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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-08
TRIALS NEAR MONTGOMERY AT TEACHING CONSIDERABLE IN TEREST-WILL BE LARGEST SINCE CLUB WAS FORMED

Montgomery December 7.-(Spccial)- Extensive preparations are being made for the field trials which will be held next week at Letohatchie short dis tance from Montgomery, under the aus pices of the Southern Field Trials club The trials will begin on Monday. -.
 John H. Wallace, Jr., state game and fish commissioner, and secretary of the club, is anticipating the most successful trials in the history of the reorganization. The attendance at the trials will be con siderably larger, it is understood, than any yet since the club was established.
 Among the prominent men from other states who will attend tho field trials arc: A. c. s. Sage of New York city. Fred $. Hall of Detroit and R. E. Craig of New York. MT Sage owns a large 1o,000 acre game preserve in Wilcox coun- ty, and Mr. Hall owns fine estate in Lowndes county.
 The judges of the field trials are Frank M. de Graffenried of Scale, A. M. Mas ters of Jacksonville, H., and w. A. Blount Jr, of Pensacola
 Not q gun will be fired at the field trials. the principal object of which will be to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-08
SOUTHERN COACHES RETAIN POSITIONS
 FOR COMING SEASON

Nashville, Tenn, December 7.-(Special) The south has produced number of football families of note, almost every institution furnishing a line of distin- gnished footballists of the same family origin Chief among those families are the Blakes and Browns of Vanderbilt, the Reynolds and Pattersons of Auburn, the Vandegraffs of Alabama, the Kirby Smith and Shepherds of Sewanee, the Greenways of Virginia. the Dorseys of Auburn, and Georgia and others.
 While the Blakes of Vanderbilt are possibly the most noted, three members having been Commodore stars, and also captains in closely punched years and two other members of the football squad, the Vandegraffs of Alabama, are the leading gridiron family today with three representatives on the varsity squad of that institution.
 Bob, Dan and Vaughn Blake were Commodore heroes a few years back the first two being picked by practically everybody for all Southern honors with the last named by some. All of them have coached teams since leaving Van derbilt Frank, although never Con- modore regular, being the best known in this department of gridlron endeavor. Frank, Bob, and Dan coached prep teams the past season, while Vaughn offciated on many fields in leading S. I. A. A. games.
 Next to the Blakes the Browns have figured most prominently in Vanderbilt football annals. Both Innis axd Enoch have enjoyed the distinction of being selected to head McGugin teams, while Allen played for three seasons at end This family of Browns hail from near
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-08
CROSS COUNTRY RUN ON DECEMBER 21 TO PIE A BIG EVENT
Basketball Booming at the B. A. C. $$
CONSIDERABLE INTEREST SHOWN
 IN ANNUAL CROSS COUNTRY RUN


 it's team from the following men. E. Davis, l.. spiegler, E. Cobbs. NJ. Hoke. Randy, Wilcox. Brazelton, Cole. Early and Black.
 The names of other runners. as well as officials of the run, together with other information regarding it's staging will be announced next week.
 The route which the runners will take will be practically the same as last year. They will start on the corner of Fifth avenue and Twentieth street. and proceed east to Twenty-fifth street. Then turning up Twenty-fifth street to Sixth avenue, they turn west and follow Fifth avenue back to Fifteenth street. Turning down Fifteenth street to Fifth avenue. they repass the place Of start ing and turn up Twentieth street again. From the corner of Twentieth street ana Sixth avenue they retrace the first part of their course, but going in the oppo- site direction. along Sixth avenue and one block down Twenty-ffth street and finish at the place of starting.
 The loving cup which will be awarded to the winning team by the F. W. Brom- berg Jewelry company has been placed on exhibition in his store. It is of hand some design. and will make a valuable prize for the winning team.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-08
Field Trials Will Be Attended
 By c Number of Prominent Men

test the qualities of pointers and setters The object of the Southern Field Trials club is briefly outlined in the constitu- tion of the club as follows:
 'The Southern Field Trials club is es- tablished for the purpose of improving pointers and settlers, especially by holding field trials 10 test their field qualities, and thereby increase the interest in legit- innate sport with dog and gun; to pro- mote good fellowship, social intercourse and acquaintance among sportsmen and greater refinement in the use of dog and gun; to encourage respect for and en- forcement of all laws enacted for the protection of game to encourage the en- 2ctment of reasonable and just laws for the protection of game, and to own or lease property for the uses and purposes for which this club is created"
 The grounds of the Southern Field Trials club at Letohatchie are considered among the best for holding trials on the continent, and the annual event of the Southern club Is growing each year more
 in popularity throughout the country at large.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-08
SOUTH HAS PRODUCED MANY
 FAMOUS FOOTBALL FAMILIES
The Bakes and Browns of Vanderbilt the Reynolds and tersons of Auburn and the Vandegraafs the Most Noted of Modern Day Players-The Blakes
 Probably the Most Famous of All

