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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-05-07

We were in communication with
the world, with life itself. From
the drill hole through which the
drill pipe projected, a veritable
tap of icy water poured straight
down on me. Billie Bell was try
ing to tell me he was at the sur
face, and was trying to find how
many feet he was away from us,
because his voice was so clear
thought he could only be 10 feet
away.
Many people still can not I'M
derstand why we were so reluctant
to come to the tube for food. But
when I crept down that hole and
onto the undertaking the shaft
dropping a sheer $50 feet below
me, with the ladder greasy, my
hands so rough 1 hardly had any
feeling in them, my feet no longer
feeling anything at all, and with
nasty climb over a sort of fence to
get to the pipe-and then from
the drill hole itself I got regu-
lar drowning from a flow of water
like from an inch-and-a half wa
ter tap. You can understand why
We soon came to a decision not to
bother about that pipe.
We weren't hungry anyway.
That is, hungry for anything ex-
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ing all day, and after some
hours, the whistle began to
screech down below the platform.
Finally We realized the whistle
was a signal, not a part of the
process of rescuing us. 1 ex-
plored out on to the wooden
landing with the last dim fad
ing rays of my f1ashlight, and
peered down the ladder hole of
the shaft.
You understand that the wood
en- platform completely f1oored off
the shaft, with three holes or
open traps in the planks. The
one on the right, looking down
shaft, was for the skip and it's
rails; the middle one was for
the ladder; the one on the left
was for the steam and water
pipes.
1 peered down into tie dark
ness of the deep and steep shaft
where the whistle was scream
ing. 1 felt my way carefully
down the ladder a couple of
rungs. My feet had no feeling
whatever. I knew, of course, that
the shaft dipped steeply and
dropped at a steep angle into
the abyss 230 feet below. But
the whistle had to be investi-
gated.
TT ceayoad RI he eonoau,bore ,,,o
in the hanging wall or ceiling of
the shaft. 1 climbed the plank
fence, breast-high, that divided
the ladder shaft from the pipe
shaft, and felt up into the dark
ness. Bracing myself on rocks
and pipes, I felt a pipe. The
pipe was vibrating with the wild
whistle. seized a stone and be-
gan to bang the pipe.
The whistle ceased. A loud
banging answered my banging.
1t was Billie Bell pounding with
his wrench. In about four min
utes, and they seemed long min
utes to me, clinging there above
that pitch dark shaft below the
landing-a voice shouted: "Hello!
shouted back.
u Il
DR. ROBERTSON felt his way
- out to the platform above
and looked down through the hole
at me, shouting into the tube.
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BURIED ALIVE FOR TEN DAYS
Alfred Scaddlg Tells of Terror in Moose Riuer Shaft

