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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-09
HOUSE OF DAVID
TEAM IN SERIES
Junior Nine Is Striving for
Championship in Legion
Title Contests.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
An army of about half-million young
sters-a cross-section of Americas melt
ing pot-are in the midst Of battle,
the elimination of which will mean the
browning of the junior world cham
pions.
In every State and the District Of
Columbia and from every creed and
nationality 10000 teams have been
formed to go forth in quest of the
world title-a title made possible by the
American Legion, backed by the finances
of the major leagues.
Many Have Fallen.
Already large percentage of the
aspiring mines have fallen by the way
side, but still the warfare goes on, with
the regional tournaments scheduled for
IL cities during the early weeks of Au-
gust. Then follows the surviving round
for the six regional winners east of the
Mississippi River at Washington, D. c.,
August 20, 81 and %, and the final
elimination tournament at Colorado
Springs for the Western sextet of win
ners, August %, 90 and 80.
The two sectional winners will then
come together at Louisville, KY, Sep
TENDER 4, and 6, for the title and a
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GAMBLERS EFFORT
IS Barred BY PREM
Ex-IIIinois Boxing Head Says
He Was Approached as to
Third Man in Ring.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
~HICAGO, August 9.-The Smol-
4 dering controversy over the ref
erecting of the Dempsey Tunney
~ world heavyweight champion
ship fight at Soldier Field in
September, 1927, today had burst into
flame, with the assertion of Paul Prehn,
president of the National Boxing Asso-
citation, that he was offered $4,000 to
urge q particular individual as referee
of the bout.
Prehn, who recently was ousted as
chairman of the Illinois State Athletic
Commission, said he was approached by
a gambler, whose name he refused to
divulge, who made the proffer, saying
he wished to assure himself that the
third man in the ring would not be pro-
Tunney. The man was not Selecteo'
Prehn said.
Prehn fastened to say that he was
certain Dempsey had nothing to do with
the affair.
Dempsey probably never heard OF
the offer, and am certain no member
of his camp was involved" Prehn SAID;
He related that the man had placed
a tho,1sand-dollar bill on his desk and
had told him that nine other notes OF
the same denomination would be his II
he acceded to the request. Prem also
declined to name the man whom the
gambler wished to serve as referee OF
the fight. ...s
Prehn said he Immediately rejected
the offer and ordered the man from
his Office He then told the other mem
bers of the commission what had oc-
cured, he said. He averred that the
nroffer was made by gamblers VINO
wished to protect their Dempsey wagers,
fearing that some of the eligibles might
lean to Tunney if the fight was close.
The eligibles mentioned before tne
fight as possibilities as referee were
Dave Barry, who finally was selected
Dave Miller, we'll known as a referee,
/ Joe Choynski, former heavyWelgnt
fighter. who now is in the theatrical
business in Chicago; Jimmy Gardner.
former bantamweight boxer; Little PM
Collins. long identified with boxing mere,
and Tommy Thomas, another former
boxer.
Prehn also insisted that Dave Barry,
who became famous for the long count
while Tunney was on the canvas. mad
no previous knowledge that he was To
referee-in fact, Prehn said, Barry was
"fabbergasted and turned pale when 1
handed him the assignment" The as
signment was made, Prehn said, after
principals had entered the ring.
Prehn related the incident yesterday
In telling of the troubles encountered
by the Illinois State Athletic Commits
sion, which he headed until his resig-
nation, and those of AL Mann and Sam
Luzzo recently were requested and re-
ceived by Gov. Louis l.. Emmerson.
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SCHMELING SPURNS
BATTLE WITH SCOTT
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, August e.-Promoter Pad
dy Harmon today faced the tasks of
talking Joe Jacobs, manager Of Max
Schmeling, into accepting terms for a
bout between Herr Max and Phil Scott,
British heavyweight, in the Chicago
Stadium late this month, or finding an
other opponent for the English boxer.
Scott yesterday accepted Harmon's
terms for an appearance here, and the
latter Immediately wired an offer to
Jacobs, at Spokane, Wash, but Jacobs
told the Associated Press at Spokane
that he isn't interested-don't even
want to, talk about it,
Failure, of Schmeling to meet Scott
in New York caused the New York
State Athletic Commission to suspend
Herr Max, with the result that the
Madison Square Garden Corporation
has been forced to drop plans for
match between Schmeling and Jack
Sharkey of Boston.
The Garden corporation accepted the
New York commissions ruling against
the Understanding bout in New
York, but attempted to arrange to hold
it in Chicago or Detroit. These plans
fell through, and William F. Carey of
the Madison Square Garden announced
Yesterday that Tommy Loughran, world
light champion, would be
substituted for Schmeling against
Sharkey,
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free trip to the big world series as the
guests of the National and American
Leagues.
Following the footsteps Of their bet
ter known ancestors, the House of
Davids junior team, from Benton Har-
Dor, with long hair and everything, Is
entering the regional tournament at
Fort Wayne, Ind, as Michigan State
champions. For years the House of
David has put an adult nine in the field
that has toured the country from coast
to coast. -
Series Has Expanded.
From a mite of an organization in
1926 the American Legion base ball pro-
gram has grown in spectacular style in
three years under direction of Dan
Sewers. In 1926 the first tournament
was attempted by the veterans of the
World War on a small scale, Yonkers,
N. Y, winning the title. The year fol-
lowing it was discontinued because Of
the Legion convention in Paris.
But last year it received its first big
boost when the major leagues voted
$4,000 to back the program. Almost
5000 teams started play for the cham
pionship, won by oakland, Calf, in
the finals at Chicago.
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THE SPORTLICHT

