juDNEsnAY, rusRUARY 10, 1925.
OPEN SERIES WITH STRONG '
HUDSDN- ESSEX COMBINATION.
Second Game Will Be Played In Westporti
Y. M. C. A. Friday Night—Ed Quinn Out of“
Line-up—- Aut m‘ebile Men Have Siren
CourtO Outfit. 9 g
The Compo Life Guards will travel
to Fall-livid this eveningr twnoet tho
Hudson-Essex team in Community
hall in the first game of a home and
home series. The two teams will
. .play in the Wastport Y. M. C. A. on
Friday night.
The Westport boys will llv'i pith-
. out the services of thtir star l'iiHl‘d
Eddie Quinn. Quinn ts plai'lnu with
the Manhattan Bank team in the
Banker's league of New York City
Thu Manhattan loam in lumiini; the
long: it" and l :'1\r1 signed Quinn to play
with them. for the rest of the sched-
ule. As the Bankers are playing
tonight Quinn will be unable to be
that the Life Guard player lisiu dorm ,
thin. lio lessor! in a basket for Port I
Chestei earlier in the season. Thul
Guards had to extend themselves to;
win that contest.
The Guards will moot the Hudson. I
Essex live at 9 o clock. The automo.‘
hilo men nro‘roputod to have ons of}
the bes‘ teams in Bridgeport. They
have a fast combine with live good
«coring players in their lineup.
The Iirltlxoporters have won nine;
out of 12 games. whllo tho Guards.
have talmi eight out. of 11 contestal
Two girls' looms '.'i.nt ti. .Ll'k City!
will “test in the preliminary contest. l
The following lint-ups will be used
in tho Kaine:
with the life savers. Comm
Allan Darby or Ken Scdllolc’ “ill Life Guards Hudson-Essex
. . be seen with tho Guards in the place L, McMahon .. ..... . DoNomme
,lof Fadie Quinn. 'I‘lio McMahon bro- mt
thorn Eddie and Larry. Harry Quinn .11, Quinn ..‘ ....... . .. . Feltenrich ‘
and Paddy Drlsooll will complete the LF‘
\Yoatport team. 1:. McMahon ....... . Colwey
Hurry "Rod" Quinn has been kid- 0
rled unmercifully by his friends for Darby ............ . Ahlstrand
the bone play he pullrd in the game RG ‘.
with the Stamford Blues in Stamford Driscoll . . . . . .. ......... . Casitldy
last Stlnr‘ xv. "Rod" shot it tiold goal LG ‘ it
for Stamford that our the game. Sroficid . .......... Smith 1
Thin in tho second time this season SUB I
player's affection for his hats. He
had two regularly in use and from
ten to twelve more in his club house
locker at all times. He had taken
great care to~ have them turned out
exact duplicates in weight and
length. The thickness from tip to
tip had to be the same as the origin.
a]. “Del" would oil the bats and
rub them for hours with prepara-
tions to keep the wood from chip.
ping He would loan a fellow play.
or 8500 more willingly than one of
his bats.
‘lho majority of the players have
a nimilar feeling regarding their hats
and to use another follow' s but with.
out permission is the next thing to
a crime in major league boss ball.
Delohsnty' 5 true friendship for the
writer was exemplified by his allow-
ing as to use one of his pet hula
during the ontiro half of a season
A rookie pitcher had used my but
without permission and broken it Off
at the handle on one of Jack Choose.
bro's fast instincts. Jack will he re-
membsred by the fans as the trout
splt- -ball artist who at the end of a
most“ successful couch with the You-
kees lost the pennant by a wild pitch
in tho last game of the season.
Billy Lauder’s
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1!: story 01’ the old Detroit
players throwing Ty Cobb‘s
bats away brings to mind
the almost affectionate care
major league players give
their bets.
Bats of different “sights are pre-
\ ferret! by different players and its.
1 s not always the big fellows who
use the heaviest ones Little Tomv
my Leach. star third baseman of the
old Pittsburgh Pirates. used a bet as
heavy as did Bonus Wagner. his side
partner for many years.
The Mann and weight of his bat
is governed by how easily a man
can handle it against all kinds of
pitching This case depends almost
Tito next installment of Billy Lou.
der'a column will appear in Friday's
issue of the Evening Sentinel.
(Copyrlxht. 1936.)
