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Evening star., 1936-04-01
Eastern Fiue Fears First Foe
In Clens Falls Title Defense

could have Jared worse. For instance.
The teams that will converge on Glens
Falls include the prep school cham
pions of Pennsylvania. Virginia and
New York and high school title hold
ers from New Jersey, Massachusetts,
and New York
The team was to arrive in New York
City for dinner this evening, roam
Broadway for several hours and board
a sleeper for the scene of action at
10 o'clock.
Arriving in Glens Falls tomorrow
morning, Coach Guyon will order a
day of complete rest for the squad,
which swings into action at $50
o'clock, following games tomorrow
night between White Plains, N. Y
High and Trenton, N. j., High and
La Sale Academy Of New York and
st. Mary's Academy Of Glens Falls.
Following the Eastern -Brockton bat
tie, Brown Prep Of Philadelphia will
stack up against Massanutten Military
Academy, prep school champions Of
Virginia.
Despite three months Of steady COM
petition, Eastern still maintains keen
edge.
Evening star., 1936-04-01
BY BURTON HAWKINS,
Staff Correspondent of The Star.

TN ROUTE GLENS FALLS, NY.
l. April Highly confident, but
fully aware of its opponents
IL skill, Eastern Highs basket ball
team anxiously awaited its debut in
defense of its Eastern States scholastic
title at Glens Falls. N. Y, tomorrow
night.
While the clicking of the Congress
sional Limited wheels failed to drown
the enthusiastic sendoff of Eastern
students this morning, the Lincoln
Park passers discussed the luck of the
draw which pits them against Brock
ton. Mass, High.
Scholastic champions Of Massa-
chusetts, the Brockton dribblers have
won IS and lost 3 games in COM
petition with the foremost schoolboy
quints in New England this season.
Aside from this skimpy information,
Eastern Is in the dark concerning Its
first foe.
Coach Charley Guyon, Assistant
Principal Holmes and the squad of
eight players feel. however, that they
Evening star., 1936-04-01

open tournament she enters
She has the ideal build for a golfer,
says Keeler-broad shoulders, mar
row hips and large hands and feet
-. They say Lefty Gomez has all
his. stuff back except his control
=. The South is so strong for
Jimmy Braddock he's going on q
third Dixie tour beginning April 10
-. Stuart Bell, Cleveland Press,
won the crawfish -eating champion
ship at party Larry Gilbert
pitched for the visiting newspaper
boys at New Orleans last week =.
Sonia Heinie is glad she turned pro
-. says there are too many petty
jealousies among European figure
skating officials Also, her share
Of the gates isn't hard to take.
What's the situation in Flatbush
today? .. Vice President Joe Gil
leaudeau said the Dodgers can bs
Evening star., 1936-04-01
Jones' Subpar Rounds May Have Been Too Early


Bobby Jones Is proud of his
grand slam"-winning four major
titles in one year :. But he always
got his biggest kick out Of trimming
the crack pros In IL open tour
naments-nine here and three In
England-the famous Albanian was
second or better II times He
finished on top seven times and
second four Try and tie that
one Prof. Bill Mccartney, the
scholarly fight promoter, says Max
Schmeling has a fine chance to
simply ruin Joe Louis .. Mike
Jacobs Immediately announced he
would charge $40 for top
The Cardinals are said to be negoti-
ating for Joe Strip, the forgotten
man of Brooklyn.
o. 3. Keeler says Babe Didrikson
can finish among the frst 10 IN any
Evening star., 1936-04-01
PROSARE RATED
AS 8-TO-1 SHOTS
Jones, Little and Revolta
Next at 10 to Star
Field Lists SIS.
BY ALAN GOULD,
Associated Press SiIorts Editor.

