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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-02
Early Football Dope Pans Out We'll
ALABAMA PREP SCHOOLS SHOW
 BIG ADVANCE IN ATHLETICS

paratory institutions in Alabama this fall that bid fair to provide some excellent athletes for college teams next season and the seasons following. One of these institutions Is the Marion institute. The institute romped away with the state foot ball championship during the season just passed, and judging from the easy man ner in which they handled their op- ponents they would have offered stiff op- position to the various college aggrega- tions. Few prep squads in the state were even able to offer the Marion lads any interesting opposition. They closed their gridiron season recently with a 4S to o victory over Spring Hill college.
 In Captain Howze, Madden and Hairston Marion bids fair to send trio of grid iron stars to the college aggregations. An other prep college which has made a mark in the state this season is "Chic" lannon's Anniston aggregation. Although defeated by Marion, lannon's aggrega- ton of football artists made a creditable mark in the preparatory football circles during the recent season, and is com posed of several players who will un- doubtedly make their marks in college football. Especially does the work of Boykin and Archibald point them out as future college stars.
 Over the state the preparatory aggrega- tons are taking on an added interest in Athletic activities, and at their present rate of advance it will not be long be- fore Alabama and Auburn will be draw ing athletes from local preparatory in stitutions that will rank with the most prominent stars that enter Nandy, Se- vance or Georgia from the similar schools Of thase states.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-02

Now that the 1912 gridiron season has passed and critics are able to look calm ly over the events of the season, it is seen that the early dope of the strength of the respective teams was not so far wrong after all.
 Early in the season thsse most familiar with the personel of the various s. l. A. A. aggregations picked Nandy, Georgia and Auburn al the best in the south, with Sewanee as usual an unknown quantity
 Vandy true to these predictions, started the season with a rush that startled even those who predicted that the Commodores would annex the highest honors Toward the middle of the season, however, Me Gugin's men faltered somewhat before their unusually heavy schedule, ana caused some apprehension to rise as to their ability to trim the Sewanee Tigers in the final round of the season. But that
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-02
ATHLETICS TOUTED AS COME BACKS" OF THE 1913 s E A s ON
MARION INSTITUTE AND ANNIS- TON HAVE GREAT GRIDIR0N SEASON-WILL PROVIDE SOME STAR FOR LOCAL COLLEGES
By CHARLES W. GREER

There has been much talk among loot- ball enthusiasts during recent years that Alabama colleges have little football ma terial to draw from in the state. They point out the fact that the Georgia and Tennessee prep schools furnish the $. l. A. A. teams of these states much avail able material, and send to these colleges more. men who are versed in the gridiron ethics when they enter college than do the Alabama schools.
 This is in a large measure true. Prac- tically all of the stars of the Tennessee and Georgia college eleyens are drawn from prep school aggregations. For the most part the preparatory institutions turn out teams of a considerable higher caliber than do the schools of the same rank in Alabama. Very few stars of the Alabama preparatory institutions shine with either Alabama or Auburn.
 At present the Alabama team is made up of men who have received practically all of their training while at college. At Auburn the same conditions exist.
 However, there are at least few pre-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-02
YERKES IS TRUE
 BASEBALL STAR
Former Southern Leaguer Has Much Real
 Ability

