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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-01-17
bRITISH-INCITED
REBELS FIGHTING
new AFGHAN KING
Imperialists Continue
Anti Move

PESHAWAR, India, Jan. 49,
Sirdar Omar Khan, who recently
vanished from british custody at
Allahahad, India, has joined forces
with Bacha Sakao, the rebel leader
and the insurgents have surrounded
kabul, the capital of Afghanistan,
shelling the rcity with heavy guns,
messages received here tonight said.
| - s. Il
LONDON, Jan. 16.--Dispatches
from the British embassy in Kabul,
capital of Afghanistan, say that
fighting still continues around the
city despite the abdication of King
Amanullah in favor of his older
brother.
1t is said that Eaobai Sakao. .he
lardit leader who LEAFS the insur
gent tribesmen, has entered Kabul.
British Protected.
Although the British embassy in
Kabul is reported to be in duect
line Of the firing, officials here state
that the British Ambassador, Fran
els Humphreys, is absolutely safe.
The ambassador watched the prog
ress + the fighting from the :oof
Of the legation with field glasses
and sent his report directly to the
british station III India by radio.
The British government was
forced officially to declare that
Colonel Lawrence, british spy in the
Near Fast, was stationed under the
name of Private Shaw" on the
Afghan Border as member of the
aviation force and had spent some
time there. Officials say that he
had been ordered back to England
l,ecause of the reports that had
leaked cut thai he vas directly in
VOWED in incit'n.; the border tribes
to revolt against Amanullah.
Hand of British.
BERLIN, Jan. 16.-The Berlin
press is almost unanimous III dec
laring that the revolt in Afghan
istan was melted by the British as
a move against the Soviet Union,
and that the abdication of King
Amanullah and the victory of the
rebels would mean strong British
stronghold on the southern border
of The Soviet Union.
The "Deutsche Allegmeine lei
tung" said that from the moment
Amanullah openly expressed his
friendliness to the Soviet Union, it
was clear that Britain would not
permit him to be victorious over the
insurgents.
The "Lokal Anzieger" said that
the example of a king in Afghanis-
tan who was independent of British
power would be moral support to
the movement for independence in
India.
The "Boersen Zeitung" said that
the new king, Inayatullah, was no.
toriously pro-British.
Many newspapers stated that Col
onel Lawrence, the British imperial
ist spy, melted the tribes against
the government.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-15
GRIFFITH-LOMSKI GO
WILL DRAW THRONG
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DETROIT, February 15.-Gerald Am
brose Griffith, the tough one from Sioux
City, Iowa, meets the test Of his career
tonight when he engages Leo Lornski,
recognized as the leading challenger
for the world light heavyweight cham
pionship, in 10-round contest.
The bout will be to referees de-
cision at the light heavyweight, ITS
pounds. Indications today were that the
battle would be witnessed by crowd
of 10000 to $4,000, with receipts of
$4,000 to $4,000.
The winner will be admittedly the
leading challenger to the light heavy
weight championship held by Tommy
Loughran. Lomski Is figured to have
an advantage over the Iowa youngster.
due to his greater experience in major
encounters, his superior boxing skill and
the physical edge of having been
through a tough bout with James J.
Braddock, who recently scored a knock
out triumph over Griffith.
Griffith, however, has ruggedness.
speed and dangerous punching ability.
These factors seem to give him an ex-
cellent chance against the walloper
from Aberdeen, Wash. If a knockout is
scored, Griffith is accorded the best
chances, but the impression prevails
the bout will go to the limit with
Lomskl the winner on points.
Lonsh figures to weigh around I'll
pounds at scale time this afternoon,
Win Grlfnth scaling about 174.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-15
THE SPORTLIGHT
BY GRANTLAND RICE