UGUSTA, Ga, April 1.-Amerl-
n can COLTS biggest. most inter-
II esting championship show,
4 L the third annual $1,000 Au-
eusta national invitation tournament,
stars tomorrow with touch reminis-
cent of the old Georgia battle cry
"Bobby Jones against the field"
It may be expecting great deal of
the 34-year old Albanian to recapture
his old time world championship form,
Just for one tournament year, but
he's just shown enough OF it during
the last few weeks, here and else
where. to make his comeback pros
poets brighter than at any time in the
last three years.
Moreover, the bookmakers, taking
another hitch in their prices after
seeing Jones shoot the Augusta course
in l6 strokes under par, for 72-hole
practice total Of 272, made the
Georgian a l0-to-1 shot today.
One of Five Choices.
LIE WAS one of the five choices III
L the all-star field of 55 players, in
cluding crack shots of Japan, Aus
tralia and Canada, as well as hand
picked group of American amateurs
and professionals.
Gene Double Eagle) Sarazen, the
1885 winner, and tall Henry Picard,
Hershey, Pa, pro who faltered after
setting a sizzling pace last Spring,
ruled the co-favorites at to l in the
latest "call-over." Bracketed with
Jones, at 10 to l, were Johnny Re-
volta, the brilliant P. G. A. champion
and w. Lawson Little, jr., world cham
pion of the amateurs for the last two
years, who was sixth in the 1885 Au-
gusta tournament.
The veteran Walter Hagen was eX-
pected today to augment the field that
includes all of the former rivals OF
Jones in his championship days.
Many Arrive at Scene.
On hand already we're Bobby Cruick-
shank, victim of Bob's first national
open triumph in 1928 and hero of a
practice 20 for nine holes yesterday;
Johnny Farrell, who beat Jones in the
1928 open playoff; Al Espinosa, Jones
victim In 1929, who motored 2,34C
miles from Mexico City, especially to
play here, and Johnny Goodman
Omaha amateur, who upset the
Georgian in the 1929 national amateur
Japan's two crack professionals
''Torchy" Toda and Chick Chin
combined with Joe Kirkwood, the
Australian. and Jules Huot. veteran
Quebec pro, to add the international
touch.
I've been hitting the ball pretty
we'll" said Jones today. Il hope tt
do better than in the previous tourna-
ments here, but this field is much toe
fast for me. Any one of a dozen pros
can win. judging from the way they
are all shooting"
The tournament consists Of four 10.
hole rounds on as many days, Thurs
day to Sunday, inclusive. Pairings fol
the opening round were to be made
today.
Evening star., 1936-04-01
PICARD Made FaUores Augusta Open Tournament
20 YEARS AGO
IN THE STAR

GEORGE DORSEY, amateur
roller skating champion of the
District, defeated Hub Lowey in a
special 2-mile race at a local rink.
In another event Billy Engel won
from Jack Riley over a mile course.
With Harry Harper pitching hit
less ball for five innings. Washing
ton defeated Brooklyn, 81, in an
exhibition game here. Bert Gallia,
who finished for the Mats. allowed
four hits and the only alien run
in the seventh inning.
A picture in The Stars rod and
stream column shows the Perron
brothers, Lou and Joe. with a nine
pound carp caught in the Tidal
Basin. Other fishermen mentioned
were Patrick Riordan, Dutch"
Keene, Will Reynolds, John Hur-
ley, Charles r. Holman, Martin
Schneider, w. T. Burdine and John
A. Rupert.
Evening star., 1936-04-01
Invaders Are Smooth.

WHILE $500 spectators marveled at
w the monotonous manner in which
the Refiners swept down the floor to
score, the Tailors were helpless to stem
the avalanche of field goals.
Averaging 6 feet inches in height,
the Oilers galloped into a 1918 lead
at half-time and coasted to victory.
Vernon Vaughn, forward, tailed II
points. and Tex Gibbons. all-America
guard. rolled up 10 points, to effectively
demonstrate the Refners' well-bal-
anced attack
Eastern High Schools polished pass
ers. who left today to defend their
Eastern States scholastic title at Glen
Falls, N. Y, trounced an aggregation
of governmental all-stars, 35-l9, in
q Dreliminarv tllsgle
Evening star., 1936-04-01
BOOKS CAPITAL MINES
Three D. c. High Schools on List
of Charlotte Hall.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CHARLOTTE HALL, Md, April l.
Games with five schools from Wash
ington and vicinity will feature the
Charlotte Hall Military Academy's
base ball season.
Arranging one of the most -attrac-
tive schedules in the schools dia-
mond history, the Cadets have booked
Friends, Georgetown Prep, Dewitt, Hy-
attsville High and Montgomery-Bl
High Of Silver Spring, Md.
April 3, Severn at severna Park; Z,
Margaret Brant at Charlotte Hall; II,
Mills at Charlotte Hall; "A, Friends tSid-
welD at Charlotte Hall: 27. Mount st.
Joseph's at Baltimore; 20, Dewitt at Wash
ington.
May 1, GEORGETOWN Prep at Garrett
Park; 5, Hyattsville at Hyattsville; 8,
Margaret Brent at Marsaret Brent; 8, Sill
yer Spring at Silver Spring; ,l2, Gathers
burg at Charlotte Hall: 16. Mount st. Jo-
seph's at Charlotte Hall: 10. Franklin Day
at Baltimore; %, Great Mills at Great
Mills; 25, Dewitt at Charlotte Hall: 90.
Hyattsville at Charlotte Hall; 2S, Mar
saret Brent at Charlotte Hall.
Evening star., 1936-04-01
Exhibition Tits
B. the Associated Press.


