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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-01-25
LINCOLN AUTHORITY
SPEAKS TO STUDENTS

Attorney Joseph Benjamin Oakleaf
of Moline, ILL.,, who owns the largest
single collection of books on Abraham
Lincoln, addressed the Marshall high
school students at their convocation
period last Tuesday. Attorney Oak
laef has collected approximately A.
600 volumes on the famous emancipa-
tor. He has compiled one bibliogra-
ply of Lincoln works, is now prepar-
ing another, and also writing of the
life of Lincoln.-Marshall News-Mes-
senger.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1928-01-25

No man is entirely without POLITE
cal friends and well-wishers if he u
mentioned as a possibility for vice.
president.-Exchange.
Evening star., 1928-12-23
OF FISH MARS
YEAR FOR ID. e.. ANGLERS

the larger and gamer f1sh-trout. rock
and taylorS-that make their appear
ance in the Bay and salt water streams
during August and stay until almost
the END OF the fishing season.
When these larger, flsn made their
appearance, they we're not caught by
the rod and reel anglers. The major
ity OF them fell prey to the purse net
ters, who made hauls of as high as 10
tons a day. OF course, every once In a
while a lucky party of anglers would
run into school Of these game fish
when the purse meters were not
around, but these occasions were rare.
Fish at Solomon's Island.
About the best fishing in salt water
during the past season was enjoyed in
the Patuxent River at Solomons Island.
OF Point Patience, at this place, many
good catches of rock fish, ranging In
weight from to 10 pounds were made.
But here, too, the purse METERS on sew
eral occasions operated their nets and
made good hauls. though to operate q
purse net In the Patuxent River Is
against the Maryland law.
The outgrowth Of the scarcity Of fish
IN salt water for the anglers was a con-
certed effort on the part of angling
and other organizations to try to get
the coming session of the Maryland
Legislature to enact law against the
purse netters. In this movement the
District anglers are taking prominent
part. During November protest meet
ing was held and plans for an extern
Evening star., 1928-12-23
GEORGETOWN u. LEADER:
I MARYLAND is CLOSE UP
Galaxy of individual Stars Produced,
Including Mooney, Carroll Snyder,
Schmidt, MeeIa1,, Street, and Dyer.

country-Navy, Maryland, Hopkins and
Rutgers.
1t is needless to say that some bril-
liant athletes performed for local
schools as accompanimentS for team
accomplishments. In foot ball, George
town had Jim Mooney and Jerry Carol,
two Of the best linesmen in the East,
Maryland had in Snitz Snyder one of
the outstanding backs. Catholic Uni
versity had fine back in Schmidt. and
Gallaudet one in Dyer. George Wash
ington's best and most consistent per-
former probably was Van Meter,
tackle, a player far better than the
record of his team indicated any men,
ber of it might be.
Star Basketers Numerous.
In basket ball Georgetown had several
stars, and the brightest were Meehan at
guard and Dutton at center. Foley and
Harvey Of Catholic U. were far above
the average in ability, and so were Radice
and Dean Of Maryland. Any of this
group would compare well with college
players anywhere. Dyer OF Gallaudett
and Carey Of George washington and
KeSsler Of American u. were leading
players of their quints
Hoctor as one of the stars of the re-
lay four, Wildermuth In sprinting. Adel-
man in the shot put, Wisner in the pole
vault and Sexton in the high Jump
were outstanding during Georgetown's
track season. Maryland'S best track
men were Thomas and Matthews in the
middle distances and zulick and Nc
Donald In the shot put. The best men
Maryland turned out in lacrosse were
Dodson and Linkous and Street, the last
mentioned's work as goal keeper being
outstanding.
Maryland is about the only one of the
local colleges that added anything much
in the way of physical equipment dur
ing the year to further the future of its
athletics It constructed at cost of ap-
proximately $4,000 another section of
stands for its foot ball and lacrosse field
and began a program involving an ex-
penditure of $150,000 for new athletic
fields and general recreational facilities.
Evening star., 1928-12-23
MARK COLES

