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MONDAY, MATCPH 23. 'AOOX BEACON- JOURNAL TWENTY-SEVEN BEACON JOURNAL SPORT NEWS 'BEST SPORT PACES IN AKRON" Akron Rifle Club Triumphs In Ohio State Tournament Wins Individual Honors And Columbus Dispatch Team THOMPSON VS. FIELDS Pair Of Jacks Clash For Disputed Ring Crown In Chicago Tonight Trophy In Big Shoot At Capital City A. E. Hart Walks Off With Buckeye Championship Rifle club members shot their names in bold-faced AKRON letters across the targets of the Ohio state small-bore rifle; KYW, WGN TO BROADCAST Official Central League Baseball Schedule For 1929 Season CLUBS At Erie At Akron At Canton At Ft.

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31. Sept. '1, t2-2 IIMhw Holidays 'Sundays championship matches staged at Columbus over the week-end. Upsides winning individual honors, the Akronites walked off with the most coveted prize of the shoot the Columbus Dispatch trophy. A.

E. Hart of Akrnn won the Dispatch shoot with a total of r84, while V. Z. f'anficld, president of the local club, was second with 681. Catherine Kessler.

woman member of the Rubber City club, shot 638, while Dr. M. D. Miller banged out 617. CHICAGO, March 25.

CAP) A pair of vicious fighting Jacks, Jackie Fields and Young Jack Thompson, battle for gold and a disputed ring crown, the world's welterweig-ht championship, before a full house in the old Chicago coliseum tonight. The combat, billed to go 10 rounds to a decision at 147 pounds, carried a championship atmosphere through The Akronltes romped off with the" the action of the National Boxing as gociation, which ruled Joe Dundee had loafed away his claim to the throne and that the winner of to night's fight would be1 recognized In Intercity To Open May 19 Sun Oils Will Play At Ritt-man In First Game Of New Amateur League four-man team honors, with an aggregate count of 1,460, while Portsmouth finished second with 1.450 and Ohio State university wound up third with 1.448. V. Z. Canfleld totaled 385 for Akron, Hart 383, L.

H. Edwards 378, and S. H. Johnson 314. Johnson also finished second in the "youngsters' match for men over 80 years of aze with a count of 198.

H. H. Rieckelman of Cincinnati, was first with a score one point ahead of Johnson's. For the Ohio championship, A. E.

Hart walked off with high honors with his aggregate of 684. Gale Evans of Steubpnville, was second with 682 and H. H. Jacobs of Dayton was third with 681. A Winchester rifle went to Hart as a prize.

Its 32-state domain as his successor. Fields, spectacular and exceptionally fast boxer, ranked an eight to five favorite over the San Francisco negro. Thompson, a smart, heavy handed puncher and a vicious finisher, akyrocketed to fight fame last fall when he finished Dundee In a non-championship fight in two rounds here. Later, he lost a hair-line decision to Fields. Yellow Cabs Play Agathons In Opening League Contest Tyrite Schedule Favorable Towards Developing Spirit Akron Club Opens Home Season May 1 And Stays Here For 12-Day Stand Plays At League Park 20 Days In First Month Gets July 4 Date Here Tonight's battle will be one of lefts against rights.

Fields, a product of Chicago's Ghetto but who, like Thompson, earned his fighting spurs on the Pacific coast, has a lightning $150,000 Player May Sit On Bench ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, March 25. (AP) An the Yankee training season draws closer to its close. It becomes more and more apparent that the customers who patronize the Ruppert Rifles next summer may gaze upon a $150,000 ball player sitting upon the bench. Miller Hugging has all but decided to employ Leo Duro-cher as his regular shortstop left hook.

Thompson, who smashes his most A world's record was shattered to hits Saturday night when Edson KlinkPl nf the Toledo Rifle and Pistol club, shot 350 consecutive bull's-eyes to break the tie in the prone position of match number one. He ended his streak of perfect hits near midnight when he stated he was too tired to go nn. H. H. Jacobs of Dayton, held the previous record with 151 hits.

devastating blows with his right, said between the Cabs and Tyrites being such that little opposition to these games Is expected from Ulysses Fitt. business manager of the Tyrites and whose field is being used by the Cabs. But Massillon's exhibition games with big leaguers have been done away with for the first time In 10 years because of Canton Terriers' refusal to allow big league clubs to invade Canton's drawing territory for these games. he was not in condition when he lost to Fields last time but that he expects to stow his rival away within six IP Akron fans arc really going to take to the Tyrite baseball club rounds tonight. 4 this season, leaving the ex- Six bouts, all five rounders, will support the main event.

