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Evening star., 1929-01-04
LEWIS-SONNENBERG
TO GRAPPLE TONIGHT
By the Associated press.

BY the Associated Press
BOSTON, January Ed STRANGER
Lewis, world heavyweight wrestling
champion, and Gus Sonnenberg, former
Dartmouth foot ball player, meet in a
championship match at the Boston Gar
den tonight.
Lewis, who tipped the scales at 235
pounds, had 35-pound weight advan-
tage over Sonnenberg.
During their training this week both
men have concentrated on the holds
which have given them their present
position in the wrestling world. The
champion has worked on his deadlock,
the hold that Won him his nickname,
and Sonnenberg has further developed
the flying tackle, which he borrowed
from his college foot ball training
Last year, Sonnenberg, then rank
outsider, had his first chance at the
title, and won the first fall from Lewis
with this hold. A few minutes after
ward, however, the champion lodged
him, and Sonnenberg landed head first
on the concrete outside the ring. He
was in a hospital for the next week.
Lewis has shown that he respects the
flying tackle by spending much time
hardening his abdomen. Sonnenberg
is confident of success, but most of the
experts are agreed that Lewis has too
great experience to lose his title to a
man who has wrestled hardly as many
months as the champion has years.
Evening star., 1929-01-04
HAYES AFTER MORE COIN.
BUT HOLDS TO CONTRACT

No time Is being lost by President
Clark Griffith in offering terms for
the 1929 base ball season to his
Nationals, but thus far only one
player has affixed his signature to a
contract. He is Garland Braxton,
leading pitcher Of the American
League last season. The prexy.
though. has had letter from Jack
Hayes. in which the young iniieIder
asked for more substantial amount
than that named in the contract
submitted. Hayes was careful not
to return the contract, however.
Nothing to substantiate rumors
that Sam Rice. veteran outfielder.
intends to retire from base ball be-
fore the 1929 campaign opens has
been heard from the player, now
vacatiOning in California. During
each Of the past two or three VIM
ters Sam hinted he was about TO get
out Of the game. but each time he
turned up at training camp and
went through hard playing season.
Evening star., 1929-01-04
us to Clear Ring Middle in Discussing Heavyweight Situation
Probe of Boston Sunday Base
Ball Bribe Charges Continues

fore the council for action he received
a telephone call from an anonymous
person warning him that certain men,
mers of the Council were trying to get
$500 each and If they didn't get it they
would delay until the bill had cobwebs
on It,"
He testified that the voice sounded
like that of Councilman Robert C. Will
son and said that as soon as the con-
versation ended he attempted to reach
Wilson by telephone to compare the
voices. but that despite frequent calls
to Wilson's Office he was unable to get
into conversation with him.
Wilson, one Of the 13 councilmen
named by Fuchs as those who Lynch
said constituted the hold-out bloc, char
acterized Adams story as too thin
even for my worst enemy to believe"
He alleged that Adams attempted to
offer him money to work for the defeat
of State Senator who had opposed the
Sunday sports bill in the Legislature.
Evening star., 1929-01-04

By the Associated Press.
BOSTON, January 4.-City Council
lor William G. Lynch was expected to
appear today before the Boston Finance
Commission, which is investigating
charges that 13 councilmen sought
$4,000 each from the Boston National
League Base Ball Club for permitting
big league base ball on Sundays.
Lynch was named by Emil E. Fuchs,
president and manager of the Braves,
as the one who approached him in his
hotel suite last November to lay before
him the demands of the other council
men.
Fuchs, who told his story at the first
day Of the inquiry, was followed on the
stand yesterday by Charles F. Adams.
vice president of the club, president of
the Boston Bruins Hockey Club, and
the man who made the original charges.
Adams corroborated in a general way
the testimony of Fuchs and declared
that before the sports bill had come be-
Evening star., 1929-01-04
SHEA TESTS NEW HANDS
IN BOUT WITH MANDELL

CHICAGO. January 4 H).--Eddie
Shea, Chicago featherweight contender.
will test out his new" hands tonight
when he clashes with Tony Mandell,
Boston. in 10-round match at the
Coliseum.
Shea fractured several bones In both
hands several weeks ago and underwent
q complicated operation designed to
make them less brittle. Success OF the
operation probably will be tried tonight.
as both he and Mandeil are hard
punchers.
The winner has been promised title
match with Andre Routis of France,
featherweight champion.
Evening star., 1929-01-04
Vests Fielding Mark of .996
Is Record for Major Gardener

