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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-19
Situation Resembles That of the 1914 Season-The Tie Game of Georgia and Tech Has Great Bearing. Other Games Compared
By JACK BETHEA ne pha Ara-HaruII

The sporting editor of The Age-Her-
 sId votes for Vanderbilt as the cham
 pion of the old S. |. A. 4. territory,
 and with the votes of Herbert Caldwell
 of the Memphis Commercia1-Appenl and H. 1T. Mooney of the Birmin shani
 fered by that organization, to be com
 peted for annually, to the Nashville
 college.
 There is a striking similarity between the situation at the end of the 1915 foot
 ball season and that of 1914, and the prob-
 lens which the writer has to consider are much the same. Again are two colleges pre-eminent in southern football and again must the question of. Is tie as
 good as a win? be answered. The writer
 answers in the negative and with it goes
 his vote for Vanderbilt.
 It is not to be denied that Georgia Tech
 has very strong claim for championship honors and by, clever manipulation of statistics theoretical edge over Wander bilt might be established. The writer does not believe, however, that this will hold
 good when the theorizing is confined to the S. I. A. A. territory, which does not 1 include Virginia.
 Most of the claims for Georgia Tech
 are based on the fact that Vanderbilt was defeated by Virginia In the writers opinion, this defeat cannot figure in the work of Vanderbilt in the territory in 1 question, as it is an outside In deciding this question, it is not which has the bet 1 ter team, but which has scored the great | est number of victories or comparative victories over championship contenders. l There were four games this year having 1 a vital bearing upon the question of the | $. I. A. A. championship. These were the
 Auburn-Vanderbiit game at Birmingham, ! the Georgia-Auburn game at Athens the | Tech-Georgia and the Auburn-Tech game l in Atlanta.
 l Georgia had previously held Virginia, 1 the team which defeated Yale, to fluky | 9-to-7 victory. Auburn defeated the | Crackers 12 to 0, while Georgia held Tech
 to tie and clearly outplayed the Yellow Jackets. Had there been no Auburn-Van
 derbilt or AuburnTech games this would have left the Plainsmen champions. But
 mark well, for this is where the con- parison Is secured and upon which Tact
 the writer bases his decision. | The Yellow Jackets and the Commodores
 both play Auburn, team which defeated
 Georgia which tied Tech. The Tennessee
 ans scored two touchdowns and helo
 goal, while Tech was able to push over
 but a lone touchdown giving the Commo- dores a 10-point scoring margin on the
 only team, which both the Commodores and Jackets met
 l This sequence of facts, the writer thinks
 entities Vanderbilt to the trophy and fol
 another year it goes to Tenenssee col | lege.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-19
SOUTHERN GR|D|RON. WILL BE INVADED BY. GENERALS IN 1876
Fast Coming to Front Under Leadership of Coach FL cock-Will Meet Tech
 Next Season
SEALS

Lexington, December 1S--(Special. D
 Washington and Lee will invade the
 south. After an absence of 10 years
 in the southern territory, the Virgin
 ians will return to do battle with the
 Georgia School of Technology The
 two elevens have been scheduled to
 clash in Atlanta on October 2S
 The Generals, upon their last inva-
 sion or the south some 10 years ago..
 were rated as secondary team even in
 the South Atlantic division, but since|
 that time steady progress has been|
 made until today the Generals|
 rank first in the South Atlantic|
 territory, which includes such teams as|
 Virginia, Georgetown, North Carolina|
 and North Carolina A. & M. DuringI
 the 1915 campaign but one battle, the|
 40 to 21 defeat at the hands of Cor-|
 nell, was lost. The 1914 campaign| saw the Generals successful in every| conflict. In 1913, the Generals held| nine adversaries to a single touchdown. Against Cornell, Washington and Lee. although defeated, registered greaterl number of points than did the seven| preceding elevens, among which were| Harvard, Michigan, Oberlin, Williams and Gettysburg.
 Washington and Lee attributes its| success, in large measure, to its| coach. Walter B. Elcock, who was cap-| tain of Dartmouth, and later assistant coach. Elcock. following the presen-I tation of petition that bore the sig- nature of every student in college anal a day in his honor, has announced that| he will return to lead the Generals| next year. Georgia Tech is the onlyI southern school that Washington anal Lee will play on the gridiron. but the| 1916 baseball schedule includes an incl vasion of the southern territory in thisl sport. The Generals will have a hard sched-| ule for 1916, Washington and Jefferson,| Army, Navy and one. of the big eastern| teams will be on the completed draft
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-19
VANDERBILT CHOSEN
 AS DYKES PREMIER FOOTBALL MACHINE
Newspaper Club Trophy Is Awarded to COmmOdOres. Committee Makes Of-
 ficial Report
HOLWAY

