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Show r THE Rockne Is Six-Da- WHITE SOX END SEASON OF WOE Race Fan y ROCKNE. Notre Dame football coach, Is one of the KNUTB bicycle fans In the country. Rockne never inlsses a bicycle race In Chicago or New York, Rockne was at race in Chicago. He arrived at the Coliseum at the recent nine o'clock at night and did oot leave until four in the morning. New Vork velodrome. Ray Schalk, Rockne says next to football, six- - Ty Cohb amJ Fred(1ie Llndstrora day bicycle riding gives him the are a! great blke fana schalk is greatest thrill of any sport a Judge fit tne Rprlnts at the races bicycle racing attracts (n Chicago, athletes io practically every branch of sport. Jack Demp-seMickey Walker and Bunny Leonard never miss an opportunity riders. of looking in at the six-daWalker was at the recent race In "Chick" Evans, crack Chicago. golfer, did not miss a night at the last race in Chicago while Rob MacDonald was also there ofteji. Jock Hutchinson and Rill Melhorn are nlso great bike fans. Rahe Ruth, Is baseball's greatest bicycle fan, Babe never misses the grind in New York when he is within a couple of hundred miles of Madison Square garden, while MAS.. In the summer, Ruth is a regular Knute Rockne, patron to the outdoor races at the six-da- Six-da- y y well-know- n y. y 1 Newark Baseball Owner Praises Walter Johnson That Walter Perry Johnson, after twenty years of service with the Washington team of the American league, will be working for a man next season who doesn't think win ning ball games is all that Is necessary is Indicated la a letter written by Paul Block, owner of- the Newark chili in the International league to Walter. The letter In part follows: "My dear Waller (if 1 uuiy call you this) : "I just want to tell, you again how pleased I an; that you nre going to direct the d stinies of the Newark ball club, und I hope even though your contract Is but for two years, that we will be associated together for teu or more years. "If yini could hear the comments that are being made In Newark, and if you could read all the nice things that have been written about you, not only in newspapers of Newark, but nil over the country, you would have reason to be proud of the Cue reputation which you bear and with widen, of course, your friends are familiar. "I want to add again what I said when we wtre together the other evening, namely, that although, of course, It would be a great pleasure to win e pennant, I would rather lose with you than win with one of those 6crnppers. "With personal regards, I remain, "Very cordially yours, "PAUL BLOCK." - Will Play Suzanne Sport Mates Alabama is using Stanford's famous reverse play iu her games this season Vic Mule Wilson, former Texas A. and grid star, is now playing a great game with the New York Giants' eleven. Garry Ilerrnmn, who recently re signed as president of the Cincinnati Reds, served in that capacity for 23 years. for Bucknell against the Christy Mathewson baseball's immortal, kicked a Held goal. Playing Army In 18!)8, d Thompson of Chicago Is In favor of changing the boxing law of Illinois and lengthening championship bouts to 15 rounds. Mayor . 34 off right-hander- There are now six players in the major leagues wearing spectacles. more than has ever been the case In the history of baseball. Robert Zuppke said the other day that this year's Illinois team Is the best he has had since 1924, when Grange had his best season. The Philadelphia an Athletics nounce the straight sale of Dudley Branom, first baseman, to the Kansas City American association club. Now Judge Landls will have to think up some new pub liclty to take the place of the annual last final showdown with Ban Johnmid-wint- Pin glad to be back." said Helen Wills, California tennis queen, when she returned to her home in Berkeley, Calif. "But I'm going to start right In again next year, and I expect to play Suzanne Lenglen before the season Is over." Such a resolve Indicates the confidence in her game that "Little Poker Face" returned home with. "Yes, States Hockey Game Is Tough on "Batting Eye" Playing baseball may be a good way to keep In condition for the grueling game of hockey, but the reverse Is not true; hockey tends to ruin the batting eye. So says Nobby Clarke, veteran defense man of the Minneapolis six of the American Hockey league. Clarke has played both games. He Is a pitcher for a Minnesota semi-prnine. For years Clarke has starred in "big time" hockey. He says the work of chasing a puck requires an entirely different eye from slugging a baseball, and that the good hockey player 'sually Is a poor batsman. Cornell Slated to Meet Syracuse in a Regatta