Many rate the silver dollar stim-
ulates business: we try to get rid
of it as soon as possible.——Colum—
bus Dispatch.
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THE uvsmnasunrmun—so. NORWALK, CONN.
”The Y. M. i
will face that
A. busltotlinli learnt
DeMnlay team in iliu
second game of thtlr series tonight
The "1'"
Five of tho
in Community Hall. outfit
won the first contest.
WILL ORGANIZE
ANDTII' FIVE
IN STAMFORD
Paddy Morlike and his mother:
Anthony of Stamford. are planning
to open up with l‘l'lday haskntiiali
in their home city providing they inn
carry out their present plans it in
belieied that the Morukn Iirothorsl
will try to obtain the Stamford urin-
or}: In that the case the popular
Lock City lads Will luring the hot-t
possible basketball nggregatiuns to
Stamford on Friday nights. Neither
of the brothers will play. This acorns
to he an odd stop to take. but rather
than have criticism tili'tt'lod towards
them for organizing a team so into in .
the season lhn two boys will keep on .
the sidelines.
if the Norukos obtain the armory.
they wilI have live good players in
the lineup. Sham Kelly
out man on the team. Bill‘Johuson
and Kent of the Amsterdamgilg
FRISUIE’S
of Newt
Canada will he the only (‘onupcti-j
entirely upon his natural position
and swing.
Form At Bu.
There is no best form at the but
as there is in swinging a golf club
The best illustration.of this vari-
enco in form is a comparisinn of the
batting forms of Ed Delehanty and
Napoleon Lajole who were numbers
three and tour in the batting order
_of the Philadelphia National League
club for years. Delehanty, although
they were both his men and equally
good hitters. used the lighter but.
"Big Ed" would take a stance at
the plate with his foot spread three 1
feet or mare and take a long full
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arm swing at the ball from the
height of his hip. On the other hand
male would stand with his foot not
more than four inches apart and
* swing the but from his Shoulder
using a short chopping stroke end-
ing with a strong wrist action.
, The soorot of their success was in
being able to time the ball They
both were noted as long distance bit.
tern. But if either had been forced
o adopt the other's style in hitting
he would. have been an easy may
for pitchers instead of the most
feared better of his time.
Affection For Bats.
Dclehauty fully illustrated the
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litive, all of New Yolk him agreed
to play Mill tho MUIIIIUI‘ continue
I lite Stamford broth-:1“; are flickering
IWILII a, )It'lropulilan League star to
I munl out their team. Thom will ha
I i ptullmineiy game at 5 o 'clock “III!
the main game at it o 'clov it.
Ilng will follow the contests. A dt-il-
Inito nnnnunumotit from tho \i‘ol'ukv
I lirollicrn is mpoclui somt- tiun- this
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. time the) are not anv too “on rails.
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lilfiNlti' NAN". 5.5. a business
man. is found mysteriously mun
lIt‘l't‘d in u rlwap hotel. The only
Nuns are a woman‘s handlicr:
chief and a yellow ticker stub
from the Paragon Theater in
t‘lcvciuntl.
.llMSil. the murdered man‘s
sou. decides to go to Cleve-
land until the mystery is
solved. I). Ind IJI'ZI'MTIVE
iiiiiln'itzlt true the ticket to s
‘IllllMMl FtNlAll’l‘Y. who
provrs all alibi and. says he gave
it to a woman named OLGA
MALVHH). Police search for
her fat days.
J\.\'I€1' RAM), Jimmy's sin
for. limits her engagement with
BARRY COIN“. and Jimmy
meets and falls in love with
MANY LOWELL. While with
Mary at a cafe he accidentally
runs into Olga Maynard and
makes an entrainment with her
for the next nllltt.
She breaks dorm under his
attentions and hints. He is llltc
. int: her into a taxi when Mary.
who is with another man. sees
him.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER Xi!
‘I‘lMMY fumbled helplessly trying
J to revive the u'emun who
slumped beside him in the taxi
cub seat. Ho slapped her wrists.
called to her, looked beseechingly at
the driver. but that worthy was gut ,
in: imperimtwbly ahead and mind
1.1g his own business.
The rough lultlug of the cob nnal
ly did what he was unable to do.
She opened her eyes. looked at him
and then began to cry.
Bo was sorry he had been so
ruml with'her. and angry that he
had been unable to get any satin
factory explanation from her. _
Tears bad streaked her rouge.
