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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-13

Were the rules of the Southern Inter- collegiate Athletic association rigldly enforced, and careful examination of existing athletic conditions made at the various colleges if is safe to charge that a large majority of these institu- tions would lose one or more men from their athletic teams. The proposition that the various college athletes are conforming to these farcicaf regulations is absurd. and this the large majority of the directors of the association ought to know
 What is needed isNa thorough shake up of the present association rulings, no matter what may be the opinion of the president of the association or of his adherents. If the southern colleges are to have pure and clean athletics, rules must be formulated of sufficient moderation as to warrant competing athletes conforming to them without undue sacrifices. The athletes them selves are not seriously to blame Be- cause man has been fortunate enough to win place on college team is no reason why he should make exorbitant sacrifices to the minimizing association rulers to maintain his position. The colleges are not to blame. It is prac- tically impossible for them to find the real status of their athletes when so many innumerable and minute details are demanded regarding the personal life of each athlete.
 The fault is with the association. and the alumni of the colleges composing the association together with the interested representatives should bring pressure to bear to have the present regulations all tered to meet existing conditions. Change that absurd rule governing summer baseball playing,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-13
Vale Hits the Line

New Haven, Conn. October l2-bf- = fective line plunging and goal from the field gave Yale the game Wi.N Lafayette this afternoon 16 to U. ,aio scored touchdown In the nrst ,h.ee minutes of play. when Flynn carried the hall 45 wards to Lafayettes i've yard line. and Quarterback Cornell was sent out for the score. Yale scored anoth- CT tonahdown in the second perioo, but Phil Bins attempt at goal wen, wide. Shortly afterwards Markle made a goal from the field. from the Vlsi- tors 20 yard line.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-13
VANDERBILT 54,
 ROSE TECH 0

Nashville october 12.-Vanderbilt de- feated Rose Polytechnic this afternoon by the score of 54 to in well played but rather slow football game. The Terre Haute men were confident of putting up a good fight, but after one minute of play ing Hardage of Vanderbilt intercepted a forward pass and went 35 yards for the first touchdown. After that 1t was a question of holding the local team down. In the last two periods of the game only one regular. Vanderbilt man played. A big crowd witnessed the uneven struggle
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-13
FOOTBALL RESULTS
Harvard Wins

Cambridge, Mass, October 12.-Harvard increased her last years total in the an- nual game with Williams today, but the visitors had the eltisfaetion of being the first team this Uison to score against the Crimson, the figures for the game stand ing 26 to B. Last years score was IS to 0.
 The Harvard first string of backs punc- tured the Williams line for long gains during the first two periods, but the sub stitutes were not as successful.
 Williams field goal was the result of four forward passes which brought the ball within Harvard's 25 yard line. There Michael sent 1t spinning across the bar for plain kick. Harvard was twice within Williams line, but lost the ball on fumbles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-13

MERGER EASILY DEFEATS
 THE BAPTISTS OF HOWARD

scored three fast touchdowns on a se- ries of end runs coupled with an in- tercepted forward pass.
 Howard resorted almost entirely to the forward pass to make their gains. and occasionally used this method to considerable success. Mercer, on the other hand. repeatedly ripped of long end runs and cross bucks. Their team, however. lacked polish and teamwork 10 enable them to do consistent work. At tines their playing was excellent, but repeated fumbles and misplays enabled the Howard boys to keep down the score.
 For Mercer Quarterback Irwin and Cochran did excellent work, especially on the offense. Irwin in one attempt placed the only place kick of the game between the uprights from the 25 yard line. The work of Hays and Tisdale for Howard was of excellent order. The lineup:
 Team Position, Team
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-13