Franklin, and are no relatives of Tom and Charlie Brown, who live in Sumner county
 Sewanee's two leading families on the gridiron are doubtless, the Kirby-Smitns and the Shepherds. The Shepherds came on in the very easiest stage of the de- velopment of football in the south, and were some players. The Kirby Smiths appeared from about 1900 on for a few years. Both families, if memory is correct, contained three stalwart sons, and all representatives were star play CTS
 The Reynolds family at Auburn was spread over many years of Auburn foot ball activity. Those comprising this fan1 fly were Randolph and Walker Reynolds and Reynolds Tichenor. Tichenor was the first and most noted of the trio, he being Auburn's greatest quarter of carly days. He 1t was who antedated the In- dian trick of making a touchdown by hiding the ball under his jersey, this occurrence happening about 1895 on Dud- ley field Randolph Reynolds appeared about ten years ago and Walker Rev 1olds was captain and quarterback three years ago. The Patterson family of Au- ourn covered d period of about six years beginning about 1900.
 Virginias most noted family of foot pail players were the Greenways. There were three of these brothers, and they were star athletes in both football and baseball. One of the trio shone in both branches also at Yale after leaving Vir- ginia.
 Vanderbilt threatens to break into an- other athletic family in the Dawes clan of Warren county. One of them is al- ready a Commodore, and two more and both very promising football players, are now in the gridiron hopper at Morgan school.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-08
BANQUET GIVEN
 HARVARD PLAYERS

Boston, December 7.-Six hundred Harvard men greeted their champion football team of 1912 with cheers at the banquet given the players here last night by the Harvard club of Boston Coach Percy Haughton was given silver loving cup and gold footpaii trophy was presented to each player
 Dean Lebaron R. Briggs. chairman of the athletic committee, who was toast master, was applauded when. referring to charges of roughness in the liar yard Dartmouth game, said: T do not believe any Harvard player in that game felt that any Dartmouth player had any enmity against him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-08
MANY SOUTHERN COACHES RETAINED
 FOR 1913 SEASON

With the exception of Frank M. Dohson who will probably sever his athletic relations with Clemson next summer, practically all of the 1912 football coaches in the south will be on hand again for the 1913 season. Dobson has been director of athletics at Clemson for three years, and has given the South Carolina college well coached athletic teams. In making the change Dobson is only bet tering himself.
 While the statement has not been con- firmed, it is probable that all other coach es will be retained. Among these are: Cun- ningham of Georgia; McGugin of Van derbilt; Donahue of Auburn; Heisman of Georgia Tech; Mason of Tulane; Graves of Alabama; Chadwick of Missssippi A. & M., and Cope of Sewanee.
 Several of the contracts of these ath- letic directors run for several years to come. Heisman has just signed i've year contract with Georgia Tech, and Dan McGugin is a fixture at vanderbilt for just as long as he sees fit to stay. The other coaches have given their col leges satisfaction this season, and will probably renew their contracts If these have run out.
 Judging from the Tuscaloosa Times-Ga- zette, which paper advocates the retain ing of Coach Graves at Alabama next season, the director of the Crimson squad is yet to aftix his signature to a 1913 con tract. 1t is probable that he will in the near future, however.
 1t is always considered bad policy to change coaches frequently The director in two or more years learns much mere about the different players and the con ditions of the college, which are great handicaps to new men who have these things to learn. The fact that Alabama has had three coaches in the last four years probably accounts for her com parative weakness during this time to some extent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-08
MARION INSTITUTE AWARDS LETTERS
 ID FOOTBALL TEAM

Marion, December 7.-(Spceial )-The athletic committee of the faculty and stu dents of the Marion institute have award ed letters to the following members of the victorious football squad for the sea- son of 1912:
 Broughton, Campbell Dean, Hairston, Hill, Howze. Madden Miner, Moore, Ne smith, Perdue, Reid, Rodwell. Walker and Walters.
 These are the players who have won the state championship among the small colleges The Marion alumni gave them a banquet at the Hotel Cawthon in Mo- bile after defeating Spring Hir college IS to Thanksgiving day, and an en- thusiastic welcome was given them by the students and people of Marion on their return from Mobile.
 Mir. w. w. Goode of Gastonburg has been elected manager of the baseball team for 1913. and Messrs. J. l.. Collins and r. K. Pierce were elected assistant managers.
 MT. E. B. Rodwell of Lakewood Fla, as elected manager of the track team. with Messrs. Milner and Nesmith assist ant managers.
 MT. R. A. Johnston of Tuskegee is man. ager of the basketball team and has pre- pared strong schedule. The Marion athletes hope to win the championship among the small colleges of the lower south in all branches of athletics as we'll as in football.
 Every student at Marion is given a reg ular course in physical education and expert coaching in all manly sports, and this accounts for the strong teams which are being turned out by the Marion col lege
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-08