Tickets rang ed from $2 to $8, plus tax. fLAY in the Northeastern Ohio Intercity baseball league will begin Sunday, May 19, it was decided at a meeting of the leajue officials and team managers Sunday afternoon. It also was decided to drop Orrvtlle from the loop and turn the franchise over to the Kenmore Pioneers. Orr-ville is strictly a road club, and has no home playing field, while the Pioneers can offer a good home park for play, it was pointed out. The first day's schedule for the league is: Akron Sun Oils at Rittman.

Liberty Cleaners of Johnsons Corners at Barberton Belvedere club, Doyles-town at Millersburg, and Cuyahoga Falls Los Amigos at Kenmore. The first circuit of play will end June 30. The second half will Include games to Aug. 25, starting July 14. First game of the championship series between teams winning the first and second half titles will begin Sept.

1. Team managers will nominate umpires during the coming week. At the next meeting of the league, to be held at the Kenmore Pioneer club April 15. Municipal Judge J. Earl Cox of Akron, president of the league, will appoint the umpires.

YELLOW CABS have now decided on their first three games of the season, following meeting of the Ohio Baseball association at Massillon Sunday. The Massillon Agathons will play the Yellow Cabs at League Park on April 28. This game will mark the opening of the new league and was the only contest definitely decided upon at yesterday's meetings. President Ed Jacobs will announce a complete schedule during the week. Umpires will also be announced.

The schedule, as decided upon yesterday but not drawn up, calls for Saturday, Sunday and holiday games. The Yellow Cabs formerly the General Tires will meet the Akron Tyrites in an exhibition game April 14; will play the Homestead Grays here April 21, and will then open their league season with the Agathons. No announcement has been made as to whether the Cabs will schedule games with any big league clubs for exhibitions this year but it is likely that they will, the spirit of close harmony and warm friendship existing pensive Lyn Lary on the I bench. I Hugglns believes Durncher is a better drfensive player than the more famous in- fielder from the Pacific coast. WW WW TV fTTfTff fTTTfffffV Radio stations, KYN and WGN, will broadcast blow-by-blow accounts of the battle, which Is expected to start at 10 p.

Central standard 1 this season, as indications point, they will, have plenty opportunity to show their inclinations right off the bat, for the Tyrites will be at home 20 of the 31 days in May. Just what happened during the off-season to get some sense into the heads of Central league schedulemakers isn't known but the facts remain that they have finally made a schedule which should work toward developing of baseball spirit into the league's population. Last year's program was so terribly mussed up by three-day stands and quick get-aways that the Tyrites would be home one day before the fans knew they were here, and would be away again before the fans could decide t.c go see them. time. The Ohio-Ontario shoot was staged Sunday night, the clubs shooting at their respective ranges.

The scores will be mailed, so it will be some time until the results are made known. Canfield and Hart of Akron, were chosen among the 20 members of the Ohio team. The offhand cup, offered by Dr. M. D.

Miller of Akron was won by H. B. Clark of the King Mills Deer-field Gun club. He put up an average of 93 for a total of 186. Goodyear Eleven Red Sox Rookies In Victory Over Phils WINTERHAVEN, March 25.

(AP) Manager Bill Carrigan's policy of giving the Red Sox rookies an equal chance with the regulars during the training season has fired the youngsters with energy and ambition. Yesterday they did what the regulars failed to do last week beat the Phillies. There wasn't a regular on the team with the exception of Danny MacFayden, pitcher. Whips Shamrocks BARBERTON EAGLES WIN 40TH Barbcrton Eagles won their 40th victory of the season Saturday when they defeated the St. Peter's Four Square church five, 54-24, at the Barberton Y.

M. C. A. Gardner scored 16 points for the winners', while F. Bower accounted for 10 for the St.

Peter's outfit. Goodvear soccer players defeated the Shamrocks, 5-1. Sunday afternoon Opening at Fort Wayne on April 25, the Akron club plays there three days and then moves to Dayton for three more before coming home to SAN JI'AN. Porto Kltm. Paulina iradiin.

Spain, knorked out FranclMt Crit, Porta- in a tilt played at Shamrock Field. start the first 12-day stand in the league's history. Il III. Cleveland. The Wingfoot boot artists never found themselves in trouble MADRID.

Spain At Brawn, Panama, ont-pnintrd Brrnaaronl, Italy (101. Fort Wayne Chiefs are here May 1, 2, 3, Dayton follows on May a. 6, 7, and Erie comes for May 9. 10, 11, 12, before the Tyrites pull stakes for Srjrlngfield. After four days in Springfield and four more in Fort riurim the entire game.

