PAGE FOUR THE DAILY NEWS ARE BEATING TOM TOMS FOR GERMAN MAX NEW YOUK. N.Y.. July 22. TU- t a. ... 1 t ft and-outer. His last effort, a close decision victory over Young Strib-ling in Miami Beach, Fla., was a decidedly "out" effort. The young German, riding the crest of rising might, will be the fnvnrilA nf mrmt nf flio rH?ia In GOOD WORK DONE ON THE BASEBALL GROUND The condition of the Gyro baseball park on the corner of Sixth Avenue and McBride Street Is the subject of much favorable comment. The place Is now In good shape for the games with a proper backstop and the whole presents a finished appearance taUJlL,9 credit to the club. ' It Sport Chat ' One Inch Vo'iSpAfe f ' When two runners are only one jinch apart, It seeitrsr-doubtful "If f it should not haye. been declared r . . .. tie. Percy Williams beat the. ' me luins 10ms wnicn nave Deen : - ,r, i in the haavvu-Mirhl lata, nnw hflva sa 11 "a na.u.jr in uiaiuc the ring of authenticity. They ...v, . must .. have an ominous Mode Yacht Racing is understood there is mure couiu ue asKeu oi any ; mai me race win prove morei lay his dazillng right hand sharp- oeK;ave ? ngiana in tne pre- ly and friuently on the chin of fent world record of 231 miles on the Boston battler, enough times, "our which he set on the ocean in fnri t romnv Rhn-Vov frm speedway here last spring "pro. ... , - ,,, , . TENNIS CLUB PLANNING FOR NEW COURTS Miss Palmer Chosen Secretary in Place cf Eddie Smith and Two Names Added to Executive At a meeting of the Prince Rupert Tennis Club last night, Carl Brand presiding, the resignation of Eddie Smith as secretary was accepted and Miss Margaret Pal mer was appointed secretary in his ONLYONEGAME IN BIG LEAGUE Pittsburgh Smothered Thirteen Runs to Three and Kept Lead uauiy win Kiunu tor ai least two years' . At the time of his death Kecch was the only American driver tvho had publicly announced the Intertion of . coning here next winter for an attempt to bring the high spetfd racing laurels back to the United States. He had planned to build a machine capable of developing 2.10 miles an hour.. With Segrave's announcement that he definitely has retired from the automobile racing game there has been considerable speculation at this scene of super-speed triumphs as to just who will supply the next threat against the world's record. Reports hare been received that several Americans and a few foreign drivers are planning to place. Also the executive was DU1I1 n'Kh speed cars but so far strengthened by the addition of n0 Announcement has been made Messrs. Currie and P. Black. (concerning definite title conten- It was proposed that a series of , Aers. dances be held during the fall to ne ot the outstanding figures augment the funds with the view In high speed circles and one to replacement of the present old who may take another shot at the vjpoden courts with cement courts, title is Capt. Malcolm Campbell T,he8e will cost between $3000 and oTTKngland, who set the former $4000. As the old courts aro1 record of 20(1.95 miles an hour about done for action, must be here February 19, 1928. Since he taken soon. failed to shatter Seagrave's record after, several atlenjpU-JnSouth Africa last spring, however, he has made no statement regarding his plans. , Another possible contender Is J. M. White of Philadelphia, bull-der of the 3G-cyllnder Triplex (with which Keech established a Brooklyn record here of 207.55 miles an hour on April 22, 1928. It was the same car in which Lee Bible, a Daytona Beach driver, rode to NEW YORK, July 23: There his death on March 13, 1929, wni only one same played in the while attempting to shatter -Se major leagues yesterday and in iti Pittsburgh protected a scanty grave's rcsiord. Herman A. Finche, St. Louis leadln the National League pen-, inventor, is understood