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MIAMI MIDWlNTER GOLF
EVENT CHOICES SURVIVE

MIAMI, Fla, January Is R).--With
favorites generally having survived the
initial round, the second day of match
play In the Miami midwinter golf
tournament began here today.
Probably the most thrilling match of
the first days play was between j. B.
Ryerson Of Cooperstown, N. Y, and
j. w. West of Atlanta, who went to
the twentieth green before they decided
their contest
Others who remained in the cham
pionship fight by victories yesterday
are Lee Chase, Buffalo; r. B. Odom,
Chicago; Pony" McAtee, New York's
Jockey; Ed Romfh, Miami L. Mcneil,
New York; Fred Howe, Toronto; G. A.
Roberts, Miami; c. A. Phinney, Miami,
and Harcourt Brice, Miami.
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HANS WAGNER GETS JOB
All HARRISBURG CAPITOL

HARRISBURG, Pa, January l6
@.--John Honus Wagner. famous base
ball player of two decades ago, has been
named an assistant sergeant-at-arms
in the House of Representatives.
The great Pittsburgh shortstop, now
call of Speaker Aaron B. Hess to help
keep order on the floor Of the House
during the 1929 session at q salary of
81 per day.
Wagner for years held the National
League batting championship In addf-
ton to being rated as the best Short
stop in the league.
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MANDELL, OUT FOR FOUR
MONTHS, BACK IN RING

CHICAGO, January 10 (PD.-Sammy
Mandell, world lightweight champion
today is getting ready for a renewal of
ring activity after a four months lay
of. caused by fractured collar bone.
He will engage Joe Axzefella, Milwau-
kee veteran. In a 10-round bout at IN
dianapolis next Tuesday In his first
match since he was injured boxing
Jimmy Goodrich in Flint, Mich, last
September.
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JUSTICE +. TO CARRY
TOP WEIGHT IN RACE
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
NEW ORLEANS, January 16.-Justice
F., winner of the event last year, has
been awarded top weight of 1913 pounds
In the New Orleans Handicap, S25 900
added, to be run at the Fair Grounds
Friday, February /.
Justice F. owned by William Daniel.
has not started here this season, but
made an impressive trial of a mile In
l:48 at the track yesterday.
Saxon, owned by M. j. Crennan. car
rying 1913 pounds, is second in the hand
leap, for which some fourscore horses
are assigned weights. Solace of the
Seagram Stable ranks third, with 1872
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WATERLOO, Iowa, january is up.
An effort to revise the rookie rule of
the Mississippi Valley Base Ball League
failed at the annual Winter meeting
yesterday when the club owners voted,
4 to 2, to keep the present regulation.
Under this rule each club Is permitted
to carry only six veterans besides the
manager, leaving openings for seven
rockies
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Fights Last Night

BY the Associated Press
Lansing, Mich.--Jackie Nichols, MIL
waukee. won on foul from Roger
Bernard, Lansing, t3).
1ndianapolis-Cowboy Eddie Ander-
son, Cody, Wyo., oatpointed Lou Terry,
st. Louis. 0o). Al Derose. Newark, N.
j., outpointed Bobby Allen, Chicago,
(Sl. Bud DeHaven. Paris, ILL.,, defeated
Billy Moore, indianapolis, t6).
Los Angeles-Bert Wilma, Whittier.
Calf, outpointed WaIcott Langford,
Chicago, 60).
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Capt. Eddie O'Shea, Eric Kjellstrom,
Ewrin Gosh and Eddie Hector will COM
prise the one-mile relay team which
will carry Georgetown University's
colors in the Brooklyn College games
Saturday night. The combination was
picked yesterday by Coach John D..
OReilly after time trials at the Hilltop.
It will oppose Holy Cross Boston College
and New York University. The Hoyas
VIII be defending 1-mile honors gained
last year
Karl Wildermuth, dash sensation, and
Kennedy, middle distance star, also
will carry Georgetowns colors In the
meet. Wildermuth will compete in the
sprint series and Kennedy in the 1000
yard special event. Both will be
matched against crack opponents.
Nathan Weinstock. assistant George
Washington University foot ball coach
and Miss Sadie Elizabeth Rosenstock OF
Westminster, Md. were married in July
1927, 1t was disclosed yesterday They
met while they were attending West
ern Maryland College from which they
were graduated last June.
Columbus University basketers trim.
med All-Collegiates in a $3.50 floor
game last night In st. Martins Cluk
gym.
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by AL EsP1NOSA.