Vernon, American University and
George Washington University.
Marjorie Webster School, which has
now moved into its new building on Six
teenth Street extended has developed
an entirely intramural system of sports
with the possible exception of SWIM
ming.
Several thousand playground athletes
have competed in the junior scholastic
basket ball, dodge ball and volley ball
circuits, but only interclass series have
been held among the high school stu
dents. In the Junior highs the girls
competed this year as in the past in
an inter-junior higR school field meet
which included base pan, volley ball.
track and field contests, and was won
by Jefferson Junior High.
Soccer was the favorite sport among
the junior high school students during
the Spring and Fall seasons and many
inter section Journeys were staged as
well as interscholastic schedules,
decided. Hine, Macfarland, Stuart,
Columbia, jefferson, Powell and Lang
ley all had large and enthusiastic
groups out for this sport.
Some IL or more teams from clubs
about the city joined the Washington
Recreation League and participated in
the tri-Section basket ball circuit in the
Spring. Eagles of Business Night High
School won the senior division, end
Strayer won the intermediate loop after
tight battle with Company F Auxil-
iary af Hyattsville.
Friends and Eastman Schools had
basket ball teams in the interscholastic
field, but did not compete in hockey.
Evening star., 1928-12-23
TRAPSHOTS OF DISTRICT
HAVE SUCCESSFUL YEAR

the washington men defeated, four
matches to three, but in the new series
started the following Fall the Washing
ton Gun Club leads the Oriole Gun
Club.
washington Gun Club championships
were shot in October Mayhem won the
16-yard singles title. Doubles laurels
were garnered by Cliff Fawsett, veteran
trapshot and several times club
champion.
In March. Monroe, Shelton and VIII
liams successfully defended their three
man team championship of the club.
In the same month, DR.. Monroe won in
class B at the Hebberville Gun Club
meet near Baltimore.
The doctors championship In the
club was captured by DR.. j. G.
Wynkoop. president of the organization:
A father r-and-son competition resulted
in victory by DR.. w. D. Monroe and DR..
W. D. Monroe, jr.
June, saw F. p. Williams finish with the
best score.
The three-man champion team Of
Monroe, Shelton and williams indulged
in a challenge match with a team in
Guiding Welsh Wilson and Bartholo-
new and another of Parsons, Sylvester
and Burrows and lost to both teams.
No title hinged on the result. however.
The Labor day shoot, one of the big
events of the year at the club, vas won
by Mayhem.
Throughout the year Washington
Gun Club conducted its weekly shoots
for members and guests. Prominent
among winners were Bob Livesey, Henry
Bartholomew, L. L. Lane. Cliff Fawsett,
F. p. Williams, Boyd Mayhem, w. d.
Monroe, Walter Wilson, j. II. Hunter,
A. ". Parsons, A. w. Stronger and A.
B. Stine.
Evening star., 1928-12-23
RACQUETS GAME
HOLDS ITS OWN

Squash racquets enjoyed about as
successful a season here in 1928 as it
usually does The sport, which is fos-
tered here only by the Racquet Club,
was marked by several interesting
events
ln intercity competition the Racquet
Club team was not impressive, losing on
January here to the Baltimore Ath-
letic Club combination in an 1l-3 en-
counter, and being beaten February II
by the Philadelphia team, 0 to 5, in
intercity championship play at the ma
tional tournament in the Quaker City.
Richard w. Miller won the Racquet
Club tournament, defeating Secretary
of War Dwight F.. Davis, 1913, 9-l5,
15-I4 and 15-7. Secretary Davis won
the club title In 1925
In addition to Secretary Davis and
Miller prominent players Of the Racquet
Club included Charles P. Stone, Heri
L. de Sibour, w. B. Wolfe, Al Minnix
and AL Howard.
Squash racqueters representing Lang
ley Field downed the combination rep
resenting the Office of the chief of the
Air Corps In match March 81 held at
the Racquet Club. It was the second
win of the season for Langley Field
over the Air Corps team.
Evening star., 1928-12-23
CANOEING RETAINS LEAD
IN WATER SPORTS HERE