to be ex nant race by smothering the perimentlng with a high speed Brooklyn Robins with a batting car equipped with a rotary motor onslaught. The only other carded, No ward has been received here, major game, Cleveland vs. Phlla- however that he will enter it In delphia at Philadelphia was post-, next winter's speed classic. Oth poned because of rain. The only score was: Brooklyn 3 .Pittsburgh 13. ers renortod interested In the construction of record icontendlnir machines farjs Jatf$ PMiPrltlsW driver; fXVlllIers. English enl glneer; Harry Hartz. American speedway veteran, and J. L. Sock-well of Miami; COLD WAS CAlisW LACOSTE NOT PLAYING PARIS, July 23: A severe cold and complications from which he has been, suffering RACENOWFOR SPEED RECORD ON ATLANTIC France and Italy May Scramble For Honors Across Ocean T AtnAT 1 . nr for disputing the decision. Much' "v, .Juiy "naon .. . inewsnaners this mormncr featured as we all admire Williams ana ... , . , . , . ,. , line new new Atlantic Aiiamw speeu record souna to me ears of Jack Sharkey, i J l" :"of the 'Ger is and the Boston bomber. The lithe and limber Teuton rocketed up from nowhere to smash Johnny Risko, the Cleveland shock absorber, and step out overnight as the reigning sensa tion of the scarcely enough well be under dispute. might man Atlantic Jiner, Bremen and predict that an International scramble for speed honors will follow almost im-i mediately with Great Britain, United States, France and Italy heavyweights. Still movement afoot to form a model?',,,,,,, A, u....u,X there were critics who had to be yacht racing association which' hiUtM . ne ',, . ' .. convinced that Schmeling, admit- wi" have charge of such races as the c i.. rremen .-n.cn. ieuiy a ciever, cagy, stunning; i"" I'm on aiuruay on me: puncher, also possessed staying Drydock. If this is done it qualities. SPEED RECORD MAYBE BROKEN Death of Ray Ke"ch Gives Set back to U.S. Ambitions Hut Others May Try EDMONTON. July 23. The f!flnnflifln VnHnnnla AatanhaA tVia AT SOFTBALL The Station lost their game in the second half when they went dpwn to the Drydock nine by a six to five count. This was a very tight game despite the rainj coming on at the fifth inning, making the ball feel about ten. pounds. The game went the full! nine innings. -, The Station scored three in the' first, one in the "second, and one in the fourth. The Drydock got four in the fifth and two in the ninth. Station Drydock Styles McKeown. Mair Howe Thomas Smith i Horton jGawtborhel II. Skaltebol Reld B. Skattebol McKenzie Holtby McFee' A. Skattebol Palmer Mcintosh Hedstrom FISH STORY COMES FROM BOSTON CITY BOSTON, July 23: It requires no imagination to stretch this story. It is both fishy and 'rub bery. The Boston fish trade was confronted with a mystery when a mackeral was brought in at the Fish Pier with a rubber band encircling its body, just below the head. through the elastic until it firmly fastened around broadest part of the fish. IN GREAT RACE was the Captain Hoik;, famous British aviator who won the King George trophy in the 'round England. nir race last year, again entered for that coveted cup. The race took tA ! Vs Inff nlarn on Julv R. and the disLince ! off th French -Davis Cup Warn, j was approximately 1,000 miles. ' L,.,., v;.i me equally mysterious Miss Conway, wh. Tt 'lo nlm nvno.fn 4ki l has told her Vlnctl Ellsworth CaitlV he - i i s . I wiuuivuttina nm uiiciiiui lu uti- wuieTki cui la nun. Aaete nu coiim proiwoiy ue arranged mat yacnis: mnnatMf. (v .u ,,., , up her friend. Paul Ainsworth. and told Now he has nroven that. No 'will be built of similar size so. : ".;: 7Z "Z V " " R'n ". "'? Oonay. car. Two u i . . . it-.i ,1. mi uciier man Bne na year-old heavyweight than that he interesting than the opening one. ' f AWAHIAW WATIAMAI tear into