My feet began to give me trouble
very soon. owing 10 the constant
wetness, the eternal drip, the
coldness and inactivity. Later
fierce pains in my joints and hips
added to rny troubles But none
OF these things, no physical suf-
fering whatever bothered me as
much AS. first. the fear that they
thought we we're dead; and. sec
ond, the fear that after they had
discovered us, in blasting or 9TH
erwise cutting their way down
to us-as we supposed, through
the main shaft-they would start
another collapse. Everything
paled in my mind before that
thought.
The drill, when it came through
to us, did not come through the
side wall of the shaft but
through the ceiling of the shaft,
so to speak. We heard it drill
ing but could not locate the sound.
1t came out, as you now know,
not in the landing off which our
cubby-hole was situated but un-
derneath the landing stage.
When the first signal fuse
came down, throwing a weird,
pinkish-red light, I supposed the
mine was on fire, that the fric-
ton of the cave-in had started
timbers burning. At any rate. 1
dashed for the opening in the
wooden landing or platform,
and DR.. Robertson passed me cup
full. of water which I slashed
down furiously at the unrecog-
nized messenger of good tidings. I
put it out. 1t spluttered protest.
ingly. I crawled back to our
little cavern, though If 1 had
waited few minutes, I would
have seen Billie Bells little
flashlight protrude its eye out of
the drill hole.
A LITTLE while later, COM
N pressed air began to hiss
and roar out of the drill hole,
but still we could not get it
through our heads that there was
a communication there. sup
posed it was for some reason. We
heard pounding and air hiss
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things that occur to me as need
ing explanation as far as 1 am
concerned. Each one of use did
just the best he could.
I had no conception, not even
in the war, of the full meaning of
human coraradeship as it was re-
vealed in this tragic affair. When
1 am well enough will try to do
justice TO it. I hope every one
understands that every man who
came down to rescue us not only
was placing himself in the same
danger we were in, but what is
more. every one of them knew it.
For countless messages from
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cept the sound of the human
voice, and the sounds of human
action, the drills, the blasting.
Some day / hope to be able TO
tell YOU all the strange and cur
ious happenings. The contests we
had-shivering contests, groaning
contests; the names of the songs
I sang; the curious conversations;
the fancies that came to us; the
dreams we suffered.
1t will interest you to know
that in all the time we were down
there suffering to the full stretch
of our nerves, none of the three of
us emitted a single curse word. If
l had searched the whole wide
world-and l have been to the
war and down in Florida in the
boom days and have mixed with
men in many parts of the world
if l had searched the whole world
I do not believe I could have
found two men with whom I could
better have faced that tragedy
than DR.. Robertson and Herman
Magill.
Il
MR.. MAGILL was distressed
AVA because he thought he had
got us two into the mess. But we
soon mended that. Even when he
was dying in pain, every time he
recovered enough consciousness to
know what was happening to him,
it was to beg our pardon for
troubling us. They were plendid.
and after Mr.. Magill died, and I
had fears for the doctor, I prom
ised myself that I would not be
left alone, if he went. 1t would
be the three of us, all the way.
and I know I meant it.
These are only a few of the
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friends known and unknown.
I want to say thanks. For
countless kindnesses showered on
us, on my wife, mother and
brother, don't know how to ex-
press our gratitude fully enough.
Just give me your prayers once
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ALFRED scadding. who with DR.. d. p.
Robertson survived the Moose River
mine entombment. and who ooisborated
In Dr. Robertson'S personal story of
their experience, contributes this final
article Of the series.)
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in while until these feet re-
member what they are for again,
and maybe I win come and see
you and thank you every one
though, / guess, that would take
me all over the world.
World Copyright 1885. BY the Red cros,
of Canada. Distributed by United Pea
ture Syndicate, Incl
Evening star., 1936-04-18
is HORSES COMPETE
IN TIMBER CLASSIC
Seven From Maryland, With Old
Liners in Saddle, Race in
Little Grand National.
Special Dispatch TO Inc Star

special DlSpdtCn 10 / ne SLar.
GREEN SPRING VALLEY, Md,
April 18.-Seven Maryland-owned
horses and seven gentleman jockeys
from the Free State were prepared to
pit their speed and skill against in
vaders from Pennsylvania, New York
and Virginia here today in the thirty
seventh renewal of the Little Grand
National timber race. Fifteen entries
have been received altogether for the
renewal of the classic this afternoon
at 4 o'clock on the estate of William
r. Whittingham.
At least 1000 spectators were ex-
pected to view the Grand National
and the Churchville Cup, secondary
feature of the day, from vantage points
about the course constructed and given
baptism of fire only last Spring.
Eight horses have been named for the
Churchville, which is limited to
maidens and winners of one race.
The Grand National route has been
heightened to exactly miles this sea-
son and another jump added, making
total of 18 barriers. Among the
horses nominated for this grueling
test are Justinian II, owned and rid
den by Stuart Janney, jr; Fair Bob,
Elizabeth Starks, G. A. Saportas; Be
Happy, Benjamin Griswold, Sd, owner
and rider; Inshore, j. Y. Martin,
no rider named; Priestess, Janon
Fisher, jr., F. Colwill; Primero, James
Piper, P. D. Reid; Preparedness, A. r.
Meigs, r. Hamilton; Gil Bias, T. w.
Durant, no rider; Ghost Dancer, Car
Teton Palmer, Noel Laing; Pontoon,
Manton Metcalf, Page Edmunds; Os-
tend, Mrs. Frank M. Gould, William
B. STREET.; Gigolo, Mrs. Vadim Maka-
rolf, Randolph Duffey; Brose Hover
and Dan MCGEE, Benjamin Leslie
Behr, riders, Sidney Waters and j.
Harrison.
Ghost Dancer, winner of the Deep
Run Hunt Cup at Richmond a few
weeks ago; Justinian II, which ran
dead heat in My Lady's Manor last
Saturday; Be Happy, Pontoon and
Priestess are rated as choices in the
field.
Evening star., 1936-04-18
Names Give Importance.