Al Espifiosa is one OF the best pro-
tesssonots In American golf, q con-
astent scorer in tournaments. He is
a member OF the Ryder Cup team,
tohfch bf-dnnudlly meets the cream
OF Bfttutn's professional golfers in
team matches.
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BLOW IN RING FATAL.

MCNTEVIDEO. Uruguay, January
n;cht cleTsnte sanches P c,,han at sayvs
weight, died in a hospital here yes
terday. Sanchez was knocked out in
the eighth round of his match against
the Uruguayan, Mauro Galluzo.
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DOUGHDOY'S DUST
IS T|P70FF.T0 TEX
81 =
Miners Banker as Well as
SaIoonkeeper, Richard
Learns of Strike.
BY TEX RICHARD.

This Is the only autobiography written
by Tex Richard. II was prepared IN col
laboration With Bozenan Badger, for pub
licatton exclusively for TIE Star and the
North American NEWSPAPER Alliance.
Shortly before Richards death he dis
cussed with Bulxer plans for publication
Of these memoirs in book form. Follow
Ing is the eighth installment of the 1u-
tobiosraphy, which Is appearing In daily
chapters
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Colonial Quint Opens Season
Against American T.. Tonight

of the Old Liners the Iatter again
| drew away to a comfortable lead.
Aside from Gaylor, who scored IA
points, Madigan was CONSTANT on
attack for Maryland, coming through
with points.
| The score.
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to go there and get what he, could
They did form sort of agreement,
though. that each man was to desig-
his space was left to him.
Hundreds of miners came out of the
mountains and worked the beach. Mil
lions of dollars came cut of that sand.
The Nome beach strike. was one of
the most famous gold rushes in the
history of Alaska. have just told
how it started-thet soldier with his
wet envelope and his so cents worth
OF pure -four gold.
-. After that the fight game was call
ing me-. but I did not know it.
(Copyright, 1929, by North American News
-s~- z~--s." paper AllianceD a- t-s'. =
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With Bobby Gaylor as outstanding
player, University of Maryland won
its first Southern Conference basket
ball game yesterday, defeating Vir-
ginia, 80 to %, at charlottesville. The
Old Liners generally outplayed the Cav
oilers and after the first few minutes
the result never was in doubt. Getting
en- early lead, Maryland was always
out in front and at the half held an
l8-to-13 edge.
In the second half Virginia rallied,
but. after getting to within a points
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. EoRGE, WASHINGTON UNI.
VERSTTY basketers will oper
7 their season tonight entertain

