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ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM OVER THE COUNTRY FOR THE SPORT FAN. TWENTY-FIVE CENT BASEBALL IS PAST High Cost of Living Affects National Pastime Say League Owners CHICAGO. April 1 Twenty five cent baseball in the American Asao ciation is no more. The high cost of the national game will be ushered in with the opening of the 1920 cam qaign. President Hickey has just announ ced that with the start of the pen nant rmce April 14 the prices of all rata in every park in the league will be slightly raised to meet the mount ing cost of operations and the higher salaries paid baseball players. The fan who last season paid thirty cent, war tax included, for a favor ite spot in the bleachers, will be ob liged to lay down fifty cents this season. This includes the war tax. The price of grand stand seats will be advanced from 60 to T5 cents, war tax included. But there is solace for the fan who sits in the reserved seats. The price will remain the same, 85 cents. The price of box seats, how ever, will be fixed by each individual club. President Hickey. in his statement announcing the increase, aclarcd that a readjustment of the prices of admission was absolutely necessary to assure success of the game. He declared that operating expenses since the organization of the Amer ican Assouiation nineteen years ago had doubled and in some instances were three times has high, whereas the price of admission had remained the same. AKRON. Ohio April 1 Jim Thorpe the noted Indian athlete, has signed a contract to play with the Akron club in the Internationa I League. Thorpe, who was the Boston Nation als last year was purchased by Akron. St. Louis, Mo., April 1 Hhe St Louis Americans will admit boys un der fourteen years of age to the Pav ilion the 75-cent seats for 25 cents This was announced following receipt . of word from other team owners in ' the league that no objection would be made to arrangement. j I TOOLE DO, O., Roger Brcsnahan ' is making strenuous efforts to get his ball players together in time for j the start of the American Associa tion season April 14. The telegraph wires are being kept busy by the manager. BLOOM INGTON Iud., Mordccai Brown, for years a star pitcher fcr the Chicago Cubs, admits the old "sip" isn't there but believes hi3 pitching arm still is strong enough to hold off the batters in the Threc I League the coming season. Boxing Tournament Arranged STANFORD UNIVERSITY Cal., April 1 Tournaments have been ar ranged for Stanford boxers by Coach Joe Murphy with the University of Southern California and with Santa Clara University. The exact dates have not been determined. SEATTLE Wash. April 1 Univer sity of California freshman crew will row against the University of Wash ington first year shell when the Washington, California and Stanford University varsity oarsmen meet on ; Lake Washington here May 22, ac- j cording to word from Berkeley. I SAN FRANCISCO. April 1 The San Francisco Y. W. C. A., has been granted an American Red Cross Life Saving Corps charter, the first, it is said, awarded on the Pacific coast. Farm Act for Veterans, Valid OLYMPIA, Wash.. March 31 j validity cf the land settlement act, j passed by the 1919 legislature to pro- I vide farms for soldiers, was upheld by the supreme court today in an op- Unhealthy Fatness Shortens life. Reduce Weight. TTonia yon like to rcluee vonr weijiit 10 to 60, or more, rsyjnas. in m simple, safe, comfortab' wkyt to you want to be healthier, to look younger, to be sprightly, to be more efficient, to possess a good fig ure without wrinkles Ir flabbrncssf Then stop harmful dragging: do sot follow starvation diet or tedious exercising, bat adopt the delightful, guaranteed, korein system. Stand by your window or In the pen air each morning and evening, taking deep breaths. Use oil of korrin and follow other simple direc tions of the system. You will reduce your weight, or receive a forfeiture in cash under 100 guarantee. Get a small box of oil of korein (in tabnles), aow sold la drug stores at lowest before-war price, or write to Korein Company, NB-69, Station P, New York City, for free book. "Beduee Weight Hap pily." Amaze everybody bjr at tractive Agare, vigorous health and personality. Show ethers this adit. Fatal Fat THE SPORT REALM inion written by Judge Emmett N. Parker and concurred in by Judges Tolman, Bridges, Mitchell, main and Fullerton. Chief Justice O. R. Ilol comb in a separate opinion concurs in the conclusion reaches in the maj jority opinion. Judges Mackintosh and Mount dissent. Constitutionality of the art was at tacked by State Auditor C. W. Clu sen, who refused to issue warrants for payment of land purchased by the land settlement board for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of the act. Xmtml n I I Cm PRIZE FIGHTING LOSES TOl'UIaAiMTY Dead Letter taw Against Matches is Revived and Ban is Enforced MANILA, P. I . April 1. By A. P Priie fighting which flourished in the city of Manila and a few of the provinces oetsidc the city, for many years, w.is brought to a sudden stand aeav j p-aa?ss Charm of Personality have you? YOU see it in some of your friends most of them. Feel it when you meet. Remember it after you part. It's an indefinable impression that ling ers. The reason why is hard to check up. But this is sure most of it is what you see, the tout ensemble. Your friends are like you then remember most what they see when they meet you. And this is even truer with the strangers you meet. They think, though they may not say a word, of the things they, see your ap pearance. Kuppenheimer good clothes blend perfectly with the distinctive, best points of your personality. They reflect your judgment of refinement and good taste. They cost no more look better serve, satisfy and last longer. The Blain Clothing Co, See Our Easter Windows BOXING, WRESTLING, (iOI.F THAI AND FIELD AQUATIC M'OKTS, Elf. still Inat Deccm'ic. by those opposed to the sport. Although a lew, placet' in the stHtutr hooks by a Philippine commission more than fifteen years ago, prohibited uiicfighta, it was considered a dead letter soon ufti r its eimctmt'iit and was not enforced un till just before the holidays opponents of the ring sport formally brought the matter to the attention of the authorities in the city of Manila. Since that time no bouts havr been staged, except on property directly controlled by the United States gov i rnmcnt the house of Kuppenheimer 'Value Promoters ami followers of the spoit, however, hope to revive boxing iml were almost urccsaful in bring Inir about a repeal uf the l.iw ut t lis recent session uf the ligialutlini. Women Arttaniis Rifle Club SEATTLE, Wash.. Arpil 1, Wo men rifle marksmen of the Univer sity of Washington have organised a cluli All girls enrolled In the small arm classes of the university were admitted to membership, The new club expects to chnll. ngc the University uf Oregon and Uni versity of California women shots to matches. Unique Content la I'layep DEL MONTE. Cal.. April I. Golf "heretics" have Jut coneluilrd their ;innunl "IHi'therin' M contest herr clothes Classic No. 11 Clothe hrunN'! and clothe. hanici'M una tfirm frvidy, and prolong the lift of your clothe. First" The "lllelherln" Is primarily a cure for nerves. The conditions of the competition urn that the players and spectators run d.iure, yell, sing and do anything except actually touch the player or his bull. It was first tried at Del Monte lust season. Today's Calendar of Sports Wrestling Metropolitan A A. U. champion ships, nt New York City. StsnislaUs Zhyaxko va John Kre berg, ut Brooklyn, N. Y. Boxing Willie Ryan vs. Joe Daly, 10 rounds at Johnaiiii City, N. Y.