The Birmingham Newspaper club trophy has been awarded to Wander bilt as the football champions of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic asso- citation by a vote of three to one. The official announcement of the commit tees decision was made yesterday.
 Dick Jemison, sporting editor of the Atlanta Constitution, cast the only vote against the Commodores, Jemison figured it out that Georgia Tech played the hardest schedule, had better team and made a better record, and thus should accordingly be awarded the first honors.
 MT. Jemison compared the two teams fully and after giving each team in Dixie a ranking, he used this as one Yellow Jackets as the best gridiron machine in Dixie.
 Herbert Caldwell, sporting editor of the Memphis CommercialAp con- pared the two elevens, including their strength, records on the gridiron and cast his vote for Vandy. MT. Caldwell is very brief in his decision but clear ly brngs out the fact that the won deful scoring ability of the Commo- dores, together with their string of victories, accords them the first place The Age-Herald agrees with MT. Cald- well and thus the trophy goes to a Tennessee college for the second con secutive year.
 B. H. Mooney, president of the News paper club, also voted for Vanderbilt thus making the final vote three to one in favor of Vandy MT. Mooney used the results of several games and the comparative scores of Tech and Vandy against the same teams as his basis of observation.
 The individual articles of the com- mittee appear elsewhere on this page
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-19
Shot at. Rro]
"Soda's" Working Now

From the NeW ' Ork World.
 Anlite City, La.-'Soda.'' Amite City's heavy-pedaled pickaninny, has left the side show circuit, where his big feet were n.arveled at by the crowds. and is now engaged in interstate highway laying He has many contracts in view. Soda" is considered one of the most valuable ad- juncts to the art of constructing modern highways. It is said that owing to the hoy's large feet he demands the same salary as would be paid for steam roll or A shoe factory has made him a rair of No. 19 shoes. with thick soies, and Soda" is employed in packing dirt and gravel. He works by merely walk ing. The boy has a fortune ahead Of him. His feet are growing all the time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-19
Y. M. |. A. ID HAVE STRONG QUINTET Brooks Elected Captain. Candidates Divided Into
 Two Squads

Basketball has started in earnest at the Y. M. c. A. and according to all indica- tons, a strong team will be developed. Lee Allen Brooks has been elected cap- tain of the team The basketball com mittee is busily at work preparing a schedule that will include almost all of the prominent teams in the south
 Material is plentiful and Coach Hoffer is hopeful of having wonderful team The candidates have been divided into two squads, composing the varsity and the reserves.
 The varsity squad is composed of the following players: Brooks, Durham Strange, Lowman, Mathis, Faunce, Eus- tis, Lathem and Greenwood. The re- serves, who will be governed by the same regulations as the varsity, is as follows: Bethea, Suspicion, Henley, Moore, Smith, Edwards and Nelson.
 A schedule is being arranged for the Y. M. c. A. team for the first time in several years. The season will be opened on January against the Tuscaloosa Y. M. c. A. The next game scheduled is with the Montgomery Y. M c. A. or February H. Arrangements are in prog ress for games with University of Ala bama, Columbus Y. NJ. C. A., Mobile Y M. c. A., Cumberland University ana numerous others.
 The ''Y'' followers are expecting a great season under the leadership of Captain Brooks. Practice is being held continu- ally and the squad will be in fine condi- tion by the opening date
 The reserves will be entered as the as- sociation's representative in the city league, which is fostered by the associa- tion, and composed of six teams, the lest amateur teams in the city schedule is also being prepared which will contain several out of town games All requesets for a position in the city league must be in by December 21. The ga mes will be played every Thursday night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-19