this season. Some Tennessee papers are already claiming the championship for the Memphis boys They have been at practice thls season for much longer time than have the local ath- letes, and it is probable that they will be in better condition for the initial contest than will Coach Nespor's az gregation. Such conditions merely serve to. heighten the interest in the game however, as it is hard for the local en- thusiasts to dope out defeat for the B. A. C. athletes.
 The schedule for this winter has not yet been fully arranged, but number of important games have been sehd- uled The following schedule of games that will be played in Birmingham has been given out by the B. A. c. au- thorities. Other contests may be added during the season.
 B. A. c. vs. Memphis, December 13.
 B. A. C. vs Bessemer, December 20.
 B. A. c. vs. Vanderbilt, December 26.
 B. A. c. vs. Auburn, January 20
 B. A. C. vs. Mobile, January 25
 The dates for the Columbus and At lanta games have not yet been set, but both of these teams will be taken on in course of the season.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-08
LOCAL ATHLETES PREPARE FOR OPENING GAME WITH MEM PHIS-HOME SCHEDULE IS AN NOUNCED

At the end of the first week of real basketball practice of the season, the Birmingham Athletic club five is in eX- cellent condition and bids fair to be in good trim for the first game of the sea- son with Memphis on December lS.
 The old stars are rapidly reforming that unerring team work which played
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-08
MANY TEAMS ENTER TO CON- PETE INCLUDING NOTED ATH- LETES-PRoPOsED ROUTE FOR RUN ANNOUNCED

Interest taken in the cross country run which will be held in Birmingham on December g, indicates that the meet will prove one of the most successful athletic events that Birmingham has ever staged This is the gist of statement made by Coach Nespor of the Birning- ham Athletic club yesterday afternoon.
 There are now eight teams listed for entrance in the meet. These include practically all of the organizations, as well as important firms, who take any considerable interest in athletics.
 Douglas Beatty, winner of the 5-mile run in the May day meet in Birmingham last spring, has entered the run as a member of the team of the American Cast Iron company.
 The Birmingham Athletic club will pick
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-08
WILLIE HOPPE WINS
 BILLIARD MATCH

Philadelphia, December 7.-Equalling the worlds record average of 100 at ls.2 balk line billiards. Willie Hoppe won his match with George Sosson here last night by running 400 points in four in ninge In the third inning he had run of 269. the highest that has ever been witnessed in this city at this style of play Slossons total was B. Summary: Hoppe-2. l27. 269 ?; total. 400: average 100. Slosson-13. [, F; total 32; average, 10 2-S.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-08
GOSSIP OF THE GRIDIRON

University of Mississippi. Mississippi A. and M. tie, Clemson and Florida tie, Mer- cer Tennessee, Citadel, Howard, Missis- sippi college, College of Charleston.
 Mrs. William J. Brickley, mother of Charlie Briclxey, the Harvard star half back, never saw football contest in her life. In discussing the playing of her boys, Mrs. B1ckley says that football must be L wonderful game, but that she is satisfied to hear of it, and to apply the lnnnent after the games than to view the conflict. There are four Brickley brothers and al of them are football art ists of the frs. water. George Briekley was captain of Everette High school last season, and The two younger brothers are terrors of the sand lots. People may think I am a coward for not attending the games" says Mrs. Brckley, but 1 simply cannot bear to see my boys in danger of breaking their arms and shash- ing their heads.'
 + was generally thought that the limit had been reached when Charlie Brickley, the Harvard star. became a sport scribe. That was strictly in keeping with the present day athletic hero. However, isrickey has gone the limit now. He is in the le-Cobb-Speaker class. That is, the Harvard player has been awaraed an automobile. It is true the car did not come from Chalmers, but Brickley has 1t. nevertheless. The buzz wagon came as an appreciation of Brickley's work from his rahl rah, pals. To better the present day methods of hero worship his admirers must now do something orig inal
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-08