OBVIOUSLY an open golf tourna-
~ ment is an attraction in direct
proportion to the big names it at
tractS-big names in golf, that is.
And if Robert could produce the big
names the tournament was a sue
cess. Otherwise it was a flop. So
Robert contriVed the scheme Of Or
ganizing trained troupe of tourna-
ment players. Perhaps his whole
idea wasn't happiness at meal time.
but undoubtedly that had something
to do with it. For in addition Mr..
Harlow is a peaceful soul who doesn't
like to fuss with his fellow men.
Fussing, you know, isn't good for the
digestion.
Well, the manufacturers to whom
the scheme was put up and who, at
first thought it was a grand idea,
hummed and hawed after looking
over the expense sheets of some Of
the boys and allowed as how it would
be leetle bit expensive, and that
perhaps they rather would go into it
slowly and wouldn't try it this year.
Maybe next year they would go into
it. So Mr. Harlow will have to worry
along this year arranging $4,000 tour
namentS without being able to guar
antee the appearance of all his boy
friends. The fact that they will be
around anyhow for such important
money as $4,000 won't relieve Mr..
Harlow of the worry. He is thinking
about those interrupted dinners.
Evening star., 1936-04-18
Fights Last Night

BY the Associated Press.
ST. PAUL.-Fred Lenhart, ma,
Seattle, outpointed Jack Gibbons,
1851, st. Paul Q0).
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.-Young
Gene Buffalo, 145, Philadelphia, out
pointed Fritzie Zivic. las, Pittsburgh
OO).
SYRACUSE, N. Y.-Bushy Graham,
1891, Utica, stopped Tony Terrera,
1876, Mexico (2).
NEW ORLEANS.-Louis kid" Co
Goa, 1929, New Haven, Conn, out
pointed Holman Williams, 141a4, Mil
waukee Q0).
OMAHA.-Jimmie Legrone, 1875,
Des Moines. Iowa, outpointed Young
Mickey Walker, 1872, Pratt, Kans. QO).
SAN DIEGO, Calif.-Butch Rogers.
1871, Honolulu, outpointed Lee Sa-
voldi, 1872, St. Paul Q0).
BUTTE, Mont.-Chalky Wright,
1876, Tacoma, Wash, outpointed Buzz
Brown, 1876. Portland, Greg. QG).
HOLLYWOOD.-Tony Chavez. 1877,
Albuquerque, N. Mex. outpointed Pete
De Grasse, 126. Buffalo G0).
Evening star., 1936-04-18
Varied Sports
College Base Ball.

College Base BAH.
Elon, 6; Georgetown, 2.
Virginia Tech, 13; v. M. l., 2.
Virginia Medical, IL; Bridgewater, 6
Notre Dame, 7: Toledo u. 6.
Purdue, S; Wabash, S 90 innings
darknesS).
Minnesota, 25; Gustavus Adolphus, 8
Iowa State, 13; Nebraska, 8.
Western State (Michigan), 6; North
Central, 0.
Simpson, IT; Penn, 3.
Iowa, Z; Northwestern, 4.
Iowa State Teachers, 8; Platteville
Teachers, 3.
Illinois State Normal, 10; Kirksville
Osteopaths, 6.
Oklahoma, IL; Kansas State, 5.
Augusta M. A., IS; Washington &
Lee Frosh, 2.
College Tennis.
Maryland, 5; Richmond, 3.
American u, Z Bridgewater, 2.
Virginia, 9; William & Mary, o.
Purdue, 6; Indiana State, /.
Indiana. 7; Wabash, 2.
Furman, 4; L. S. u, 3.
Nebraska Wesleyan, 6; Peru Teach
ers, O.
College Track.
Virginia Tech, 78; Davidson, 48.
Virginia Tech Frosh, So; Davidson
FroSh, 81.
Washington College, 721a; Western
Maryland, 3512.
Doane, 48; Omaha, 451z; Peru
Teachers, AIS; Nebraska Wesleyan,
301a.
Hastings, 70; Wayne Teachers, 81;
York, A.
Simpson, 1928; Carleton, 53la.
Evening star., 1936-04-18
Vo Says McLarnn HaIoU Golf Tour Vetoed
WFSTRAuG6GIT OEE TIHE UEE
BY w. r. Me CALLuM