all college songs. Really I am sur
prised at you. How about the Buck
eye Battle Cry of Ohio State? Words
and music by Francis Crummitt, the
famous pink and PUNK man, who is
just resuming the hum and strum busi-
ness on large scale. Out in Ohio they
put that ahead of anything Mr.. Sousa
or Mozart ever turned out. Or if you
cannot give that anthem the PALM
how about illinois Loyalty" or "On
Wisconsin," Next thing you will be
saying Molar's Barber College has a
better band than Michigan. Really,
you should be more careful. Mr.. Crum-
NIT is easily hurt, that way. F. j. P.
From the Dim Past.
Dear Sir: Is there no limit to what
these Californians will do? When
Georgia Tech played on the coast,
January 1, the Jacket players were sur
prised at the lightness of the ball.
Apparently it was standard in every
detail, but seemed much lighter than
the balls used back East. Is it possible
the Californians were filling the balls
with some of their famous sunshine or
air? Or maybe one of their real estate
boosters was employed to initiate the
feathers. Better look into this. Watson.
TORNADO.
A Tip From Mr.. Mack.
Dear Sir: I see that Mickey Coch-
rane says the Athletics suffered from
an inferiority complex last year. Here's
suggestion that may prevent Uncle
Connie Mack from suffering from that
disease in 1929 Start this lineup:
Foxx, catcher; Orwell, pitcher; Orwoll,
first base; Dykes, second base; Dykes,
shortstop; Foxx third base; Dykes, left
field; Orwoll center field, and FoxX,
right field. For utility men he can use:
Dykes, Foxx and Orwell. There's moth
ing inferior about those handy birds.
WAYFARER.
Sir: Is there anything illustrative in
the fact that Mr.. Corns CallouSes Pyle
has chosen Rockaway as the training
site for his new gang OF Puppy Pound
erS? l.. L.
"'Is post stuck firmly in the ground
balanced?" asks reader, by way OF
settling something. Not in the slight
est. Balance Is motion under control.
A spinning top is good example. A
post stuck in the ground Is about as
well balanced as most golfers swinging
q club, but it isn't balanced.
Another good intersectional battle
could be brought about by matching
blue fish from Montauk Point with
bone fish from Florida waters. Whether
or not it is true, expert anglers will tell
you that bone fish carries more battle
in It's system to the ounce or the inch
than any known living specimen,
whether it comes from land or water.
And the blue fish is no part of set-up.
Copyright, 1927
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-15
GRIFFS' PLAYING DATES
DURING 1929 CAMPAIGN

AT HOME.
April Is, II, 1s-PhiIadeIphia.
April 10, 20, FL, 22-BostOn.
April 28--New York.
May II. Is. 10. 26-Philadelphia.
May 20, 20, 80 two games)-New
june /. 2, 3, 4-st. Louis.
June 5, 6, Z, 8-Detroit.
June 8, 10, IL, 12-Cleveland.
June Is, IA, Is, 16-Chicago.
June 1S-PhiladeIphia.
June FL, ~, 23-Boston.
June IS, 26-New York.
June 3O-PhiladeIphia.
July %, "a, 25-ChicagO.
July &c, 81, 28-CIeveland.
July 30, 81, August l, 2-St. Louis.
August 3. 4, 5-Detroit.
August q, 2S-BOstOn.
September 1-PhiladeIphia.
September Z, s, 8, 10-Chicag0.
September ii, 10, 13. 14-Cleveland.
September Is, is, II, 18-DetrOit.
September 10, 20, 21-St. Louis.
September 22-Philadelphia.
September 26, 81, 28. 29--New York.
October S, 6-Boston.
ABROAD.
April 20, "a, 25-Philadelphia.
April 26, 27-Boston.
April 30, May /, New York.
May 4, 5, 6--Cleveland.
May 7, s, 9-Detroit.
May 10, IL. 12--Chicago.
May Is, IL, 15-St. Louis.
May FL, 22-New York.
May 20. "a, 25-PhiladeIphia.
June 81, 28, 29-BOston.
July 1, 2, 3-Philadeiphia.
July 4 two games)-New York.
July 6, 7, 8, 9-Detr0it.
July 10, IL, IL. 13-Cleveland.
July IA, Is, 16, 17-Chicago.
July Is, 10, 20, 2l-St. Louis
August 6-New York.
August Z, S-Bost0n.
August 10, IL, IL, 13-St. Louis.
August Ia, Is, is, 17-Chicago.
August Is, 10, 20, 21-Cleveland.
August 22, %, "a, 25-DetrOit.
August 29, 80, 31--New York.
September 2 two games), 3, A.
Boston.
October 1, 2-PhiIadelphia.
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CLUB FARES WELL
IN 1929 SCHEDULE
Choice Days Given Griffs,
Who Are to Start and
End Season Here.
BY JOHN b. KELLER.
MAJOR league ball club do

