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The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-05-18
REAR ADMIRAL
 BILLIARD DIES
Had Record for Service,
 Both on Atlantic and Pacific

WASHINGTON, May 18. = Rear Admiral F. c. Billiard, aged 58 years, died today as the result Of influenza.
 Besides a record for length in the service in the command of the Sea Patrol, Rear Admiral Billiard acquired notable reputation in the active service both on the At lantic and Pacific.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-05-18
Pope Issues Another
 iEncycIicaI

VATICAN CITY, Italy, May 18.-The Pope, in an encyciical issued today, called the world to prayers, penance and morti- fication to save itself from the peril of terrorism and anarchy and a still greater evil that is threatening"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-05-18
2 PANESE
 PLAN FLIGHT

PRINCE RUPERT, B. C., May 18.-Word has been received here that two unnamed Japanese plan to take off from Tokyo for San Francisco about June IT. They will make brief stops enroute in cluding Hazelton, B. c.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-05-18
TREES TO GET ALTITUDE TEST

OGDEN, Utah-To determine If Douglas frs and poderose pine can be grown successfully in attitudes less than 1000 or 5000 feet the Forest Service is planting thou sand seedlings in Utah, near ogden
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-05-18
p OL ICE TAKING 6 STEPS TO CHECK UP NORFOLK MAN
Whereabouts of Intermed- iary on Night of Ab-
 duction Not Clear
WOMAN SPRINGS UP
 IN CASE DURING DAY
Extortion Now In d icated by Police Tn Latest
 Developments

NORFOLK, Virginia, May IS. = It is learned from an authentic source that the po- lice are checking the where abOuts of John Hughes Cur tis on the night of March when Baby Lindbergh was kidnapped.
 The whereabouts of Curtis on the night of March 1 has not been definitely establish ed.
 Action against him h as been deferred pending results of the continuing investiga- ti0n.
 The police obtained mud scrapings from Curtis's auto- mobile to determine if pos- lsible whether the soil can be identified as New Jersey soil. No analysis h a S yet b n made.
 Investigators aid Curtis was evidently describing his own car when he asked the police to look out for a green sedan. The search resulted in finding only one car of that description and this one, officers said, was Curtis's own car, found parked in his boat building plant.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-05-18

Fraternity students at Emory University led in scholarship the last quarter. The school average was 8423, and the fraternity av- craze 85.57.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-05-18
GOEs To MT. VERNON

NEW YORK, May 18.A-Dr Con don, the "Jafsie" of the Lindbergh kidnap case, was taken to Mount Vernon today to inspect photos in the Rogues' Gallery. He was un- able to identify any of them as being the kidnapers and returned to his home in the Bronx.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-05-18

Though the Netherlands produces about 3,000,000 pairs of wooden shoes annually, nearly an equal quantity is imported to meet do- mestic demand.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-05-18

An American-built bridge in Can- ton, China, will be completed in June, at an estimated cost of sl,- 200, ,000.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-05-18
NEW DEVELOPMENT

NORFOLK, May 18.-Chief of Police Ironmonger said this after noon John H. Curtis requested Col. Lindbergh to deposit $25 1000 in a Norfolk bank as good faith and evidence of down payment on the ransom for the return of the baby.
 Chief Ironmonger said he does not believe Curtis has made com- plete confession. The Chief gave no indication of what he had in mind.
 Was At Home
 Mrs. Curtis this afternoon said her husband was at home on the night of the Kidnapping. She said she had no idea he had constructed his story. She was absent for sev- eral days herself acting on instruc- tions given to her by her hus- band.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-05-18
CURTIS GUARDED

NORFOLK. Va. May 18.-It was revealed here this afternoon that
 the police are guarding Curtis for
 fear he will commit suicide.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-05-18
WOMAN APPEARS

