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the mystery and excitement
we're sufficient 20 keep us In
the same seat throughout.
II a person looked about for q
seat further back, in all likelihood
he would miss one OF the thrilling
occurrences in "Torpedoed," and
II he glanced sidewise for mo-
ment to relieve eye-strain, OF
glance at blond, he might miss
one OF the incredible number of
mysterious m-u-urders in "The
Fatal Hour"
We were amazed 10 learn that
one of the ships used In the
filming Of "Torpedoed" was the
British cruiser Royal Oak which
the Germans later DESTROYED.
How ironlc. In the picture, EI
Mirante played by the Royal
Oak Ia sunk.
Robert Douglas is convincing
as the ships commander, and in
subordinate roles Richard Crom-
well and Hazel Terry also per-
form notably.
In The Fatal Hour" Boris
karloff is the whole show as the
most mysterious Mr.. Wong. n
polished Oriental with high I. Q.
And that Will be all for now.
except this >. there are num-
Der Of things the world could
do without and gossip heads the
list and the people who
spread IL come next.
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CLAUSE IN CONTRACT

Ernest Truck, Broadway's ia
nous comic Of decade ago who
is playing Lillian Russell's father
in Lillian Russell" insisted when
he signed his contract for the role
with goth century-Fox that a
clause be written into IL saying
that he could wear a tourmaline
stick pin in every scene. The pin
was given him by Miss Russell in
1907 when she first introduced him
TO Broadway as her leading man
in "Wildfire." He toured with
her for two years.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-30
James Sales Grange to
Hold Daffodil Dance

With everyone celebrating the
annual Daffodil Festival, James
Sales Grange will cooperate by
sponsoring a Daffodil dance Sat
urday evening, March 80, in its
hall two blocks south Of Airport
road on So. Park ave.
The hall will be beautifully dec
Grated for the occasion and special
refreshments will be served by the
ladies.
The committee in charge con-
sists OF Mrs. c. B. Connor, Mrs.
Homer Cox, sr., and Mrs. o. c.
Wisner.
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presented with souvenir bloom.
Queen Margie and her court will
also be on hand to officially well
come those attending and the mas
ter of ceremonies duties will be
handled by Ruben Gaines, popular
Tacoma radio announcer.
Featured with the Dukes world
famous orchestra will be Ivie An
derson, with her lovely voice and
engaging personality and many in
dividual acts for which the band
is so we'll known.
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kHVs astttcSe 00o0VG
Unless Hollywood turns on full
speed ahead and produces ten bet
ter pictures than Northwest
Passage, which I saw at the Roxy
theater last night, the technioolor
masterpiece is a cinch to finish in
the money.
Starring Spencer Tracy and
featuring Robert Young and
Walter Brennan, this picture
has everything II takes for
championship screen enter
.fainment.
Tracy was never better than he
is in this production and to his
supporting players goes credit for
flawless performances.
Tho current Issue Of the
March Of Time titled, Canada
At War" IN one Of the best 10
show in long time.
II you fail 10 see the new bill al
hamrick's Roxy theater 1t will be
unfortunate because II Is one Of the
finest of the season.
=
Good Neus!
Ned Edris, Hamriek's Taco
mn manager, announced today
that he had booked Alexander
woolieost for a personal appear
ancc Mt the Temple thcater In
"The Man Who Came 70 Din
ner.''
The story, written by Moss
Hart and George kaufman,
scored phenomenal success ON
Broadway, and the Tacoma en-
gagcment marks the hlghlight
of n most attractive legitimate
season.
The play Is tentatively book
ed for May "a.
1TOrpedoed"!
Yesterday was another three
ring circus as far as movie re
views are concerned. and Will
your reporter may be cock-eyed
the failing isn't so chronic tina
he can see three shows at tn
same time.
And so our pineh-hitter
Joseph Mitchell. is responsible 70
the following on the new bill a
the Riviera:
II was choice afternoon 70
Z long hike or a tennis match. blu
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-30
'Swanee River
Here Saturday
Stephen Foster
Story Returns