" get everything from the sched-
"A uie makers so Washington has
4 \ no kick coming because the
1929 listing of games for the
American League will have 1t making
q number of long trips. To compen-
safe, the Nationals in this years sched-
ule are awarded II Sunday dates at
home, more of these priced dates than
any other club gets.
The Nationals open and close the
season on their own lot. Connie Mack'S
Athletics are to raise the curtain on
Tuesday, April 16, and Bill Carrigan'S
Red Sox will ring it down on Sunday,
October 6. Yes, the major clubs will
play well into the foot ball season next
Fall
In addition to the II Sunday dates,
the Nationals will have 13 Saturdays
and a holiday at home. The Yankees
will visit here Memorial day, May 80,
for double bill in the afternoon. The
world champs also will show here on
one Saturday and two Sundays during
the campaign. The Athletics will be
our most frequent Sunday visitors, hav-
ing five such dates in Washington. The
Bed Sox have three.
The Nationals have Sunday and IL
Saturday engagements on the road. All
Sunday dates are in the West, and only
one of the Saturdays will find the club
in New York Two holidays the Wash
ington club will spend away from its
own yard. On July it will tackle the
Yanks in double-header in New York,
and two games will be played with the
Red Sox in Boston on Labor day, Sep
TENDER 2.
Go West in May.
The Nationals will invade the West
first in May Other trips to that sector
of the league will occur in July and
August. The Western clubs come here
first in June, make their second visit
in the latter part of July and early in
August, and their third in September
Three long jumps are to be made by
the club in the course of its travelling.
The first Western tour will end in St.
Louis, and from that city the Nationals
will railroad home. They will repeat
this trip at the conclusion of the second
Western invasion, and to start their
third and final round of the far sector
they will move from Boston to st.
Louis. This last one will give the boys
. good ride.
Twenty-three off days are provided in
the schedule, but six Of them, OF
course, will be given over to travelling.
OF the other II the Nationals will have
IL at home. According to league rules,
two of the off days will belong to Phil
adelphia, as many to Boston and one
to New York. This doesn't mean,
though. that the Nationals will have to
spend them in these towns. Perhaps
the business management of the Ma
tionals will find some exhibition en-
gagements for them.
The longest stretch without games
scheduled is three days. This occurs
late in September. At other times the
Nationals will be almost continually
busy. At that it's pretty good Sched-
ule for Walter Johnsons club.
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brook Pegler, and signed with the South
Park Board for the use of the stadium,
agreeing on rental of 100000 and
posting 100000 bond for performance.
Under the Illinois law the promoter of
bout had to be a resident, so the bust
ness was done in the name of Mr.. Getz,
chairman of Mayor ThompSon's COM
mittee, who became my associate in the
bout. No man ever showed more ability,
consideration and loyalty. He smooth
ed all paths for me and owe him
lasting debt of gratitude. Mr.. Getz
never before had been associated with
any enterprise of this sort and he was
under considerable strain, especially
when thousands of his friends began
demanding tickets in the first row.
New York was most unwilling to see
this fight go West, and much pressue
was brought to bear. But told my di-
rectors had pledged my word that
the bout should be held in Chicago and
they stood by me. Because of the ill
ness of Mrs. Dempsey, Jack asked for
more time and had to postpone the
fight from September Is to September
%. Taking my secretary, Naomi
Lowensohn and other members of the
Garden staff to Chicago, went to
work.
AS usual, there were thousand de-
tails to be attended to and a hundred
arguments to be settled. The boxers had
to sign new contracts with GetZ, which
he assigned to me. The stands had to
be built, training quarters found and
tickets printed and sold and at the last
minute there was a fierce argument
over the bandages. Chairman Righeimer
and other members of the Chicago
f1iO fI1r,
business men, George Lytton and Shell
don Clakre, as judges, and Dave Barry
as referee.
Finally came the fight, with its I'M
forgettable seventh round, when Demp-
Sey, with a burst of all his old-time
savageness, battered Tlnney to the floor
and appeared to be on the point of
regaining his title.
Kick in Seventh Round.
The spectators went almost as crazy
as they did at the Dempsey Firpo fight
That one thrilling round made it an
unforgettable occasion. Tunney won
the last three rounds easily enough, but
fans never will cease to argue over the
count in the seventh. At any rate,
the wrong corner and Tunney still was
champion.
But the argument made a third
meeting look like natural" I did
not know then that Tunney and Demp-
sey would not fight again, and it ap-
peared that my 100000 gate might
become reality.
Copyright, 1929. by North American News
paper Alliance)
(Next-The closing chapter of the
Rickard autobiography. dealing with
the Tunney- Heeney fight.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-15
JACK TO LET PILOTS
DECIDE ON Referee
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MIAMI BEACH, Fla, February 15.-
Promoter Jack Dempsey today was pre-
pared to use the big stick, If necessary,
to maintain peace and quiet between
PA" Stribling and Johnny Buckley,
managers of the principals in his Feb
ruary 81 battle at Flamingo Park, when
they met to spar over the selection of
referee.
He expected to take no part in the
actual selection, he said, as long as the
managers seemed to agree, but he
warned Stribling and Buckley that any
unnecessary loud talking would end
negotiations. In that event, Dempsey
will name the third man in the ring
tomorrow.
While Sharkey hammered the heavy
bags and went through three rounds
with sparring partners, Young Stribling
left with his brother, Baby" for Mel
bourne, Fla, where he will second the
youngster in fight tonight. The
Georgia battler will return here imme-
diately after the fight.
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NEWMAN WILL AGAIN
HANDLE CORINTHIANS