Steve Yerkes, worlds series 'star and former Southern leaguer, is not of the George Rohe and Babe Adams type.
 Rohe, a weak sister of Fielder Jones' champion White Sox team in 1906, broke from obscurity and, working like de- iyerer with the ill fated Jiggs Donohue on the opposite corner of the diamond, drove defeat into the great Cub ma chine of Chance.
 They had not paid attention to Rohe before that, and, after warming the Sox bench for his work against the Cubs, he drifted back to the minors and settled there.
 Babe Adams, least counted on among Fred Clarke's pitchers, became a marvel for the worlds series of 1909 by defeating Detroit three games and landing a world s championship for Pittsburg. He was lost from view the next season, though still with the Pirates.
 Steve Yerses did not shine as brilliantly as Wagner early in his worlds series, but he lacked the chances that came to the German field leader of the Red Sox. Steve ran Wagner a close second for four games, and the fifth game his triple drove Hooper home and Yerkes followed with the winning run, so today he is re- garded as coupled With Heinle III the run ming of first honors.
 Yerkes also Is practically an unknown. Not that Yerkes failed to get recognition in the newspaper columns and in the praise songs of fandom, because he failed to deliver like Rohe failed, but Yerkes was overlooked in q community of stars who had an earlier start than he did and was therefore underestimated.
 Yerkes has been regarded simply as md frr,f.f f.~tq q int cog like Speaker or Wagner. It has been the great work of Yerkes that made Wagner look immense all year just as Tinker's work helps Evers and Barry's work helps Collins Tinker as a shortstop never achieved the fame that Evers won as a second sacker, and Barry | in the same position as Tinker never had the praise handed to him that Collins : gathered. but neither Evers nor Collin!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-02
SHOWING OF THE MACkMEN AGAINST ISLANDERS INDI- CATE THEY WILL PUT UP A GREAT FIGHT NEXT SEASON

Over in Cuba the Philadelphia Athletics have been playing havoc with the baseball reputation of the Islanders. Victory upon victory has been annexed by Connie Macll's erstwhile world champions since their invasion of Cuba shortly after the close of the major league season.
 Their great showing against the Cubans is causing many to predict that the white elephants" will be the "come backs" of the American league next season. Look ing the situation over there is no reason why these same Athletics should not do that very thing. Their poor showing last season, despite the poor condition of Bender. Lord and oldring, has never been fully accounted for. It is just one of the peeuliarities of baseball.
 Authorities who picked all star aggre- gations and all-American league teams, in- variably gave number of the Athletics positions on the line ups. Collins, Baker, McInnis, Plank and others were men- toned by a majority of critics. It would not be surprising to see the Philadelphia outfit make the Red Sox and other proh- able contenders hustle for first honors next season.
 After easily winning the American league pennant and almost as easily dis posing of the Giants in the fall of 1911 the Athletics were almbost universally considered as a certain winner of the flag in 1912. But the fall down of Bender, the cleverest pitcher on the staff and the deterioration of Rube Oldring. who failed to keep in condition, held the club down and the steady going Red Sox beat | them out.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-02
ARMY TEAM IS
 GIVEN WELCOME

West Point. N. Y, December 1.-The defeated Army football team arrived home this afternoon, and, notwithstand- ing the players dejection over loss of yesterdays game to the Navy, the cadets generally were enthusiastic over the teams work. Five hundred of them, headed by band, were at the sta- ton to meet the team and gave it a rousing cheer. Headed by Devore, their captain, the players walked quietly to quarters. They were all in splendid physical condition and had no excuse to offer for their defeat declaring that the best team won.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-02
PIRATES LEAD THE NATIONAL
 LEAGUE IN FIELDING GAME

New York, December 1.-Pittsburg, which finished second in the National league race last season. led the National league in fielding by the considerable margin of points, while the pennant win ming Giants were seventh. This is shown by the official fielding averages made pub lie today, the Pirates leading with a per- centage of .972, as against .96S for Phila- delphia, second in merit in this respect, while the New Yorks are next to last with .956, points ahead of the Bostons, who fielded as they finished in the league race--last.
 Of individual players Daubert led the first basemen with Safer a close second, while Eagan of Cincinnati was far ahead or the other regulars among second sack CTS in percentage. Lobert of Philadel-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-02
CARLISLE INDIANS
 RECEIVED BUT FEW
 FOOTBALL INJURIES

Football may be dangerous game, but from the record of the Carlisle Indians during the recent season, the gridiron game is about as harmless a means of amusement for the Indians as is push pin.
 James Thorpe and company emerged from the recent season without a man out of physical condition. There were per- force a few minor bruises such as skinned shanlxs, bruised noses and a couple or more of unpleasant charlie horses" but that was as far as the injuries extended
 And the Indians took on about the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-02
The Truth About George