The famous Hall johnson choir
Is featured In goth Century-Fox's
"Swanee River" the story of
Stephen C. Foster. the great Amer
lean troubadour. which comes Sat
urday to the Blue Mouse theater.
Don Ameche, Andrea Leeds and
Al Jolson head the cast.
The choir sings many OF Fosters
most famous songs. including "old
Black joe" in the technicolor film.
Hall johnson himself wrote the
arrangements for the songs sung
by his choir In addition he wrote
an original river chant and a work
song for inclusion in "Swanee
River TO serve as background
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-30
Dance Team Tops Rau's Floor Show

Rolette and Dorthea, a dance
team you viii remember. headline
the floor show at Rau's club Sat
urday night. Another big time act
Is Joe Williams, coiored gentle
man of hard sole dancing, rated
by critics as one OF the finest Of
colored dancers.
Like Bill Robinson. a master OF
Jungle rhythm, Williams is top
performer. And l agree with
the critics. said l.. II. Harter who.
in addition 10 the acts mentioned.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-03-30

Don ATneche ond Andrea
Leeds Are Thot Way =.
music. for Foster was said to have
been inspired for some OF his music
by the Negro river chanteys.
On the same new bill will be
seen Dancing Cold" with Lana
Turner.
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Nobody IL chasing Bob Hope,
but he goes along just for the
ride.
There isn't any moral to the
story; in fact. there isn't much
sense to it. but it's fun. and, judy
ing by the eiggling around me,
that's what folks want.
Tho other new attraction Ia
titled, knights Of the Range"
and co-stars Jean Parker and
Victor Jory. As the name sug-
gcsts, II Is q western and
. good one. too.
The plot is not new !. cattle
ristling but in westerns
there's always 20 much action,
hard riding and gun-fighting that
the plot doesn't carry 30 much
weight.
Looking back on a pleasant
Afternoon, ! can recommend the
new show at the Rialto Just for
the laughs
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will also present the popular olso
Sisters, harmony songsters.
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Henry McLemOre Says:

pros, had tagged him as a
youngster to watch.
The next time / saw him was
in a bitter match with Gene
Sarazen in the 1887 p. G. A.
free-for-all at Shawnee-on-the-
Delaware. The two battled on
even terms through Is holes
and went on into a sudden death
battle.
Sarazen was playing straight,
beautiful golf and Demaret was
scrambling for his pars. On.
the third or fourth extra hole
Sarazen had q difficult, curling,
five-foot putt for a win, but be-
fore he could stroke the putt
Demaret walked up and con-
ceded II by knocking II away.
asked him il he planned to
keep giving away puts forever
and he said: Listen, Henry,
this is a game we're playing,
isn't it? You give puts of
that distance in a friendly game,
don't you? Well, I don't aim
to play golf anyway but friend
""
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-24
Storey in Shape
For New Season
SAN FRANCISCO H,

SAN FRANCISCO Harye
Storey, sensational young short
stop. sent a double dose of good
news to the San Francisco Seals
today by inclosing his signed 1910
contract and word from his physi-
clan that his injured leg had healed
completely.
Storey is considered the most
likely prospect on the Seals roster
for an advance to the major
leagues.
In 1889. his first full season the
Cottage Grove, Ore, youth batted
1851 in 1877 games. drove in IS runs,
and pounded out nine homers, eight
triples, and % doubles.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-24
WOLF GANG GANGS UP ON BAX

Baxter won the initial fall in
2:s7 of the second round by the
simple expedient Of knocking Little
Wolf out of the ring with a bar
rage Of punches which left the In
dian so groggy he was unable to
return in time to avoid disquali-
fication. Little Wolf drew even
again after So seconds of the
fourth round when he obtained his
Indian deathlock" hold and forced
Baxter to concede the fall.
A series Of flying tackles
and a body press gave Terry
McGinnis a fall and the de-
cision over Bill Sledge In the
semi-windup, the end coming
after 5:07 Of the third round.
Joe Corbett pinned Ed Don
Lewis In 1897 Of the second round
with a rocking chair hold to win
the special event, and Lewis, who
did double duty when Jim Maloney
failed to show for his appearance
in the opener against George Will
son, went to a draw with the for
mer University of Washington
football star.
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wide as . prairie, his happy at
titude to the game, and his I'M
studied graciousness toward his
opponent. that softened the de-
feat of the home town boy.
I've known Demaret land he
pronounces it the same way you
do the things you bad children
used to get in grammar school
for misbehavior) since he came
to Pinehurst, N. c., in 1886 for
the national p. G.. A. champion
ship.
The older and more celebrated
professionals had never even
heard Of him when he arrived,
but he didn't hit 10 balls off
the practice tee before they
were gathering behind him, ad-
miring and studying his golfing
form.
WENT rs HOLES
In that tournament he car
ried the then national open
champion, Tony Manero, to the
23rd hole before losing, and
Manero, as well as all the other
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-24