VERSTTY baSketerS will open
IL r their season tonight entertain
~ ing American University in G..
w. gym at 8:l5 o'clock. The
| freshmen teams of the colleges win
will come to grips In a preliminary at
o'clock
Catholic University will be host to
game here tonight. The match at
Brookland will start at 8 o'clock.
while the Cplonials have played no
games so far. American U. has taken
part In four and won three, and Is the
| favorite to win tonight. There Is keen
stern battling is expected. Reds ALI
house, forward: Bobby Gray and Budd
Barrows, guards, and Bill Snow, center,
are to start for the Colonials. Morvn
Fine or Paul Bowen will start at The
other forward post.
| Forrest Burgess and Leon ShloSs, for
wards: Bruce Kessler and Capt. Jack
La Favre, guards, and Dave Lichlicter,
center, will make UP the American u.
lineup that viii begin the game.
| Catholic University Is keen for victory
tonight over Loyola as the Cardinals
are DESTROYS of getting started on win
ming streak. Handicapped by lack OF
seasoned material c. y. has not been
able to get going this season so far.
Lon Little, Georgetown University d.
rector of athletics, has announced that
Larry Kopf, head base ball coach. and
Tom Mcnamara, assistant foot ball men.
tor, will not return next season. Kopf
was signed only for one year. He is In
business in the West. Mcnamara, 1t is
understood. has another post in view.
Successors to these men have not been
determined upon, 1t was said, but 1t was
thought likely that the base ball tutor
would be picked from the present coach.
ing staff now at the Hilltop.
Little has let 1t be known that the
Hcyas probably will not meet Duke Uni.
versity In foot ball next Fall as the
Blue Devils insist that Georgetown come
to Durham october IL for the game
Little wants to schedule a home team
for that date which alone remains I'm.
filled on the Blue and Gray schedule.
Little has denied that Georgetown
bears Fordham Ill will following the call.
ing off of the 1929 foot ball game be.
tween the teams and the cancellation
upon Fordham's request Of base bal
and basket ball games scheduled fol
1929.
Georgetown's basket ball game with
Penn State Friday will be played al
American University and the George
town Western Maryland boxing match
January 26 will be in Ryan gym at thu
Hilltop unless negotiations for the uSt
of Washington Auditorium are effected
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THERE is comparatively little diff
terence between playing the drive
and playing the brasSie, so far
Il as the actual mechanics of the
stroke 60. It isn't size or mus.
cular strength that gets distance with
the wood. This has been proved too
often for further comment.
The pivot and wrist-lash combined
with. proper timing are responsible for
length. Cyril Tolley is q huge fellow
who must weigh close to $50. No.
body hits them any farther than he.
But In the open championship at Oak
land Hills few years ago, played over
a course $3.50 yards long. little Cyril
Walker, who scaled 118, hit his shots
as far as any one.
I'm not such q big fellow myself, but
I can keep UP with most. without
seeking to ballyhoo myself TIL have to
name shot Of mine as the best wood
shot ever saw. 1t was made on the
535-yard eighteenth hole at the Pasa-
dena Country Club in 1926, when I
was playing with Tommy Armour In
the Florida West Coast open cham
pionship.
Holes Long Brassie Shot.
I needed a birdie 4 for a II. There
is canal paralleling the fairway on
the right, and In pressing to get all the
distance could, I banged my tee shot
into the canal. 1t looked as though all
hope was gone. but slapped one 275
yards down the fairway, straight as O
string
There was still long distance be.
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Not Size or Strength That
Gets Distance With Wood
Shots, Says Espinosa.
He Tells How Little Cyril
Walker Matched Hits With
Big Fellows in Open.
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(Next-dun Fights vs.. Prize Fights