Cornell and Syracuse university will meet in a dual rowing regatta on Cayuga lake at Ithaca next spring for the first time in 23 years. The event will be a feature of the Cornell Spring day. May 2G. Scheduling of the race, which marks resumption of athletic relations between the upstate institutions? In every major sport except football, was made known when the American Rowing association, comprising representatives of all the Eastern colleges which support crews, met to arrange schedules for 1923. ' " M. In Austria the whole movement of athletic sports has been taken up by the women and girls as well as by the men and boys. I g billiard kins, Willie specialize at the three' of billiards this winter ers, Babe southpaw pitchers and the remaining 1 heart-breakin- Coach "Chick" Median, at N. Y. 0., Insists that bis football players wear hats to prevent taking of colds. stjle son. Eddie Collins, now of the Phlladel phla Athletics, holds the record for scoring the most runs In world's series competition. Ills record total Is twenty. Cottonseed, crushed, packed and rolled, has been found to be much more satisfactory than the sand and oil used for indoor golf courses in the past Tommy Hitchcock, America's crack polo player, started the game at fhe age of thirteen, and was tutored b his mother, one of the best Lorsewom en In the country. The Dunlop Trophy bicycle road race, established in 1894 and held an nually ever since In Canada, has been abandoned owing to the congestion of traffic on the roads nowadays. Ray Schalk. case of Alphonse Thomas may be taken Into consideration. Thomas got away to a fine start winning something like 12 of the 15 games he worked. He wound up the season with only 19 wins. The important point is that 9 of the 16 defeats he sustained were lost by a one-ru- n margin. In none of the nine games did the opposition make more than four runs. Had the Sox hitters come through with a timely hit once in a while In these games it is safe to assume that at least half of them would have gone to Thomas' credit Schalk, in his first year as a manager no doubt ran into as much hard luck as any manager who ever made a debut In the majors. Portland Refuses Large Sum for Pitcher Ortman Tom Turner, president of the Port land Baseball club, announces that he has refused an offer of $C3.(KH) for old Fred Ortman, the twenty-yea- r left handed pitching star. The offer came from the Chicago White Sox who purchased Chalmer Clssell, twen shortstop, from the Port land club team for $100,000 and two players. Turner said that Ortman would not be placed on the market until next year, although six major clubs have bid for his services. Barnyard Golf Liked The game of horseshoes, popularly known as barnyard golf. Is flourishing among the fraternity men at North western, where over 330 students re cently competed in the tournament de conducted by the Intramural The game was introduce) partment. at the university during the full anit each day finds the horseshoe with men students testing their skill with the trodden shoes Is Touchfootbull another Intra mural sport which has been attract ing many men students this fail. courts-crowde- Young Golf Champion j A among The British open golf championship for 1928 will be played on Hie course of the Royal St George's club. Sand wlch, In the week beginning May 7 and the amateur championship on th course of the Prist wick club, Ayr shire, in the week beginning May 21. j f Stanley Burlew, twelve years 1)1 .vi'iisboro, Ky., who won the fall goli ouroament fir boys at French Lick Surlngs. Ind. ; Ooprrff ht In the United Stttet W N U Bsrrloa Very ungraciously Mrs. Raxon per mitted Agatha Brown to be absent for she cared? Mrs. McKlmber under stood the situation and sympathized Her husband was unusually Irritable. He could talk about nothing but the Infamous manner In which his press agent neglected to have him featured It seemed to McKlmber that the pa pers were filled with Paul Raxon. Ac tually some club women had started a "Better Architecture League," with Raxon as president. They were to agitate for classes In architectural ap preclation In the high schools. McKlmber wandered about the big rooms fidgeting. Raxon was not to be seen. At midnight, when Sneed stood respectfully at his elbow, Mc Klmber was as nearly nervous as he had ever been. But he was too old a campaigner to show It ne followed the butler into a big sexagonal room, entrance to which was gained by a flight of eight stairs. That the apart ment was furnished with subdued splendor and was of magnificent pro portions added to McKimber's lrrita tion. Instinctively he was aware that Raxon was getting ready to use his lavish settfngs