Ski Weather

Check the adjustment Of
your lights even after q slight
fender 5ump.--state High
way department.
PARADISE = Road open to
Paradise; snow and ice on road
from park entrance TO Paradise;
chains; % degrees; trace new
snow; total IS inches; overcast,
with light snow; skiing fair.
SNoQUALMIE PASS - Snow
on road from one and half
miles west of summit TO summit;
chains; "a degrees; trace new
snow; total 80 inches: overcast,
with light snow; skiing fair.
MT. BAKER-Road open to
lodge; compact snow and ice on
road from nine miles east of
glacier to lodge; chains; 80 de-
grees; no new snow; total AZ
inches; overcast; skiing good.
STAMPEDE-One-half inch new
snow, IS inches total; dry snow;
brisk east wind; showing lightly.
MARTIN SKI DOME % n e
inch new snow. "a inches total;
dry snow; light east wind; snow
ing lightly.
MONAD LAKE Two inches
new snow, 80 inches total; dry
powdery snow; showing moder-
ately.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-24
BELL RIFLERS
RATE 18TH SPOT

Among more than 200 schools
In the United States, Bellarmine
high riflers placed 18th in the
first of the bi-weekly matches.
This honor saw them winners over
Lincoln. Stadium and Marymount
The only team In the entire
northwest that won a higher rat
ing than the Bells was Lakeside
of Seattle.
The Lions earlier in the school
year had likewise won matches
from Stadium and Marymount and
will meet Lincoln high school
shots Thursday.
Their latest victory came
last week when they defeated
rather handily experts from
Wcatherwax high. Aberdeen,
996 10 972. A perfect score
Of 100 was turned In by Rein
err. Aberdeen.
Joe Laporte of Bellarmine was
high point man of the match with
a total of It's. Paul Kelly is cap
tain of the Bell team. Other MEM
bers of the team include: Kase.
F. CLASSY. w. Eding. Andre, Hen
riot. Smith, Van Kleek, Hermsen.
McDougal. Cline, Mobiles, Comfort,
L. CLASSY. Holt and Cournan.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-24
Tuesdays Play

The Church-Fraternal and Indus
trial basketball league games spon-
sored by the Metropolitan Park
department of recreation will be
played this Tuesday night at the
c. P. S. gym instead of Bellarmine.
6:45 o'clock, Central Lutheran
VS.. Knapp's Business College: s.
Northern Pacific Railway Shops
VS.. selected team; 9, Peterman
Mfg. Co. VS.. Northwest Door Co.
If the Doormen can upset the
Peterman quint these two casaba
squads will be deadlocked for the
title.
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Lincoln hoopmen
Meet bremerton

Eighteen Lincoln high basket
GERS left Tuesday afternoon for
Bremerton, where they will meet
the strong Wildcats in a double
header.
The Abes have won three out
of four in Cross-State league play,
whereas the Navy yard props have
COPIED but one in three loop
starts. Nevertheless, the contest
is slated to be one of the tough
est on the Lincoln calendar. Ken
Wills of Bremerton has nodded a
fast, experienced five which had
run up a 10-game win streak be-
fore dropping a tight contest to
Wa-Hi by a two-point margin.
Their only other loss this year
came at the hands of Bellingham,
1924, last Friday.
Abe Coach John Kennedy,
not wishing lapse in his
squads condition, ran his first
five through snappy work.
out yesterday, and then gave
his varsity reserves a much
longer practice session.
Probable starters for the var
sity fray will include Logan Blades
and Jack Godfrey, forwards; Vince
Hanson, center; Dex Hutton and
Ray Sturgeon. guards. The re-
serve game will find Dick kennis-
ton and Bob England, forwards;
Pitzle, center; and Chef Stone and
HOWE Pyfer, guards, in the start
ing roles.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-24
Winner Of Bout
Gets Title Fight