Birmingham, according to arrangements made yesterday by R. II. Baugh, president of the local baseball association, will meet the Mud Hens of Toledo in this city April 8.
 No sooner had the telegram asking for the date been received than Mir. Baugh accepted. He welcomed the chance of Birmingham, the pennant winning aggre- gation of the Southern league, meeting a representative aggregation of the Amer ican association. A
 As a result iof the game 1t will be dem
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-13
DERRILL PRATT WILL COACH
 FOOTBALL TEAM OF ALABAMA
Coach Graves Valiant Assistant Former Gridron Star and Present Baseball Player of American LeagueAlabama Showed Pratt Very Scant Favors When He Was Stu
 dent There-Modern Example of Heaping Goals

In returning to aid the university Pratt will without intention on his part, heap coals of fire" on the head of the former
 moralists" who had charge of athletic affairs while he was a player. As Is re- membered he was shown very few favors by the athletic faculty of that time. which faculty. after the operation of certain ridiculous rules had affected the playing of Pratt. turned topsy-turvy to the amuse- ment of the people of the state. and abolished the rules.
 The athletic management at the present time at the university is anxiously await ing the return of Pratt and on yesterday wired him to come before october IS, if he possibly could.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-13

self for a short time in the second pc rlod and twice threatened thesSwar'h- more goal.
 once Pennsylvania lost the ball on down on Swarthmore's two yard line. Marshall made Pennsylvania's oniy score with drop kick from the 50 yard line. Throughoue the game Swartnmpre carried the ball from scrimmage to- tai of 263 yards against Pennsyivanla 5 total of l52 yards. Pennsylvania tried the forward pass eight times but with, out succeeding once. Swarthmore useo 1t four times successfully
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-13

Derrili Pratt, the former baseball and football star of the University of Ala bama, who since his college days has played for Montgomery in the Southern league and St Louis in the American league, has written that he will roach the campus of the University of Alabama October IS, and will aid Coach Graves in rounding out a great varsity.
 No greater football player has ever been developed in recent years in the south than Pratt and 1t Is probable that he was supreme as punter. He will ma terially aid the university in it's efforts to put out a winning gridiron aggrega- ton this season.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-13


 victory in Stockholm.
 Modification of Rules
 The notifications In the football rules have not apparently cut down the chances of the smaller colleges against the great universities, appreciably.
 In past football seasons 1t was consid- cred nothing wonderful if a team went through its schedule without letting a single opponent score, but this year if any eleven performs this feat it will be re- markable indeed. So far Pennsylvania and Harvard are the only big college teams that have held their adversaries scoreless. but it must be remembered that , the season is still young. the former hav- ing played only two games up to date and the latter one. Both Yale and the Tigers have been scored on already, while prac- tically all the other teams have had points against them It Is still too early to tell whether or not the new rules have improved the game. In fact the results have been so complicated that hardly any two games have been alike. From now on, however. the teams will begin to run truer to form, and after today battles better line can be had or what these institutions which figure in the championship calculations are able to do.
 Under the new rules there is no doubt there has been an appreciable increase in the value of beef in the lines, and the coaches have been doing their utmost to increase weight from center to tackle.
 But the fast men in the back field, the men who are sure in handling the ball regardless of weight. have lost none of their value. Above all the man who can think quick and act as he thinks is as big factor in winning games as ever he was.
 Next Saturdays Schedule
 Next Saturdays games will be a still harder list of the big eevens than those played today. Here is the schedule for the east:
 Princeton vs. Syracuse at Princeton. Yale vs. Army at West Point.
 Harvard vs. Amherst at Cambridge. Pennsylvania vs. Brown at Providence. Cornell vs. Penn State at Ithaca
 Carlisle vs. Pittsburg at Pittsburg.
 Dartmouth vs. Williams at Williams town.
 Navy vs Swarthmore at Annapolis. Lafayette vs. Ursinus at Easton.
 Haverford vs Lehigh at South Bethle- hem. Bucknell vs. St. Bonaventure at Lewis
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-13
V. P. I. Easy for Tigers