Cincinnati N), 5; Washington
"a, 4.
New York (N0 S; Cleveland (AD. 2.
Chicago CN), 9: Brooklyn tND. S.
Philadelphia (N), 5; st. Louis
(AD. 0.
Chicago (A), 2; Pittsburgh (N), I.
St. Louis CN), II; Albany, Ga. 4.
Newark Il. L., 7; New York (AD. 2.
Philadelphia (A), II; Knoxville
Is. A., S.
Buffalo G.L.), 10; st. Paul "a. Al, 7.
Indianapolis "a. A.. 2; Albany
II. L., 0.
Toronto Il. L), 8; Montreal Il. L., 2.
Today's Schedule.
Washington (A) VS.. Cincinnati (N) &.
st. Louis (A.) VS.. Detroit (A.).
Newark II. L. VS.. Boston (AD.
Cleveland (A) VS.. New York (N.).
Chicago (A) VS.. Pittsburgh tN).
New York (A) VS.. Birmingham
Is. A..
Philadelphia (A) VS.. Knoxville
IS. A..
St. Louis (N) VS.. Columbus. Ga.
Chicago (N) VS.. Philadelphia (N).
Boston (N) vs.. Jacksonville.
Evening star., 1936-04-01
BOLSTERED ORIOLES
APPEAR CONTENDERS
0utfelders Wright and Chapman,
Obtained From Major Clubs,
Give Much Punch.
Nv the Associated Press.


K ISSIMMEE, Fla. April IA
stronger defense and well-rounded
batting attack led by the hard-hitting
Alb Wright. formerly of Cleveland, are
the outstanding features of the 1885
edition of the Baltimore Orioles.
This doesn't mean, however, that the
Birds are leaky in other departments,
although Manager Guy Sturdy would
welcome the addition of another win
ming pitcher.
The feeling prevails that If the
Orioles acquire this desired chucker,
the flock will have to be considered
in the fight for the International
League pennant.
Deals during the Winter brought
Wright and Glenn Chapman from
Brooklyn. Wright, a big fellow and
powerful hitter. has proved his ability
as class AA performer.
These two outfielders appear to have
the punch the Orioles needed to be q
factor. The club also has about the
best catcher in the league In Roy
Spencer. an eight-man pitching staff
and infield that is well balanced.
Evening star., 1936-04-01

bought for $4,000, 900 President
Stephen McKeever says they can't
be bought at all Vice President
Joe Mulvey Is still to be heard from
.. Here's another one you can try
to tie: During 90 years as q pro
during the gutta ball era, Harry
Vardon didn't have a drive off the
fairway I. Jim Londos, richest of
the wrestlers, has gone to Greece to
spend Easter with his 86-year-old
father.
Evening star., 1936-04-01
By EDDIE BRIETZ,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

"a YEw YORK, April l.-Mebbe
N Bobby Jones had better
N .sys ssy ,sssss ss@s fs+ s' a3ss sssss n SUB: u:
week President Ford G. Frick
Is back in town after touring Ma
tional League training camps :. .
The Dodgers are threatening to go
to the post with new man in every
position . Charlie Dresser, who
used to be the best in the majors,
is schooling his young men in the
art of signal snatching Pop
Foster is due here to select a train
ing camp for Jimmy McLarnin,
who fights Tony Canzoneri May 8.
;. Young Joe Di Maggie is doing
all right He was guest coll
umnist in New York paper the
other day.
Evening star., 1936-04-01
NAVY SEEKING CENTER
Has Many Candidates for Berth
Vacated by Robertshaw.
Special Dispatch to The Star,