Her hum—bleached. Jimmy conclud
od—was in disarray.
"What are you going to do?" she
asked. Her handkerchief was pressed
closely to her mouth. Jimmy barely
heard her.
“I don't know. Perhaps it would
be better for you to giro yourself
up to the police. They‘ll find you
anyway in time."
"How can i explain to them? I
can‘t tell them any more than I've
told you. if you don't believe me
they won't." She was owing again
"Do some thinking. Try to re
member 'whut‘could have happened
to the theater stub after you used
it.“ He was trying to be kind to her
He felt uncomfortable. sslfvreproach
full. in the face of her tears.
"if i thought you wouldn’t try to
um um.‘ its continued. “l'd loan
you hero“—ths atb had stepped in
front of her apartment building-
"and count on using you hers again
tomorrow night. Believe me. i don't
like to use you in this trouble."
"Whom would i go? Where could
I go?" she ultod. “i‘ll be here to
marrow night. i promise you."
"I button you." as said. and
helped her out of the usb
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His first thou-ht uh; he reached
the elites the following morning was
to and Mary and try to explain
When he did encounter bar. now
over. ulna; toward noon. the speed!
.frdosouuislips.‘ Hams-Mutts
speak. but she gave him a curt nod
”outmoded uuhssL...ao
thorium of writing her I not. and
sending it thmlb the office boy.
“She'd prowl: tear it up." he re
ducted. He brought his worries
along with him when he went out
. . . Ho toyed with his
food and pushed it ouch amnion.
(Join; up in the elevator he was
conscious of a mu curios It ulna
Bumsusuudpsrhaps to with
om hit. an: around the «not.
and u slurp mus nose. 30 III
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broad- shouldered and bulky of chest
but uncommonly slender from his
waist down. There was something?
familiar looking about him. Jimmy;
knew he had seen him before. ;
A half smile played about his lips}
he contemplated Jimmy. llej
It irritated Jimmy .
as
seemed amused;
the tolls. Ho resented rising stared'
at like a monkey in area. He was
even annoyed by the othsr's line
grooming and obviously expensive
attire.
They went in the office together
and Jimmy realized where he had
seen him. it was the man who had
been with Mary last night when he
was helping Olga Maynard into the
fall.
The man opened the door of the
chief clerk‘s office and walked in.
leaving it open. Jimmy could use
Mary smile at his greeting. They
talked and Marv laughed heartily
at something he was saying. Jimmy
wondsud whether they were laugh
in: It the recollection of the spec
Duel. be and Ulzu Maynard mull
have made in front of the hotel.
“Who is that. disc?" he suited the
young follow It the next desk.
“Who? ' Oh. this Church—Sam
Church. He's one of the attorneys
for the Q. and R. Handles a lot of
death and accident claims. Comes
in here quite a lot and makes it I
point to tire a little dictation, once
in I while to the boss stsmraphsr
l think he's pretty sweet on her my
self.”
"1 see-thanks."
"As a units: of fact." Mao con
unuod. "I but. I sneaking suspicion
that Nb Lowell doesn‘t exactly
huts Sill Blanch Good looking do.
Hull! like a hull in the upper story-
chest annotations» and like u my
hound below. Got a lot of money"
He felt like asking to be let in onl
She gazed [or u long tune a! the door through which he 1
[1'10 1 EMF. ih'ils MI 1‘ U‘.) need
to get along in this woxld. [land-—
munev it i: buy anything.”
"“ u think, ‘lac' ' Jimmy
“that money can buy love?"
Mac was; slow Ill sputtering
“and.“ to mid. “it‘ll buy anvihlng
i‘hete‘s nothing in this sentimental
love 21‘: a cottage stall. i know. I
was ens-sized once. Then war came
along and i went away. with her
crying and evervliody promising
wonderful things for the boys when
we came molt."
fie cursed. "'And then what hap
penad? lily girl marries one of those
fat pt'ontesrs that slaved safest
home and made a pile of money
while they were diuging 'rnuchlns
irun bullets out of me in France.
"Ruui" he said. "Give me is mil
lion and I‘ll have everything i want
and do anything i want. And if
i overstep the law i can buy my
self of! John Law doesn't bother
the guy with dough. 821: he make.
as poor fish step.” .
"lilac." said Jimmy. "1 think
you‘re wrong. i hope you're wrong."