After three minutes of play. Willie Wavne the locals come back home for four with Springfield, May 21, 22. 23 Robertson scored the first goal and 24 and four with Canton, May 25, 26, 27, 28 to round out the homework for the month. followed a moment later by dasning through the Shamrock defense and placing another through the net. At the halftime.

the Shamrocks scored MEN WHO SMOKE AND GUARD THEIR HEALTH, SMOKE CIGARS The team doesn't get much of a break on holidays, being scheduled for games at Erie on Memorial day and Labor day, but the Tyrites are at home on July 4, with Erie, and tney are booked to piay at nome on nine eunaays. their lone goal. Upon resuming play, Jimmy Fisher nnnrfvonr contain. Dlunked in the third Akron goal from a range of 30 Only in one respect Is the schedule disadvantageous to the Tyrites. Their 12-day stand here In May will conflict with the scheduled 19-day racing meet scheduled to atart at Northampton April 27.

While it does not hold true that baseball fans and race fans are one and the same people, nevertheless there ire probably a lot of persona who will argue that they can have baseball all summer but that they haven't had any racing for two years and the baseball gate reeeipti are likely to suffer most during this period. mm Wm mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm 1 1 vAt yards and Goldie soon added anotner to the total. Shortly before the game closed, Robertson led the forward line into Shamrock territory and closed the scoring with another counter. Goodyear then took possession of the ball and pressed the Cleveland defense until the affair ended. Good.ri Tot.

Shamrock. Parker Scotl Stevenson rh Kenny Wll.on lb Gallagher McDonald rh pY Fiaher ch M.II.e Hi Galloway Crobie or Atkinson riII ir Keenan Bobertwn McAul.y Gold! II J.son Goals Goldie 2, Robertson 3, isher, M. Jackson. A CIGAR AIDS DIGESTION is the opinion of DOCTOR DELAUNAY Former President of the. Paris Society of Surqeons High Track Athletes Get Down To Work In Earnest With Two Weeks Of Limbering Up Behind Them Cinder Pounders Will Concentrate On Preparations For April's Meets North Hard Put TRACK athletes among the Akron high scnoois win aon tneir spikes in earnest this week and begin preparing for the first dual meets that will come in the latter days of April.

For the past two weeks men not engaged in basketball have been working out on tne nigh iieios, Dut witn tne coming of the new week coaches will turn their efforts toward rounding the athletes Into form. Doctor Delaunay, farmer Pretldent, Society of Internes anA Society of Surgeon of Pari, la a memher of the Society of Medicine of Porll, a Commander of the Legion of Honor, and Chief of the HoMpital Peay All the schools th the exception of Qarneid nave oeen wormng on track The Presidents, though, were forced to postpone activities because Coach Corl Zimmerman and his boys were the Akron representatives in Co Collins Expects To See Little Service FORT MYERS. March 25. "(AP) Eddie Collins, captain of the Athletics, said today he didn't expect to see much active service as a player this season. He is entering upon his 24th year In the American league.

"The legs have slowed up and Im not as spry as I used to be," he added. "I think Connie Mack has his infield plans shaped up and is not banking on me except to carry a bat up to the plate now and then. I can still hit." DOWNS WILDCATS Sar-a-Lee cagers scored a victory over the Wildcats Saturday afternoon, the final score being 15-7. Fa-lor of the winners, was high point man of the game with seven markers. into the lungs, cause most of the ills attributed to smoking.

Since the cigar does not embody any artificial substances, both Furfural and Acro-'ein are absent from its smoke. So the cigar smoker can even inhale although few do) and still not pay lumbus in the state cage tournament. We will begin track in earnest Tuesday." Zimmerman stated today. De La Salle Again "And as for soring football, why, I can't tell yet. If it would be neces sary for me to do the coaching both penalty.

Is Catholic Champ "hen, too, cigar smoke is cool. In Ih ways. I afraid tnar, i couian i handle both teams competently." Coach Warren Vannorsdall at East consequence the smoker rarely suffers from the throat troubles preva CHICAGO, March 25. (AP) The magic of the name De La Salle has cast Its spell again over a national Catholic high school basketball tour has had both football and track practice for a week. Central and West boys have been limbering their muscles; South's cinder path trodders have been exercising in back of the nament through the victory In the OFF.

V.W.WIIdcaU Q.F.P. final game last night of De La Salle high of Chicago over St. Stanislaus school, and Ted Turney hns had of Bay St. Louis, Miss. Falor.f Bummemlle.I Curtls.c Totals 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 4 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 3 7 North's boys already in a meet.

Btron.r Rnklch.f Seattle, c. Goodwin. g. Nlckloj.g... 3 1 7 0 0 0 3 1 5 0 1 1 1 0 1 6 3 15 The victory of the Chicago team marks the third time In as many years that a De La Salle team has won the national title.

