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&c. BOXERS SCORE
OVER ALL INVADERS

Only four boxers could be mustered
by the Baltimore Y. M. H. A. for its
meet with the Jewish Community Gen.
ter here and all four took FASTING.
Mike Tardugno. featherweight, out
pointed George Roddy Gus Mirmen,
weller, defeated Joe Taylor; Bob Simon,
middleweight, polished off Ed Latrenna
in one round, and Jocko Miller, light
weight, outpointed Harold Sacus.
Allie Wolff, Penn States 160-pound
intercollegiate champion, and Jack Tier
ney of Georgetown, fought an exhibition.
Ben Bornick and Babe Silverman of the
Jewish Community Center, helped out
the program with a wrestling exhibition.
Among the spectators were Hugo
Bezdek, Penn State coach, and Senator
David I. Walsh of Massachusetts, who
has been a leader In the movement to
give Washington boxing bill.
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BY GEORGE MORIARTY,
Big League Umpire.

- HORT playing fields again will
play q vital part In the major
league pennant races. Without
~ abbreviated fields the final re-
suits Of many games would be en-
tirely different and the club standing
would be considerably altered in Oc-
tober.
There are short fields in four Ameri-
can League parks-Cleveland New York,
Philadelphia and st. Louis. Right field
Is the short one in each instance. In
these cities every available foot Of
ground has been utilized without en-
croaching upon public thoroughfares.
The Philadelphia National League
Club offers the shortest right field in
the big circuits. One hard wallop,
slightly tilted into right field in any Of
these parks is tagged for a home run.
Clouts Of the same velocity and length
In any other direction are generally
caught by the outfielders.
Blow to Yankees.
At the Yankee Stadium in years past
the right-field bleachers offered Ruth
and Gehrig q veritable paradise in
which to drop home runs, because they
hammer their hardest blows in that
direction. This year, understand that
the Yankees right field is much longer,
due to a change in the construction Of
the pavilion.
The change bears out the contention
that short fences are less convenience
to Ruth and Gehrig than to other slug
gers. The average home run clears the
pavilion and drops into the street. Ruth
and Gehrig specialize in clearing pavil-
ion, street and apartment dwellings.
thereby assuring continued health and
prosperity to the innocent passerby.
In the parks that feature short right
fields, o pitcher may hold smuggling
club fairly even for eight innings and
then, with the bases occupied, find that
one mispitched ball interrupted pro-
ceedings long enough to send him to
the showers When this situation pre-
walls. one can readily understand the
mental strain a pitcher must undergo
1t takes excellent control to keep the
ball away from the deadly inside corner
and eliminate the Barnum g. Bailey
type Of home run
Big Help to Brannon.
The short right-field pavilion at st
Louis was the means of converting Sec
ond Baseman Otis Brannon of the
Browns into a worthy slugger. Bran
non, who bats left handed, apparently
was satisfied to meet" the ball at the
start Of last season. Suddenly he real
lied that the r:ght,fleld pavilion woule
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Fire Threatens a Panic Just
Before Chicago Bout Starts

Prom the looks of this, am certain
the fire was started by an enemy OF
mine" Harmon said. Some one wanted
me to fail-even now, in my greatest
hour"
With the first alarm of fire, Harmon
made his way to the roof, seized fire
hose and began playing stream of
water on the burning roof and tar pots.
Firemen arrived, and after about is
minutes the fire was conquered though
the odor of burnt wood and paper filled
the stadium.
Harmon revealed that workmen at
the stadium. which even yet Is not
completed, went on strike, and in this
labor trouble Harmon saw the hand Of
his enemies.
only five hours before the champion
ship fight between Tommy Loughran
and Mickey Walker was to go on,
quelled the last effort of workmen to
quit their jobs" he said.
And yet with a long series of hard
ships behind him that began when he
peddled papers for pennies to help his
family's support, which ran through
weary years of effort to interest capt.
tai in his 100000 stadium dream. and
which eliminated with the menace of
holocaust-with all these things be-
hind it was kindly faced. smiling
Paddy that took modest bow from
the ring last night and 10000 persons
cheered a fighting 1riShman.
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BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
~HICAGO, March 29.-Paddy
Harmon went fire fighting or
the roof of his multi-million-
~ dollar Chicago stadium last
night just as a world cham
pionship boxing program was about to
start In the ring below.
There were 10000 or more men and
women seated in the great auditorium
when smoke began curling down from
the northwest corner Of the roof short
ly after 8 o'clock. Occasionally q
glowing firebrand dropped down among
the ringsiders, though none struck any
spectator.
The odor of smoke and the sight o.
the dropping firebrands threatened tc
spread panic, for the crowd had a vivio
memory of what happened at the Coli
scum at a boxing show no later than
last Monday. Persons in the balconies
which we're crowded. begain clapping
their hands and their action had the
effect of calming those below.
Three times in recent years Paddy
Harmon has been confronted with what
appeared to be insurmountable OBJ
stacles in the building Of the stadium,
each threat coming just when he
thought everything was all arranged
Then last night, with the gong about
to sound for the first preliminary, fire
threatened his dream house"
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TOMMY AND MICKEY
PRAISE ONE ANOTHER
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, March 20. - Fighting
Mickey Walker is big order, Tommy
Loughran said today in discussing his
light-heavyweight championship battle
with the Rumsen bulldog.
1T was a great fight and hard
fight" he said. Mickey Is a great lit
tie fighter with a terrific punch and a
style of bearing down in action that
makes it hard to weather fight with
him. He put up a great battle and I
am proud to have defended it success
fully against him."
Walker didn't have anything to say
except that he did his best and to laud
Loughran's boxing ability.
Jack Kearns, Walkers manager,
thought his fighter should have won
ITO my mind there is no question
but what Walker won that fight. 1t
looked like Walker all the way to me. -
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: BY FAIR PLAY.