Princeton, N. J october 12.-virginia Polytechnic institute proved no match for Princeton today, the Tigers winning, Sl to O.
 The defensive power of the southerners practically was nil. with the result that the Orange and Black won on the attack almost throughout the contest. Prince tons team work was much improved, traces of a real interference being notice- ablf for the first time this fall.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-13

burg.
 Wesleyan vs New York university at New York.
 Holy Cross vs. Springfield at Springfield. Trinity vs. Bowden at Bedford. Rutgers vs, Hobart at Clinton. Rochester vs. Union at Rochester. Maine vs. New Hampshire at Orono. Exeter vs. Yale Freshmen at Exeter. Harvard Freshmen vs. Hotchkiss at Lakeville.
 Dartmouth Freshmen vs Andover at Andover.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-13
TOLEDO WILL PLAY BARONS
 IN BIRMINGHAM NEXT APRIL

onstrated that there is no material dif- ference between the strength of the Southern and that of the American as- sociation. although the latter Is fin class higher.
 The indications are that the entire schedule for spring games will be com pleted before December 1. Several clubs. as The Age-Herald has published. have signed up to appear in the spring. How ever, none of them will train here, tho local officials being of the opinion that visiting team gets the benefits and the local team the experience"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-13

give for the accident is that the gaso- line used was of too high gaseous de- gree. The pontoons saved our lives and proves that the hydroaeroplanes are much safer than the ordinary overland flying machines. If that accident had happened on terrahrma there Is noth- ing in the world that could have saved us."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-13
Penn Is Defeated

Philadelphia, October I2.-Swarthmore college sprung a big surprise on the Uni versity of Pennsylvania football this aft ernoon by giving the Quakers their first defeat of the season. The visitors won, 6 to 8. There was no question about the better team winning Swarthmore got the jump on Pennsylvania and in the first period carried the ball 80 yards for touchdown.
 The Pennsylvania eleven found it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-13
Cornell Improves

Ithaca, N r.. october 12---Corneii won it's second game of football this scason today. defeating the University of New York 14 to S. Cornell showed some improvement but the playing or the eleven was ragged in the first haif' in which the New York colleslans scored. taking the ball from their owr 30 yard line to tho goal on forward passes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-13
Lehigh Beats Navy

Annapolis, Md, October 12.-Navy ssf- fered defeat at the hands of the Lehigh university football eleven today IA to O. The visitors outplayed the middies from the very start of the game. when Pazetti of Lehigh ran 70 yards through Navy's team for the initial touchdown
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-13
Wisconsin Wins

Madison. Wis. october l2.-The University of Wisconsin football squad today defeated Northwestern university in the first conference game or the season 5s to 0. Both teams used old football most of the time Wisconsin Lest ground gainer being an oh tackle play.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-13

London, October R.-American horses won both first and second places in the Duke of York stakes today. Louis Win ans Adam Bede was first and August Beirnont's Monotone second in field of a dozen runners. The race was for Sl0.000, and was a handicap over distance of a mile and quarter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-13
w, and l.. Easy Loser

Washington October 12.-Georgetown easily defeated Washington and Lee to- day, 20 to 0. only twice during the game was Georgetown's goal line theratened. Fumbling was frequent. Van Brocklin of Washington and Lee was badly bruised and taken to a hospital
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-13
JOHNSON TO FIGHT

Chicago, October 12.-Jack John- son tonight announced that he had accepted the offer of 5000 to fight Sam Langford and Sam McVey in Australia made by Hugh D. Me Intosh. He will leave Chicago on October 25. for Australia and will train there. He will fight Lang- ford on December 26.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-13
HOWE REVIEWS
 THE BIG SERIES
tconHnued From Page rourteen)

triples in succession. Doyle's error gave Boston it's second run.
 Wagner again played brilliant game. He has starred in the fielding end for the entire series. marked contrast to his op- posing shortstop.
 The predictions that the series win be concluded Monday afternoon when Wood faces Marquard To win, the Giants will now have to take three straight games.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-13

Summary Final score, Mercer S6, Howard O. Touchdowns Mcknight ], Norman l, sams 1, Cochran ?. Goals Irwin l, Norman ?. Goals from place ment. Irwin 1. officials, Strict, rel cree; watwins, umpire; Alexander, head linesman; Elliott, timek eeper. Time or quarters, 10 minutes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-13