- AM WEST, the brilliant and fast
going outflelder of the Washing
ton club according to the official
~ figures giving the fielding aver
ages for 1928. wiped out the rec
ords made by Louis Duncan of the
Cincinnati club of the National League
and also that of Bib Falk of the Chicago
Americans in outfielding. Duncan had
an average of 1898 in fielding his posi-
ton, while Falk, In 1925, recorded an
average of .992. These marks stood as
the best ever made in outf1elding until
the Griffman appeared on the scene.
Last season Sam West accepted 223
out of the 224 chances offered to him,
which means a fielding average of .996--
a world record for major league out
fielder working in 100 or more games
Heinie Manush of the st. Louis
Browns equaled the American League
mark when he came through with an
average of B92, which equals the former
best record, established by Bib Falk in
1926. f+s ''4'
Sam West, the present leader, was
a clever outer gardener throughout his
days as minor Lacquer With the
Sulphur Springs club in 1924 Samuel,
Evening star., 1929-01-04

he said, depends upon the women
themselves. OF course they are limited
to certain events and must pass a pfy-
sical examination. 1t was on my mo-
tion that the 800-meter run was elm
mated from the 1882 Olympic program
for women"
Frederick w. Ruben, who was secre-
tary of the American Olympic commit
Tee during the last games, and Daniel
J. Ferris, secretary treasurer of the Ma
tional A. A, U. both said they believed
.ne organizations opposition would
have no effect.
This Is a reiteration of what thew
said before" Ferris declared. "Thev
did not give us any assistance in the
past and perhaps we can't expect it
this year. They have no control over
anybody. The United States will be
represented as 1t always is"
Evening star., 1929-01-04
MILLER WILL Referee
COLLEGE RING EVENTS

Five intercollegiate boxing meets
have been assigned Capt. Heinfe Miller,
District referee and central board off,
cial of the Intercollegiate Boxing Asso-
ctAtioE by DR.. Francis c. Grant Of
Philadelphia, secretary of the associa-
ton.
Miller will oficiate in the George
tovn.Western Maryland meet here
January 26, and at the competition be-
tween Virginia and either Navy or
Syracuse at Charlottesville February
49, He also will handle Georgetown
meets here as follows:
February %, New York University:
March J., Penn State, and March 8,
Dartmouth.
Evening star., 1929-01-04
L0MSKI ON WAY EAST
TO BATTLE BRADDOCK

BY the Associated Press.
ABERDEEN, Wash, January A.
Leo Lomski, the Aberdeen Assassin" !"
was on his way to New York to meet
James j. Braddock, conqueror of Tuffy
Grif1ths. in Madison Square Garden,
January 49,
Eddie Eicher, Lomski's manager, who
accompanied him, expressed the opin-
ion that Lomski would fall heir to the
light weight crown without again
meeting Tommy Loughran.
Eicher said Lomski posted & chal-
lenge and $2,500 forfeit with the New
York State Boxing Commission nine
months ago, and that since Loughran
has shown no inclination to return
from the heavyweight ranks. precedent
would indicate that Lomski was en-
titled to the crown. He cited the
similar instance of Jack Delaneys de-
parture from the division and the
passing of the title of Mike McTigue.
Lomski has been training here, and
his manager said that he would enter
the ring in fine trim at 174 pounds.
Cecil Harper, middleweight protege
of Lomski, is accompanying the
Assassin" to make his debut in the
East
Evening star., 1929-01-04
Olympics to Retain Women's
Events Despite Opposition