NEW YORK - Promoter Mike
Jacobs announced today that the
winner of Wednesday nights well
terweight title fight between cham
pion Henry Armstrong and Pedro
Montanez will defend the crown
against Young Al Davis of Brook
Ign or lightweight champion Lou
Ambers.
Jacobs specified neither date nor
site for this second weller title
tilt because of its many ramifica-
tons.
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SAN FRANCISCO = e,

SAN FRANCISCO - Every
once in awhile, and to the eter-
nal qualification of the sports
writers. there comes along In
sport a player with that in
tangible something called color.
There Is no putting of the
finger on color, 20 I am quite
unable to tell you why a boy
from Houston. Jimmy Demaret,
has-shall we call 1t 'oomph ?"
when he walks out on golf
course. But that he does have
1t was proved here Sunday when
he played. and defeated. a ma
tive son, Willie Goggin. in the
final round of the national
match play championship.
The big crowd Of San Fran
ciscans, who had been with
Goggin 100 per cent in his
march TO the final, wavered In
Its loyalty when he played De-
maret. There was something In
the Texans walk, his grin ~
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-24
Lee Selects
Choice GROUP

Manager Hal Lee today named
a doozen hoop stars from a half
dozen City Basketball league
teams. who viii face the crack
Harlem Globetrotters Thursday
night at Lincoln high gym, begin
ming at s o'clock.
Lee picked from his own
johnson Paint club, Bob
Pullar, top scorer In the league,
and Al Libke, jr., lanky CEN
ter. II IN probable, too. Lee
said, that Roger Peters will
also get into the game.
From the first-half champion
ship Chilla's. Lee selected Jerry
Kent and Roy Stephens, and from
California Florists, Lornie Merkle
and Ed Turner, a pair Of accurate
shooters.
Lee named Al McCay and Ray
FIorino to represent the Gamma
ramos, while Joe Salatino and
Marvin Scott were picked by Lee
from among members of the Inter-
City Auto Freighters.
Consumers Meat win be rep
resented by Ken Mcleod and
WaIly Brebner. who have been
leading their club In making .
comeback recently.
Those players, Lee believes, will
at least give the Globetrotters COM
petition, although no team could
be assembled locally which stood
much of a chance to defeat the
spectacular Trotters.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-24

They "ganged up" on Laverne
Baxter, villainous Hollywood Crap
pier, last night at Greenwich coli
scum, but, strangely enough, Bax-
ter's was the only voice raised
against the injustice of 1t all.
Baxter and Chief Little Wolf
had each won fall when they
squared off in the fifth round of
their main event match.
For a moment Il looked rs II
Little Wolf. after receipting for
numerous elbow smashes, was
on the verge Of defeat, but the
Indians seconds reached
through the ropes and grabbed
Baxter's legs, paving the way
for Little VOLTS victory after
one minute, six seconds of the
round had elapsed.
Ordinarily, such an obvious viola
ton Of the rules would have drawn
censure from Referee Nick Zvolis
and the fall would have been dis
allowed, but Bakers earlier con-
duct had been so unethical that
just about anything In the way Of
retaliatory measures would have
been overlooked.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-24
ZVIC WINS
KAPLAN BOUT
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Zivic.
Pittsburgh Croat, today claimed a
shot at Henry Armstrong; welter-
weight title after eliminating Bos-
tons Mike kaplan as a competitor
to his standing as the No. / chal-
lenger.
zivic, rated first contender by
the National Boxing association,
erased Kaplan in the 10-round fea-
ture bout at Convention hall last
night before $500 fans.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-24
SUITERSLADY
BEST IN MEET

Lloyd Suffers Lady Deluxe,
pointer. was winner Of a rather
novel field trials Sunday staged by
the Far West club on the prairie
south of Tacoma. No judges were
named. A vote of the gallery de-
cided the issue. Lady ran her usual
wide and fast race, handling the
one bevy Of birds found like a
champ.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-24
"CRADLE SNATCHER! MEAN OIL THING"