small Dieces that burlv It was a worthy effort but there WWJUiHll Il'lllUll'lL iron man from the Pyrenees of, is room for improvement, Spain Paulino Uzcudun. Only one obstacle bars the path of the "schlging" Teuton. The definite barrier is Jack Sharkey,' who will attempt to block the Schmeling road to the heights in the Yankee Stadium in September. On the records of the past year or so, It seems as though Schmeling has just what it takes to wipe Sharkey from the ranks of contenders. The Boston tar seems 11 AUfl to f f ll O A fnivo t w A A It ta lr.An fiVuin V' It J TZ DAYTON A BEACH, July 23: lighting form since 41. the night . ' ' . T. ,, Dempsey blasted him from the j Tth!. rec"t deafth ? Ray efh a the Al oona track el min- may road to another shot at the erudite Tunney. Sharkey has been an in the picture in abrupt order. the world's straightaway speed record at the annual international speed classic here next winter. Speed followers here see Keech's death as fulfillment of a prediction made by Sir Henry S produced . yet" Item are featured in tb newspaper Mr. BEATS ST. SAVIOURS EDMONTON YESTERDAY Synopsis of Preceding Chapter Adele Castle Is on the way to visit e mysterloui Dr. Moffett. accompanied bj wck).it; wu rruuuig ovwrr ne im I or nw office; he. pursuit by the police of "Mr. Graves," who was associated In a reputedly shady deal whloh ntHtd 110,000.000 and the latest eiploit of the "Ptoaroon " crook who preys on the rich, and then offers the return of his loot If they gkre one-tenth of Its value to charity. INSTALLMENT TWO St. Saviours. B. C. champions,' House. of the t.reen Lights 4-2 last night, taklnir inter-nrovin-1 . w.ith scarcely a sound or a vl cial football round 9-3. STATION LOST bration the luxurious sedan swung down the street, picked up speed, and rolled smoothly toward lis mysterious destination. Miss Conway leaned languidly back against the cushions and devoted herself to a gold-tipped cigarette. Adele was slightly disappointed to discover that the side windows were I heavily shaded and that from the position her companion had stened her she could not look ...ft i''iin'": uUiM" Iftlffli::!!! :l'if: hi hi n 1 1 'i w J mm Si i ill. either forward or backward without great difficulty. They made numerous turns, and nMr anil . f Iiah Ikau d .w m . . I A There were many theories con- Hnnhu ki, nn h0ir,nr. tii. cerning how the baml got around progress was moderate, however, the fish. One solution, as reas-and. she knew Paul would have no onable as any other advanced, difficulty keeping them in sight. had it that the band was thrown Soon the motion of; the oar told or dropped overboard from Some her they were crossing a bridge, vessel, floated along on the sur-1 "Brooklyn,- she thought, face until the mackeral. swim- She glanced covertly at Miss mlnir alonir. rushed its head S-.1wy lfte W0I?'an 8 w?re half clo.sed and her expression was uncertain in tlie dim light of the frosted electric bulb overhead. Thrilling Mystery Story In 36 chapters HERMAN LAN DON ihould have known that a taxi :an't keep pace with this car." iii l "Unnecessary?' the words that passed between the ; may ask time to think it over. You chauffeur and her companion, but! will bo perfectly safe." jthe later gave her an enigmatic Adele studied the face of her .smile as she. dropped the.tjabe Companion. She was Intrigued, 1 The car was gaining speed, and fascinated, a Utile thrilled, but far Aedele knew Ihey were leaving the from convinced. icity behind them. Faster and They wero moving at a very slow faster they went. Now aqd then pace now. Soon she perceived they I she caught her breath sharply as were crossing a bridge, so they nhov made an abrupt turn. Prob- must -be turning back to Manhat- ably they, were on one of the Long tan. Apparently they had made a Island