BY the Associated Press.
n YEW YORK, January 4.-Opposi-
ton expressed by the women s
division of the National Anna
i teur Athletic Federation to
participation by women in the
1882 Olympic games will not prevent
that part of the program from being
carried out in full according to Olympic
and A. A. U. leaders.
Addressing the fifth annual meeting
of the woman's division yesterday, Ethel
Perrin. chairman of the divisions
executive committee reported that her
committee had Endorsed the launching
of campaign to educate girls in schools
and colleges and other girls of school
and college age not to train for competi-
ton in the next Olympic games to be
held in Los Angeles.
Most Olympic and A. A. U. officials
thought the woman's organizations
opposition would have no effect on the
program.
Il do not think 1t will have any effect
in the least" said Gustavus T. Kirby,
past president of the American olympic
committee. There are tens of thou
sands of girls who demand the right of
competition and they are going to get
It, The matter was discussed very care
fully by the International Amateur Ath-
letic Federation at Amsterdam. Some
thought that the events were perhaps
too strenuous but statistics show that
the competition of girls and women had
no bad effect, with due consideration to
their condition at the time.
Tennis and golf are approved of.
What about Olympic fencing? That's
all right they say, yet they have to
dash. high jump or other event"
Murray Hubert, president last year
Of the A. A. u, and American repre-
sentative on the International Amateur
Athletic Federation, pointed out that
participation of women in athletics is
recognized by all international sports
governing bodies.
ITO what extent women participate" :"
Evening star., 1929-01-04
CARDS FARM REINHART
TO THEIR HOUSTON CLUB

ST. LOUIS, January 4 UP-Arthur
released on option by the St. Louis
Cardinals to their Texas League farm
at Houston. He is the third pitcher and
ninth member of the pennant-winning
club released by the Cards this Winter.
The addition of Reinhart to the
Houston pitching staff is expected to
compensate for the loss of Bill Halla-
han, whom the Cards recalled Rein
hart has been with the Cards since
1925 and will be 80 in May. In the
four years Reinhart has won so and
lost i8 and 1928 was his only year to
fall below 500.
Evening star., 1929-01-04
16O TRACK CANDIDATES
REPORT AT TECH HIGH

A squad of 100 candidates, 100 more
than have ever reported for the Tech
High track squad, were on the job when
Coach Elmer P. (Hap) Hardell looked
over his Mckinley aspirants yesterday
for the first time.
Many of those reporting do not ex-
pect to do a whole lot in track, but
want conditioning work for foot bail Or
base ball.
Despite that Tech is occupying a new
building, it is without facilities for
taking care of so large a track squad
indoors and Hardell has a real problem
to handle his candidates.
Evening star., 1929-01-04

in the 106 games he played, had a
fielding average of .996. He always
showed unusual cleverness in fielding his
position
Cy williams of the Phillies stepped
along for SO games without making a
bobble This in itself is a record, for
no other player ever in major league
base ball holds similar one. Many
players in major leagues had and have
records of finishing season with a
perfect mark in fielding, but the num-
Der of games played by them ranged
from 10 to 90.
There never was perfect fielding
record save the one registered by
Johnny Bassler in 1926, when he caught
60 games without making an error.
Back in the Silurian period of the pas
time first baseman by the name of
Club Sullivan is said to have gone
through an entire season without an
error.
Evening star., 1929-01-04
MUST PLAY GOOD CRICKET.

MELBOURNE, Australia, January 4
R).-England must make 1872 runs to
win the third cricket test match from
Australia. The Antipodeians' innings
were concluded here this morning for
35i runs. They had scored 397 in the
first innings, while England scored AIT.
Evening star., 1929-01-04
STADIUM IN CLEVELAND.

A giant horseshoe stadium. seating
$1,000 spectators, is to be erected on
the lake front Of Cleveland, Ohio. The
$2,S00, 900 sports structure will be COM
pleted by July 4, 1890.
Evening star., 1929-01-04
FOUR CHESS CHAMPIONS.

In the past 80 years of chess history,
there have been only four holders of
the world championship title.
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-01-14
ALASKA SCHOOL BULLETIN MAKES
 ITS APPEARANCE

The Alaska School Bulletin. publication issued monthly by the Alaska Territorial Department of Education, l.. D. Henderson, Com missioner of Education, has made it's first appearance in the New Year. It is published to promote the educational welfare of the children of Alaska and is sent to uperintendents, principals, teach CTS, school boards and newspapers throughout Alaska.
 The January issue contains wealth of information relative to educational projects and problems; short treatises of interest to all citizens a splendid picture of Gov George A. Parks, of Alaska, accompanied by a short history of his life; and a most interesting ar ticle of high spots in Alaska's edu- cational history, entitled "Educa- ton Under the Cars" which is the first of series of articles on the history of education in Alaska and which was compiled by l.. D. Henderson,, Commissioner of Edu- cation.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-01-14
By WELLAND R. GORDON GA. p. Correspondent)