In publicity work. This tower study would soon be fa mous through the magazines. It was easy to visualize Paul Raxon leaning back In his customary indolent way back with a specially prepared ground. McKimber's private room represented office furnishing In Its most efficient style. He reflected bitterly that this apartment must have been planned for photographic reproduction, McKlmber decided It was effeminate. It provoked In him a feeling of contempt which could not dispel the knowledge that Raxon's settings were superb. But they were presumptuous. Raxon was riding for a fall, ne needed to be taught a lesson. It would have been wiser for McKimber to recollect that Raxon had not succeeded through any lack of strength. "This extensive publicity campaign of yours," McKlmber began, "doesn't deceive us any." "Us?" Raxon queried. "We who represent an organized party In this state. We know you're out to get a primary nomination, and as you've got money and a good press agent, it doesn't seem easy to prevent you. These primaries play the devil with party obligations. They encourage the malcontents and the ambitious." "Which am I?" Raxon asked, smiling. "You're ambitious, Raxon. You are The Bard of Avon overambitious. says that's the thing which brought the angels down." "This Is the first time I have been called an angel," said the other. He detested McKlmber frowned. flippancy. "I prefer to think of you as ambitious than to suppose you are wanting to split our ticket and let West-fielIn. If one strong man with his party's solid backing runs against West field, he'll beat him." "That cheers me very much," Raxon replied. It was not easy for the domineering McKlmber to hold himself In. He was accustomed to respect In the field of politics. "You won't be the man," he exclaimed "And you will?" "Unless any spiteful malcontent deliberately proves a traitor. which I control poltlcally, has no use for you. It doesn't know about you. I nsked a man from Wayne county the other day if he'd ever heard of Paul Raxon." McKimber smiled. "He said he never went to moving pictures." "Your mistake," Raxon said, "was that you did not ask his wife. The women know me, McKlmber. My 'Better Architecture Leagues' are springThere's a flour ing up everywhere. The ishing one In Wayne county. larger cities, such as Buffalo, Roch- ester, Syracuse and Utlca, are taking the thing up admirably. Politicians of kind resent womyour en In public life, and you don't conceal this. Politically, women are hypersensitive because they know they have not accomplished what the world expected of them. I admit your upstate strength exceeds mine, but what about New York city?" "A stronghold for Westfleld." "Not so much as you imagine." Raxon yawned a little, as though the t sub-cwearied him. "At all events, It will be an interesting experiment" McKlmber cried, "Experiment P shocked at hl callousness. "It will be a tragedy ror the party." "It will be your finish," Raxon retorted. His manwr had no animus In It He had neither raised his voice nor shown heat as McKlmber had. "LU all old Uma politicians, you lack; Up-stat- e, Ollle Anderson, chief umpire of the South Atlantic association, has appeared In 3,231 consecutive games during the 23 years he has been calling balls and strikes in the organization. Football has established Itself millions of Germans. The German Football league reports that 11,840.275 persons, Including player?, coaches and officials, took part In 473,011 matches last season. 17 ma- The Sox hit their batting slump around June 1 and despite every possible maneuver by Schalk, It may be said that the Chicago team never got out of that slump. Then came an avalanche of ball games lost by one run. Naturally the losing of a game by one run and consistently losing them is to pitchers. As an indication of the handicaps the pitchers have worked under, the Hanson, former Syracuse star, this year will By WYNDHAM MARTYN CHAPTER IX c--f will play pro basket ball with the Cleveland team. Hoppe, cushion The Recluse of Fifth Avenue a night Very gladly the Raxon girls If then the jor leagues which was glad when the learned of It Robin would be theirs 1927 baseball season ended It was the for a few hours. After cramping con tlnental pensions and small hotels Chicago White Sox. Although some teams finished far- their present lavish life rather went ther down than Ray Schalk's outfit, to their heads. It took the form of a there are few of them that experisuperiority complex which Irritated enced the misfortunes which befell the Robin enormously. But he had prom Ised his father to aid him by preserv White Sox. To begin with Johnny Mostll, ing a heartiness of manner that he