Y FADING lights in the light-heavy-
weight class continue to pass up
matches when the name of Ro-
IL leaux Saguerro is mentioned. The
Big Cuban is a f1ashy boxer, with
good right wallop. and has stepped
out of his class a number of times and
tackled heavies just to keep his fighting
blade whetted to razor edge
But Duke Barry Is not despa irlng.
He manages to secure work for his big
fellow so that the hungry wolf is kept
away from the door and Sag,lerro man
ages to pack away good meal coca
sionally, so that he Is not too weakened
when called upon to do his stuff against
the opponents his manager is able to
dig up for him.
Not so long ago Barry made the
unique proposition to any promoter in
the country who cared to U.s. Saguerro.
This Is what Barry offered to do: Any
promoter could have the Cuban for
three fights. If Saguerro did not score
a knockout over one of the first two
men he tackled the Cuban was willing
to fight the third man for nothing.
Propositions of this sort do not come
up every day, especially when high
finance is a necessary part OF a man.
ayers repertoire. No one came forth
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BIG LEAGUE BASE BALL
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Today's schedule:
At Tampa, Fla.-Washington (A) vs..
st. Louis (N).
At Fort Meyers, Fla.-Philadeiphia
(A.) VS.. Boston (N).
At West Palm Beach, Fla.-St. LOUIS
CAD VS.. Brooklyn (N0.
At Bradenton, Fla.-Boston (A) vs..
Indianapolis GA. Al.
Montreal Q.).
At San Antonio, Tex.-Pittsburgh
| (N) VS.. New York (N).
At Beaumont, Tex.-Chicago CN) VS..
Beaumont (T9.
Yesterdays results:
At Petersburg, Fla.-St. Louis (N0,
| 10; New York (A.), 2.
At Fort Meyers, Fla.-Philadelphia
| "a, II; Boston (N), 10.
At FL Paso, Tex.-Chicago (N), 8;
Detroit (A), z.
At Orlando. Fla.-Cincinnati (N), Z;
Montreal a., 8.
! At Palmetto, Fla.-Buffalo %, g.;
Boston ca, 4.
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concerned, the average amount spent
per annum by girls rifle team in
local schools is $500. Surely this is not
an exorbitant sum to lavish upon a
group of Is to 40 girls, even If 1t were
entirely for their own pleasure.
First Baptist Church tossers gained a
safe margin on first place In the Baptist
Young Peoples Union League last night
by their defeat of the Cavalry Baptist
six, 43 to %, in the Wilson Normal
School gym.
Miss McManaway, right forward, did
some stellar tossing for the winners
while Misses E. Hoeke and Morrison
stood out for the losers, the former scor-
ing 10 points while the latter put up a
good defense in guard position. Scoring
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Voigt Will Figure in a Match
At Indian Spring Club Sunday