the Old Dominions of Alexandria.
A new swimming group, the Wash
ington all-star swimming team, headed
by Mark Coles, scored notable victories
It's main triumphS were over the Vir-
ginia and Lafayette College teams.
Catholic University's swimming team
did not fare so well, nor did Devitt's
In the scholastic group. Central High
Schools team, though, registered some
fine wins and with ID points finished
fourth in the South Atlantic scholastics
at Baltimore.
Girl Swimmers Win.
Washington Swimming Club girls de-
feated several strong teams of other
cities, among them the Scranton SWIM
ming Association team. The Olympic
tryouts and the South Atlantic cham
pool, though, saw them defeated by the
Bay Shore Club girls of Baltimore, Sew
eral Washington girls made much pro-
gress in national endeavor during the
year, especially Opalene Lawrence, who
bid for stardom as fancy diver.
The Jewish Community Center pro-
NOTED many swimming exhibitions. So
did the Y. M. c. A. In the latter or
ganization, Guy Winkjer set several tank
records.
The annual Presidents cup swim went
to Raymond Ruddy, a 17-year-old
member of the New York Athletic Club.
The District Club swimming champion
ship was won by Washington SWIM
ming Club with 81 points. Rosedale was
second with 16 points and Washington
Canoe Club third with 4 points.
Potomac Boat Club members did the
only competitive rowing hereabout. The
PotomacS took one event in the annual
regatta of the Southern Rowing As
sociation at Alexandria. John Bratten
was senior singles victor iBratten fin
ished second in the single sculls in the
Middle States regatta in Baltimore later
in the season. The POtomacS won the
four-oared gig race of the Old Dominion
regatta at Alexandria.
Canoe sailing was introduced, but a
regatta held on the Tidal Basin was
lightly patronized. Howard Greene,
sponsor for the innovation. was winner.
Eddie Baltz of Corinthian Yacht Club
was the motor boating star Of the city.
With his craft, he scored signally In the
tri-city races at Hearld Harbor. There
was model yacht racing regatta on the
Lincoln Memorial rejecting pool in Oc-
tober that attracted many washington
and out-of-town entrants.
Evening star., 1928-12-23
DISTRICT DOGS
SCORE IN FIELD

Owners of bench and hunting dogs
exhibited in several events at nearby
places during 1928.
Though worthy entries represented
several Capital City fanciers hunting
dogs owned by Frank Kidwell we're the
most prominent.
Eagle Ferris, one of Kidwell's dogs,
placed third in the all-age stake in the
United States bird trials at Grand
Junction, Tenn, held January H.
Big Parade, also belonging to Kid
we'll, was first in the all-age stake in
the National Capital Field Trials Asso-
ciation tests at Centerville, near Fair
fax, Va, October 80 Other Washing
tons dog owners also had entries in these
trials.
Several Washingtonians exhibited
their dogs in the Baltimore show Feb
ruary IL, making good showing
Evening star., 1928-12-23
THOUGH water sports were
generously patroni2ed by Wash
ingtonians during the year, no
particularly brilliant successes


~ generously patronized by Wash
"A ingtonianS during the year, no
1 4 particularly brilliant successes
Nere scored. Swimmers, men
and women, went into frequent COM
petition with natators of other cities and
took a fair lot of the contests. There
was little done by the orasmen, but as
usual the canoeiStS of the city garnered
many laurels in brushes with the pad
dlers of other localities. Motor boat
men entered few races.
Representatives of Washington Canoe
Club and Potomac Boat Club upheld the
prestige of Washington canoeists. A
Washington Canoe Club four finished
third in the international trophy race
of the Dominion day regatta at Toronto
and paddlers OF both local organiza-
tions gained top honors in the Metro
politan regatta at New York and the
Peoples regatta at Philadelphia on
July 4.
In its own regatta here, Washington
Canoe Club was winner with Potomac
finishing third back of Yonkers Canoe
Club. The Potomacs on July 81 finished
third In the Eastern regatta of the
American Canoe Association at Baltl-
more. In the N. A. A. Q. regatta at
Philadelphia early in August, Ernie Mil
lar of Potomac won the senior single
blades and with his brother Charley
the tandem single blades. At the same
meet, Magruder of Washington Canoe
Club won the senior double blades.
w. C. C. Paddlcrs Score.
Later in the meet Spencer of WASH
ington Canoe Club defeated Ernie Mil
lar in a double blades event. Myers and
Davis of Washington Canoe Club won
the junior tandem double blades and the
Washington Junior quad defeated the
Potomac four.
In the national canoe championships
at Belleville, N. j., on August 18, WASH
ington Canoe Clubs four won the junior
quad double blades. Paul Frisby, Jim
Holloway, Arthur Smith and Carlton
Meyers we're in the Washington craft.
Ernie Millar and Andrew Bogley of Po-
tomac won the fitting championship.
Washington Canoe Clubs quad finish
ed third In the Middle states Canoe
Racing Association regatta at Philadel-
phia on August 19 and on August 25
Potomac Boat Clubs squad finished
second in the canoe section of the
Swimmers day program at Baltimore.
In the final event1of the canoeing season
ca September % the Potomacs defeated
Evening star., 1928-12-23
SOCCER CLUBS
HAVE BIG YEAR