Johnson throwing them by the batters
never mind the curves or the change
of pace-just throwing them by. And
ball players, even stars, on the days
Johnson was pitching, turning up sick,
unable to work that afternoon.
Ty Cobb on his way to second and
third in one stretch, no matter where
the ball was thrown. Maybe all the
way home. Johnny Evers. on fire every
time he saw an umpire or New York
Giant. Bill Bradley playing third
against Jimmy Collins. Sheckard e%d
Speaker on their way to kill a two
base hit. Bender throwing curved balls
to McInnis and Collins at first and Sec
ond during a world series. Whats the
idea" said the Chief when they howled,
isn't this just game? Let's have some
fun" Nap Rucker pitching five games
week for a semi-pro team after
blowing all the forenoon. A New York
crowd razZing Ty Cobb up to the point
where he got four hits, stole four
bases and scored four runs in one game.
Which is always the best way of reply
ing to the Anvil Sonata. RUDE Mar
guard winning his nineteenth game in
succession and then unable to sleep
until they beat him in his twentieth
start,
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CANAL ZONE GIRL
SW|MS TO RECORD
Josephine McKim Beats Mark
in 400-Yard Free Style
by Four Seconds.

BY the Associated Press.
T ONOLULU, August 9.-Another
IL record fell in the national A.
A. U. women's swimming
l. i championships here last night.
Josephine McKim of Balboa,
Canal Zone. bettered by four seconds
the former mark in the 440-yard free
style event to win in S minutes ATS
seconds.
The 220-yard backstroke title
changed hands when Eleanor Holm Of
New York ran away from the former
champion, Lisa Linds6rom Of New York.
Miss HolmS time was minutes 325
seconds.
Alblna Osipowich Of Cambridge,
Mass, finished the 440-yard free style
behind Miss McKim for second place.
Adelaide Lambert and Ethel McGary.
both New Workers, were third and
fourth, respectively.
Miss McKim was unofficially credited
with lettering the 220-meter mark in
the 440 free-style competition. She was
clicked at minutes As seconds for the
shorter distance. The 40 free style was
Miss McKims second win, she having
finished first in the one-mile event
Wednesday.
Miss Holm's victory in the 220-yard
backstroke was narrow one. Joan
McSheehy of WhitinSville, Mass, fin
ishing only yard behind. Marion Gill
man of San Francisco finished third,
yards ahead of Miss LindStrom.
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A hole-in-one customarily is re-
garded as sufficient achievement
by the lone perpetrator to excuse all
record-busting procIivities by the
remainder of the actors in the
drama, although do remember that
one time on a French golf course
Wilfrid Reid, confronting three pre-
ceding shots all within yard OF the
pin and eventually good for three
Is, canned his own tee-Shot for an
ace and thereby set world record
of Z strokes used by foursome on
a single hole.
But at the Piedmont Park munich
pal course in Atlanta a foursome
composed of L. C. Taylor, H. E.
Mayfield, j. Morris Ward and G. N.
Holmes set another kind of a rec
ord for a single hole, which they
played in the order named with the
following consumption of strokes:
1894.
The first hole at Piedmont is Of
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MUST WIN OR FADE
AS TITLE PROSPECT
Argentinian Needs a Speedy
and Decisive Victory to
Stay in Running.
BY JOHN J. ROMANO.

