Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-09

The North American Newspaper ALI
ance, feature news organization, owned
mutually by the foremost independent
newspapers in the United States and
Canada, has initiated a new program
and policy of expansion which estab-
fishes a precedent in journalism. The
expansion of the Alliance, whose ex-
elusive member in Washington is The
Star. provides the first wire service for
news features ever set up by group
of newspapers comparatively organized
for the collection and distribution OF
such features
Furthermore, the American Telephone
g. Telegraph Co., which has worked out
this ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS wire service
and will operate it. announces that it
is the largest ever put into operation
at one time. In four circuits having a
total length of approximately $4,000
miles, II links powerful daily news
papers spread across the continent.
Includes Special Features.
Over this network, which stretches
from coast to coast and from the Gun
of Mexico into Canada, will be flashed
the authoritative feature news reports
of specialists on business. sports. radio,
politics and other divisions of news
interest and Importance. In addition
there will be special features covering
dramatic news happenings whatever
form they may take. and the writers
will be OF national reputation.
The sports staff Of the North Araeri-
can Newspaper Alliance will be directed
by Walter Trumbull. serving as sports
editor and feature writer. Mr. Trum-
bull is nationally known as an authority
on sports--college, amateur and profess
sional. Is an able and entertaining
writer, and has the intimate confidence
of champions and sports leaders gener-
ally. his articles viii appear In TIL
Star at frequent intervals. - &
The sports staff directed BY Mr..
Trumbull includes such specialists as
Walter Hagen. British open golf cham
pion and. holder of the American pro-
fessional title: Vincent Richards, for
mer Davis Cup star and American pro-
fessional tennis champion: Tommy
Loughran, light heavyweight champion
of the world and eventual challenger
for the heavyweight title. and George
Moriarity. present manager Of the De-
troit base ball Glib and former star
player and veteran umpire. Each man.
In his writing, will conflne himself to
his own sport.
Foot Ball Service Planned.
Extensive arrangements have been
made by the Alliance for remarkable
service during the college foot ball sea-
son. Four of the country's most not
able coaches have been retained to
write for the EXAMINATIONS member
ship. The East will be covered" by
Bill Roper. famous coach at Prince
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tain States will be taken care OF by
another celebrity Bob Zuppke, Univer-
sity OF Illinois: the Pacific Coast by
Howard Jones, coach at the University
of Southern California. and the South
by Dan McGugin of Vanderbilt,
One of the gay notes OF the Alliance
program will be struck by Mollie Mer-
rick, who win write movie gossip and
news from Hollywood. She will reveal
the fads and fancies of film celebrities,
will tell Of coming stars. and when big
news feature story breaks" In Holly
wood Miss Merrici. will be there to tell
the readers OF The Star all about It,
The ratio expert Is Martin Codei. Mr.,
Codel's news stories will interest Star
radio fans.
Aside from all these regular features
viii be special reports OF news events
whose Importance justifies such reports.
And there will be signed articles by
actual participants In dramatic hap
penings. AS instances OF service the
alliance has been giving In this direc-
ton, there were the thrilling stories In
connection with two rescue planes sent
by The Star and North American News
paper Alliance to Greenly Island. one
OF which carried the transatlantic fly
ers, Won Huenefeld, Koehl and Fitzmau-
rice, to New York, there to receive their
first official welcome TO the United
States the signed story sent out some
months ago by Eadie. the diver who
communicated with the men entombed
on the sunken submarine Sd. and the
story written by Capt. Longohardi of
the Principessa Mafaida, after the ship
had sunk of the South American coast
with tremendous loss Of life.
Doty Contributes Stories.
Other examples OF Alliance service In
branch OF activity which will be con-
tinued were the stories written by Ben