Soccer continued its growth here
during 1928. Competition was keen in
the various circuits, and play generally
was high class.
Walfcrd Soccer Club, which has ruled
supreme since the sport was put on an
organized basis here in 1926, won the
Washington and Southeastern District
Cup tie tournament defeating Ger
an-Americans, 9 to 2, and entered the
National Amateur Cup tie tournament,
being eliminated in the third round at
Philadelphia by the Barney GOGGLES in
6-l match.
Walfords won the championship of
the f1ve-team Washington Soccer
League, and Clan MacLennan captured
the pennant in the eight-team Capital
City Soccer League. Marlboro won the
Recreation League title.
Before the season was over the Wal
ford team disbanded some OF Its play
ers joining the Clan MacLennan COM
bination and others the RoSedale team.
| Walford suffered its first defeat in three
years at the hands of a combination
composed Of former German American
! and Concord Club players. The score
was to 2.
A high light of the season was rec
ognition Of the District Soccer Referees
Association by the United States Soc
Ger Referees Association. AS a result
of its afiliation with the national body
members of the District group now can
referee anywhere in the world.
Clan MacLennan team, after beating
Concord, to 2, in an opening game
in the United States Foot Ball ASso-
citation National Cup tie tournament,
lost in the second round to the Canton
foot bail club of Baltimore in the
Maryland metropolis in a 6-3 en-
counter.
! Macfarland and Stuart tied in the
junior high school soccer series. The
teams played to deadlock in a regu-
lation game, and in three extra periods
were unable to break the tie. It was
agreed that the cup would repose half
the time at each school the coming
year.
Evening star., 1928-12-23
WOMEN IN SPORTS ADD
TO ATHLETIC PROGRAM

r INAUGURATION Of the first Dis
trict OF Columbia fencing cham
,pionShip for women and Of inter-
ii scholastic team matches in this
sport marked the highlight in the
years activities for local sportswomen.
Christine Ekengren of Holton Arms
School won the title over large field,
one of her closest rivals being Florence
Merriam of George Washington Uni
versity. Miss Ekengren proved one of
the outstanding sportswonen in the
local scholastic group. In addition to
her fencing achievements, she earned
places on her school basket ball and
hockey squads and is noted as well for
her swimming talents.
Holton Arms. Fairmont Seminary
and George washington University
each had strong fencing teams and
competed In series OF matches con-
Quoted under the direction of Mai.
Walter Blount, who was the instructor
for the teams. Maj. Blount offered gold
and silver medals to the champion and
runner-up in the District event as he
has been doing each year in the past
for the mems championships.
Basket Ball, Hockey Popular.
Basket ball and hockey We'd with
each other for popularity among the
college. school and club sportswomen.
George Washington, American Univer-
sity and Gailaudet each had basket
ball teams; and the first two named
turned out hockey squads as well. All
of the local seminaries and high schools
sports and five of the seminaries-
Holton Arms, National Park, Madeira,
Mount Vernon and Eastman School
had outside series as well, competing
against each other and against the two
college teams in hockey and among
themselves on the basket ball floor.
Holton Arms hockey eleven was un-
defeated in the Fall, numbering among
its vanquished rivals, Madeira, Mount
Evening star., 1928-12-23
@HE outstanding feature of the
1928 fishing season in the Dis
trict and vicinity was the


1928 fishing season In the Dis
trict and vicinity was the
Il scarcity of fish caught both in
fresh and salt water streams
and also in Chesapeake Bay. Looking
back over the past season, the angler
finds that the Potomac River was clear
only about three times during the Sum-
mer and Fall months and the Shenan-
doah was almost as bad. Wnen the wa
ter cleared good catches were the rule
for the bass anglers, out these times
were few and far between.
First of all, the annual run of fish to
the swift waters of the Potomac around
Chain Bridge in the Spring was con-
spicuous by its absence, or II the fish
came In large numbers they could not
be seen.
There is no doubt that certain dele
terious matter is allowed to flow into
the waters of the Potomac River in di-
rect violation of the District code. Evi-
dences of this can be seen by any one
who takes the trouble to investigate
Another thing responsible for the
falling off In the numbers of fish that
come up stream in the Spring to lay
their spawn is the number of nets
stretched in the lower Potomac. These
nets are operated along both the Mary
land and Virginia side of the river.
Salt water anglers had by far the
better of the 1928 season. In the early
part Of the season the croakers or hard
heads furnished excellent sport for the
anglers and whet their appetites for
Evening star., 1928-12-23