X prominent Boston lawyer has a 10 year old son who seems to be treading quite closely in his fathers footsteps One day the hoy told a falsehood about some boyish scrape and his father took him aside to lecture him on the wicked ness of not telling the truth. He told him the story of George Washington and the cherry tree.
 Now, Roger" he concluded don't you think that George was brave as well as truthful to own up to doing the deeds Give me your opinion, my son.
 Well" said Rogers seriously, T think that the only thing he could do was to plead guilty. You see, pa the evidence was all against him. He owned the hatchet'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-02

phia fielded .976 in 64 games, second man among regular third basemen being Byrne of Pittsburg with .94S in 130 games. Wag- ner, the Pirate veteran, was easily the premier shortstop honors.
 Pittsburg players were also to the fore among the outfelders, Donlin, Leach date with Chicago) and Carey being among the first seven. Marsans of Cincinnati is sandwiched between Leach and Carey in the standing, with Wheat of Brooklyn, Murray of New York and Paskert of Philadelphia immediately following.
 Pittsburg's three backstops, simon, Gib- son and Kelly, are three men in row among the catchers, only topped by Nee ham of Chicago. Several pitchers fieided perfectly, Robinson of Pittsburg going B games without an error, and Brown of Boston and Willis of St. Louis each 3 games.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-02

a hole Dewsnap clutched it's tail and drew it out again. as he thought.
 Only the skin, however, remained in his hands, the black snake having suddenly divested itself of it's summer clothes in order to escape. Dewsnap has had the skin preserved and is using it for an um- brela cover
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-02
Alabama a Come Back"

could have achieved his high standing but for the teammate to the right.
 Yerlkes has the ability. He was not
 playing above speed-Just showing his actual work in a crisis-and it is appre- ciated where thousands and thousands of eyes watch every move, study, criticize and comment. It is In crisis that Yerkes arises to claim his true value and drive it home on a neglectng baseball public.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-02

ahue was developing his men into formi- dable machine. But Donahue failed to have the material at his disposal that Cunningham and McGugin had But Au- burn had a comparatively light schedule, and each game brought the Tigers nearer their zenith of strength which was reached when they met Vanderbilt. They elashed with the Commodores at the psychological moment The Commodores were in the midst of their falterine period: Auburn was at it's height. A tic resulted. But by Thanksgiving Auburn had gone backward slightly and fell vic tims to the Red and Black of Georgia. Ii is, however. hardly possible that Donahue s men would have defeated the Georgia squad had they played them the week be- fore But Auburn, true to predictions, had proved itself third strongest in the south As an unknown quantity, Sewanee first blossomed into the championship class with it's easy victory over Tennes- sec All during the season the Tigers played great ball, but they just lacked the power to put in the final touch during the Vanderbilt contest
 Alabama a Come Back"
 Alabama was another college to get a doleful start. In rapid succession, the Crimson warriors fell victims to Georgia Tech Mississippi Agricultural and Me. chanical and Georgia. Then they braoed. and during the last four games of their schedule they failed to lose a single con- test Tulane. Mississippi university and Tennessee were defeated and Sewanee was fought to a tie.
 Alabama was not counted in the cham pionship running during any part of the season, but even hckle dope told a truth ful tale in the wind up regarding Wander bilt, Georgia, Auburn and Sewanee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-02

, heaviest football schedule of any aggrega-
 ton in the country at that. Thorpe and Welch are planning to take a long rest after their exertions on the gridiron. They will go bear hunting in Oklahoma. The entire Carlisle squad were taken to Philadelphia to witness the ArmyNavy game.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-02
Early Dope on Gridiron Teams
 Was Not So Far Off After All
By c. W. GREER