nFEevada)
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Maryland, 80; Virginia, %.
University of Georgia. "a; Virginia
Military Institute, %
South Carolina, 81; Clemson. "a.
washington and Lee, So; Randolph
Macon. 81.
Tulane, 40; Mississippi, 80.
Emory and Henry, 81 Elon College,
"a.
Richmond, 81; Roanoke, 30.
Oklahoma, A; Kansas Aggies, %.
Wexford, 10: High Point. Is.
Havana u, 26; U. of Miami, g.
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should used
-.
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I'm collaboration with BoEemaa Bulger1
~ NE of the first men TO buy q
drink in our bar and gambling
house at Nome on that famous
~ Fourth of July opening was an
old fellow with long wflislSers
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hHu int BaFLenutfS aLeIt..
There was a general stampede. My
bartenders became miners. Any one
of them could go down there on the
beach and rock out 500 worth of gold
In q day. Some would rock out 81 900
All they needed was plain little rock
er, sort of small box like a dish tray
that sits on rockers and can be moved
backward and forward until the dirt
is washed away from the pure gold
dust.
Most of the gold was found on clay
bed rock, where 1t would stick togethA
er better than IN the sand. The land
belonged to everybody. II could net
re staked out, Anybody had a right
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS COLLETTl
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things which only yesterday
7 seemed destined to be remembered
as long as the Nation endured!
- Our history is full of valorous
deeds and brilliant exploits which have fired the
imagination and thrilled the hearts OF our
countrymen But those generous emotions
have very quickly subsidized leaving only few
colorless pages in our books OF hlStorlcal 1acIs.
Such is the case of the Olympia, flagship OF
Commodore Dewey at the Battle OF Mania
Raw. decorated for her splendid part in that
struggle and later chosen as the vessel best
fitted by her deeds to receive the honor OF
bearing home the body Of the Unknown Soldier
from France.
How little thought has been given to the
whereabouts and condition of this former pride
of the United States Navy. While she mas
been rlisting away, unhonored and unKept, III
a backwash of the Delaware River, Americans
have been busy acclaiming the winners OF
bunion derbys, nagpole sittings and the like.
ICVEN the recent announcement OF ooaro
H of survey at the Philadelphia Navy Yard
recommending that the Olympia be crossed OH
the list of Navy ships and be disposed OF has
not attracted widespread attention.
One of three fates awaits q naval vessel so
reported on, unless some unusual action inter-
,venes First, she might be sold to private
owners VINO would 90 WIFI dS tiAcy 90" AAN
either condition her as a cargo-carrying YES
sci or break her up for junk, possibly saving
her engines and other valuable parts. Second,
if there were no eager bidders for the his
torcally glorious. but rusted hulk she might
be scrapped under the supervision OF naval
authorites-junked by the hammer and acety-
line torch. Third. and perhaps more hitting
end for an old fighting ship, she might be
towed out to sea and used as target for the
guns of more modern craft of war-a bitter
end for such a ship. but withal. a more gal
liant finish than to become a battered tramp
OF part of an immense scrapheap
The Navy Department is not responsible for
the dreary and ignoble doom that hangs over
the Olympia, for it has neither the power nor
the money to preserve antiquated war craft.
no matter how valuable such vessel may be
from historical point of view
Because of the Oympia's unusual historical
interest, an appeal to Secretary OF the Navy
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Secretary Adams' Order to Stay SnuPping Of
Obsolete Spanish-American Na0al Craft
to Be Follozved byAgitatiou in Congress TO
Preserve the Famous Relic of Historic
'98 Battle.