~ GORGE ]. vOIGT, North and
South amateur champion, prod
r uct of the Washington pub
~ lie links. and now nationally
recognized golf star, is TO show
his wares at the Indian Spring Golf
Club Sunday afternoon. Voigt will
pair with DR.. Larry S. Otell, new
member of Indian Spring and former
public links star of Washington and
Baltimore, against j. Monro Hunter,
professional at Indian Spring, and Wal
ter r. McCallum, amateur OF the Wash
ington Golf and Country Club. The
Voigt is on his way North from a
tour of the Southern resorts, where he
has been playing in his customary
graceful style, although he has not
been a prominent factor in the Florida
tournaments. At Pinehurst few days
ago, however, he led the field IN the
first So holes of the North and South
open championship. registering a SO
and a 70 over the first day.
Voigt has not played here since last
April. when he stopped in Washington
on his way North with Maureen Or
cult to play an exhibition match at
Indian Spring against j. Monro Hunter
and his daughter Dorothy. He Is now
located III new 1OTk, Uut Is oeAi .ioA-
resident member Of the Bannockburn
Iolf Club.
Fred Mcleod Of Columbia holds sew
eral records. For one thing he is the
smallest golfer who ever won the ma
tional open championship. And he is
without doubt the greatest bunker play
er in the world-all the professionals
admit this.
But now Freddie has the unenviable
record of having missed the shortest
putt ever missed. 1t happened on the
seventh green at Pinehurst two days
ago His putt for lay with almost
half the ball over the edge of the cup.
Freddie made a stab at the ball with
his putter and missed the globe entirely.
He knocked I'D the sand but didn't
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strike the ball. The putt was consider
ably less than the one-inch putt Of
classic reference which Tommy Armour
missed in Canada four years ago.
Sandy Armour declares it is the Short
est putt that has ever been missed.
Chairman Paxton Of the Washington
Golf and Country Club golf committee
has called meeting of the golf COM
mittee for Tuesday night to consider
details of the forthcoming invitation
tournament of the club.
Monro Hunter and George Diffen-
baugh, Indian Spring professionals, will
play A. B. Thorn of the Town and
Country Club and Bob Barnett of Chevy
Chase in putting match at the King
Pin Country Club on Fourteenth street
tonight. The match will start at $50
o'clock,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-29
CRABBE OUTSWIMS BORG.

HONOLULU, March 20 LF).-Clarence
Crabbe defeated Arne Borg in the 400
meter free style swimming event here
yesterday. Borg was ahead at the first
turn, but Crabbe overlook him before
the half way mark and led thereafter
He was IL yards ahead of Borg at the
finish
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Short Playing Fields Factors
j. In Major League Flag Chases

be reckoning to him throughout the
home schedule, and he started to pull"
with great vigor in that direction. Dur
ing a stretch of eight days he poled 10
homers into the pavilion. This reflects
his newly developed wallop, without
enumerating the singles and two-bag-
gers he slams against the wall.
Cy Williams, veteran outfielder Of the
Philadelphia Nationals, became one Of
the modern home-run kings by virtue Of
the short right-field wall at home.
Close right-f1eld quarters in Cleveland
made possible scores of home runs and
two-baggers for Iris Speaker and Joe
Sewell, also left handlers. Whenever a
batter slugs long, hard fly which is
caught in spacious right-field territory.
he usually returns to the bench and
consoles himself as follows:
Tough luck! That would have been
homer In Cleveland or ST. Louis!"
tcopyrisht, 1929. by North American News
paper Alliance)
Fritz Maisel. for a time the best base
runner in the American League, is
teaching his Orioles to slide.
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Fights Last Night

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO.-Tommy Loughran, Phil
adelphia, outpointed Mickey Walker
Newark, N. j., Qight heavyweight
championship, 0o). Tuffy Griflths
Sioux City, Iowa, outpointed Leo LON.
ski, Aberdeen, Wash. Q0).
Hollywood. Calif.-Mushy Callahan
junior welterweight champion. knocked
out Jackie Carr, Glendale, Calf. a..
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WASHINGTON SWIMMERS
TO MEET BALTIMOREANS

The swimming team Of the boys de-
partment of the Washington Y. M. C.
A. will meet the Baltimore Junior Y.
M. C. A. team in the pool of the Monu-
mental City institution tomorrow eve
ming.
The local team will be composed of
Meany, manager; Clark Newton, Howell,
Schroeder, Mckenzie, Wills, Rodes,
Smith, Hahn and Clayton.
The meet will include racing strokes,
relay and fancy diving events.
A return meet will be held here the
middle of next month.
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Saguerro, Cuban Light-Heavy,
Being Dodged By ''Upper-Crust'

to take up Barrys def and he matter
rests. The offer is still open, and
Barry means to smoke some of the lead
ing lights out Of their safety-first holes
and show the Cuban In the most attrac-
tive light publicity can shed on him.
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CLEVELAND FIVE REPEATS