n VIEW YORK, August 9.-Vittorio
M Campollo. the giant Argen-
tinian, who fights Tom Heeney
4 at Ebbets Field next Wednes-
day evening, is placed in the
unique position Of having everything
to lose and nothing to gain in his work
against the man who was considered
the outstanding contender for the
heavyweight title and as a result
earned a match and a bad whipping
at the hands of the champion last year.
Schmeling's managers were willing to
substitute the New Zealander for Phil
Scott and the local boxing commission
did not consider Heeney good enough
to swap blows with the Teuton invader
Campollo is faced with the task Of
winning quickly and in decisive fashion
or he wiz be relegated to the rear Of
the heavyweight division. This Is an
annoying position to place any heavy
weight and Campollo is apt to be overly
time. This may detract from his
natural ability and cause him to look
like free swinger.
This is not the only matter which
annoys the latest importation to this
country. Campollo does not like our
methods of press agenting and makes
no bones about saying so.
Recently Vittorio skinned a steer in
quick time and Immediately report
was broadcast that the big fellow was
the champion steer skinner of South
America. Skinning cattle is not a good
paying profession in the Argentine and
most likely is not looked upon as a
high brow occupation. Hence Vittorio's
complaint:
MY father Is one Of the wealthiest
men in the Argentine and the only
reason am in the fighting game Is
event of winning the heavyweight title.
Money means nothing to me as have
all that will ever need" he said.
1.-The nearest ever went to the
butchers business was to buy cattle to
supply meat for a colony at Outlines
City, near Buenos Aires"
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U. S. GUNNERS TRAILING
IN WORLD TITLE SHOOT

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, August g.
Only Sweden and the United States
have competed 30 far In the irterna-
tiona. worlds championship shooting
contest here, and the Swedish marks
men have taken the lead.
Shooting from the soo-meter dis
lance, Ole Ericsson and I. wester Of
Sweden took the lead with marks of 2s4
each.
The scores Of the American cornpeti-
tors are: M. Fisher, 256; Paul Woods,
ESQ; Seitzinger, 256; w. L. Bruce, $50;
J. D. Sharp, 255; j. F. Hankins' 255;
E: B. Pershaw, 255; Blakely, ISL; J, o.
Blount, $50.
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Dempseyyee Debate ain eeney Go CanpooS
con at 8 O'Clock at Riverdale Park.

noon at o'clock at Riverdale Park.
Maryland A. c. will make its debut
In the title series Sunday, entertaining
Its heighborhood rival, Capitol Heights
Junior Order. at Seat Pleasant. Capt.
toll Heights split its double bill with
Lanham last Sunday. Lanham will
meet Mount Rainier Sunday at Mount
Rainier. It will be Mount Rainier's first
appearance in the series.
Bowie Motor Co. and Berwyn A. G.
VIII face Sunday at Berwyn in q couple
OF games that are expected to produce
fine battling. The Berwyn nine will
drill tomorrow afternoon On Its dia-
mond at $3.50 o'clock.
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RETURN OF HEWITT
HELPS VIRGINIA A. C.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, August o.
Douglas Hewitt, who has been perform
ing with the st. Marys Celtics, has re-
Joined the Virginia A. c. after a short
absence and probably will face the
Home Laundry nine of Washington
when the Capital City team pairs off
with the locals on the Shipyard Field
diamond Sunday at o'clock.
Hewitt, a young southpaw, should
prove a valuable addition to the Vir-
ginia outfit.
Manager Pat German is anxious to
fill several open dates on his schedule.
He may be telephoned for contests at
Alexandria 1919 after o'clock.
st. Mary's Celtics are anticipating
lots of trouble in the game with the
Kennedy A. c. of Washington here
Sunday in Baggett's Park. when they
face the slants of George Francis, who
has won 10 straight, or Bob Lyons, who
has just returned from Clarksburg, in
the Middle Atlantic League.
Charles Corbett, manager Of the
CelticS, will take his club to Quantico,
Va, next Thursday TO oppose the Guam
tico Marines.
Joe Padgett will pitch for the Column
bia Engine Company tomorrow when
the Firemen face the Quantico Marines
at Hayden Field at o'clock.
Alexandria Police Department tossers
left here this morning for Richmond,
Va, where they are to meet the Po-
lice Department of that city this after
noon. The Cops will return tonight and
will play the Metropolitan police nine
of Washington in Baggetts Park at 3
O'Clock tomorrow.
Friends Playground defeated the Lee
School Playground nine, % to IA, yes
terday on Hayden Field.
Fifteen applicants for membership
were accepted by the Del Ray A. G. at
a meeting Wednesday night.
The club is to meet next Wednesday
at o'clock.
Cubs and Clovers are to meet at 5
o'clock today on the South Royal street
diamond in a midget section game of
the Alexandria Municipal Fairgrounds
League.
Del Ray A. c. has scheduled a game
for Sunday with the Boiling Field
Aviators of Washington at Edward Dun
oan Field in Potomac at o'clock.
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Fights Last Night
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
DAVENPORT, Iowa-Cowboy Art
Dula, Oklahoma, outpointed Haakon
Hansen. Chicago (10).
BENTON HARBOR, Mich.-Sammy
Price, Benton Harbor. Mich, outpoinsed
GREENWOOD, Miss.-Red Herring,
Utica, N. Y, outpointed Alex Simms,
Canton, Ohio Q0).
ABERDEEN, Wash-Joe Anderson.
Covington, KY. fought to a draw with
K. 0. White, Chicago, welterweight (6).
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ARIE LEADS TITLE SHOOT
WITH 688 BREAKS IN 700