While Bradley Stret of Birmingham made his varsity letter at Princeton dur ing the past season, the former High school star was not a regular member of the Tiger lineup. He easily made a position on the squad, however and was used in the game against Harvard. Streit vas laboring under difficulties this sea- son. In the first place, he was just re- covering from a spell of typhoid fever that threatened to keep him from the gridiron for the entire season. Added to this the entire Princeton backfeld of the 1911 season was again on hand this sea- son and the Birmingham boy would hard ly have had chance to replace any of the veteran champions. Streits regular place is in the backfield but as he could rot be used here, the smashing fullbaek was shifted to end, where he played con slstent ball Toll Pendleton leaves Prince ton next spring and in case Streit re- turns to college next fall he will have but little trouble in winning a regular berth on the Tiger lineup.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-08

Here is how Coach J. W. Hesman Of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets ranks the $. I. A. A. teams for the recent sea- son: Vanderbilt, Auburn and Georgia. Se
 vance, Tech, Alabama. Tulane. L. $. U.,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-08
TENER DENIES BUYING
 THE PHILADELPHIA CLUB

Washington, December 7.-Gov- ernor Tener of Pennsylvania, at the governors conference here to- day, denied he had bought, or vas to buy, an interest in the Philadel- phia National league baseball club.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-08

It has been practically decided by the Vanderbilt athletic authorities that there will be no eastern game on the Commo- oore schedule next season. The game with Auburn in Birmingham knocked the eastern ambitions of McGugin's machine into every variety of cooked hat. Next season according to the way the Van dsrbilt games committee thinks at pres ent, the Commodores will occupy their idle moments in cleaning up the southern foot ball arena. This is on the whole very wise move on the rart of the Vanderbilt authorities. While there is but little doubt but that the Commodores would be able to hold theil own with the eastern teams, they are likely to find opponents here at home who are in every way worthy of their steel Vanderbilt is sit uated entirely too far from the eastern arena to be able to appear at it's best when meeting these teams on foreign soil. The results of their trips as well as the results from the games invariably make q deep mark upon the efficiency of Me Gugin''s team, and 1t has been decided that the best procedure for the Com niodores for the next season, at any rate, is for them to confine their attack to home talent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-08

The usual crop of all American teams that follow upon the heels of each foot ball season has put in it's appearance. Experts all over the east and west have picked one or more teams for the highest honors. It is noticeable that there are several players who seem to be popular favorites with these experts Brickley of Harvard, Thorpe of Carlisle, Ketcham of Yale. Storer of Harvard and Beomisler of Yale are chosen on practically all ot the all American line-ups These men are undoubtedly in a class to themselves in the football world. Especially is this true of Brickley and Thorpe. Critics are divided in evolving the comparative worth of these two men. Many maintain that Thorpe is the greatest football player in the world today, while equally as many are of the opinion that the Harvard star is the greatest player of all times. The Indian athlete is able to retire in the midst of his glory. while Brickley has two more years in which he must uphold his reputation, and in that time there is no telling who will make appearance upon the football arena as a rival to the Grim
 son star. Already they are talking al Harvard of a freshman player who will piove a world-beater next season.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-08

SOUTHERN RAILWAY ANNOUNCES USUAL HOLIDAY FARES. TELEPHONE 3067.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-08

All three southern men who have re- ceived mention by Walter Camp during southern football activities as being of all American calibre, have been mem bers of the Commodore machine. Each of these men was captain of the Gold and Black team when he received mention by Camp fos an all American team. While these men were undoubtedly three of the best football artists that the south has ever turned out, there are probably more southerners who would attract the at tention of the northern critics had they the chance to perform against northern teams as have these Vanderbilt players. Bob McWhorter of Georgia would appear to an advantage if pitted against the best in the country. Lamb of Auburn is an- other man who would show up well on any team. Southern football is on a dis tinct boom, and at the present rate 1t will not be long before the Dixie teams will be adjudged high rank among the football circles of the country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-08

This seems to be the day of the Indian athlete. Outside of the remarkable per formances of the Carlisle Indians in their recent football campaign, and the indi- vidual brilliancy of James Thorpe the worlds greatest all-round athlete, there comes to the front ,Bll Juneau, who coached the Wisconsin football team last season. Wisconsin won the middle west conference championship this season and the Indian coach is being given consid erable credit.
 Captain Pendleton of Princeton has won his varsity letters five times since he began his career with the Tigers. He has won his football monogram three times and his baseball letter twice, and unless dope gets an awful setback the Tiger star will earn his baseball letter for the third time next spring. He has a worthy rival in Hobe Baker, who has played in varsity athletics for two years. Baker has won his football monogram for two years and received varsity hockey letter last winter.
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