The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-10
CODY INELIGIBLE
TOPLAY FOOTBALL
Vanderbilt Loses Service
of a Star Lines
man

Nashville October 9.-The inevitable
has happened. Josh Cody has been
finally and unequivocally declared in
eligible to play with the Vanderbilt
varsity this fall. This notification has
been received by letter by DR.. Herbert
Sanborn, chairman of the Vanderbilt
athletic committee. from S. T. A. A.
officials.
Cody is one of the sticking kind,
however, and will remain at Wander
bilt this year and play the season out
with the scrubs, as Lewis Hardage did
several years ago. Then next year
ALI Southern tackle for Josh Cody.
That Cody is right now one of the
best in the south is undoubted, hence
the strong kick raised by the other
colleges against his playing with VAN
dy. Last year he was the whole team
with Bethel college. This year in
practice he showed up as well as any of
the veterans on the Commodore squad,
Tom Brown and Morgan not excepted.
The grounds on which Cody was
ruled ineligible were that ne played
with college last year. The college
had about 5 pupils. Bethel is chiefly
a preparatory school and business col
lege, but on account of it's being named
a college, the S. I. A. A. officials, or
enough of them to declare Cody ineli-
gible. ruled that 1T was a college and
on this ground kept off of Vanderbilt
for one year one of the best linesmen
that has entered the university in a
good many years.
Next year Cody will fill in admira-
bly,, where Tom Brown leaves off, and
the team will not be so greatly weak
ened by the passing of old Rugby
Cody is determined to show what he
can do with a real team and will I'M
doubtedly prove to be one of Ike rea,
stars of Vanderbilt history.
In the meanwhile McGugin has built
a line for this year that is no how of
puppets by any means. Buddy" Nor
gan and Tom Brown are conceded ALL
Southern berths. Ed Lowe and Emmett
Putnam looked like real finds in the
opening game last Saturday and will
undoubtedly improve as they have more
experience with the varsity. Pud Reyer
and Hoffman are also first class men.
'Hurf" will probably be made Nor
gans understudy to fill the latter's
place next year. Murray looks good at
left tackle. and will doubtless nave this
place awarded him for the season.
ball and the fourth apparently was a
good one, for Oldring laced it to center
field for clean single, to the great joy
of the Philadelphia contingent
Oldring Scores First Tally
The first pitch to Collins also was a
strike. After taking another strike the
Philadelphia second baseman hit to CEN
ter field and Oldring never stopped until
he pulled up at third base. Then came
the walloper, Baker. Tesreaus first two
pitches to him were strikes down near
Bakers knees. The next ball just suited
the home run hitter and he smashed a
hard single to left field, scoring Oldring
with the first run of the game. Collins
went to second. Collins and Baker worked
the double steal, Mclean in his anxiety
to make a throw dropped the ball at the
plate McInnis struck out, Mclean miss
ing the third strike and throwing him ont
at first Then the game was practically
won when Amos Strunk shot a grounder
at Fletcher. who threw over Merkle's
head to the grandstand. allowing both
Collins and Baker to score. Strunk kept
on to. second, Barry ended the inning H..
sending a high fly to Fletcher
Leslie Bush was given a cheer when
he assembled the hurting mound. Getting
two strikes Herzog, Bush pitched
three bad balls and New York fan
yelled take him out" both pitcher and
batter being in hole. Bush sent up n
straight ball and Herzog was compelled
to hit 1t and he went out at first. Barry
to McInnis. Doyle rammed sharp hit
at Bush. who batted the ball down, but