Corinthian A. C.'s young athletes
are delighted and Washington'S anna
teur sport fans in general will be pleased
! to know that Walter Newman, for the
past few years the popular coach and
athletic director of that club. has de-
cided to take over his former duties
for another season.
He had planned to retire, but his
/ legion of friends and parents of many
! of the Corinthian Club members urged
J him to once more direct the clubs &C
tivities.
Newman has called meeting for to-
night at Immaculate Conception Hall
at o'clock for all Corinthian athletes
interested in base ball. Insect, midget,
Junior and senior teams will be organ
ICED. Corinthian teams will compete in
American Legion, Capital City and
French leagues. Parents of club MEM
bers are also asked to attend.
Beymcr A. C. nine, which had an
unusually successful season in its first
campaign last year, will be reorganized
shortly. A benefit dance is scheduled
tonight at Arcadia.
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WALKER DEFENDS
HIS CROWN JULY 4
Meets Hudkins in Contest for
MiddIeWeight Title at
Las Vegas.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Y OS ANGELES, February Is
Mickey Walker, world middle
weight champion, will defend
IL his title at Las Vegas, New, on
July against Ace Hudkins, Ne
braska wildcat"
Announcement that Jack Kearns had
signed for the champion was made here
yesterday by Tom Kennedy, once
heavyweight fighter and now trying out
the role of promoter. Kennedy said he
already had an agreement with Hudkins
to fight for him on July 4 and that he
expected to have the NebraSkan's name
on a contract within few days.
The purse az stake in the battle will
be the biggest ever put up for middle
weight titular struggle, according to
Kennedy's announcement.
Walker will defend his title at $50
pounds under the agreement with the
promoter. The champion, who now is
in San Francisco preparing for bout
with Jack Willis of Texas, will not be
able to put his title at stake before
July f." Kennedy said the contract read.
He is free, however, to participate in
light-heavyweight bout If he so desires,
the promoter said
Both fighters will be at Las Vegas one
month before the fight doing all their
training in camps near the Nevada
desert town.
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After a Record.

F the ancient and honorable State
of Georgia can wake some balny
morning and find young fellow
4 by the name of Stribling the heavy
weight champion, the sporting
record of this State will be somewhat
astonishing.
1t was Georgia that sent Ty Cobb to
no slight amount of base ball prestige.
Also Nap Rucker. 1t was Georgia that
sent a 14-year-old golfer by the name
of Bobby Jones 20 Merton, just Is years
ago. just as Cobb holds at least 10
base ball records, so Jones, at 26, has
been the holder of eight national golf
titles. It was also Georgia that sent
a young girl by the name of Alexa
Stirling out to win three women's
championships at the same game. It
happened to be from Georgia that
Bobby Walthour came up years ago to
win six-day races and other cycling
laurels.
In 1927 the University of Georgia
came within a game of cleaning up
a foot ball season, and in 1928 GeOr-
gia Tech won every game played. 1t
was also from Georgia Tech that
broad jumper by the name of Hamm
came along to set new record.
This makes fair enough showing in
base ball, golf, foot ball, cycling and
field athletics. So If Georgia can put
Stribling through as Gene Tunney's
successor, her record will be about all
that one can ask. 1t would be inter-
eSting to see what State has produced
the greatest competitors in the greatest
number of sports through the last 10
years. California has a long list and
so has Pennsylvania. New York hasn't
done so badly. But If Stribling man
ages to scramble through and take
over Tunney'S toga it will be hard for
any State to match Georgia'S record
for competitive. quality. Bobby Jones
alone lifts the mark above the hills.
Ty Cobb's 23-year-old collection of
vital statistics will never be matched
in this generation. No one now spin
ming around on this terrestrial top Is
ever going to collect as large an armful
of games played base ball hits and runs.
This is not to suggest that Stribling
is any certain pick. He isn't. A fellow
by the name of Jack Sharkey can switch
a lot of puglistic attention back to-
ward Boston If he only unravels his
stuff. And if Sharkey doesn't there
is another fellow by the name of
Schmeling who viii be no cheerful news
to any survivor by next Summer.
Still StribIing has about as good
a chance as any one else. His record
to date hardly has been dynamic,
but he is only "a. And one might
consider just long far along Jeffries,
Fitzsimmons, Willard and Tunney
had gotten at this somewhat youth
full spot. Not so very far.
Tunney at % was taking terrific
pasting from Harry Greb. Jeffries at
% was labeled SO per cent ham. jeff
ries and Dempsey hit their strides at
"a. Maybe Stribling will prove that
he is different party with increasing
age. Anyway, Georgia is pretty conf
dent that he has at least an even
chance.
Impeaching Lord jeffrey.
Dear Sir: What's this you say? That
Lord Jeffrey Amherst" is the best of
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FIELDS IS FAVORITE
IN BOUT WITH CANS