"Jack. Murray. right fielder, is QaS of the best all around players Che Giants have He will be one of uc- Graw's team when the Giants face tho Boston "Red Sox" in the worlds neriee gRmes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-13
Linton Confident

Steamship Caronia, at Sea, October l2- Sir Thomas Lipton. in reply to an in- oury whether i1e was going to challenge for Americas cup, said:
 T shall be delighted to challenge for the cup under the universal rules adopted by all the yacht clubs of America.
 'I don't know whether shall win. but feel that 1 should have a sporting chance"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-13
THE REV. pR ANNA HOWARD SHAW

The National Woman Suffrage Asso- eiation, of which the Rev. Anna Howard Shaw is president. is devoting lll its time and speakers to winning over those States where the suffrage bill is now pending. Dr. Shaw is in Oregon campaigning, and before cleo ton day she will have visited and prac- tically stumped through the six States where the suffrage question is most alive.
 Mrs. Harriot stanton Blatch, who is leader of the Women's Political Union, of New York; Mrs. Borden Hartman, leader of the woman's committee of the Wilson Marshall forces, and Mrs. Oliver H. P. Belmont, of the Political Equality Association, are preparing to wage battle at the various conventions In the suffrage cause.
 Miss Harriet NJ. Mills and Mrs. w. W. Penfield. who are also active lead CTS, are working hard in support of the various suffrage bills now before State legislatures.
 M Various books, magazines and other publications have been issued by the sn&rage leaders bearing on this move Emont Weekly lectures. talks by pron-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-13
American Horses Win

New Orleans. October 12.-Tulane uni- versity 3, Lafayette Industrial school O.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-13

|, result of line bucks by Leuhrman and Mcdonald.
 "Scrappy' Moore, who played right end for the Jackets was easily the star of the battle He received forward passes Tn grand style and dumped several plays that were started around his end.
 Fielder and Leuhrman did the best work on the smashes into the line. Loeb starred on defense.
 For Alabama H. vandegraaf played great offensive ball. making the majority of the gains for the Alabama contingent in the earlier part of the game, while Wilkinson did the best defensive work. Alabama Position. Tech II. Vandegraaff l., E ....,.... Hutton Candy ...... l.. T. .Leuhrman tcaptl Hamilton ......L G. G....... Stegall
 Montague, Riddle .......... e. C.."........... boep
 Means. Barnes .......R R. T.......... Hodgea Wilkinson R. E. .......... Coiley Joplin .......Q. B.. ...... Mcdonald A Vandegraaff
 tcapt) ..,.. IL H. p......'... COOK Mcdowell ..... R. H.........,. Fielder Long ......... F. B........ Thomason Summary: Touchdowns, Moore, Me Donald g goals from touchdowns, Me Donald 2, goals from field, Wilkinson l. Time of quarters, 12, 12. Il, II. Ref cree. Brown Cvanderbilt. Umpire courleux. Head Linesman, Jameson
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-13
Here's a Challenge

hypocracy in toadying to President Dudley
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-13
FOOTBALL GOSSIP COMING
 FROM THE EASTERN ARENAS
By WALTER MARcHAND
Modification of Rules

!, training in fitting Thorpe for his grea I vietopSy in Stoolxholn1
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-04

as a Republican salvationist again re-
fleets the unique capacity of a back
slider in Office Sewall does indeed
have Office under the Taft administra-
ton. Whether he was appointed by
Taft or by Roosevelt is not recalled,
and it makes no matter He has made
a satisfactory official. and there is no
reason why he should not serve his
term out. AS to his successor that will
be in the hands of a Democratic Pres
ident and senator, and not of Mr..
Burleigh, as the Lewiston Journal
seems to think. if he should be elected.
Democratic senators and representa-
tives will have the say about the pa
tronage during the next four years. 80
far as his personal fortunes are con-
cerned, it makes absolutely no dlifer-
epce to Mr.. Sewall whether Mr.. Bur-
leigh is elected or not He has no dis
cernible motive for insincerity in the
matter of the senatorial election. why
not give him credit of being sincere,
instead of ascribing low motive
Why not be fair and decent, instead OF
mean?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-04
" A BETRAYAL OF
PUBLIC CONFIDENCE.
So Declares Hon. Albert A. Bur
leigh of the Aim of Progressive
Resolutions at Bangor.