By c. w. GREER
 the Commodores only faltered for the mo- ment was clearly shown when they met Sewanee, but that's history now.
 Regarding Georgia
 Georgia, on the other hand got mis- erable send off. The Red and Black came out of the struggle with Vanderbilt with the short end of 46 to score, and with their stock running way below par. The dope was entirely upset and when the Georgians failed to show form against Alabama and Sewanee, many critics blacklsted Coach Cunningham's bunch, but were al a loss to understand their showing. Then Georgia began to come back in every sense of the word. Me Whorter started things off by getting into form, and gradually the orange and Black swamped the Yellow Jackets, but on ac- count of their poor showing during the early season they attracted little notice. Then the big thing happened. They took on the Auburn Tigers, who were both fresh and stale from 8 recent tie with the Commodores, and administered defeat to DOnanue HIGH lilaL was eHtiitly uii- looked for. It was a victory that by no means can be aeeoutned for by luck or fukes. Outplaying Auburn throughout the contest the Red and Black machine was the natural winner.
 The Auburn Tigers
 Auburn failed to set the woods aflre al the start of the season. Mercer and Flor ida crossed the Orange and Blue goal line early in the season. However, the Tigers were playing steady ball, and Coach Don
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-02
WITH THE NATURE FAX FRS
Some of These Animal Stories" Are
 Undoubtedly Almost True

Allentown Pa.) Dispatch to Philadelphia
 Record.
 To be stretched out by a hawk. like 6 fighter who has received a knock-dowr blow, was the unusual experience of Nicholas Dotter of Saylorville. He was picking wintergreen berries for his oil distillery when he received blow thai laid him flat.
 The blow was accompanied by mighty swoop, and he knew it came from above As he looked up he saw a monster hawl with a spread of wings of fully five feet sailing away with his hat. After flying about 50 yards the bird dropped the hat and later alighted on dead tree near by
 Dotter believes that the hawk mistooh his hat, which is brown, for pheasant as he was working through the brusf picking the berries. Jagged rips made by the birds talons confirm his story.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-02
TRAcEKY THE ST LEeLF> WINNLK MYTH HIS TRAINER

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-02
San Jose (Cal) Dispatch to Chicago Inte Ocpan


 Ocean.
 A rabbit can travel at the rate of U miles an hour. This was proved here when one of the little animals made that rate of speed for half a mile in front of the motorcycle of County Traffic Officer Emile Agraz, who was chasing a speeder. As Agraz overhauled the automobile he crowded on a little more speed, and this put the rabbit out of the race. As the scared animal turned out of the road it lost its balance and turned turtle, rolling up against the fence.
 From the New York World.
 Jim. a goat belonging to John Dunigan, farmer of Willow Brook, Staten Island, meandered into junk pile to get his Sun day dinner.
 He came upon what looked like tempt ing section of black rubber hose, and swallowed 1t. That was a very serious error for James to make, for the appar- ent hose was an active blaeksnake, which in the process of being digested choked the goat to death. Bristol (Pa) Dispatch to Philadelphia Record.
 Alexander Dewsnap found a blacksnake summing itself, and tried to catch tho rep tile alive. Just as the snake divcd into
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-30

FOR stenographic report of proceed
inSs for joint use OF the committee
and the School BoaEh, Chairman
Iiutzlcr. OF the School Board. here in
troduccd its own official stenographer
while the clerk of the Special Ac-
countant acted as Official stcnogranher
for the committee.
Mothers Club Acts.
Mrs. Helen ~. Whitlock, prcsiden,
of tho Federation OF Mothers Clubs.
announced tho appointments OF com
mittce of three from the federation
to attend all meetings OF the commit
tee She had no complaint to make
and nothing to say at this junct,ire.
but intimatcd that the fedora ton
would desire to be heard after all evil
dencc is in.
Where docs she liver asked Mr..
Mitchell. of the committee.
In Barton Heights" answered Mrs.
Whitlocli promptly. But the members
OF my committee. who arc here. are
all from Richmond"
Chairman Pollock then announce,
that the committee would hear from
any voluntary witnesses. especially
from such patrons OF the schools a.
were present, stating that he was in
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-30

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It's here now at SIS, and its
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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-30
OBITUARY
Hugh t;nrIoud