HOPEWErL, N. J., May 1S.-The New Jersey State Police disclosed this afternoon that a woman, Ruth Gay, was helping them to determine the true and complete facts con- cerning the activities of Curtis. She came voluntarily to Col. H. Nor man Schwarzkopf and said she would help the Curtis investigation to vindicate herself so far as any inferred implications of her con- nection with the deception is con- cerned.
 Startling News
 This is the first mention of Ruth Gay and it was not immed- lately known who she was or what connection she has had with the case.
 Late this afternoon it was dis closed, however, that Curtis did mention Miss Gay and also Ed win Bruce, of Elnira, New York, as being with him during his al- legged negotiations.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-05-18
ANOTHER FAKER

HOPEWELL, N. J., May 18.- Frank Narzych, narcotic addict. who confessed last night he was
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Evening star., 1932-11-09
.13 EASTERN TRACK
MEETS IN WINTER.
MeadoWbrook, K. of C. Events
Not Listed-Competition
Starts January 7.

n YEW YORK, November 9-Thir-
N teen track and field meets will
NJ be staged in the East during
/ the coming indoor season, 1t
has been revealed in the NO
yember issue of the Amateur Athlete,
monthly publication of,the A. A. U. The
MeadoWbrook Club and knights OF Co
lumbus fixtures are missing. but TWO
new events have been planned.
Madison Square Garden will be the
scene of the Millrose A. A. meet on
FEBRUARY 4. of the New York A. G.
meet on February 18 and OF the Ma
tional A. A. u championships on Feb
ruary 25, the climax games OF the non-
college season. The college season VIII
be concluded little more than week
later with the Intercollegiate A. a. "A.
A title games at the 258th Field Ar
tillery Armory.
The season will open, as usual. with
the Columbus Council of the knights OF
Columbus games at the 106th Infantry
Armory in Brooklyn on January z. Inc
4 C. A. A. A. A. tests will close 1t for
the East, although there also Will be q
set of games in Chicago on March 10
and in Cleveland ON March 20.
THE schedule as announced yester-
j day does not include the Metropon.
tan A A. U. championship meet
which is generally held in the middle OF
February. Neither the date nor the
arnlory has been chosen as yet, but
President Martin A. Klein will make an
announcement on this in the near fu-
ture.
The two newcomers to the list are
the German American A. c. meet and
the New York Curb Exchange A. A.
games
The schedule:
January :, Columbus Council. X. Of G.; at I
lOGth Infantry Armory; 81 Jefferson Cup
at 245th Coast Defense Armory. % NeWark <
A. C. at Newark Armory. rs. Boston x OF
G al Boston Garden; 2s. German -Ameri-
can A. G. at 102d Engineers Armory
FEBRUARY 4. Millrose A. A.; al Madlson
Square Garden; 6. Seton Hall at NeWark
Armory; IL Boston A. A. at Boston arena
ls New York A. g., at Madison SQUARE
Garden; Fl. New York Curb Exchsnse @ a Z;
A. at 1O6th Infantry Armory; -, National
A A. u championships at Madison Square
March 4. intercollegiate A; A. A., a
championships at 25sth Field Artillery
ArmOry.
Evening star., 1932-11-09
THE SPORTLICHT
BY CRANTLAND RICE.