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 14.-Span- iards who founded Los. Angeles gave one of it's streets the poetic name of Calle de La .primaEera, the Street of Springtime." Today it is a busy canyon of skyscrapers, center of one of the fastest-grow- ing financial districts in the United States, but plain Spring Street.
 Near the heart Of the street stands the new Los Angeles Stock Exchange building, housing the successor of an institution founded September 29, 1887 The Exchange volume of business last year was $242, ,000,000. In the first six months of 1928 the total was $419,- 100000 Last December a seat on the exchange sold for $25,00O. A few weeks ago a new member paid S65, ,000 and since then $90,00O has been bid for the right to trade on the floor. On June 1 the post system of trading was inaugurated and June 4 the Los Angeles Curb Exchange was opened, sponsored by the older institution.
 The history of formal financial trading in Los Angeles since the inauguration of the first stock ex- change is a chronicle of ups and
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-01-14
TEACHER AT KASAAN DIES IN KETCHIKAN
 GLAD CAREER ENDS

Word was received this morning at the office of l.. D. Henderson, Commissioner of Education, that Mrs. Millie D. Carr, teacher of the Kasaan Territorial school, died in the Ketchikan General hospital yesterday of influenza She had been ill for a very short time in Kasaan and thought herself we'll on the road to recovery when she suffered relapse and was taken to the General Hospital at Ketchi- kan.
 The deceased had been employed in the Territorial schools for q number of years and had taught al Tenakee. Sanak and Kasaan.
 Commissioner Henderson h a g wired to Miss Faye Cypher, of North Platte, Neb., requesting her to take Saturdays steamer from Seattle for the north, so that kasaan may continue school. Miss Cypher was formerly engaged to teach in Sanak but heretofore she has not been able to reach Sanak because of an indefinite bo a [ schedule to that place.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-01-14
Attractions At Theatres
FARE KNEES" GOOD
 COMEDY AT PALACE

Bare Knees" a comedy drama, dedicated to the great American flapper is the feature now at the Palace. It opened to good busi- ness yesterday afternoon and two good houses last night. The or chestra gave a half hour concert last night which was greatly en- joyed by the early corners.
 Bare Knees" is the spirit of reckless, modern youth depicted in all of it's eolors in a sequence of scenes eliminating in a crashing climax that astonishes and delights.
 The flapper snapped her fingers at care until suddenly, without warning, she was brought face to face with the grim realities of life.
 The flapper is Virginia Lee Cor bin. ably supported by Johnnie Walker, Forrest Stanley, Jane Winton, Maude Fulton and Don- aid Keith.
 There is also an Our Gang comedy that is a scream.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-01-14
HIGH PRICE FOR FURS RESULTS IN FREQUENT SALES
Seattle Fur Exchange Will Have Sales Every Ten
 Days or Two Weeks

SEATTLE, Jan. 14.-Owing to the keen demand for fine furs and the high prices prevailing, and the good outlook, the Seattle Fur Ex change has arranged to hold auc- ton sales every ten days or two weeks, in addition to the regular scheduled sales; providing the present levels are maintained The special frequent sales will start shortly after the. regular monthly auction which is to be held Janu- ary 23. If the demand and prices should weaken, furs will be held for regular monthly auctions.
 Special sales dates will not be scheduled but arranged to obtain the best results. The co-opera- tion and usual attendance of buy CTS is assured.
 Red fox. cross fox, blue fox and mink are fully 20 per cent higher than last quotations. All furs are in excellent demand at very high prices with the exception of muskrats which are still hard to move.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-01-14
TOMMY CHRIST TAIN
sss . fNsssa s0.sI est-Fase : 'saAaiyFss44Iii {

sure that it's people are not wor- rying about food, clothing and shelter.
 Students of economic condi- tions chart prosperity according to the number of automobile own CTS in a community. They logical ly reason that where there are many automobiles, there can be little lack of the necessities of life.
 Well, Americans now have food, clothing, shelter and auto mobiles. The statisticians must use a finer medium for testing this new prosperity-and they can find no truer one than the extent to which we are free to indulge our play spirit. The measuring stick of this new leisure is the number of windows from which you can hear strains like those of the al- most madly popular High Up On Hill-Top,' which set every foot in the neighborhood to prancing. When a nations music is as full of joy as High Up On a Hill- Top one is safe to assume that that nation is one of satisfied pros- porous citizens"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-01-14