the ball as we'll as they did in that
round" Miss Hacker said. "They GER
tainly felt good"
Woodmont Country Club has with
drawn from the first team matches
this year and will be represented in
the opening team jousts next Tuesday
only by a third team. Withdrawal Of
Woodmont from the first team con-
tests leaves only seven teams instead
of eight to fight for the title won last
year by Chevy Chase. Opening matches
of the first teams will be played at
Columbia.
PILL WILHELM, otherwise Kaiser
to his public links associates
today had enriched himself with quite
batch of golf equipment by his l UP
victory over Andrew Oliveri yesterday
in the final round of the Rock Greek
Park Spring tourney. Bill didn't get
the verdict without a struggle, for he
had to shoot 10 to whip the chubby
checked Oliveri, the lad who holds the
District junior public links title.
Oliveri. who shot a 68 two days ago
took II against Wilhelm, round OF
golf good enough to win most matches
but no good against the hot Kaiser
Bob Morris licked Julian Williams,
and in the second flight final.
The Maryland State Golf Associa-
tion will open its 1886 season Wednes-
day with an 18-hole handicap medal
play tourney at Rodgers Forge, near
Towson, Md.
Quite q group Of Burning Tree and
Columbia members will leave Wash
ington next Wednesday for Clemen-
ton, N. j., where they will play goli
at Pine Valley for a couple of days a:
the guests of John S. Brooks Of Burh-
ing Tree. Brooks has made an annual
affair of a personally conducted trip
to Pine Valley.
Evening star., 1936-04-18

U asst December the Women's
District Golf Association pre-
sented to Miss Susan Hacker,
- acting president during most
of 1895, a new set of iron clubs. Miss
Hacker had little chance to use 'em
during the Winter, in fact she hadn't
played complete round with them
until yesterday since December 7. But
she did pretty good job with her new
weapons, for Miss Hacker today is in
volved in a tie for the Phyllis Keeler
Miller Memorial Trophy with demure
little Betty Keeler, the former Rock
Greek Park miss who now plays from
Indian Spring. Miss Hacker and Miss
Keeler both returned net scores of 81
in the opening tourney of the 1896
season for the women at the Washing
ton Golf and Country Club yesterday,
Miss Hacker scoring 949-1381, while
Miss Keeler, former public links
champ, scored 96-15-8l.
THEY will play off the tie at Wash
ington next Monday, while at the
SdIIlc GlIilC dIlOCIlCI Ulc lOI ILiC II OoS,
prize will be played off. Mrs. S. ].
Crisp. captain of the Army Navy Club
first team, and Miss Elizabeth Hough-
ton of Chevy Chase tied for the gross
award with cards of 90.
1t was day Of high scoring in a
hefty wind that swept the Washington
course and boosted the scores sky
high. Such a good golfer as Mrs.
Roland Mackenzie pitched and putted
until she had run up IL strokes for the
tenth hole, comparatively easy par 4,
where we once saw her husband drive
the green. Helen Dettweiler. Mrs.
Betty Meckley and Mrs. K. o. Giles of
Indian Spring tied for the second gross
prize with cards of SO. Mrs. R. N
Sutton of Washington and Mrs. Helen
J. Simons of Manor scored 100-18-82
and 94-12-82 to tie for third net.
IT hone those irons keen on hitting
Evening star., 1936-04-18
Route Suggested
For Chase Fans