YORKLYN, Del, August R).-
Mark Arie of Champaign, ILL.,, led the
field by two targets at the completion
of the first half of the four-day regis
tered shoot for the T. G. Marshall Tro-
ply: his score to date is 688 out of TOO.
The Illinois shooter. former Olympic
champion. broke 492 out of 500 yes
day he was runner-up to Steve Croth-
ers, Philadelphia, who scored 1919 in 200,
to send his total to 686. Gunners from
Oregon, Texas, Illinois, Minnesota, Del
aware, New Jersey and Pennsylvania
are competing.
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JUVENILE TURF H0NORS
AHEAD FOR THE BEASEL

By the Associated Press.
The Beasel, winner Of two out Of
three starts. looms as a candidate for
Juvenile flly honors. The imported
daughter of Sunspot has a dazzling
burst Of speed from the barrier, most
important requisite in abbreviated
dashes for youngsters.
She cost her owner, Clifford A. Coch-
ran, $1,000 as yearling and has won
almost three-quarters of her purchase
price already.
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1873 yards, to a green at the top Of
a bluff about a dozen feet above the
surface of the fairway. It thus re-
Quires a strong iron or a good crack
with spoon for the reasonably ex-
pert player to reach the plateau and
the putting surface, which is invisi-
BILE from the tee.
The members of the match all
drove and all the balls got up on
the plateau. with Messrs. Taylor
and Mayfield certainly on the green,
and Mr.. Ward probably so. When the
quartet reached the green, Wards
ball was just on the putting surface
and Holmes ball was near it; May
fields was exactly 2 feet from the
pin-and Taylor's was wedged in
the cup, against the Flagstaff: it
evidently had bounced into the hole
with some force. The other players
holed out as per schedule and new
record was born.
All were average golfers. All broke
100 in the round. and the average
card Of the foursome was 90.
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|H|SERS TO STRIVE
| TO RECOUP LOSSES
Determined to Be Factor in
County Series Despite
Double Defeat.

r VENRY H1sER'S Hyattsville All
- Stars, who lost double-header
to Bowie Motor Co. last Sunday
l. L as play opened in the Prince
Georges County unlimited class
championship base ball series, are de-
termined to stay in the series running.
Hiser is hustling his charges in prep
aration for their twin bill against Gin
starting at o'clock. Clinton dropped
two games to Berwyn last Sunday.
To put the Hyattsville team on edge
game has been arranged with Wash
ington Collegians for tomorrow after
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KREMB PITCHING WELL.

Sonny Kremb, son Of Pop Kremb Of
the Liberty Athletic Club, and for
mer minor league pitcher. is showing
old-tine form on the mound for the
toona, Pa. He has been moving down
all opposition lately, according to re-
ports.
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KAMRATH IN NET FINAL.