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 downs. The original Stock and Bond Exchange existed about eight months in a city then having a population of 50,000. The blow that killed it came when it lent the remnant of it's reserve fund, $1,000, to a needy member accepting as collateral a bond issued by a civic organization. The bond proved worthless, the borrower insolvent and the exchange died.
 The Los Angeles Mining and Stock Exchange, second member of the family of five whose young est is the present institution, came into being in May, 1896, with an suspicious formal opening. Its first regular trading took place in Au- gust, but less than a month later the Exchange passed away, it's final act being to sell it's effects to a political club.
 In June, 1897, the Los Angeles Stock and Mining Exchange. un- deterred by the grayestones of two predecessors, reared it's head with an initial membership list of 42. It began to weaken with the slowing down of mining activity, and in S99 was dissolved.
 While it's sorrowlng members were holding the wake, a success sor fourth in line, was establish ed as the Los Angeles Stock and Bond Exchange. t apparently was as much a social organization as anything else, q weekly luncheon being its principal activity. It died at one of these in June, 1905.
 The present Los Angeles Stock Exchange, an unincorporated as soeiation not for profit, came into existence December I, 1899 as the Los Angeles Oil Exchange. Its first memberships sold for $50, Gradually it absorbed smaller ex- changes, changing it's name to that it now bears, moved its quarters as it grew and today occupies it's own building with complete and modern trading equipment.
 John Earl Jardine is president
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-01-14
-------- 1.-THE GAY OLD BIRD" IS
 COMING TO COLISEUM

Warner Brothers production of "The Gay Old Bird" starring Lou ise Fazenda and directed by Her man Raymaker, is based upon this situation:
 A rich uncle has never seen the nephew's wife and twins, but promises one hundred thousand dollars if, on his long-deferred visit, he finds a united and happy family. Now it happens that just before unele's wire arrived, the wife had gone off to her mothers in tantrum, taking the twins with her.
 An officious friend promises to find a substitute wife, but discov- ering that none of his girl friends are eager for the job, he is con- pelled to impress Sissy. the house. maid, into service. When uncle and aunt arrive the maid is introduced as the dutiful wife and mother of the twins. The mix-up increases when another and another brace of twins is produced to add to the air of reality.
 In the midst of the commotion, the real wife comes back. She is forced to act as maid. The Irish chauffeur, who is in love with Sissy, misunderstands her motives and those of the boss and homi- eide seems imminent. Things are in a side-splitting tangle, when But ''The Gay Old Bird" is to be seen. Fazenda has never been so outlandishly funny
 It comes to the Coliseum Tues day and Wednesday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-01-14
Tommy Christian, Finds Jazz Index to
 Wealth

New York City.-The statisti- elan and economic expert, hunting for proofs of our nations pros- perity, might well turn from list ing automobile owners to counting the dancing feet of America.
 This is the suggestion of Tom my Christian, famous orchestra leader.
 "The popularity of jazz is today the best barometer of the pros perity and well-being of America" :" i Christian declares. "Son and daughter, throughout the land, dance to jazz at least five evenings a week. And are mother and father lat home, worrying about who is going to pay the piper, or the landlord? Not so you can notice it, mother and father are dancing, tool
 "When a nation as whole has time for recreation. you may be
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-01-14

E. Mason Hopper, who directed Marie Provost, Harrison Ford and George K. Arthur in Almost A Lady" a Metropolitan picture at the Palace Tuesday and Wednes- day, has something serious to say concerning the funny side of the business.
 ''The average comedy director is frightened sick long before he takes the first scene of his pie ture," Hopper says, "and the rea- son is that comedies must never employ trite and old situations.
 Every foot of comedy action must show something that has not been done before and it is up to the director to invent the little side-splittfng situations as he goes along.
 This calls for great mental ac- tivity every minute of the working day, and it is little wonder that directors of funny pictures are serious, unsmiling men,"
 However, MT. Hopper gets plenty of time to laugh, but he hardly ever chuekles on hte set, since that would be laughing at his own humor, which isn't polite or being done any more. Almost a Lady" is a picture that concerns two mis- taken identities. In the cast is Barney Gilmore, who played with John T. Spickett 40 years ago.