sive campaign against the purse nets
we're outlined. At this meeting 1t was
also unanimously decided to ask the
Maryland Legislature for measure
prohibiting the sale of black bass in
that State. Both of these measures
have the backing of the Maryland
Conservation Commission and viii be
introduced when the Maryland Legis-
lature conveneS on January /.
Another feature Of the season Just
closed, and one that is demanding the
attention of Legislatures all over the
country. is pollution of streams. Streams
that few years ago were well stocked
with fish now are unproductive. The
prevention of pollution Is of paramount
Importance, and unless SO considered by
city officials throughout the country
and steps taken to bring 1t about, the
work Of the conservation commissions
will 60 for naught.
Evening star., 1928-12-23
~ WASHINGTON Gun Club. the
NA only organization fostering
NM trapshooting here, afforded
Y Y the scattergun devotees

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the scattergun devotees
much entertainment during
the year, and its weekly meets and
several intercity matches were pro-
ductive of much good target-hitting by
members.
Local trapshots also did well in meets
Of national character. In August at
Vandalia, Ohio, Boyd Mayhem Of wash
ington missed landing the class 3
trophy in the Grand American Hanoi-
cap Tournament by only two targets.
In this event, DR.. A. v. Parsons and DR..
w. D. Monroe each broke 1866 targets.
In the preliminary handicap OF the
Grand American, Mayhem broke 85 OF
100 targets thrown, to lead the Wash
ington Gun Club contingent participat-
ing. H. H. Shelton, F. p. Williams and
w. F. Burrows did well in shoots at
Pinehurst. Shelton was prize winner.
Early in the year, the Washington
gunners went into three-way shoot
with the Orioles of Baltimore and the
Gettysburg Gun Club. The locals made
sweep of the single events, but were
beaten in one Of the three shoots IN
doubles by the Baltimoreans.
The series of shoots with the Orioles
of Baltimore that ended last June saw
Evening star., 1928-12-23
PETER MANNING SHOWS
HIS SPEED DESPITE AGE

Peter Manning, 1864, the speediest
trotter the world has seen, made the
fastest mile turned In over a half-mile
course in 1928, 2:03M, despite the fact
the horse has reached the age OF IL.
Nine world trotting records are held
by him, In addition to innumerable
State and track marks.
Evening star., 1928-12-23
CALIFORNIA WILL PLAY
PENN TEAM NEXT FALL

Golden Bears of California will play
Pennsylvania at foot ball for the first
time in Philadelphia next october 10.
They have beaten Penn in post-sea-
son games on the Pacific Coast.
Evening star., 1928-12-23
ONLY TWO COLLEGE MEN
ARE FOOT BALL VICTIMS

OF the is foot ball fatalities in the
United States this season, only three
involved college players
All the other victims were high school
or sandlot players.
Evening star., 1928-12-23
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Evening star., 1928-12-23
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Evening star., 1928-12-23
in District Colleges and Schools During the Past 11Uee Months
FOOT BALL AND TRACK
CROWNS WON BY TECH
Central Basketers and Eastern Nine Tri-
umph-Gonsaga, Emerson, St. Johns
and Dewitt Prominent A5ssong Preps.

- CHOOLBOY athletes and their
followers thoroughly enjoyed
themselves during the rapidly
. waning year. The various cham
Evening star., 1928-12-23

7 INAUGURATION Of the first Dis
trict Of Columbia fencing cham
,pionship for women and Of inter-
II scholastic team matches in this
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80 Hoover a. Coolidge's successor;
Secretary Mellon issues statement
denying published reports that hs
declared for commerce secretary.
Nine men rescued from mine at
Oneida, Pa, after being imprisoned
II hours behind cAvein.
London and Buenos Aires press
derides President Coolidge's adj
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NEWS BRIEFS

Coroner's jury at Walsenbprg,
Colo, blames state police for clash
with miners in which two strikers
were killed.
Fargo-Mrs. Donald King, IS,
wife Of q Washington, D. G. news
paper man, who figured in Fall
Sinclair oil hearing, died here.
Assistant Secretary Of Navy Rob-
inSon and Sepator ShortFidge fore,
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