highways. Now Ihey detour of many miles to elude the were ncinff. with the engine pursuing Paul. thnt's true," ho said In re- i r i throbbing throbbing . ... In in ecstasy ecstasy ana and'tho ihp wind wind . . . "it "If inn i -. i i ii whlstlingr gleefully, tfround the ply to M sides uf (ht ear. Kafiter-kind, .mnnt, still faster; v ' "l '' . that I ah; just such a move. Anyway, Adele decided to see her adventure through to the end. v The car lapsed into a crawling pace, then stopped. Miss Conway straightened from her reclining position. The chauffeur was holding the door oin. Adele stepped out and looked up and "down a block of old dwellings, Searching in vain for some outstanding mark by which she might later identify the locality. There were still hundreds of such blocks in Manhattan despite the insolent crowding of the' towering apartment buildings. As if to assist her, the chauffeur took her arm and did not re-linguish it until she had ascended half a dozen steps and stood before a door. It opened almost Instantly. Miss Conway gave her a gentle push from behind, and she en- Allnlfl'a tiAorf aanh Tha mmr. terPil. Thp hnll Wl Hsrlf AnH h - .' open, and now i Emerald Light The thread of her thoughts snapped. A little click had 'soun-1 ded somewhere. The most cur-i tous light she had ever seen! I flooded the room a green light so soft and rich it made her ! think of velvet. And not only table In ,iia vciuci, cvor CUBITS "No." said Adele rankly, "but with leather-covered upholstery, adm7rer" "me " X ia few of 8oft 0r,entttl huefc "That's splendid 1 I would rather "v,eral Itures and pieces of v. nrlmiraH iKon iiwi i!,. i uf 1 statuary, the whole immersed In doesn't alter the fact that I like'" steady flow of emerald light vnn you n a lot. In) Vnn You aura were liu too shrewd, l.r....,l Whnt What n a pnrlmia curious tlirhf light It it un. .f was, so L .U ttCll 11 IV VII IUIII1. Ith. while dressing, you with the young hero 1.1.1- ..At Taeii., ilililili'm. ....... Archbishop Lang bury, who apj lificenl sedan was taking on the'could not see the person who had ? ,., ,L c0'""1.Jv"" ugly aspects of a trap. She drew opened the door terwiry antf !,: herself and tried to look P1rov'n",, b' S1,n' ' up un-l c.rfl,ffi,t .vmH nu..- ;.m t,ght M,d p,efl, concerned. A dash of dangtr1 . aheaff.' ' vlwd Hook of r,,t, would be rather thrilling, lie-.118 Conwy the Church of tv sides, she mfght be able to help Adele conquered a mligiving on two occasion- : her father, and to that end 'she and moved forward. The darkness was willing to risk a lot. i land the strangeness of Ihe house mj. airmu; jubs uonway wa a lttIe disquieting, but she ""Not M "ot urB bacuk nw- lh in the least." "You trust me, don't you?" litt,e f,utter t the throat she Adele merely smiled wMy. ! stopped before a door. It opened "Do you know, my dear. I lather quietly and mysteriously. Anoth- Her startled eva -v spaces. She must l tokn. She thought spoken, but hi like you." The woman regarded cr little push from Miss Conway nerves ",.." and exutt 7 l ho Willi on nmna nra..mn .!!!. .U-i ""IM "ae deceived ...... u...unu vmivn, m auxin oiiu gcnuc uiui ii inigiu ueiore ueiore i i saw saw you you i i was was prepareu prepareu have have been been a a gesture gesture of of er encour- to despise you. I would b de- ,a v j spising you now if vou had walked " "- b nUfo (led nto what m irht have "c nuvanceu a ie been a trap . Well. isnt it a trap?" was no one in aigtu "I am Doctor M. : very pleased to c , vnn a uuu (iua.. oie, men Biuppeu. one nearu in stared about her uoor ciose oenina ner wun a itnu. .h. i,n, No, but I'm glad you. are no- click which signified that a bolt! tt body's fool I don't like to blush had ultoner! bark Infn it. I . lt th, ... . 