Adams to stay departmental proceedings to-
ward Scrapping this ship until Congress has
had an opportunity to authorize its preServa-
ton in Washington, D. c., as memorial TO
be visited by school children, was made by
Representative Cochran of Missouri, who has
a bill pending before the House naval affairs
committee.
Veterans of the Spanish American War have
been very jealous in their appeals to Washing
ton in behalf of the Olympia. Veterans Or
carnations of this war seem inclined to as
sumo the burden of preserving the vessel them
selves If Congress should not see fit to do SO.
Naval Post 1876 prepared resolution which
was presented at the Pennsylvania State con-
venton of the American Legion which met
last month in Scranton, Pa, urging the pres
ervation of the Olympia.
Edward W. Harden, New York stock broker
and former newspaper man, has offered to
purchase the Olympia and make it historical
shrine to be moored permanently in Washing
toms Tidal Basin beside the Arlington Gene
terry. His offer is prompted by sentimental re-
gard for the ship from whose decks ne helpeo
cover" the battle of Manila Bay for his paper
This generous offer will have to be brought
before the President and Congress before any
final decision can be reached.
ReaSsurng word has come recently from
Secretary of the Navy Adams to the effect that
departmental orders for the vessels deStruc-
ton or sale will not be forthcoming until
ample opportunity has been given for Congress
to act in the matter. Local authorities at the
Philadelphia Navy Yard explained that no
actual steps toward dispoSing of the Olympia
could be taken until such orders came from
the department. Thus a stay of execution
seems assured.
ITO the casual reader these pleas for glori-
GUS future for this noble ship might make
it appear that she was hoary with age, relic
of an almost forgotten era. But. in fact, she
was not launched until 1892, and her commits
son dated from February 5. 1895.
Only 81 years ago this Spring Commodore
George Dewey proceeded to Hongkong and
established his base of operations against the
Philippines.
On April 26 the little revenue cutter Nc
Culloch brought this dispatch from Secretary
Long:
war has commenced between the United
States and Spain. Proceed at once to the
Philippine Islands. Commence operations at
once, particularly against the Spanish fleet.
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You must capture vessels or destroy them.
Use utmost endeavors."
Aboard the Olympia enthusiasm reigned. for
the long -looked-for action was at hand.
Dewey sailed with all speed to the Philippines,
and on the evening of April 80, 1885, the
Olympia led the little fleet into the entrance
of Manila Bay.
The commodore timed his approach with
such exactness that it was nearly midnight
when the flagship sighted Corregidor Light.
To enter the bay vessel had to pass on either
one side or the other of Corregidor Island,
between Spanish forts which guarded the en-
trance.
When the flagship was close to the narrowS,
directly in the line of fire Of the forts. red
flame belched forth from the McCulloch's stack.
Evidently SCOT which had collected within the
stack caught fire at this inopportune moment,
revealing the fleets presence to the enemy
A shot from the fort sped across the Nc
Culloch's bow, and general firing broke out
between the feet and the forts. Dewey did
not hesitate, however, but kept the Olympia
and her followers steadily ON their course to-
ward Manila and they were soon out OF range
of the fort guns.
From the point of discovery the feet had
to sail only about II miles before it reached
the bay proper where the Spanish fleet lay.
Commodore Dewey Signaled the vessels that
followed the Olympia to proceed slowly lot
he did not wish to engage with the enemy
until daybreak.
ONE of the strangest facts of the whole Sit
uation was that the Spanish had no reg
ular means of communication between the
forts that guarded the entrance to Manila
Bay, the forts at and near Cavite, and the
city of Manila itself. Shortly before in the
morning, on May /, the Olympia led the
American feet into Manila Bay proper.
When the flagship was within four or I'VE
thousand yards of Cavite the fort opened fire.
Commodore Dewey paid no attention to the
shots from the FORT however, as it was his
purpose to destroy first the Spanish fleet, then
the forts at and near Cavite and finally the
forts at Manila itself, farther up the bay
It was not until the Olympia had proceeded
half a mile farther unscathed, but with shot
falling all around her, that Commodore Dewey
turned to Comdr. Gridley and said:
You may fire when you are ready, Gridley"
The Olympia then swung around so that
her port guns were trained on the enemy fleet
and fired. This maneuver was executed by
each ship in the fleet with elaboration, pre-
cision and in perfect order.
After the squadron had passed in line before
the enemy, using all the port guns it turned
and slowly repassed the enemy, using the star
board guns.
During the third maneuver of this sort the
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Spanish flagship, Reina Cristina, left the Span
iSh fleet and steamed out to meet the Olympia.
Soon these two were engaged IN duel, so TO
speak, with the commanders OF each fleet
standing boldly, unprotected each on his own
bridge Finally after the Reina Cristina had
unanswered within 1000 yards of the Olympia.
she turned seeking cover under the guns OF
the Cavite fort. At that instant she presented
her stern to the Olympias gunnerS, who sent
an S-inch shell squarely into this virtually UNI
protected portion Of the Sapnish flagship. The
shell plowed through the vessel almost to her
bow firing the forward main magazine In its
course. The Reina Cristina was disabled. with
80 of her crew dead and about 100 wounded
nearly IS per cent Of her total manpower hoFS
de combat.
DURING this duel of the leaders of the two
fleets the other American vessels had been
giving good account Of themselves and had put
many of the enemy ships out Of the fight.
Three hours after the combat had started
Commodore Dewey ordered his ships to cease
firing The commanders Of the American
vessels came aboard the Olympia to report
their casualties To their assembled amaze
ment, not a man had been lost, nor had any
been seriously wounded. This phenomenon
can only be attributed to the unusually poor
craftsmanship of the enemy. for they had
Following breakfast the Olympia again led
the way into battle, but the end was already
In sight and the outcome certain.
Contemporary accounts of the engagement
stated that by S o'clock that night there was
not enough of the Spanish feet remaining Ito
oppose an Erie canal boat"
On the morning following the victory Secre-
tary Longs cable dispatch promoting Commo-
dore Dewey to the rank of rear admiral was
received Promptly at O'Clock the flag of
rear admiral, blue ground with two stars was
hoiSted at the mainmast Of the Olympia and
Saluted by the men-of-war in the harbor.
She remained anchored off Manila until the
arrival of Gen. Merritt and his troops, when
she assisted in the capture of the CITY,
A FTER the Spanish War she again played
q part in history, though it was a minor
one compared to her former exploit, when in
1900 she represented the United States with
other ships during the Boxer rebellion.
Her last impressive appearance before the
public was in the Fall of 1921, when she trans
ported the body of the Unknown Soldier back
to the United States.
Then the Olympia was forgotten. Today
she rides quietly in one Of the out-of -the-way
places of the Philadelphia Navy Yard cast-
off mistress Of the seas.
Copyright, 1920
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BY DEXTER HAYNES.

" II OW quickly Americans forget those
things which only yesterday
49, seemed destined to be remembered
as long as the Nation endured!
~ & Onr biStorv &c fnll of yalOrOuS