CLEVELAND, Ohio. March 90 LP.-
Duplicating wednesday nights second
half rally, Cleveland made it two
straight over Fort Wayne in their
American League play-off for the pro-
fessional basket ball worlds champion
ship here last night. winning % to %
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Auto Bodies, Radiators, Tenders
Repaired; also New Radiators
Harrison radiators and cores in stock.
Wittstatts, 1909 14th North 7l77
Also 31s 18th. " Block Below Ave.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-29

The largest sports club In the Ar
gentine has membership of $4,000
athletes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-29

A party Of rs base ball fans Of Japan
will visit the United States this Fall to
attend the world SERIES
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-08
ROCKEFELLER
CLAIM DENIED
BY STEWART
Standard Oil Mogul
To Return to Chi
g Says Battle
Yet To Be Won

NEW YORK, Feb. s.-tFHCol-
onel Robert w. Stewart was prepar-
ing 10 return 10 Chicago today avow-
ing over claims or victory
by the Rockefeller forccs in their
battle Of proxies.
Meanwhile the Rockefeller strength
in the battle for control OF the
Standard Oil company Of Indiana
was augmented by proxies for 1850
shares forwarded By Dartmouth col
lege.
"A brisk exchange or statements
was opened by winthrop W. Aldrieh.
counsel for the proxy committee
headed by John ID. Rockefeller. Jr..
with the claim that his committee
held proxies representing 81 per cent
OF the stock.
"This latest claim Of victory gives
me no concern" Colonel Stewart
said. ali the ensuing four weeks
between now aad the annual meet
ing the stockholders will more
clearly understand the situation"
The Aldrich statement was the
first definite claim made since Mr..
Rockefeller began soliciting proxies
with which 10 vote Colonel Stewart
out Of the craftsmanship and direc-
torate of the Standard Oil company
Of Indiana after Colonel Stewart had
refused 20 resign. Mr. Rockefeller
demanded the resignation as a re-
suit OF his displeasure with Colonel
Stewards testimony before the SEN
ate committee investigating the Tea
pot Dome Gil leases and the affairs
Of the Continental Trading company.
Regarding the action Of julius
Rosenwald, president Of Sears-Roe-
buck company, who had written
friends urging them 20 support the
Rockefeller interests, Colonel Stew
art said:
"Mr. Rosenwald Is MT n stockhold-
er and his connection with Mr.. Rock
efeller is well known. His statements
show a lack Of information"
Among important elements in the
strength Colonel Stewart will mar
shall M the meeting In Whiting. Ind.
his supporters point to $4,000 shares
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-08
SUMMARY

The area Of high barometric pres
sure over the Northwest during the
last several days IA now spreading
south and southeastward, attended
by unseasonably low temperatures
practically throughout the western
half Of the United States this morn
ing. Readings were well below zero
throughout the Northwest, and below
freezing as far south as central and
south-central California, New Mex
leo and northwestern and central
Texas. Over the eastern half Of the
country temperatures were season
able 10 slightly above normal. Heavy
cloudiness prevailed throughout the
southern and eastern halves Of the
country az the morning observation,
while precipitation was light 10 mod
crate and general within the last "a
hours practically throughout the
great central valleys and in the
Southwest.
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BULLETIN

First figure lowest temperature
last night; second, highest tempera-
ture yesterday; third. wind velocity
at 3 a. m: fourth, rainfall past "a
hours.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-08