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ANNAPOLIS, Nd, April 1.-One
of the big jobs which the Navy foot
ball coaches have on their hands dur
ing Spring practice is TO develop a
center TO take the place of Capt Lou
Robertshaw, outstanding college play
er in that position, who Will be grad
uated in June.
A leading candidate is Dick Fincher,
center of the 1884 plebe eleven, who
was kept out of the game last year by
an injury. Fincher weighs 100 The
list also includes Jim Brown and Jim
Andrews, varsity substitutes last year;
Guy Mendanhall, plebe center last
year: Evan Challis, Bob Gurnee and
Joe Wallace. all transferred from other
line positions.
All Of these candidates for the po-
sition are heavier than Robertshaw.
Evening star., 1936-04-01
Schwartz and Ziller Play in "Y"
Quarter-Finals Tonight,

Jack Schwartz, former District sin
giles and doubles hand ball champion,
will face A. L. Ziller, Y. M. c. A. ace,
tonight at $50 o'clock on the Y. NJ.
C. A. court in local A. A. U. quarter
finals game.
Representing the Jewish Commun-
ity Center, Schwartz teamed with c.
Silverman to advance to the doubles
semi-finals, trouncing the Y. M. c. A.
team of Long and Brosnan, 2l-l0,
21-7, last night.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
Doubles.
First round--w. C. Woodward and L.
yn,aS yinsSer: e. n e,,b.It A. dsfeised 1S Il g.
21-15. 2I-16; r. E. Myers and Paul Pearl
man (Y. NJ. c. A. defeated Georse New
man and Tom Mangan (Y. M. c. Al,
7-2l, 21-1a, 21-1l; Jack Schwartz and c.
Silverman Jewish Community Center de-
feated Long and Brosnan ". M. c. Az
2l-10, 21-7.
ToNIGHT's MATCHES.
Singles.
Ouarter-finals-Wallac Winkler CY. NJ
C. Al VS.. H. Finder CY. NJ. c. A.. court
/. 7:3O John B. Payne (Y. M. C. A. VS..
George Newman (Y. M. C. A.. court 2,
$40 pm.: Peter Stasinos ". NJ. c. A.
VS. P. C. O'Leary ~. M. c. Al. court ?,
7:3O pm; A. L. ziller ~. M. C. Al VS..
Jack Schwartz Jewish Community Cen
teri, court l, $50 pm.
Evening star., 1936-04-01
BOOKS CAPITAL SCHOOLS
Charlotte Hall Will Meet Three
on Base Ball Field.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Speclal DlSpatcn 20 1He SUIT.
CHARLOTTE HALL, Md, April
1.-Three Washington schools are on
the base ball schedule of the Char
lotte Hall Academy nine, which also
will meet three other teams located
near the Capital. Dewitt, Friends and
Georgetown Prep are the private
schools scheduled, while Gaithersburg,
Hyattsville and Silver Spring High
School mines are on the list.
The dates of the games:
April II, Gaithersburg, away; "a,
Friends; 90. Dewitt away.
May /, GEORGETOWN Prep. away: B,
Hyattsville, away; S, Silver Spring, away;
Evening star., 1936-04-01
MAY GET TARHEEL JOB
Godfrey, Ohio State Line Coach,
a Leading Candidate.

CHAPEL HILL, N. c., April @.-
Although athletic officials declined to
confirm or deny the report, it was un-
derstood here today that Ernest r.
Godfrey, line coach at Ohio State, was
a leading candidate for the job of head
foot ball coach at the University Of
North Carolina, succeeding Carl
Snavely, now head coach at Cornell.
Godfrey has been line coach at Ohio
for five years, and for nine years
previously was head coach at Whitten-
bern College.
Earle T. Martineaux. former Mime
sofa star, and now backf1eld coach at
Princeton, was expected here today for
an interview. however,
Evening star., 1936-04-01
M'LEOD AT AUGUSTA.

Washington will be represented by
two golfers in Bobby Jones masters
tournament at Augusta, starting
tomorrow. Freddy Mcleod and Witty
Cox, Columbia and Kenwood pros,
already are on the scene. Mcleod. a
close friend of Jones, won the ma
tional open in 1908.
Evening star., 1936-04-01
Pro Hockey
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
National League Semi final Play off.
New York Americans, 1; Toronto, o.
each team has won one game in the
two-out- of three series.)
TON1GHT'S SCHEDULE.
Canadian-American League Play-off.
Providence at Springfield.
International League Play-off.
Buffalo at Windsor.
American Association Play-off.
st. Louis at ct. Paul.
Evening star., 1936-04-01
LEAGUE rs ORGANIZED.