Felts at fullback and the accident to
PAYNE at haf, for these two were among
the best backs in the country. Working
with Don Zimmerman they would have
given Tulane the best backfeld in the
South and one OF the strongest in any
section.
THE big game of the week ahead
i brings Tennessee and Vanderbilt
together. Most of the coaches in
the South are picking Tennessee to win
for the fifth consecutive year. But
there seems little choice at this writing
between two strong lines and two high
class backfelds.
Vanderbilt has big. hard charging
line, which has put up strong de-
fensive front all year. Dan McGugin
also has a iligh-class back In Roberts
and one of the best centers in the
country in Graeey a big. fast ranging
foot ball player who has been one of
the stand-outs in his sector.
Tennessee also has a ctrOng line and
one of the best backs in the country in
Beattie Feather, a triple threaten who
always is dangerous.
Several Southern coaches have writ
ten that Tennessee has the edge in
speed and kicking, and therefore a
narrow margin to work on. This should
be one of the big games of the year
one of the hardest, and one of the
closest
THE Southern Conference has three
i star backs who are now causing
more than one keen debate below
the M. and D. borderline
They are Zimmerman of Tulane,
Hitchcock of Auburn, and Feathers of
Tennessee.
This trio is closely pressed by Cain
of Alabama and Roberts of Vanderbilt,
who meet later on.
I talked with Harry Mehre, the
Georgia coach, and with Twomen, En-
right and others about the respective
merits of the first three. They could
figure little choice at this date, rating
all three along high plane.
Feathers will be called on to prove
his place against Vanderbilt and Ken
tucky, two old rivals, who are quite
strong enough to test any one.
Zimmerman, Feathers and Hitchcock
have all starred this season and tier
final contributions will be closely wateh
ed all across the Southern sweep.
v schedule to face, with Tennessee
and Alabama in the way Ala
bama, with Cain at work, is one of the
strongest teams in the national array
One of the big games of the day In
the Southwest will bring Texas and
T. c. U. together at Fort Worth. This
meeting should settle the Southwest
Conference title, as both teams have
outstanding records.
Centenary is another one of the un-
beaten teams of the country with a
brilliant record to date. including an
early season victory over the strong
Texas team.
Copyright, 1892. by North American News
PAPER Alliance. Inc.J
Evening star., 1932-11-09

modern pitching They knew little
about the curve 1t vas coming in,
back in 1876, and moved in rapidly
after it started White batted curves
before he had finished So did Arson
and Hines.
THE Chicago Americans led By Clark
i Griffith in 1901 had five pitchers.
They we're Piatt, Griffith. Patter-
son, Callahan and Katoll. Griff1th
stood head and shoulders above tne1o.
Billy Sullivan caught, ASSISTED BY Jos
Sugden. Frank Isbell played first base.
Sandow Mertes second bass. FRED Hart
man and Jimmy Burke third base,
Shugart and Burke shortstop, Hoy CEN
ter field, Fielder Jones right field. Nc
Farland left field and Clarence Foster
was utility man Jimmy Burke is now
coach for the Yankees.
1t is doubtful if even the cunning Of
Clark Griffith as a pltcher-and he won
"a games and lost Z, with percentage
CT TIA in l901-could have carried the
Chicago champions Of that year to VIC
tory over the American League cham
pions Of 1882. The strength of the
American League has increased many
per cent since it was organized.
Evening star., 1932-11-09

~ ing in semi-retirement one of the
greatest sports writers and ref
erees ever developed in this country.
His name is Edward w. Smith. and
those who followed the fight game
when the ring gladiators of the type
of Corbett. Fitz, Jeffries, johnson,
Cans, Langford, Tom Sharkey. Maher
and others were in their prime. will
remember Ed as having played a
most prominent part in fiStic affairs
in those days. Today. following a
long illness, he finds his recreation
In contributing articles on his
favorite pastime to the Hearst papers
and to sports magazines. There is
no better inform man in this
country on boxing than Ed Smith.
and when the Chicago American. OF
which he was sports editor When
Illness forced him to retire. lost his
services. pugilism lost one OF Its
greatest supporters.
In addition.to refereeing about 200
important battles in almost every
division. Ed Smith also acted as
stakeholder in several Championship
affairs. He was the stakeholder in
the Charley White Freddy Welsh
bout at Colorado Springs and among
the famous fights in which he was
the third man in the ring was the
Jack Johnson-Jim Flynn mill at Las
Vegas in which he awarded the ver-
dict to the Negro after the police
halted the bout in the ninth round.
Smith was in great demand as a
referee for he was fearless to the
nth degree. He was classed with
Charley White. Tim Hurst, Ed
Graney and others Of that high
caliber. The greatest wrestling at
traction ever staged in this country.
that between George Hackenschmidt
and Frank Gotch, found Smith third
man in the ring.
copyright, 1922
Evening star., 1932-11-09
20 YEARS AGO
IN THE STAR.