her infant son and most OF the Eu-
ropean powers proclaimed their neu-
traIity and declared they would pre-
vent the Carlists and Republicans
from matching conspiracies against
the Spanish monarchy.
At the time Of the death OF King
Alfonso XII Spain was recovering
from a serious tilt with Germany
over the possession OF the Caroline
Islands In the Pacific. One Of the
islands had been seized by Germany,
the act leading 10 rioting in Madrid,
during which the German embassy
was damaged. The king had entrust-
ed the controversy 70 diplomacy and
the pope decided In favor Of Spain.
War With II. =.
The most serious blow during the
regency Of Queen Maria Christina
TO the powerful Spanish empire was
the war between Spain and the Unit
ed States, which resulted In the loss
TO Spain OF the last Of is important
colonial possessions and terminated
Spanish rule in the new world. Cuba.
which for a long time had been try
ing TO shake off the Spanish yoke,
became insistent IN its demands for
independence III 1871 nc 1Ahdlo
later broke out in active revolution
against the mother country and the
situation came to be regarded by the
United States as a menace because Of
the neaTness Of the island 70 the
American shore. An exchange Of
diplomatic notes between the United
States and Spain was followed by
sending 20 Havana harbor the Amer
lean battleEhip Maine, which was
blown up there February Is. 1898.
The United States declared war
against Spain and seven months lat
er, in December, the queen regent
agreed 10 give UP Cuba. Porto Rica,
the Philippines and other islands in
return for n payment Of $4,000. 900.
Maria Christina was a devout
Catholic and through her influence
greatly aided in the ~ascendancy Of
the Catholic church In Spain during
the last quarter Of the nineteenth
century. The last year Of her reign.
however,, was marked bv 4 dispute
with Rome over the rights ard pre-
negatives OF the Catholic clergy in
Spain. which the Vatican sought 10
restrict.
Born In Austria
The dowager queen was born AZ
Gross-Seelowitz. Austria. July 81,
1858. the daughter or Archduke
Charles Ferdinad and Archduchess
Elizabeth Francisco Maria. Her
father was 4 first cousin OF the late
Emperor Francis Joseph. Since her
son, King Alfonso XIII, assembled the
throne She had lived virtually IN
retirement. except for interest taken
in charitable and religious institu-
tions. She also superintendent much
Of the education Of her grandchild-
rem. The dowaRcr queen always swas
noted for the plainness and simplicity
Of her life. although on state occn-
sions she insisted on maintaining the
strict Austrian court etiquette IN
which she was reared.
Maria Christina had two daughters,
the I~nfantas Marie de las Mercedes.
born in 1850. and Maria Theresa,
born In 1882. Their deaths. like
their births. occurred two years
apart. the former dying in 1904 and
the latter IN 1906.
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ROMAN PACT
TO Be SIGNED
NEXT MONDAY
Delay of One Day For
Fete Honoring Pope;
Civil Law Change
Expected to Result

ROME. Feb. s.-R-Signature Of
the treaty OF cancellations and con-
eordat between the Vatican and the
Italian government has been post
poned from Sunday until Monday.
On Sunday a te deum will be sung
for the anniversary Of the pope's cor
onation in the church of St. John
Lateran which adjoins the papal pal.
ace where the ceremony Of signing
will take place.
Reserve which was maintained un-
I'll yesterday was abandoned with the
announcement "a the assembled diplo-
mats accredited to the Vatican OF
settlement Of the differences of the
holy see and the Italian state. Every
where there is rejoicing at the i'm
minent conciliation.
Pope IN Praised
Predictions are heard that the
pope vii remain i'm history as "Pius
secretary Of state, is hailed as the
church has produced in the last GEN.
fury, the work Of Cardinal creole
Consalvi. who In 1901. under Pope
Plus VII, concluded the ~eoncordat
with Napoleon which lifted the
church from the disastrous conditions
Of the French revolution, is recalled
by way Of comparison.
A flood Of congratulations has be-
gun to pour in upon the vatican.
Most, OF course, are from various
Italian provinces but all parts Of the
world are represented
Appointment Of a group OF card
inals and archbishops as senators Is
Of the eonsigning of the corcordat.
This will conform 20 custom prior TO
the rupture Of the church and Italian
government in 1870.
Pending publication Of the con-
cordat, there In some speculation MS
{ o just what changes acceptance Of
the Canon law by the Italian govern
ment will entail. II Is In direct OPP
position to the principle proclaimed
BY the famous Italian statesman,
Count hi Cavour. who held for "a
free church in a free state"
Will Alter Law
Civil laws probably will be modi-
fled 10 conform with Canon law. Save
IN purely religious matters the new
law Of the state will apply TO all ir-
respective Of religion.
Some OF the changes forecast are:
Legalization of religious marriages.
Removal Of ecclesiastics from juris-
diction OF civil courts.
Redistribution Of religious teaching
in public schools.
Removal Of civil restrictions on the
clergy.
Property rights for religious or
ders.
Civil enforcement Of church ediets
as 70 church personnel.
EXEMPTION OF ecelesiastics from
military duty.
Civil authorities will report mis-
demeanors or crimes Of churchmen
10 their bishops. In eases o. arrest
ehurchmen will be detained in sep
arate jails from those used for other
criminals. II convicted they need not
serve sentences in ordinary prisons
but In n monastery or a convent de-
signated BY the bishop.