,,lSpccial TO The Times Dispatch
| rarinFille, Va, March 29.-ilugh Gar
iIahu' son OF Nelson Garland. OF Prime,
,ndward county, died at an carly hon
ms morning, after n lingering illnnss
~ his fathers home near Worshnm
Ut. Garland had been at home Tor
rout II year from catawb;L H..
iuuNes rather and several brothers Tho
uhefnl VIII take place tomorrow
ernoon At o clock ut Mount Pleas
ant Church. Prince Edward
q. Chaplin Robcson.
rtSpeclal TO the Times Dispatch
ID rarinvllle, Va, March &c ChapIn
Kobeson died this morning in A,inntn
M, after II. brief illness from pneu-
mohia. He was n son OF George Nj
N9pcson. OF f'nrmvillc. who on re-
VciNihS the news of his sous Illness
yesterday loft immediaie~ TOR At
ii"nta' Dut did not reach the bedside
unciorc death overlook the patient MIR
iNopcsoh was recent graduate from
school OF architecture in Philadnl-
phia and had promising future. he.
acS ms parents. he leaves TWO broth
crs' Rcv. Maxwell Robeson, rector or
me Episcopal Church at Milwood. and
Professor Frank Rohcson, n memprr
pa NE faculty of Virginia Polytechnic
VIII be brought to Farmvillc and in
cemetery.
Funeral OF Mrs. watkins.
Especial to Tile Times Dispatchl
L-awrencevillc, Va. March 29.-Th.
rTsinains OF Mrs. w. q. Watkins, or
Newport News, who died her. o,,
w., W hedmeis,day; reached here last night on
.he midnight train. and were taken 10
ene residence OF her sister, Mrs w I.
SiedSe At 10 O'Clock this morniyil.
the funeral services were conducted
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-30
HOSTILE SPIRIT
CLEARLY SHOWN
BY COMMIT
Continued from FIRST Paee.o

>~NN'tNNN - SAif -
be open TO The public. anu that there
be no abrid2mcnt OF timc for q full
and complete investigation of the
school system.
9. Whenever practicable, tho School
Board requests to be notified two days
ahead of tho special topic OF inquiry
10 be entered upon, SO as TO have time
TO prepare all papers, documents and
other facts Incidental 10 that topic.
school Board Ignored.
Chairman Pollock ruled that some
OF the requests of to-. School Board
went hsyond the province of the COM
iniuee. and on motion the request OF
the school authorities WAS 'nIru," the
roto being regarded as the first test
OF the attitude OF the committee,
NIessrs, Gunst and Fuller being in
favor OF granting what the School
Board requested.
Chairman Pollock then stated that
he had been Informed by the commit
ace OF the Elementary Teachers As
ISOLATION that reports OF the curricu-
lum in the schools had recently been
furnished by all teachers and were in
the possession of Superintendent j. ~
g. Chandler, and no requested DR..
Chandler to furnish them to the COM
mtiee. MIR. Hutzler said the School
Board had no knowledge of these re-
ports. and had never seen them DR..
Chandler stated that sinSe the school
records were destroyed by the fire in
the School Board Offices last fall he
had requested this information with
out lis having any bearing on this in
NescSaton The replies had Just been
received: he had mad no time 10 az
anime, assert or tabulatc them. ana
before submitting them to the com
nit,ee he asked for the two days no
iice requested by the School Board i'm
Us communication. which request the
committee had just ignored The com
nlitt'c debated the matter n. lonrtb
ana finally, by the following vote. for
ihally requested Superintendent Chond
.er 20 produce the papers forthwith.
ANes-Messrs. HirschScrg, Mitchal
Nain and Pollock.
Noes-Alessrs. Fuller and Guns,
Papers Arc Producc,I.
nder the circumstances. Chairman
ilutzler advised the superIntendcnt '" -
hr!ns down the papers under protest
~ Chandler went to his office and
returned with an armload. which were
stacked foot high on the clerks
desk.
II protest" said Dr. Chandler, mt
ms ptremptory demand for papcrs
nave not had time TO 20 over and
which had no knowledge would be
required In this investigation, and n,
inc action of this committee in View
OF my request for two days time 10
assert them. Since ! do not know
whether there has been any concert
OF action on the part of the teachers.
demand that the committee read
every one of thcri--not merely an
occasional report selected at random"
The evident fairness OF the request
staggered the committee, which at the
suggestion OF Chairman Pollock,
thereupon returned the papers to
Superintendent Chandler. to be pro-
duced at the next meeting Of the com
mittcc on Monday afternoon.
Having filed without action or an
swer the request of the School Board
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-30

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