known to ball players as Melancholy did not feel. He was wholly obsessed John, and one of the best outfielders by the thought of Agatha, that strange In the business, was seized with one and lovely girl who held him at arm's his fits of melancholy In the spring length, snubbed him. harassed him and an attempt at suicide climaxed It and then brought him back with Shortly after the season got un glance of those amethyst eyes. She der way Schalk's pitchers hit a fine would tell him nothing about her past jstrlde and things looked rosy but not life, and that worried him very much. for long, the reason being that the What men had loved her, he wondered team couldn't hit. and had there been men about whom was one team In lug. his record of GO horn Ruth got 28 of them off w&J r Schalk's Team Followed by Misfortune From Start of Training Season. The leading sports for women are tennis, golf, swimming and trap shoot In compiling ft HELPER TIMES. HELPER. UTAH think they ganged your rottenness cop. reedy." "I take good care to keep that front : them." mental agility and you won't reconcile In the yourself to new conditions. past yon have been of great nse to the organization. Today you are merely amusing.' McKlmber flushed red and Instinctively clenched his big fists. Paul Raxon noted the gesture, "That demonstrates It perfectly," he said. "When you lose a point or hear a disagreeable truth you want to hit a man. Elemental stuff. We are here to discuss political conditions In this state. I think that Is how you put it." "You want me to back down and leave the field to you. I refuse. If the paijr thinks I've the better chance, they'll knife you In a minute. It isn't possible, surely, that you believe gratitude has anything to do with practical politics?" McKlmber did not answer immediately. He was conscious that he had allowed personal antagonism to color his conversation. He adopted the con fidential tone which had often won success for him. "Raxon," he began, "I'm putting my cards on the table." "Save yourself the trouble," Raxon replied. "I can see them Just as well when you hold them in yur hands. All you need to understand Is that I have a better chance than you to go to Washington." "If we two fight eacn other, West fleld goes," McKimber said earnestly. "We need a senator at Washington." "That's why I Intend to go, as you may as well tell your friends. I've "But youVe giving It away to m a confessed rival" Raxon laughed. The spectacle of this tall, portly man, whose career ha4 been ao successful, amused him. "The trouble with you, McKlmber," that you don't unde. he, aaid, stand you are a corpse. Politically, you are dead and buried. You are not a rival Don't flatter yourself to that i extent" "I tell you," McKlmber thundered, "all the world shall know what baa f .. passed between us." "If you don't lower your voice, all the world will hear. You're not a 1 Sit down. broadcasting station. sent for you because there's a lot I have to say which you wouldn't care to miss." Reluctantly, McKlmber sank back in hfs chair. He was enwrapped by a certain and unwelcome .uneasiness. The man facing him seemed so secure, so unconcerned, so sure of ultimate triumph. j "The first thing to tell you," Raxon began, "is, I am going to Washington. You will quit In my favor and lend me all your great Influence. Naturally you must have an excuse which seems a true one. I have it all ready prepared. You are too heavy even for your height and the pouches under your eyes are unhealthy signs. Yon had better drop out, because your specialist tells you there Is heart and kidney trouble. I shall refer to the fact In my speeches with great re-- gret" ; McKlmber spoke with deliberation. "They told me you were dangerous, and I know you. are a traitor to your party, but not until this moment did I believe you were absolutely crazy. They call your sort of madness megalomania." McKimber rose to his feet "I've met all sorts of knaves and fools in politics, but you're the worst yet" "What a senator you would hare made!" Raxon commented. "Do you suppose I should have talked like this if I had not been certain you were harmless, a rattler with his poison sacs extracted? My success has come mainly because I understand human I'm going to show yon motivation. how it Is that when you leave here It will be to start a Raxon boom in your own city. Sit down, McKlmber." v John McKimber, who prided himself upon taking orders from none, dropped i again into his seat. It seemed to him he was talking to a Raxon he had not ' until now understood. He found himself noticing what a cruel mouth the ; other had, and how In those brown eyes were little flecks of red. Paul Raxon