RICHMOND. Va, April l (Pl.-
An :ntercity semi-pro base ball league,
composed of teams from Richmond.
Petersburg and Hopewell. has been re-
organized here with John O'Grady of
Richmond as president.
Evening star., 1936-04-01
A. A. U. MEETING OFF.

The scheduled meeting tonight of
the District A. A. U. Board of Man
ayers has been postponed in defer
ence to the amateur boxing matches
at Turner's Arena.
Evening star., 1936-04-01
Blues LOSE GRID TILT
Deprived of Date When Baltimore

Deprived Of Date When Baltimore
q. Abandons Sport.
Gallaudet's 1885 foot ball team was
deprived of game on its schedule
next Fall, when Baltimore University,
scheduled to play host to the Blue on
October 81, announced the discon-
tinuance of foot ball as an intercol-
1egiate sport
Money which would have been spent
on the '36 schedule will be used to
provide for recreation center for
students and faculty and to finance a
more extensive intramural program.
Evening star., 1936-04-01
HACK WILSON GETS OFFER.

CHICAGO. April / CP.-Hack Will
son, one-time home-run hitting out
fielder for the Chicago Cubs. has been
offered $4,000 to play with the Chicago
Mills semi-pro team.
Evening star., 1936-04-01
GAINS SHOOTING HONORS
Richard Sunderland Helps Annex
Title for Fishburne.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
WAYNESBORO, Va, April l.
Richard Sunderland of Washington,
D. c., son of Mai. Gen. A. H. Sunder-
land, chief of Coast Artillery. was a
member of the Fishburne Military
School rifle team which has been
awarded first place in the National
r. o. T.. c. rife matches for the
3rd Corps Area.
The team previously had won first
place in the areas intercollegiate
shoulder to shoulder match, fired
early in March. Fishburnes second
team won second place and both
groups will have their scores entered
in Washington for competition in the
national matches.
Evening star., 1936-04-01
D. c. WOMEN IN SHOOT
Members of League Here Will
Compete in Skytop.

Mem oers OF League Here Will
Compete in Skytop.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
SKYTOP, Pa, April Members
of the Women's Trapshooting League
of Washington. D. c., will be among
those to participate in the third an
nual invitation women's interstate
team and club trapshooting tourna-
ment to be held here at the Skytop
Club on April II and Is. Clubs from
Maryland, Delaware, New York, New
Jersey and Pennsylvania also have
been asked to enter teams.
Amateur trapshooting rules will
govern the tournament. In the event
there are not five or more shooters
from each club. those that enter will
be eligible to shoot for high over all
class trophies each day. Informal
teas, outdoor luncheons at Indian
Ladder Falls Ravine and buffet sup
pers have been planned for the en-
tertainment of the visitors.
Evening star., 1936-04-01
LEADS IRISH" QUINTET.

SOUTH BEND. Ind. April l G4D.
Ray Meyer. sophomore forward from
Chicago. has been elected captain of
the Notre Dame basket ball team for
the 1867 season.
Evening star., 1936-04-01
FLYER TO GO ON AIR.

William Strohmeier. president of the
intercollegiate Flying Club, will be In
terviewed by Bill Coyle on the Sports
Parade program over station WMAL
tonight at $50 o'clock.
Evening star., 1936-04-01
bObLUCASEASES
R|NALD|S' DEFEAT
D. c. ToSSer Gets 10 Points
as Globe Refiners Win
Game, 81 to 35.

w yHILE the Rinaldi Tailors
were willing to concede
wv that the Globe Refiners Of
' ' Mcpherson, Kans., prob
ably is the best basket ball team the
local lads ever will face. a measure of
consolation soothed the wounds of
their 57-35 drubbing last night at
Tech High School.
The consoling factor was little Bobby
Lucas, former Roosevelt High School
dynamo. who was unawed by the tow
ering National A. A U. champions.
Scoring 16 points in an individual
display of brilliance that somewhat
offset the sorry showing of his mates
Lucas tied Joe Fortenberry. aI-Amer-
ica center for the past two years for
top-scoring honors.
Evening star., 1936-04-01