Houlton. Nov IS, 1912.
Roland e. Clark, Esq,
Houlton, Maine.
Dear Sir
Yours of the 21st at hand. In answer
I must say that / am unable to SYM
pathize with the apparent purpose of
the resolutions adopted at Bangor
First, because the cornerstone of the
Progressive party is the Square Deal,
whereas these resolutions seem TO ME
to involve the first step in a betrayal
of public confidence.
Let us examine tine popular under
standing of the situation and the in
evitable effect that a "frame-up' with
Democracy would have upon our new
party.
You ask if / am interested in the
Progressive party, and / viii answer
frankly that | am, so long as it does
not violate the principles upon which
/ embraced il. | think you will find
many others in the same position. l
think millions of people are watching
TO see il the Progressives intend to
live up to their professions.
You ask what attitude | will take in
the coming Legislature. and | will
answer that l stand first. last and all
the time for common honesty and for
keeping faith with the voters who sent
me there.
Here are my grounds:
The very first rule" of the platform
adopted by the Progressives in con-
vention at Chicago. declares for di-
rect primaries for the nomination OF
wide preferential primaries for candi-
dates for the presidency"
That is the first and It cardinal doc
trine of the new party which Won my
vote.
At the Bangor convention of 1912
you will remember that the Roosevelt
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-04
Albert X. Smiley.

The news dispatches of Monday
evening told of the death at. Redlands,
Cal. Monday. of Albert K. Smiley, for
many years head OF the Lake Mohawk
IN. V Conference on Indians and
Other Dependent Peoples.
Mr.. Smiley was bofnsdn Vassalboro,
Maine. March II. fsgso If was gradual
ed from Haverford Cpllsge in 1S49. He
was an instructor atnHayePford, 1889
With his twin brdhefohe founded the
English and Classical Academy al
Philadelphia in 1863. He was principal
of Oak Grove Seminary, Vassalboro,
Me-, 1858, and of the Friends school,
Providence. r. T., 1S60-79.
Smiley was known as .The Peace
Conference Man" Half a century ago
he built small hotel on the shores
of Lake Mohonk, and gradually in
creased his holdings until he owned
some 5000 acres. on which he con-
structed "a miles Of railroad.
For number of years annual peace
conferences have been held at Smiley's
hotel They began with the opening
of the place in the latter part of May
when three or four hundred men ant
women from many parts of the worl'
assemble at Lake Mohonk as Mr.
Smileyss guests for four days. Nj
Smiley said recently that the confer
ences We're to be continued after hi
death. and that he had made provis
ions 10 this effect in his will. In DC
tober was held the annual Indian Con
ference. which was usually ATTENDED
by several hundred delegates.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-04
"come Out in the open.p

Even men with the ready versatility
of Patt could write letters to the Lew
isten Journal and sign the name Pro-
gressive," for the sake of keeping up
the strife that promises so much for
Democracy. But men with honest
views and intentions and blessed with
honest names are not ashamed to sign
their letters IN trying to influence the
public. The Lewiston Journal weeps
for publicity and open discussion; lei
them follow the rest of us by being
open and above board. Let them cut
off the faxed and unsigned communica-
ton business and come out in the
open" Let us have bona fide letters
signed by the writer's. so that we may
know with whom we are doing bust
ness. Men of all parties who stand on
the law ana honor side of this question
are not ashamed to sign their commu-
nieations. Let those who write through
Editor Dingley be as honest, fair and
open. We again invite Progressives Of
all shades or opinion to use our col
umns in discussion of the U. S. Sena-
toria! subject.