DELAFIELD, Wis. August R,-
Karl Klamath, Austin, Tex, the first
youth to reach the finals In the Western
junior boys tennis Championships.
rested today as he watched Bill Schon,-
mer. Milwaukee. and Hugh Macarthur,
San Diego, battle 1t out for the honor of
meeting him. Klamath won from
Kendall Cram, Nashville, Tenn, yester-
day, 81, Ga.
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A Wish-And a Retrospect.
AN OLD-TIME FAN RISES UP TO

CAN OLD-TIME FAN RISES UP TO
The big league teams are n,olding
dreams
That point to base ball fame.
cannot join the gladstone shout
Since Ty Cobbs quit the game.
NotO thick and fast the hits driue past,
And DER the fence they ride;
care not for the present cast,
rant to see Cobb slide.
No thrill is left, like the switt theft
OF second base by Ty,
And from there strecking home again,
On scratch or outfeld fly.
sing not Vance or Frisch, but ,rish
These could be days the same
As those of thrills and spills and kills
Before Cobb quit the game.
As those ,Ohen heart-throb tollo,oed
Cobb
Before he quit the game-W. j. M.
A lot of fellows felt the same way
about Matty and Wagner. But prom
inent star of the Yankees never heard
of King Kelly and Ed Delehanty. Yes
terday in sport is a long, long way
from today. And tomorrows fly by
faster than any wind.
IT all depends. I still remember the
l. day when tried to get both feet
in the water bucket as a wild young
left handler by the name of RUDE Wad-
dell pitched against Vanderbilt and hit
the first two men up. My only desire
was to get back to the bench with part
of my head left on top of my neck.
A long time later, when Connie Mack
decided the RUDE was all through, he
gave him to st. Louis and the RUDE
responded in his old age by tanning Is
Athletics and setting an American
League record.
Base Ball Memories.
DASE ball is full Of memories. One
- of them is Matty, pitching 81
scoreless innings against the Athletics
of 1905, where you had the feeling
they wouldn't have scored in two years.
Then there is. Three-Finger Brown
fielding his job around the box-not
to forget Wiltse. A young Walter
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-09

According to King Alfonso Of Spain,
who recently attended his first dirt
track motor cycle race in England, bull
fighting is tame in comparison to this
thrilling sport.
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BOWLING TAKES BOUT.

FORT HAMILTON. N. Y, August
eddie Bowling, Washington boxer.
scored over Fred Monte of Brooklyn in
a fast six-round bout here last night.
They are bantamweightS.
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LONG.DISTANCE GOLF.

In one day Wilburn Young, Louisiana
State University student, played 10
nine-hole rounds, with a score Of 534
for the lit holes. He walked 202
miles.
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Made of 3-ply wood. covered
wi.h nesvv metal. Has
hinged tray. Finished in
green enamel. Size 16xSxS "a
inches.
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High tide. Low tide
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merous vacancies. Many appointees
had died. Others had retired because
Of age. He Immediately filled these
commissions. He then entered into
negotiations for Cancellation treaties
with oil the nations not yet so CO.
operating with the United states. He
improved upon and widened the scope
of the old Root treaties where these
existed.
Cancellation Treaties Signed.
At the Pari-American Conference in
washington during December and jan
uary, 1928-29, Mr.. Kellogg signed con-
cilliation treaties with all the Latin
American nations except Argentina,
which was not represented at the con-
ference. There were also arbitration
treaties with each of these nations and
q protocol for progressive arbitration.
Under Mr.. Kellogg arbitration trea-
ties have been offered to 80 nations
other than those Of Latin Aneria
Fifteen Of these have signed. He has
proposed sconciliation treaties to al
nations other than those of Latin
America and IL have been signed.
The negotiation of the Kellogg anti
war treaty, the outstanding accomplish
ulGHI IOT pedCe uuIluS MAJ. nCnO6B
terms as Secretary of State and hailed
by President Coolidge as the greatest
act toward world peace in history, 10 too
recent to need description. It is, per-
haps, upon this act that the Nobel
peace prize suggestion has been made.
But, also, to those who have followed
closely Mr.. Kellogg's term in Office there
Is that cool head which stood out alone
against the world few years ago when
attempts were made to stampede him
into Intervention in China. His policy
was "Give the Chinese Nationalist
every opportunity to stabilize them
selves and show what they can do.
Work toward peace and resumption Of
international relations with China. In
tervention and reprisal viii get nowhere
and the fruits will be trouble"
To some Secretary Kelloggs foresight
in that case appears well worth the
Nobel peace prize.
1t Is notable to look back upon the
Kellogg diplomacy also and perceive
that jingoism regarding Japan in the
United States has not prevailed for the
last few years. There is Q more gym.