Another report was that organized interests expected they would have lit tie difficulty in persuading the Fed eral league to withdraw it's suit, now pending before Judge Landis, and were bitterly disappointed when the officers of that league were advised by their legal representatives to complete all peace propositions before depriving themselves of this anchor to windward. Federal league magnates denied here today that their league had sent tele- grams to their lawyers in Chicago last night requesting consent to withdraw their suit.
 men showed considerable impatience with the situation. The minors threat ened to leave the conference at one time it was stated.
 President Johnson of the American league was first to leave the confer ence today, and he was soon followed by Chairman Hermann of the national commission. Both left for the west. After their departure the National league and Federal league magnates conferred informally for sometime, but they made no statement when the
 meeting broke up. Garry Hermann shortly before he left for the west late today said: "We have not agreed on any definite upldH IoT pdSepdil pe"Oo. uoii Nes to predict what may transpire at the meeting to be held in Cincinnati next week"
 President Gilmore of the FederaIs made a similar statement and de- clined to say anything regarding the probabilities of peace. He did em phatically deny, however, that the Fed i erals had agreed to withdraw their suit against organized baseball, which is now pending before Judge Landis in Chicago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-19

bama and Texas defeated her, while Chattanooga and Kentucky State tied her.
 Then comes Tennessee, Florida, Citadel, Mississippi college and Tulane In another group, but ranked in this order, little margin prevailing. however. between the elevens
 Mississippi is ranked shade ahead of Mercer.
 In a division under these comes Hender- son Brown, Cumberland, Howard. Bir- mignham, South Carolina and others.
 The Virginia, Kentucky and Texas teams are not considered in the ranking, the first two being too far north and the last too far south to be considered in a group that would be too bulky to handle.
 Of the Texas situation. however. we find this: Rice defeated l.. S. U.. l.. s. U. de- feated Mississippi A. and M., Mississippi A. and M. defeated Texas A. and M, Texas A. and M defeated Texas, Texas defeated Rice and Rice defeated Texas A. and M., tangle that no mathematician could untangle.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-19
Coyotes in Control

From the New York World.
 Winnemucca, Nev.-From the dollhouse rorth of the Oregon line in Humbolt coun- ty the hills are reported to be alive with rabid coyotes, making it extremely dan gerous for persons to travel without be- ing armed. While riding his range, George Miner killed four mad beasts with a club and Frank Lamb also clubbed one to death recently. At the Sanders ranch, near Golconda, the rabid beasts are said to be in control of the situation and are so plentiful that men fear to venture out at night. A rabid animal attacked a teamster near Golconda and forced him to take refuge on the seat of his wagon. The camp dog was chewed to pieces when he gave battle te the intruder and the animal kept the teamster on the wagon all night. It was killed in the morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-19
"Wild Woman" Real Nice

From the New York World
 St. Louis-Y ebea, the wild" woman in a show here, who "eats em alive" and was captured after a desperate battle in the jungles of Borneo." accord ingfto the barker, became perfectly tame when the huge iron chain which held her in captivity" snapped and one end of it accidentally struck Mrs. Tine Work, 30 years old, of No. 3304 Rutger street, one of the spectators. in the mouth
 T beg your pardon, dearie; didn't mean to do it," said the "wild'' woman. with a display of tango tea manners that made her hearers gasp. T hope didn't hurt you"
 But the spectators were unable to be- lieve in her seeming mildness and lost no time in getting out of the place. A report followed that she was running amuck and policeman investigated. He was assured that she had become indis- posed as result of the accident and had sought her boudoir
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-19
The Ages of German Generals

tIIC
 Too old at 40, or at 50 either, has, as rule, no meaning in connection with the higher commands in the German army. Haeseler and Won der Goltz are 79 and p years of age, respectively; Won Hindenburg and Von Mackensen are 6S and 66: Von Kluck is 69 and of the same age are Prince Leopold of Bavaria and the Gems. Won Bulowsand Won Hausen. Won Bissing and Won Falkenhausen are each n. Woyrsch, Eichhorn, Emmich, Moltke are 67, and the following have the number of years stated after them Linsingen, 6o; Heeringen. 65; Scholtz, 64; Gallwitz, 63; Below, 62: Einem, 62 Fal7 kenhayn, chief of general staff. 54 The crown princes of Wurteemberg. Bavaria and Prussia, commanding armies, are re- spectively 50 46 and 33 years of age. The latter would seem to be quite an excep- tion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-19
Used 1869 Railroad Ticket

