was said there was no hope for his recovery. is reported 10 be improving grad ually His recovery is expected. Crescent Past Noble Brands as- sociation will meet with Stella Re bekah lodge Friday afternoon. In the evening the degree Will be con- ferred on 8 class of candidates by the district eeputy president, Mrs. Simpson, and staff of Bristol. with the officers of Rebekah state as- sembly as guests.
 Mrs. Clarence r. Bennett has. in- vited the members of her Current Events class 10 her home, 1c3 For est street. this evening at o'clock. This meeting follows the conclusion of series Of lectures given weekly during the winter at the '. w. (. A..
New Britain herald., 1928-03-14
Miss Flisbee Leads Class
 At NOrthfeld Seminary

Miss Lena b. F'risbee of Cedar sfreet has the honor of attaining the highest rank in scholarship in the junior class Of Northfield seminarv East Northheld. Mass. for the first half of the present academic year.
 Miss f'risb"e's name was at the head Of q list of honor students of 'b" junior class read at th" morning service today by Acting Principal Frank L. DuIey. She not only rank o1 highest in her class for this per 1od, but also held one Of the second highest soholas'i records of the school bet"""n Septemp" 1927 and February 1a2S.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-14
Trader Horn" Arrives in
 New York on Olympic

New York, March 14.-(FLAn old man whose "reminiscences have made him an international figure arrived last night aboard the White Star liner Olympic.
 Alfred A. Smith, 76, better known as the Trader Horn" of the book by that name. landed from the Olympic as a second class passenger. The former peddler of gridirons, who sprang 10 fame by his stories of trading among sayages Of Africa, was q picturesque figure as he made his appearance 10 talk with report CTS. Tall and slightly stopped, he wore tweed cape-coat and q wide brimmed felt hat.
 He complained of the cold in New York and recalled with relish the time he spent in Georgia before the World war. where he lived on q farm with his son-in-law, William scales.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-14

spen. in America" he told me. T did everything there from cotton picking. oil painting. bricklaytps. and peddiing gold teeth to fighting Indians in CCtah with Bill Cody but principally prospecting.
 "I've been a prospector all my life: for diamonds. gold and plat mum in Africa, for precious met als in Colorado.
 A Genrs4a Recoaloctiou
 "Englishmen ask me how ! will get along in . dry country like America. but I lived in dry Geor- gia once and always managed to get my little nip. Fact iA they once tried to mix mo up with vio- lations Of the prohibition laws. but by the time tho case vas called somebody had drunk up all the evidence.
 "One place want 10 go Is Bridgeport, Connecticut. l once sailed from there in the doop May. destined for service in the Red Sea. A Scotch Mohanmedan in the service Of the Sultan Of Zanzi- bar employed us to collect | reli- gious tax then levied on all ships sailing the Red Sea Oh, there's many a shilling made in the Gar den of Allah: I made quite . few myself. All those renegade Scots and English who became Moham- medans still had hankertng for pork and whtskey. They didn't dare eat and drink them on land, for fear of betrayal. % they used to visit my sloop to get a Christian meal.
 An Old Fr.end
 When get to Nsw York l want to see Miss Mary Foster Mas sau, the first white child born in a certain part of Africa near the Equator. I saw her last 4t years ago. She's living in New York now. She sent me her picture not long ago with the word "mboio" written on It. That is native Afri- can for good morning. When ! see Mary we will have tho laugh on tho reporters because We will talk . language nobody but us will understand"
 Trader Horns wife h buried In Pittsburgh. and q two-year-old daughter in Denver. His only son. who was killed In Mesopotamia duyine the worlA War. was born at Cherry Creek, Colorado.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-14
Boston and Maine Will
 Slash Pay of Some Men