The other two According to Turney, the success of North's cinder squad depends somewhat nn the Inter-class meet which will be staged at the championships, however, were won by De La Salle of Joilet, 111. "A good cigar is a perfect conclusion to a meal. It induces natural relaxation which contributes to a good digestion. "To smoke a cigar is then not only a very great pleasure, but also it is of distinct benefit to those who really enjoy a perfect meal perfectly served. "In the words of the old Latin adagr; 'Everyone arrives at the point in life when they mix the useful with the agreeable'." THE cigar soothes, quiets, calms and so has a tendency to allay any irritation of the nerves.

And a period of nerve rest after a meal helps digestion. Slowly, leisurely, the smoker extracts from each puff the rich flavor, the fragrant bouquet that are the cigar's alone. It is free from artificial substances such a glycerine, sugar, licorice, saltpetei and other adulterants with which, certain forms of tobacco are flavored to make them smokeable. It is these adulterants which, when combined with other forms of tobacco, produce Furfural and Acrolein. Ana, it is Furfural and Acrolein that, especially when inhaled IUS1D3 GOU7 OKttrrHortom Art wrnwBN" TCAO St.

Stanislaus, which has had teams In most of the Loyola university tournaments, led at half time, 14 to 9, but lent amongst smokers of other lormi of tobaccos, whose delicate mucous membrane is scorched and withered due to the burning, drying effect of hot smoke upon this tender tissue. Aid your digestion, improve your nerves, increase your vitality, free yourself from coughs and throat irritations by making this test smoke cigars exclusively for itk. Do it, with justice to yourself and to cigars, by smoking La Palinis. You can smoke them, confident that they will please you, for they are America's largest selling high grid cigar over a million a day. The sensational success of the La Palina Cigar is the result of an exclusive and secret blend which combines for the first time in one cigar, an extreme mildness with a rare richness of both taste and fragrance.

CONGRESS CIGAR Inc. Philadelphia, P. OF ALL things that plague the golfer, the slice is the commonest enemy. The slice spin makes a drive go dead and wasted away under the fire of the Chicago team in the second period. Bucky Gives Up In Effort To Beat Cubs PHOENIX, March 25.

(AP)- Havina failed in five starts to figure out a way of beating the Chicago Cubs, Manager Stanley Harris and the Detroit Tigers returned here to day to meet the Pittsburg Pirates to Eskimo stadium some time In April. Just how certain possibilities will fair in the 440, 220 and 100 yard dashes, high hurdles, discuss throw and broad Jump will tell the tale of North future. In the indoor meet that was staged at the Cleveland Public hall March 16 North's entries failed to garner any points, but the relay team did show promise. Gardner, the first man, dropped the baton and by the time he had recovered it he was half a lap behind the pack. Despite the handicap, though, the Eskimo runners managed to wind up sixth among the 10 teams entered.

Smiley Weltner will have his South high men out this week. The team is preparing for its opening meet with Canton McKinley either April 20 or 27. The date has not been definitely decided as yet. South will hold it's basketball banquet some time during the rest of the week, Faculty Manager John White announced today. OHIO STATE NINE HOME COLUMBUS, March 25.

(AP) Ohio State's baseball team was back on the home training ground today after a week's training trip in the La Palina it America's Largest Selling High Grade Cigar (OVER A MILLION A DAY). Its outstanding popularity is the best proof of its unusual quality. lose distance tnat otherwise It would take. Besides the sliced ball Is almost certain to keep on going after it strikes just enough to roll either into a trap or other hazard, or out Into the rough. The slice is caused by any one of several things, or by a combination of them.

Any or all these golf faults morrow. The Cubs made it five straight yes terday when George Utile, in his first start, allowed four runs in one inning. The Cubs' margin was 8 to 5. DON'T 5hove right too Soon May Smoke At Will In Chicago Stadium CHICAGO, March 25. CAP)-The lunt in on the La Palina Radio Program Every Wednesday night, 9:30 o'clock eastern time and on the La Palina Hour every Sunday night at 8:00 over the Columbia Broadcasting System.

New Chicago Stadium may be the ex ception to the Illinois State Athletic commission's ban on smoking; at boxing matches. Paddy Harmon, president of the are easily cured. Letting your right shoulder drop, drawing in your arms as the club goes through, swinging from the outside in, shoving the right shoulder into the swing too soon, reaching for the ball and hitting instead of swinging, are the major slice causes. There they are, if you can rid yourself of them by yourself. In articles to follow I will discuss each of these causes and tell how to avoid sach one, In 19 diflerentthapes and sizes, from 10c to 3 Jortl.

Also in a variety of attractive royal red pocket packages containing 5 or 10 cigars. Distributors: GEO. B. SCRAMBLING CO. 164 Center Akron, Ohio.

Main 1653 stadium corporation said the plant south. The squad will drill here for the season's opener with Indiana university on the Buckeye diamond April 4, was so ell ventilated smoking would not be Injurious to boxers. He plans to have the rule amended, 1.

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