EUGENE, Ore.-The signing Of Elmer NAL
lory, shortstop on the University of Oregon
team, by the Los Angeles club of the Pacific
Coast league came in for criticism today from
Howard Hobson webfoot diamond coach.
Another good boy gone wrong" said Hob
son when informed Mallory had been signed by
Walter (Dutch) Reuther. scout for the Chicago
Cubs for $3.50 a month and a $1,000 bonus.
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Hes tossing away college education for
a 100 to chance to make the major leagues"
Hobson added. II think he's making mistake
but / wish him well"
Mallory. a junior, reports Feb. 10 to the
Angels
Hobson, in final poke at the practice of
professional clubs raiding the campuses for
undergraduate talent called the contract sign
ing "snatching."
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-24
Jimmy Britt, Former
Champion. Succumbs

SAN FRANCISCO - m m y
Britt, who once claimed the worlds
lightweight boxing championship.
was dead today.
He was 81 and. physicians said
his heart failed. His aged mother
found him in the bedroom of their
home.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-24
Ellensburg Beats Bellingham

BEILINGHAM Wash.Cenra Washington College Education
its Washington
beating college, Eensburg
out in front at the 21-14.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-24
Independent LOOP

The following is the schedule of
games to be played at Stadium this
Tuesday night:
A Division
Pacific Mutual Fuel VS.. Y. M.
Z. A. at Z p. M; Archer's vs. Nal
ley's at s p. m; Wheelers VS.. N. w.
Chair at 9 p. m.
B Division
Bnai Birth VS.. ChilIa's at 7
p. m; Community House VS.. Amer
lean Lake at s p. m; Marines vs..
Eagles at Q p. m.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-24
Vancouver Sextet
Overcomes SLUMP

VANCOUVER. b. C.-vancou-
ver's Lions today celebrated the
end of a seven-game losing streak
and resumption of first-class
feud in Pacific Coast league
hockey ranks. The Lions last
night beat Portland Buckaroos, 81.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-24
May Close Gates
of Inqlewood Club

SEATTLE-A $4,000 overdue
mortgage today was blamed for
announcement by Inglewood Coun-
try club directors they will close
their books Jan. 81.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-24
Spokane Awarded
1910 Archery Meet

SPOKANE, wash--Members Of
the Spokane Archery club said to-
day Spokane has been chosen as
the site for the 1910 meeting of the
Inland Empire Archery association
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-24

Inasmuch as so per cent of the
minor league clubs are subsidized
by major league clubs, they would
seem to carry the heavy artillery
but Commissioner Lands dictum
of Jan. Is has riddled the minor
league foundation with ammuni-
ton based on the judges conten-
ton that the practice of farming
is prohibited"
Taking Commissioner Lam
dis interpretations as he has
handed them down, the big
major league operators Of
farm systems have started to
curtail their minor league
operations on a scale which
indicates clearly that at least
20 of the AZ leagues which
operated last year cannot open
the 1910 season.
Conservative estimates place the
amount Of capital the majors will
withdraw from minor league
operations at $1,000, 1000. That
means the class D and C leagues
will be destitute for cash and
players.
The trend of events is indicated
by the following:
The st. Louis Cardinals have
working agreements in
10 of their minor league
clubs.
YANKS RECALL PACTS
The Brooklyn Dodgers have
plans for any working
with clubs they don't
own outright.
The New York Yankees have re-
called seven working agreements
involving their minor league tieups.
The Cardinals, Dodgers and
Yankees are three of the biggest
chain store operators and they all
admit that they cannot function
according to Lands recent ukase
md remain within the law.
Larry MacPhail, president of the
Dodgers, estimated that his club
will withdraw at least 100000
rom support Of minor league clubs
n 1910.
Commissioner Lands Is now
in Florida playing golf and
preparing for a meeting Of the
playing committee Feb. IL.
He has given no indication
that he plans to issue any
more bulletins regarding farm
clubs or working agreements.
In the meantime, his interpreta-
ion of No. Z battles every major
eague owner who has a dime in
'ested in lower classification
arms. That Interpretation says,
working agreements must be
xecuted by the club actually
making same and must not be
xecuted in the names of affiliated
r subsidiary clubs to whom the
najor or other higher classification
Tub supplies the necessary funds
therefore, by loans, advances,
apital stock subscriptions, player
or other methods what
The Judge seems to have covered
in that ruling, and
rom now on there can be no
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-24
Majors Cancel
Important PaCtS
By GEORGE kIRkSEY
United Press Staff Correspondent

NEW YoRK-Commssoner K NJ Lands "sevenpoint mScnhe
today threatened to ignite tne
camps-chain stores independent ownership