NEW YORK, February IS Up.-Now
a welterweight, Jackie Fields. clever Los
Angeles products, renews the feud he
began as featherweight with his fellow
townsman, Baby Joe Cans, in a. To-
round bout in Madison Square Garden
tonight,
Fields outpointed the Negro star in
a close match on the Pacific Coast sew
eral years ago, when both were fighting
In the 126-pound class.
They renew their struggle tonight
with Fields full-fledged l47-pounder
and Cans a junior welterweight.
Perhaps because of his sensational
record of the last few months, Fields
has been established as an 8-to-5
favorite.
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D. C. GUNNERS TO VISIT
BALTIMORE TOMORROW

Washington Gun Club marksmen will
engage Oriole Gun Clubs team at Bal
timore Highlands tomorrow afternoon
in another tntercity registered trap
shooting match.
The program includes 10-man sin
doubles team match. In the 10-man
event, 100 targets will be used.
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II Sunday Here Richards Coal $OOQOOO Fight Gate
VOTER, KENNA SIGNED,
SAYS EYNON ON RETURN

Elmer Voter, recruit third base
man, and Ed Kenna, catcher, are the
latest to sign for service with the
Nationals this year. Receipt of
their contracts was announced this
morning by the clubs secretary,
Edward b. Eynon, jr., who arrived
late yesterday from the Nationals
training base at Tampa, Fla.
With Voter and Kenna signed,
there are now In line 20 of
the 80 Nationals In reserve.
Voter was bought last Fail
from the Minneapolis club of the
American Association, the Wash
ington ownership paying $500 down
and agreeing to give $3.50 more IL
the player Is retained. The third
baScman has been in professional
base ball five seasons, and has had
brief trials with the Indians and the
Cubs.
Kenna was purchased from Mime
ap0lis Of the American Association
last season for $4,000 and with the
Nationals compiled a batting aver
age Of .297.
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Fl GIANTS REACH CAMP,
OTHERS DUE ON MARCH |

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, February IS
&.-Thirty members of the New York
Giants headed by assistant manager and
coach, Ray Schalk. were here today
ready to begin Spring training.
The players accompanied by 10 news
papermen, arrived last night. The re-
mainder of the club members will report
by March /.
The players said they expected Man.
ager John McGraw ito drop in any
day" Charles Stoneham, president Of
the club, win arrive about March 8.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-15
Fights Last Night

BY the Associated Press.
WATERBURY, Conn-Louis Kid
Kaplan, Meriden, Conn, outpointed Phil
McGraw. Detroit Uo).
DAVENPORT, Iowa.-Jack Dillon.
Louisville, outpointed Kay White, New
Orleans (10).
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BREAKS CASTING RECORD.

ORLANDO, Fla, February Is P).-
Eddie Bradden, Cleveland, all-around
national casting champion, broke the
Southern States record and tied the
national mark in the accuracy fly
casting event at the opening of the
Southern States casting tournament
here. His score was 100.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-15

Joe Turner, Washington's veteran
middleweight wrestler, took the rubber
match from Cyclone Peters, erstwhile
masked marvel, last night at the Strand
Theater. Turner took two of three falls.
Previously each had defeated the other.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-15
TRAPSHOTS TO MEET.

All members of Washington Gun Club
have been invited to attend a meeting
tonight in room 1912 of the Munsey
Building at o'clock. All stockholders
are especially urged to be present, ac-
cording to Robert B WEIGH, secretary.