THE following route has been
suggested for Washingtonians
motoring to the Little Grand Ma
tional and Churchville Cup
steeplechaSes outside Baltimore
this afternoon. The card begins
at 4 pm.
Entering Baltimore on the
Washington Boulevard, turn left
left at Montgomery Ward, follow
Monroe street to Edmonstcn
street, turn right on Edmonston
one block to Fulton avenue. Pro-
ceed north on Fulton avenue to
North avenue, turn right on North
avenue to Green Mount avenue
(there is cemetery at the inter-
Section). Follow Green Mount
straight north. It becomes York
road, and the Whittingham estate
Is Just this side Of Hereford, on
York road.
Evening star., 1936-04-18
H0YAS TAKE q OF 6
TILTS DURING TOUR
Nine Ends Southern Invasion
With Loss to Elon College
in SO Clash.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ELON, N. c., April l8.-Four VIC
tories in six games against North
Carolina colleges was the record which
Georgetowns base ball team was
carrying home with it today after
losing the final game of its week-long
tour to Elon College, So, here yester-
day.
BY tripping the Hoyas, Elon equaled
last Mondays work of Duke, the only
other team to defeat Georgetown this
year. G. U. got revenge, however, by
beating Duke in the second game of a
double-header.
Webb Newsome scattered George
towns six singles yesterday, while Ed
Cuffe, who had relieved Mike Petro-
skey was hit for the Elon win.
Harry Basin, Hoya sophomore first
baseman, batted .458 on the trip.
Evening star., 1936-04-18
Three JOURNEYS
Occupy Rollers

THREE major sweepstakes are
on tap for today and tonight
for Washington bowlers.
At the Arcadia, starting at 7:3O
o'clock, the Markaret Lynn tour
nament will be held.
This afternoon at the George
Iseman sweepstakes was to open
at Mount Rainier, with a final set
to be rolled tonight at RoSSlyn
at 8.
A tournament named for Tad
Howard, boss of the Rendezvous,
will be finished tonight at the
Rendezvous. Entrants can pick
their own time to shoot in this one,
which has an entry fee of So. Han
dicaps are based on a scratch of
120.
In special matches last night at
Clarendon, Astor Clarke defeated
Jack White, Connecticut star, 624
to 594, and White and Pete
Schoenberg trimmed Clarke and
Paul Harrison, 100 to 730.
Evening star., 1936-04-18
GLENNS GIVE TONE
TOKANSAS GAMES
Cunningham in 1900 Meter
Race; Morris, DeCathIon
Leader, Arouse Fans.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Y AWRENCE, Kans., April ia
pair of Glenns-Morris and Cum
ningham - provided the chief
- topic of speculation today as 750
athletes renewed their assault on rec
ords in the fourteenth annual Kansas
relays.
Morris, young Denver motor car
salesman, sold himself as a dark
horse contender in the Decathlon by
setting the pace for 16 other perform
ers in the first five events.
Cunningham, world record holder in
the mile, was back on his home"
track to make his first outdoor ap-
pearance of the season. He was en-
tered in the $500 event along with
nearly two score of other runners,
attracted by the fact the race is an
official Olympic preliminary.
Entering the Decathlon unheralded,
Morris. former Colorado State foot
ball and track star, amassed total
of Abs points by winning the 100
and 400-meter dashes, placing Sec
ond in the shotput, fourth in the
broad jump and tying for second in
the high jump.
Trailing him by 225 points was Clyde
Coffman, Topeka, Kans., the defend
ing champion and winner of seventh
place in the Olympic all-around event
in 1882.
Evening star., 1936-04-18
CANzONER| TOUGH
FOE, JIMMY SAYS.
HE Asked for Fight Points
Out Welter, Hurt When
Branded as Bully
BY JOHN LARDNER.


