NEWS FROM UNITED STATES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 19101, 20 August 1925, Page 9

NEWS FROM UNITED STATES

THE FLIGHT TO HAWAII. FUTURE SERVICES LIKELY. ISLAND PLANTERS' SCHEME. By Telegraph-—Press Association—Copyright. (Keceived 7.5 p.m.) A. and N.Z. NEW YORK. Aug. 18. If the forthcoming naval flight to Hawaii proves successful Hawaiian capitalists and sugar-planters intend to form a commercial flying company with a capital of 2,000,000 dollars to organise a service of regular flights to the United States. Destroyers have been ordered out to patrol the route of the flight, which is to begin on September 2. Amateur wireless operators are asked to co-operate in an effort to achieve now distance records and to communicate to tho Navy Department any ■ news they pick up from tho aeroplanes. BASEBALL LEAGUES. SUMMARY OF RESULTS. STANDINGS OF THE TEAMS. Australian and N.Z. Cablo Association. (Reed. 5.5 D.rn.) NEW YORK. Aug. 18. Following is a summary of the results of to-day's baseball matches: National League.—Cincinnati, 7, defeated Philadelphia, 5 (first game); Cincinnati, 11, defeated Philadelphia, 10 (second game); New York, 7, defeated Chicago, 1; Pittsburg, 11, defeated Brooklyn, 4; Boston, 6, defeated St. Louis, 2 (first game); Boston, 5, defeated St. Louis, 2 (second game). American League.—Washington, 7, defeated Cleveland, 4; St. Louis, 7, defeated Philadelphia, 6; New York, 5, defeated Detroit, 2; Chicago, 4, defeated Boston, 2. Tho positions of the teams are: — NATIONAL LEAGUE. Pittsburg 606 New York .. .. .. 574 Cincinnati 545 St. Louis 487 Brooklyn .. .. ~ 477 Philadelphia 455 Chicago .. .. .. 437 Boston 422 AMERICAN LEAGUE. Philadelphia . . .. .. 655 Washington 643 Chicago 544 St. Louis .. . . .. 496 .Detroit 487 Cleveland .. ~ . 444 New York .. .. .. 432 Boston * 304 PROFESSIONAL BOXERS. TITLE FIGHT MUDDLE. DEMPSEY AND HIS LATE MANAGER Reuter. NEW YORK. Aug. 18. After tho New York Athletic Commission had granted Jack Kearns a license to do business in this State he and Tex Rickord, tho fight promoter, each posted a forfeit of 25,000 dollars for a Dempsey-Wills fight to take place before July 4. Paddy Miillens, Wills' manager, is expected to post a forfeit shortly. If Dempsey refuses to fight for Kearns. Mullens will receive the latter's forfeit, Mullens appeared before the commission and said he would not post his forfeit, when that body said it would not recognise Wills as champion if Dempsey defaulted. . . Dempsey stated at Los Angeles . yesterday that he positively will not fight whero Kearns is in any way concerned. DANGEROUS GANG. THREE ESCAPED PRISONERS. ESCAPADES IN OREGON. - Sun. NEW YORK. Aug. 18. The entire State of Oregon is being terrorised by the wild shooting and kidnapping escapades of three desperadoes. Their names are Thomas Murray ,Ellsworth Kelly and James Willos. All are convicted murderers and highwaymen. They escaped from the 'Sale penitentiary, after killing two of the warders, a fortnight ago. Since then hundreds of sheriffs and their deputies have been hunting them all over the State . The three bandits move here and there and steal money, ammunition and food. The latest exploit of the gang concerns four, friends who were playing cards in the village of Monitor at 2 a.m. on Monday. , The threo bandits entered and kidnapped the whole four of the men. They took them to two motor-cars and forced them to drive them toward Portland. Daylight found the captives and their captors close to the suburbs of the city. They approached a farmhouse and the bandits took possession of it. They compelled the farmer, Mr. Newman, and his family, as well as the four friends, to remain in the house all day. Late a' night the desperadoes took tho motor-cars and drove toward the city. Tho chief of tho band is Murray. He dictated a statement, in which he said ho regretted the murders he had committed, " so that my mother may know the truth." Murray left a fingerprint at the farmhouse so that the police would recognise it was genuine.