He bent over his desk as Church
came out of Mary‘s ones. talkinn
in low tones to the chief clerk. Hil
ion. The' same amused smile was
Dlavins over his features as he
passed limmv and walked out of the
main cities door.
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“Mary—3‘ he stood in front of the
water cooler. making a pretense of
drinking, and blocking her path-
‘Mary. i know It looked rotten. Jul:
tzlve his a chance to explain."
"Mr Rand— please!" She was
looking through him rather than at
him. her dark blue eyes cold u ten.
"last me explain. Muy- otter live
o'clock. Give no a chance." he
bimdéd. ' ' ' '
lashed.
lfragrance of her
ideas the rich: he diluted with her.
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am able to understand what I see
without the aid of an interpreter."
She stepped past him and Wu
gone. He breathed again that subtle
hair. as he had
He stood storing sf: or her 1'!
treating figuru with l'.2'u .zer in 21's
.11" :5
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. instead of
'tluit no allow our
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Shot ly refers five act at P: tor
ca led him into his private other. a: .d
told him he was dvsrhsrgod
"We're giving you a week's salary
the customnr' two weeks
tlISI iii (T‘l‘ul 9
player. Considering the fii'JiOrt
of your stay here, I think ts. . '.
:fuirlv generous."
Jimmy took it calmly, without. so
lllUiIl as rats n... on ei'ebro l”. irzr.
thing: wronr nith my war he
asked. "l at least difl my in":
while ! was here."
"No. Rand, out a thing. In fact.
i thought you were doing very well.
it's Just a case of cutting expenses.
and, as you'te the last man to he
taken on. you're naturally the first
to yo. Surly."
Jimmy felt like saying: "You'te
lying. Mr. Hilton. As soon as i so
you’ll hit-e son-.eone in my place. . T
know why lm fired. Mary [Jamil
did it. St: o had :21»: hir‘l and she
had me 11 re‘."
inst—sad. Lo innit-C.
walked out of Hilton's c
to his desk.
"lilac." he said. "I'm fired.‘
hi to said nothing. but gazed ah-
straticlli tow; rd iii lion's office ml
‘3 i: 2': r- 1 against his to
Mac: " saiJ Jimmy a little
“but: them all Liz) :ou tier?"
lie was clearing; his '1: it
Mac's hand fell in his shot .
could feel the grip gradual " .
until the flesh ached 2":1'3.‘ the
pressure of Wm lingers.
Mac stood like that for uni"
liter: ll;- turned silen.‘ y and h
.m..;.'. . . . His balls. at aite ..,
was stiff as a. ranircd fzetn a 1213'1
Lit
. . . inside the chief ale Ii 1 u..
311'. Ill lton nus dictating to his 531.;
mint-y. ,
"A memorandut
to tho cushion.
Miss Lowell. to the efiect that Air. '
Rand has been taken off the p..y-
roll ”
.l'lor flying period amped
slipped from herflligers.
anti
‘iiie short ,
nandohuracters in ire.- notetocii he. ,
cams suddenly a meaningless array
of hisroxiyphicu.
"Another memorandum», Miss
Lowell. to the auditor."
She recovered he: pencii. it began
again to move ewlltlv over the page.
in rhythm to his voioo. . . .
When a. had finished dictating
she ran to the outer office and looked
toward Jimmy's desk.
The ethos was empty. . . . She gazed
for a ton; urns at the dust through
which he had gone.
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Jimmy wall-zed to his roam through
struts crowded With. home 1min;
workers. He walked Wlihoul sco-
tng. unmindful of the way he was
losilsd in the crowds.
its said aloud: "Why was i tired?
She condemned me without hearing
me. She iudged me without a trial."
He said again and again: "Why was
lured? Why not tired?” . . .
Ho climbed the chairs to his room
He had left. ‘
and found a telekram on the dresser.-
Ahsently he opened the yellow any
vslops and sound that it was from-
Ustoctivs Mooney.
its board the shrill voice of Mrs.
King, the landlady. ullln; up the
stairs. "Telephone. Mr. Rand.”
He picked up the receiver. "Hello."
he said.
A man‘s voice gunned. “Belle
—ihnd'l"
“Yes. this is Rand.“
“Rand this to Lieutenant O'Dur
at sandpaper-s” Qua» down we
fight uw‘ar. _
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.“it is not necessary. Mr. Band. I
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