n YEW YORK, April 18.-Even an
angel face won't save you from
making enemies in the fight
4 business. Jimmy McLarnin's S
pan is sweet and seraphic enough to
win first money In almost any baby
parade, but James has his foes, just
the same, and they all make the same
criticism of the iron-fisted cherub from
Vancouver-they call him cripple
kicker.
Now, cripple kicking is not pretty
sport, and Jimmy's enemies do not
really mean to imply that our hero
goes around pinching blind men and
saving crutches in two. They mean
that he won his reputation as slugger
by knocking out little fellows with
glass chins, such as Sid TerriS, Ruby
Goldstein, Al Singer, ct cetera, ct Get
era, and again ct cetera.
In further illustration of this point,
they remind you that James is making
his first appearance of the new year
against Tony CanZoneri, an elderly
fighter as fighters go and much
smaller chap than Mr.. McLarnin. They
say that James has picked himself a
soft spot and that he plans to commit
all the mayhem allotted him under the
law when the two gentlemen meet in
Madison Square Garden on May 8.
Evening star., 1936-04-18
TERP RACKETERS AHEAD
Down Richmond, Seek Third Win
in Row Facing Middies.

Down Richmond, Seek Third Win
in Row Facing Middies.
Unbeaten in two starts, the Uni
versity of Maryland tennis team was
to play the Navy racketers at An
napolis this afternoon seeking its third
victory of the week.
A So decision over the Richmond
University netmen at College Park yes
terday gave the Terps their second de-
ciSion over Virginia college teams,
William and Mary having been the
first victim. Only one match, the
doubles encounter in which Land and
Krulevitz of Maryland defeated
Chalmers and Dickson, went three sets.
Singles.
Chalmers CRichmond) defeated Rintoul
60, 81; Epstein iRichmond) defeated
KrulevitZ, -, I0-S; Beacham MARY
landJ defeated Dickinson, SO, "a;
Land maryland defeated Brown. 6-1
81; Brooks (RichmondJ defeated Leh =
man. %, 6-3; Meloy (MarylandD de-
feated Pond, g.. 6-2.
Doubles.
Land and Krulevitz maryland defeated
Chalmers and Dickinson. 3-6. 6-1. 6-4;
Beachem and Lehman (Maryland) defeated
Brown and Pond. 6-1, -.
Evening star., 1936-04-18
MARIE DUVAL STARS
BUT DISTRICT LOSES
Philadelphia Mermaids Win All
Events on Dual Program
Except Diving.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, April 18-Al-
though Marie Duval, women's div
ing champion of Washington, swan
away with individual honors, the
Washington Baltimore girls swimming
team was swamped by an all-Philadel-
phia aggregation in the Penn Athletic
Club pool here last night, 48-l6.
Miss Duval not only outclassed the
field in the low board fancy diving
exhibition, but also retained possession
of the Charles S. Bayer, jr., trophy,
which she first won in 1888. Her vic
tory in the diving was the only first
place scored by the visitors
Rita Augusterfer of Washington
took second in the 220-yard free
style, in which Marie Glazier of Phil
adelphia broke lO-year record with
the time of 2:50.5. Miss AuguSterfer
also finished third to the same op-
ponent in the 100-yard free style,
while additional third places we're
scored by Ann Bono and Ann Arnson.
200-yard relay-Won by Philadelphia
Mildred Hetzel Caroline Cummin, Dor
othy Lubin, Dorothy Forbes: second
Washington Baltimore (Ann Arenson, Doris
Baugher, Rita Augusterfer, Ann Bono).
Time. 2:09.9
100-yard breast stroke-Won by Florence
Peck (Philadelphia) second. Doris Baugher
Baltimore: third. Ann Bono (Washipg-
100-yard back stroke-Won by Dorothy
Forbes .(Philadelphia): second Dorothy
Campbell philadelphia: third, Ann Aren-
son (WaShington). Time. 1:12,2.
100-yard free style-Won by Marie
Glazier tPhiladelphia): second, Dorothy
sGsterfer iWashinetonl. TfT Time. ss Toss gu
200-yard free style-Won Ay Marie
Glazier (Philadelphia): second. Rita Au-
gusterfer tWashington); third. Virginia
Brooke PHILADELPHIA, Time. SOB 5.
New resident record, breaking Margaret
Ravior Young's 2:53 set in 1926)
150-yard medley relay-Won by Phila-
delphia Dorothy Campbell. Florence Peck.
die Atlantic record. breaking old standard
1:45.70