Runs-Downer. Kreimer (2). Schaehrer
(2). LoSier. Thomas. Wheeler. Keller. Bry-
ant. Mccarthy, .Freas. Wood, DAILY. Errors
Keller. Rosenheck. Schaehrer t2). Doer-
Wood. Keller. Three.base hitWKeIier'
Stolen bases-Keler, Mccarthy Kreimer
L2). Schaehrer. Double plays-Wheeler to
Stonebraker to Mccarthy. Schaehrer to
Kreimer to Florence. First base on balls
Of Wood. >: of Lindheimer, s: of Loser.
. Hits-Of Lindheimer. 10 in = innings:
of Losier. 2 in inning. Hit bv pitched
ball-By Wood tSchaehrer Kreimerl.
Struck out-By Wood. 3: by Lindheimer,
2: by Losier. 9, Wild pitches-Wood, Lind
heimer. Passed ball-Thomas.
Evening star., 1936-04-01

Five years ago-Joe Kirkwood won
Augusta open golf tournament with
four-round total of 290.
Evening star., 1936-04-01

Three years ago-New York Univer-
sity won three weapon title in inter-
collegiate fencing championship.
Evening star., 1936-04-01
Sports Mirror
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Today year ago-Base ball experts
favored ST. Louis Cardinals and Cleve-
land Indians In 1885 pennant races.
Evening star., 1936-04-01

1, RETHoLINE WEIGHS MORE THAN
GASOLINE. Z. EXTRA Weight Gives you
Thousands Of Extra Power Units. >. Bsthe.
lines EXTRA Power Units give you EXTRA
MILEAGE. 4. EXTRA Mileage makes UP for
Bstholins's slishtly higher price. :. eETHo-
LINES EXTRA PERFORMANCE Is FREE.
Evening star., 1936-07-09
BURIAL OF BLACK
SET IN VIRGINIA
Body of Heart Attack Victim to
Be Taken to Ports.
mouth.

The body of Wilfred Van Horn
Black. who died yesterday Of heart
attack. will be taken to Portsmouth.
Va, tonight for burial. Black. who
was 81, had lived at the Chalfonte
Apartments, 1901 Argonne place.
His widow. Mrs. Mollie Ann Forbes
Black, formerly of Portsmouth. will
accompany the body. The couple
would have been married one year on
Saturday.
Black. who was employed by the
Columbia Co, brokers, in the Southern
Building. visited the Office of Dr.
Clarence B. Cook, an osteopath, 1627
Sixteenth street, on a business mat
ter. He was not a patient. DR.. Cook
said Black left his Office and then
returned, complained of feeling ill
and said he wanted to rest a minute.
Black entered another room to
rest. as the doctor was treating a
patient When Black did not return
some time later. DR.. Cook investigated
and found him on the floor. The
osteopath pronounced him dead and
notified the police and coroner.
Black is survived also by his
mother. Mrs. George Larson. and a
brother, Gordon D. Black. both of
Brooklyn, N. Y.
Evening star., 1936-07-09
Meighan's farewell to the work he
loved, Death ended his expressed
hopes OF another comeback.

Meighan's farewell to the work he
loved, Death ended his expressed
hopes Of another comeback.
Shortly after the pictures release,
In January, 1885, Meighan was stricken
with pneumonia, and from that illness
he never recovered fully. A year ago
he underwent an operation for re-
moval Of a bronchial tube obstruction.
and a few months later went to the
West Coast for a rest and treatment.
Two weeks ago he became critically
Ill. His wife, the former Frances Ring
who also won fame on the stage, was
with him at the end. She Is sister
of the actress Blanche Ring.
Funeral arrangements have not been
completed. Besides his widow. ne Is
survived by brother. James Meighan
of New York.
A tall, laughing eyed Irishman
Meighan made his stage debut as q
stock company player. and as long age
as 1900 starred in a play on Broad
way.
Married Frances Ring.
It was in the run Of THE College
Widow" in 1907 and 1908, that ne fell
in love with and married Frances
Ring. Later he appeared in the same
play in London.
Meighan deserted the stage in 1916
for the f1edgling movie industry, and
shortly afterward made what probably
was his greatest success, THE Miracle
Man" the picture with which his
name thereafter was linked. He
reached his peak of popularity in 1925
and 1926, and was one of filmdom's
highest-paid stars, with contract re-
putedly calling for $4,000 per week.
Among his pictures were THE
Prince Chap" "The Easy Road" THE
City of Silent Men," 'Homewarc