gazed at him as an executioner i might stare at a prisoner delivered to i him for death. McKlmber knew that he had been holding too cheaply one i who had a dynamic and evil person- - j I ality. "If I stay," he said huskily, "It wfll j be to hear you give away more secrets ' about youself. Perhaps I shall learn by what trickery you got this place, and how it was you sent Hazen Brew- - ; er to his grave." i J "I got this place," said Raxon with J his old urbanity, "as I have got every- - i thing else in my life, by using men as tools. I studied men and found j them pugnacious, noisy, and vain. It 1 was hard to Influence them by my J subdued personality, even though J had the right on my side. I do not j mix well. I knew that had to be ovef- come, in other words, I determined to develop something to make up for it My success has come from finding, almost unerringly, the weak spot in I got my chance every man's make-up- . at International Motors by finding out ' so much of Brewer's life In London ; that he was forced to take me in to j f i protect himself." "You're a d d blackmailer," Mc- - j Kimber cried hoarsely. "I am," Raxon agreed. "The phrase ' does not offend me In the least Why should It? Is there any more power- ful weapon? Most traitors in the great war were forced Into espionage ; rscause the enemy threatened ex- posure as the price of refusal. In the . drawer befo.e me are two .articles. One Is an automatic pistol." Raxon j ' opened the drawer and put the on the at which table weapon writing he, sat "I am not going to threaten you with It. That Is stupid stuff. I am merely reminding you I , have It at hand If you should at-tack me." There was undisguised amazement j In the bigger man's voice. ' "Attack you? What for?" ' i "He Said He Never Went to Moving Pictures." been working much longer than you can guess for this very end." "Don't you realize you will be de nounced as a traitor to your cause?" "If the cause means so much to you, throw your Influence my way. If you did that, Westfleld wouldn't have a chance." "You're d d well right," McKlmber shouted. "The man I Indorse would get In even If you were he. I'll tell you just this, Raxon. From now ou I'm going to devote myself to showing you up .for the crooked ward politician you are. My God ! To think you expect me to work for youl" "If you're going to be abusive," Raxon said coldly, "we may as well stop." McKlmber struggled Into a little lest violent mood. He might yet be abl to divert the Raxon ambition to some less lofty height. "I take that back," he said. "I rec ognize that you deserve some reward for what you've done In the past, but I'm entitled to the nomination. It Is McKim my just reward I want." ber's voice became almost conciliatory. Don't you see the Justice of It? I want In my old age the opportunity of serving my country." "And I," Paul Raxon sneered, "want In my early middle age the opportu nity of serving myself. Why drag your country In? Do you think I'm a political Idealist Just because bad achitec-tur- e offends me?" McKimber rose to his feet He knew he had lost, and he wanted to go before he forgot the slender, sneering man was his host. "They told me you were a danger ous man," he said slowly, "but I don't ? 3 if i (TO BE CONTINUED.) :i M'MXM:XM'M'MX ;'t XM M X XXMM: XXM'MMM Houses of Worship Found in Odd Places ;X - - - - The miners In the Myndd Newydd coal mines In Wales have no call to shave, shine their boots, or don Sunday garb when they go to worship. They have a chapel all their own at the bottom of the shaft, so that when they descend the pit they can have a short service before going to their working pluces. Rough timbers form the pillars and beams of this chapel, and a coal trol ley serves as a pulpit The miners sit on rough wooden benches atvd the oldest among them acts as pastor. A chupel, more finished In appear ance, the St. Anthony, exists In the salt mines of Wiellczka, Austria. It has an altar, crucifix, and figures of the saints, apparently in black marble, but really made of salt life-siz- e - - - - In the old German town of Obpf- stein an ancient church stands In a great rock rising from the river. The front Is of stone, but the church itself Is hollowed out of the rock and penetrates far into Its heart. Tills rious church Is now the only Protestant place of worship in the, town. A church In a Pennsylvania town I said to possess the distinction of b lng the work of one pair of hand. One man carried every block of stona of which It was constructed, cut each of them into shape, and laid it la place. ; - ! On the Way The road to heaven Is filled wit folks going llckety split the otha way. Niagara Falla Revlaw ' ' J i |