From the New YOrk WOrId.
 Reading, Pa.-Conductor John Bright. who runs between Reading and Harris burg on the Reading, has just collected a ticket that was sold at the Lebanon sta- tion August 16a1S69. It called for f1rst1 class ride from that city to Harrisburg.
 According to the story of the man whd presented the ticket it was purchased from a man living in Blair county, whd had migrated to that section. He said he had paid 25 cents for the ticket and saved 39 cents on the investment
 The conductor examined the ticket care1 fully, accepted 1t and forwarded it td the office of the general passenger agent in Philadelphia.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-19


 After 8 series of conferences, which it now develops has been going on for several weeks if not months, the mag mates are forced to admit that peace between the Federal league and or ganized baseball is far from being con- summated. The meeting today between the independent interests committee and the national commission failed to make any definite progress and after the formal adjournment Chairman Garry Hermann of the national com mission stated: We have not agreed upon any definite proposition"
 In fact, the comforting interests are drawing apart instead of together, if the remarks of the various league mag mates are properly construed. Privately the various factions are beginning to blame each other for the failure of the peace programme and for taking the initial steps toward that end. While harmony was the keynote of all public statements the word could hardly be applied in any way to tho sessions behind closed doors, according to some of those who entered and left at the beck and call of the com mittees.
 If there was dearth of official in- formation regarding the progress to- ward peace there was no lack of ru- mors and reports relative to the stum- bling blocks in the way. According to National league men, the American league officers in Chicago were in touch with the Federal league clan moro than 10 days ago and knew the full contents of the tentative draft of peace which Barney Dreyfuss carried to Chicago last Tuesday night with so much mystery to present to the American league then in session.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-19
PEACE CONFERENCE
 FAILS IN MOTIVE
Magnates Fail to Reach Agreement and Adjourn Until Meeting In Cincinnati Tuesday-Federal League Officials Deny That Suit Before Judge Landis Has Been Withdrawn Organized Sup- porters Disappointed

New York December 1SThe baseball dove of peace, unable find roasting place in this city, has futtered away to Gin There next Tuesday, it will hover the heads of organized and independent baseball interests while these bod endeavor reach basis for harmony Unless there IS radical change in the situation is quite possible that
 perch for the bird will be as hard to find in Cincinnati
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-19
GUN CLUB SHOOT

Only small number of shooters participated in the regular weekly shoot of the Birmingham Gun club. Cornwell, Barr and Sellers tied for high gun. scoring 45 out of 50 shot at.
 Barr led the double target shooting. ScOres.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-19
Tech Accomplished More Than Vandy-Points That
 Vandy Scored Do Not
 Stand for Much-Other Results for Comparison
By DICK JEMISON Of the Atlanta Constitution FINAL RANKING

l. Tech.
 ?. Vanderbilt. 3. Auburn. 1. Georgia. 5. Alabama. 6. North Carolina. r l.. s. U. 8. Mississippi A. and M. g. Clemson and Davidson. H. Sewanee. .-. F. Tennessee. 13. Florida. II. Citadel. 15. Mississippi college. 16. Tulane. IT. Mississippi. IS. Mercer
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-19

The above is my final ranking of IS of the leading teams of the south for the 1915 football season, teams in the South Atlantic division such as Washington and Lee, and Virginia, not being included in the ranking, and the minor colleges in the section under consideration having ac- complished so little that they are dropped from the list.
 In placing the Tech Yellow Jackets at the top of the list and awarding them the southern football championship the writer has been governed by several ex- isting conditions and arguments, all of which will be brought out in detail.
 Tech accomplished more than Wander bilt. She had harder schedule, one that required her to play at top speed most of the time, and to any fair-minded student of football, she IS entitled to the nj
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-05-13
''Seyenteen Dollars
We Have the Clothes That Have Made
This Price Famous