THE Maryland Agricultural Col
i lege foot ball team expects a
hard tight with Gallaudet to-
day at Kendall Green. The Farmers
plan to start johnson, Bowland,
White, Koehler, Wilson, Hindnian,
Williams, Knode. Morris, Hofecker
and Ruff, Pennington, Ccstef, Posey,
Huntemann, Eddy, Smith. Atchison,
Loomis, Shipley, Firor and McBier-
ney also are likely to see action.
Clarence Cupid Childs. star sec
ond baseman and slugger of the
Cleveland team when it won the Ma
ticncl Lesgue rennaflt, died in Bslti-
mere
Alfredo de Gro defeated Frank
Sherman Of Washington in New York
to defend his pocket billiards cham
pionship.
Alters cleaned up in their match
with Southlands In the Southwestern
Duckpin League. Alters were repre-
sented by Acton, Weser, kendrick.
Robertson and Murphy snd South
lands by Berry, T. Morton. Rston,
Gray and LitchhsA- 1
Evening star., 1932-11-09
SWIMMING FEES WASTED
Students Pay for Nebraska Pool,
but Few of Them Use 1t.

LINCOLN. Nebr.. November 9 (PO.-
Students are paying for the new Uni
versity of Nebraska swimming pool-but
they aren't using it.
Students and faculty disagree on why
the pool, completed last year, isn't more
popular.
There are only 125 women and 81
men students registered for class periods
in the pool.
Last year the students voted for con-
struction of the pool under an agree
ment that they would pay 81 per
semester fee.
DR.. r. G. Clapp, director Of mems
physical education. says the natatorium
could accommodate two or three times
as many students as now use it.
Evening star., 1932-11-09

left, giving the ball, however, to 8,
who, led by 10, swings wide around
end. No. l finishes his assignment
by blocking the defensive right
tackle.
Fast blocking by the guards is
important. The feverses give them
time to get out and around. No. Z
makes sure that the blocking of the
defensive left tackle begun by will
be complete. No. swings out to
keep the defensive fulIback out Of
the play.
All action starts with the ball.
The various movements are very
confusing. The play is effective
against an end who charges in fast
and sharply.
Evening star., 1932-11-09
GENEROUS TO GRIDMEN

FULTON. Mo. November 9 tP.-Not
wishing to deprive any Of its athletes
Of valued competition. Westminster
College asked the Missouri College
Union 10 waive the transfer rule when
Westminster abandoned foot ball.
This would have enabled Westminster
players to shift to another school with
out losing year Of competition.
The union. however. decided such
waiver would be inviting students to
leave Westminster and therefore de-
clined to approve it.
Evening star., 1932-11-09
Golf Analysed
by JOE GLASS

TIMING Is the term for the regu-
! lation of the swing so that
clubhead speed will come at the
proper stage. The beginning of good
timing is making the backswing
cody, calmly. unhurriedly But that
is only the start If complete dag
nosis were possible it probably would
be found that those players who slow
up their cluhheads at impact with
the bell start their downswing with
a rush, a sudden application of
power.
This throws the hands and arms
through violently at pace the rest
of the body cannot quite develop
But more important. the forearms
and wrists have been stiffened, and
the final wrist whip which gives
the clubhead its greatest speed is
Evening star., 1932-11-09