7 yjm oi lne urn ,i with flhArne fftp mv tmx. Rxer cui . rri i many pretty girls are imbeciles. I ; """" J 7An " . , Ya 'f', tones that filled 11.-You noon wa" n drk-had are one of th exertions, and i ro?m, PU1 spoken. It w ., that's why I like you. Do you like neM- The windows, if there wer mthr pleasant v.... me." ' any, must be heavily shaded o WM dimy ,Wur,. ,. - " f Jo admit the faintest iy;qu.nty in it , of ight She braced herself , diHKU,s,: gainst the gloom that pervaded mtinncr of gpee,.h the curious and depressinir still-! , ness. She felt quite alone, and sh . Mechanically she wonaereu wnat had become of th seat beside h, , Miss Conway. : 57 assaults on h,, She waited tremulously The becoming untom stillness and the darkness' grewut of the velvet v n oppressive. Merely to verity ft figure emerged. It suspicion, she went back a few, figure that iempd steps and tried the, doorknob, As the verdant illumit;. she had expected, the door was ! sides. She ' could locked. She shook off the vague tingulsh the outlin. uicau wmcn me uiscovery arous-ifac:Ahe could not ed within her. She mustn't "be J fool, she told herself. She.-had waiKeo imo tnis wun eyes; JddJnT and fragnv steadied her nerve -Weird by far th;u voice and be able t About'half a doz. ; whre she sat the b stoflped and dropped "Hd If I sn Castle?" "Not not in the . . t-- 1 T l,o It ..... i .n-.-i. .: i 'wreu. ll whs ;t X.'- u "r,oufny to hear herself icu uici mc iuuiii, iorming no hadows in the corners. RVi. ... waA I... t . ""v .ti4 uuvjuv iici iu amaze- ... i . i rr. . . ... sirBineo ner fcyes in ment. The room was furnished m ...L. . . The blurred figure of a man stopped and dropped Into a 'chair. tl 'a'nd'weU flS ed" XYtbZ m' V,. .t... ivmvn HR- And so, smooth and even, so soothing touiT. KT, . Rot i .ou.a.the ejcsl It w,$ soothlpjf tq nerS " bX th, . Thatwasart1'a9"We1l,Wthought IT, ""T' ,rnte ' after ,n 10 aution, r'A t' V!i development since vuimuvituiiuiv ilk VVHUHUII, C even Cli .hf, V U hllA . .1 J i The Locked Room "Oh, yes. Everything I told you was true. I see you don't believe A nw hiivylnir Bfilind nnmo ATlfls . ma l.nl umi ...llT l...M I. .uias uonwaiTBT iani giniu "why arts you so anxious han t see where we1 are go- And ihen. quite suddenly, the mgT car fell into a more sedate rate "Can't you guess?" of speed. Once more the buzzer! "I suppose Dr. Moffet doesn't sounded Miss Conway picked up want me to learn his address. But tho speaking tube and listened, it his motives are al fair and Then she turned to Adele with a above-board as you say they are, faint, mockintf suggestion In her why should he objecl to that?" light-green eyes, Miss Conway did not reply, "We've If him far behind," she Adele's contemplative eyes fixed announced. I on the nickel knob on the door. It "Who?" Adele.asked, startled, jwould be u simple matter to throw "Our mad pursuer the young the door open at one of the traffic hero you commissioned to follow slops and look out. It might be us." She gave nvcleailaugh that locked, of course. Or'MIss Con-yet had a trace of Irony in it. "He way might be prepared against semel to te siTei-emerald mint j question spoken by ;t face she could nt i I IIIWHM (Continued Tomorrow? USE OF WATER P0WH Th steady growtli watsr nnwtr in though unnecessary." I I. '"V?" W-7 per cent and th pheasant, friendly, welcoming -ZZZ 1,000 of "How. do you do, Miss Castle" P0Pu't'". She swung round and stared. Coiiwuy leaned forward and!cominir vuiiuiiH to j juu. vou. ui I)r. . .uuiicii Xloffett will win . i Aml then she swung r round and brought the speaKing tube to her ear. Adele could not make out Our classified sect. .... i outline a certain proposition . xou ui'ru""t unnuon, "iirrmi imeresi n may accept it or reject it, or you EMBARRASSING MOMENTS . . hi I lliti r . .. ! n maj - 1 lZ2!f I mwiIV vrKL i . vv-1 TV?r MESIFP MISTS .- .