They are guaranteed for wear and the
STYLES are most pleasing and meets with universal ap
proval. They are thoroughly well made of a>l-wool
fabrics-exceptional worth and extra good values in
each and every garment. All this and more you will
find in these nationally advertised Suits and Raincoats
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-05-13
$3.50 to $500

gin to leave central Florida as early
as December and the movement con-
tlnues until the end of March. BY the
tlrst Of March the first strawberries
from southern Texas and southern
California find their way to the mar
ket. About the middle of March the
Louisiana crop begins to move, contin-
uing about two months or until the
middle of May. May is, indeed, the
great month for carload shipments, Bv
far the greatest part of the Tennessee
and Virginia crop is shipped at that
time, as well as much Of the delaware
southern Illinois, and Maryland supply.
BY the end of June southern California
IS almost the only area from which
carload shipments are being made.
The strawberries then on the market
are chiefly grown in small quantities
in areas close to the great consuming
sections.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-05-13
LIQUOR Law IN
SUPREME COURT

Washington, May ia conflict OF
decisions in nearly a dozen states over
the construction and constitutionality
of the Webb-Kenyon interstate liquor
law came to an issue yesterday in the
supreme court in oral arguments on
cases from Kentucky and West Vir-
ginia. m...
Attorneys for the Adams Express
company began an argument to the ef-
feet that the Webb-Kenyon law, it
construed to make interstate ship
ments of liquor for personal use into
dry territory subject to state law, it
was unconstitutional
Counsel for the Anti-Saloon league
were present, prepared to submit that
the law applied to the liquor intended
for personal use and was constitution
al, but the case went over before the
express company's argument was con-
cluded.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-05-13

nesota but it maintains branch Of.
fee at Kenmare and conducts 80 per
cent Of it's loan business in the state
of North Dakota. The principal claim
of the plaintiff that they were not
subject to taxation in North Dakota is
that they were Minnesota corpora
ton and paid taxes IN minnesota
Wallace and Nestos went to Mime
apolis and there took the dispositions
Of the county treasurer and auditor
of Hennepin county, both officers stat
ing under oath that no assessments
had been levied and no taxes paid In
Minnesota by the State Loan com
pany. The taking of these deposit
lions was strenuously objected to on
the part of the State Loan company
The attorneys for the defendant are
very confident of winning their case
If they are successful it means that
the way will have been paved for the
assessment and taxation of a large
number of loan companies who do
business within the borders of this
state and considerable revenue will
be added to the income of each school
district as we'll as to the county and
state receipts. A conservative esti'
mate is that there is at least $75,0O0,.
900 worth and probably twice that
amount of mortgages and loans made
by corporations who have their main
place of business outside the borders
of the state.
Those who followed the progress of
the fourteenth legislative assembly
will recall that when the new money
and credits law was before the senate
that clause was incorporated allow.
ing this case to be settled by the pay.
ment of two mills {. eacn dollar of
assessed valuation. Senator Englund
succeeded in having the bill recalled
from the house and after hard fight
the bill was finally passed allowing
the company to settle on the basis OF
Is mills on the assessed valuation or
for $1,000. The attorney general
however, in response to a request from
the county auditor of Morton county
rendered an opinion that the moneys
and credits law was unconstitutional
and the attorneys for the defendant
in this action Immediately got busy
with the result that they are very
confident of winning their case since
obtaining the dispositions in Mime.
apolis.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-05-13
FACE NEARLY BLOWN
OFF BY A SHOT GUN

Williston, N. D., May 1O-Arthur
Clay of Marmon met with terrible
accident when he had his face almost
blown off with shot gun. Clay had
been out to the barn, had harnessed
his team and afterward drove the cat
tie up from the pasture.
He was in the barn when the acct
dent happened and was found by his
wife almost Immediately. Their
daughter remained with Clay while
Mrs. Clay went to a neighbours for
help. George Addyman was called
and came over with his car. He
found Clay outside by his daughter. A
featherbed was placed in the car
and Clay, with the assistance of Ad'
dyman and others, was able to walk to
the auto. He was brought in and
taken to the hospital. The doctor
worked over him for two hours and a
half.
Both jaws, with the exception OF
about an inch Of each at the back
were gone. The lower lip was miss
ing and half of the upper one. The
right side of the nose was blown of
and the tongue was split clear to the
back. The doctor said it was the worst
looking sight he has ever been w
against. Clay has chance for re
coverv