n HR GOLDELOCKS AHEARN
M of the firm Of Ahearn g.
IVY Schwartz Inc, and exponent
1 / Of one Of the worlds greatest
buttonhole holds, secured his
favorite grip t'other eve at Portners.
and started:
Listen, pal, they're saying Benneh
Schwartz is afraid OF Eddie Burle.
Don't fall for that. All Benneh wants
is a decent f1gure-25 per cent. All they
want to give him-Benneh, who has
fought four world champs-is 20 per
cent
"Benneh's a smart fighter. In the
fight racket you've got to get your jack,
and get it quick before it's too late.
Money amt no good when you're walk
ing On your heels. Benneh wants to get
his share and get out Of the game.
About the only thing Goldie forgot
to mention was that Benny has been
fighting for about IL years.
D AY STEELE, then Jim Londos, and
N tomorrow Ray Steele again. Co
should trot out alternately the presi
dent and vice president of the GROWERS
or significant.
Runners of sweeping changes in the
standings of the grapplers have been
heard. The most persistent OF these
rumors has Ray Steele the next champ
Anyway. Steele's business in Wash
ington tomorrow revolves about George
Vassell. second ranking Grecian gfoWler
who probably would like to add Mr..
Steele scalp to his list, which includes
Master Rudy Dusek's. Messrs. Steele
and Vassell clash in one of the two
preliminaries Joseph Turner has lined
UP for the publics consumption in the
Washington Auditorium tomorrow
The second headliner has for its
principals the tumbling Gino Carl
baldi ex-coal miner. and Herman Hick-
man, former all-American grid star at
the University of Tennessee.
Abe Coleman and Ernie Dusek clash
in the best looking preliminary. Others
of Commute duration or less list Lou
Evening star., 1932-11-09
SPALD|NG HEADED
NOTED LOT IN 1876
Arson, Hines, Barnes Among
PIayerS-Griff's Chisox
in 1901 Talented.
BY GEORGE CHADWICK.

n yEW YORK, November O.
IN Base ball fans who rooted
/ y for the Chicago Cubs dur
ing the 1882 world series
smashup are delving into dusty
records to find solace for their
grief. Throughout the hot stove
league the Cubs partisans are
now boasting that Chicago teams
won the first pennants in both
major leagues-in the National
League in 1876 and in the Amer
lean League in 1901.
AS matter OF record Chicago has
had II championship teams i'll both
major circuits since organized base
balls inception-only two lever than
New York. 1t is also fact that
Chicagos first two championship teams
produced more stars than any Others
since
The manager of the Chicago Nationals
in 1876 was the late Albert G Spalding.
who was a pitcher, and the manager OF
the Chicago American League club in
1901 was Clark C. Griffith, also a p.lcher
AfterWard Griffith played a managerial
part in both major leagues and ulti-
mately became owner OF the Washing
ton club, which has won two pennants
under his ownership.
nN the first Chicago team to win a
~ National League pennant were six
players whose fame viii live as long
as base ball history. They were Albert
G. Spalding, Jim White, Ross Barnes,
Paul Hines. Cal McVey and Adrian c
Anson.
Spalding made a pitchers record with
the old-fasnioned underhand delivery
He was master Of control. White
made a record for batting and endur-
ance. Barnes to this day IS acclaimed
by some to have been the best second
baseman in base ball. Anson stoutly
maintained that Barnes was the greatest
against the contentious made for Fred
Dunlap.
Hines made the first unassisted triple
play McVey, least known now as newer
generations follow the game. was
thought in his time to be the best all
around player. The fame of Pop Anson
as batsrnan is an undying tradition
in Chicago-eyeryNher for that matter.
That is a pretty good record Tor the
first National League championship
team OF 90 years ago.
d DARNES was the first champion batter
- of base ball with a percentage CT
.4O3 in 1876. He had to bat on fields
on which the boundaries were one-third
farther back than they are now. He
Gid not have the benefit of sacrifice
fly bonus. as some 400 batters have had
in recent seasons. He did not play in
as many games as are scheduled now
for the major leagues, but in a general
way that would not affect his per-
centage.
Jim White talked to this observer Of
ancient and modern base ball not long
ago H would not say that his Chi
cago championship team Of 1876 could
have defeated any othsr Chicago cham
pionship team but he inferred that he
would like to see such q mythical game
The oldtime-s would be haffied By
Evening star., 1932-11-09
HOCKEY MIDGET SIGNED
Armand, With Detroit, Is but
Feet 5 and Weighs Only $50.