Boston, March II JP)-A wag reduction of 10 cents an hour for Boston and Maine clerks. freight handlers. express and station em- ployes 10 take effect April was an- nounced by railroad officials. Tho proposed cut will effect about 4G0G workers.
 Vacations, sick leaves and hol- days with pay for clerks will b. eliminated, railroad officials an uonnced.
 II. D. I'lrich. general chairman of the Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship Clerks Freight Handlers, Express and Station Employes, upon receiving notification of the propos- "d cut, filed protest. 4 hearing will be hold April 3.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-14

life and death struggle for ivory on the Ogowe River,
 He will be plunged from the apo theosis Of the primal into the pride and joy of our particular form of civilization.
 Trader Horn, according to his chronicles. came of an eminently respectable English family. As a youth he ran away to sea and found himself in the African ivory belt, with a white goddess to save him from death and innumerable years of primitive struggle ahead of him.
 EDelishwo oman Discovers Him
 He was discovered a couple of years ago by Ethelreda Lewis, an English author, who was writing in a South African literary colony. The old man came 10 her doorsteps, 6 peddler. She engaged him in con- vcrsation and. from his stumbling, rambling conversation, began 10 piece together a story that left her spcllbound.
 Finally she arranged to have him write these memories down in his own way and she edited them. The result was an immediate best seller that turned Trader Horn from 2 jungle beggar 10 g. rich man.
 The windfall came of course when he was too old to do much about his wealth. He can merely dedicate him. self 10 curious world; a bored and work weary world that likes its Rir Van Wrinkles, and adores app2ritlons that come walking out of the Afri. can iunges with tales of white god. desses" left somewhere in the brack. ish background.
 some old Friends London, Mar. IA. tP-Old eyes seldom sparkle. but there was | Glcam in Trader" Horns as he told me about his intended visi, to America just before he sailed. 1 It's not as stranger that he's going there.
 i "Outside of my forty years in Africa, most of my life has been
New Britain herald., 1928-03-14
Much of Cargo on Liner
 Lee Ruined by Water

Manomet Point, Mass. March 14. -UP)-Inf preparation for salvage operations. about 100 tons of the cargo of the Robert E. Lee, Eastern steamship liner ashore on Mary Ann rocks. off here, has been taken from the hold and returned to Boston.
 A good part of the cargo was ruined by the water. It was either thrown overheard or given to shore dwellers who came out to the wreck in boats.
 With the transfer of an additional 300 tons during the week. the wreckers will attempt 70 pull the stranded steamer off the rocks.
 The Lee was to be replaced today in the New York Boston service by twin screw express steamer New York. She will alternate with the George Washington in the run be- tween the two cities.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-14
HISTORIC BOSTON
 HOME THREATENED
Washington and Thomas
 Planned Battle There

Boston. March l4.-1Pl-The fate o- the old house where General Washington and General John Thomas planned the occupation Of Dorchester Heights 15c years ago aangs in the balance as Boston pre- pares 10 celebrate Evacuation day on March IT. A great modern school building is to be erected on the site or The tTo-century- oli house.
 The house stands in Eliot square, RoAburv. Even when ii was built m I7lA its site Has historic ground, for John Eliot. apostle to the Indians had Ia bored there.
 II was already old in 17'5 when ,u.. Battle O Bunker Hill was fought. From lfs dormer windows watchers SAN jhe ebb and flow Of battle that June r. on Bred. HlIl miles away, They saw the waves Of British foi-cs $ sweep up the hillside and finally overNhelm the doughty little band that had tried 10 seize the hilltop and force the British from the city.
 Less than a year later. IS re- suit 0, plans which were prepared ln part in this ancient house, the Brit ish awoke one morning 10 eee can non drowning down upon them from Dorchester Heights Separated from the city by a sweep of water that made attack difficult, the British forces were faced with General Nashinrton's threat 70 Lombard the city and send Il tumbling about their ears. So on March r the British evacuated and sailed away for Haii- fax, x. S, with about 1000 Tory sympath,zers. Thus the occupation Dorchester Heights accomplished what the Battle Of Bunker Hill fail cd 10 achieve.
 Each year the city celebrates the anniversary Of the evacuation Of the city with a parade Of thousands of military men and civilians. This year { .eho soldiers. sailors. marines and civilians will march in memory Of the event
 \ movement now Is under way to have the Dilivay house preserved and the school house commission, according 10 it's chairman. Francis E. Slattery. will lend it's cooperation.
 Other bodies that have taken an interest in the movement to have the old building saved are the RoA- bury Historical society and the New England society for the Preservation of Antiuuns