DETROIT, November 9 R.-The
Detroit Red Wings have signed a PUCK
player smaller than Larry Aurie, nttle
right winger who proved a star 1or the
Detroit hockey club last year.
The new player is Paul armand. xno
nlaved his first professional hockey with
fhe Chicago SIiamrocks last year.
Armand is 5 feet inches tall and
weighs 1876 pounds He Is bank clerk
In the Summer time.
Aurie is an inch taller and weighs
IS pounds more.
Evening star., 1932-11-09

THE battle for the championship
Of the Southern Conference has
become one of the warlnest in
years. with many strong. well
matched teams driving along week after
week
At this date Tennessee and Auburn
lead, with Vanderbilt and L. S. U. not
SO far behind, but even the leaders have
been hard pressed more than once.
Tennessee, for example, barely got by
a strong Alabama team, 7-2. Georgia
Tech held Auburn to points. Tenl1es-
see also was hard pressed by an improv-
ing Duke team. with the final score,
1913. bleak 3-point margin.
Tulane fought a strong Vanderbilt
team to a 6-6 draw. and " P. l. lost
her only game by 3-point margin to
Alabama
This shows how evenly the warfare
has moved along the greater part of the
year. where only hard. slashing ral-
lies have carried the victors through by
hairline decisions.
There have been no teams in the
South quite so strong as Tulane and
Tennessee were last year. Tulane drew
q heavy jolt in the disqualification of
Evening star., 1932-11-09

curtailed or even completely done
away with
This sketch Of Jose Jurado. the
South American who has become
such q we'll known golfing figure all
over the world. shows his cltlbhead
action after the top Of the swing.
There is no rushing there. The
clubhead has been brought back
smoothly in the backswing. 1t has
followed smoothly through the top
Of the swing into the downswing.
Power application will develop
evenly until the clubhead reaches
impact, when its speed will be
greatest
A few simple but vital points to
remember in putting will keep your
score down. Write Joe Glass. care
of The Star, and get his leaf1et
on putting, which is free. In writ
Ing inclose stamped, addressed
envelope.
tOopyrisht. 1ss2)
Evening star., 1932-11-09
Hot in Tourney 7ne-Lp First Chicago Ball Clubs Star Outfits
Forgets to Jeer,
Now Can't Cheer
COLUMBUS, Ohio, November 8 lF1.
~ Nobody should complain II
cheer leader pulls for the team,

put when ne pulls a tar cart
That IS different, take 1t from
Lewis MI sman, Ohio States sadder
but v-is-r acrobatic leader Of rahs,
zips and occasional booms
It wasn't enough that they had
shouted themselves hoarse at q re-
cent foot ball game, Ohios bolster
Gus rooters decided. After the game
they wanted further action.
So, the snake e-dancing across the
campus. they cut peppy pyrotechnics
in front of tradition-laden, ivy
walled old Pomerene Hall
Up popped Mussman, as a cheer
leader should, to lead the crowd in
this and that and two or three other
yells.
Out OF the night somebody ap-
peared with tar cart. Up the steps
of Pomerene Hall they hauled 1t.
Mussman, the student council
court heard, cheered the defacing Of
public property when he should have
ieered He did nothing to stop the
ar-splattering cart
So Mussman. sllorn Of his mega
phone. will watch a former assistant
lead the cheers.
Evening star., 1932-11-09
TEAM HAS NO COACH.

EAGLE ROCK. Calf, November 8
CP.-Occidenta College. which is a
member Of the Southern California
Conference, does not have foot ball
coach. Instead a booard Of strategy
functions. It includes Instructor VIII
liam Andersonsstwo assistants and two
PLAYERS
Evening star., 1932-11-09
GREENBRIER IS VICTOR.

LEWISBURG. w. Va. November 9.
-Greenbrier Military Academy's foot
ball team conquered Staunton Military
Academy. 13 to 0, here yesterday. The
first touchdown came when Greenbr1er
marched 80 yards in the first quarter
before Staunton obtained the ball.