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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-26
Marion County High
Wants More Battles

GUM, October 25.-(Special) marion
County High met and defeated Law
renee County High at Haleyville last
Saturday afternoon by a score of u to .,
in rather slow, but scrappy game OF
football
The teams were evenly matched in
weight, but the Marion county boys clear
ly outclassed their opponents. Some OIL
the line and backfield men of both teams
showed up clearly above the others, but
all put up a scrappy game.
Davidson, one of Marion county's best
men, had a bone in his leg fractured,
which will probably keep him out OF the
game the remainder of the season. His
place will be hard to fill, but Holloway,
who was injured the first of the season.
is expected to be back in the game soon
to fill the place if needed.
The Marion county team has decidedly
outclassed all the three teams she has
met so far, having been scored on but
once, and that on q tumble. Big scores
have been piled up with each team.
More games are wanted for the Ma
rion county boys with teams that are in
the fight for the state high school. cham
pionship and others, If possible. they
have no further games definitely sched-
uled.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-26
MARINE CORPS TEAM
WINS IN NATIONAL
RIFLE TEAM MATCH
Marine Team Scores BOAT
Out of Possible $500 and
ms National HonOrs
Over Large Field

Jacksonville, Fla, October 25.-The Ma
tional team match, under the auspices
Of the national board for promotion Of
rifle practice, was won here today by the
United States Marine corps team which
scored 3047 points out of a possible 1900.
The marines also won the United States
service trophy, for, due to unsettled
weather conditions, official in charge of
the tournament speeded up the pro-
gramme and the service match was fired
off late today instead of tomorrow, bring
ing the 1916 tournament to a close The
marines, represented by a team of l6
men, took this event with total of 1920
points out of a possible 4So0
The National Guard team got second
place in the service match, making 1912
points Third honors went to the civilian
team, which aggregated APO points.
In the national team match, regarded
as the shooting classic of the nation, and
in which So teams were entered, the New
York National Guard team was second
with SO37 points and the Pennsylvania Ma
tional Guard team third with 1905. The
winning team Of IL marines got the title
of national team champion and the ma
tonal trophy, and each marksman re-
ceived a medal To the New York
guardmen went the Hilton trophy and
to Pennsylvania representatives was
awarded the bronze soldier OF Marathon.
This event was started yesterday and
consisted of rapid fire shooting and shoot
ing at eco and 1000 yard ranges. Eight
teams finished yesterday but none of these
made high enough scores to get within
| third honors
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-26
Important Games Rule Gridiron
Important Stage of the
GridirOn Season Reached
No Alibi for Vandy If
Defeated By Virginia

Nashville, October 3.-(Special.) 1.-THE
Vanderbilt team is being driven at a
swift pace this week in preparation for
what is regarded as the most important
game of the local schedule, the game
against Virginia on Dudley field next Sat-
urday. In last Saturdays game the To-
cal stars were distinctly "nursed,' Curry
being kept out of the game entirely.
and sent scouting up to Knoxville to see
the Volunteers play, and most of the
other main dependencies on the Commo-
dore list being retired to warm the bench
after they had scored five times against
the strong Mississippi team in most i'm
pressive style. In the meantime, McGugin
himself was out on a trip of inspection
which was to give him line on the way
Virginia performed against Georgia.
With Thurman and Barker back in the
lineup, it is expected here that Virginia
will be different team in another week,
and there is no tendency whatever to any
feeling of overconfidence in this COM
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-26
Natchez-Mobile Highway
Is Named for Bankhead

Mobile, October 25-(Special.)-The
Chamber of Commerce, Tourist Welcome
club. Automobile club and revenue and
road commissioners of Mobile Tuesday
afternoon Endorsed a proposition to pro-
mote Natchez- Mobile highway and de-
cided to name it the John H Bankhead
National highway. The Mississippi dele
cation here consisted of State Highway
Engineer x. A. Kramer, Magnolia; H. w.
Bell, LAUREL and w. w. Evans of Leakes-
vile. w. w. Evans was elected presi-
dent. Following the meeting State High
way Engineer Kramer, asked if any par
ticular route had been decided upon, gave
the following, but added such a route
was not pledged: Natchez to Liberty
Amite county; thence to McComb City
Pike county; to Tylertown, Walthall couu-
ty to Columbiana, Marion county; to Hat
tiesburg, Forrest county, thence to Mo-
bile by the best route.
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VANDERBILT LEADS
LARGER COLLEGES;
SYRACUSE SECOND
Gerrish of Dartmouth Has
Scored 70 POints-In-
dividual Stars Are
Numerous

New York, October 25.-With the foot
ball season reaching the halfway mark,
team scores and Individual scores are
mounting up rapidly, the total for five
and six games reaching large proportions
In some cases. Among the larger in
situations Vanderbilt leads with 20S
points, Syracuse is second with 1870, and
Dartmouth and Penn State followed with
III each.
Gerrish, the Dartmouth halfback, is the
leading individual scorer. his nine touch
downs and 16 goals aggregating 70 points.
Maulbetsch, the plunging Michigan back
field star, is second, having accumulated
81 points, while McCreight Nof Wash
ington and Jefferson is third with 40.
Other high scorers are Sparks Michigan;
Colfall, Notre Dame; Muller, Cornell;
Oliphant, Army; Wyman, Minnesota, and
Clark, Penn State.
The leading colleges from the stand
point of total scoring and the high in
dividual point collectors, are as follows:
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|METHOD|STS LEAVE
FOR MOBILE; PLAY
SPRING HILL TODAY
Coach Brown Has Squad in
Excellent Condition for
Annual Game With
Mobile Eleven

The Birmingham college football squad
left yesterday for Mobile, where the
strong Spring Hill eleven will be met
today in one of the most important games
of the season for either team. The Meth
odists, in excellent condition after a
week of strenuous training under Coach
Charles Brown, are confident of their
ability to score a victory over the Jesuits.
The game with the Hillians is regarded
by the local followers of the Methodists
to be one of the most important on their
schedule. Last year Spring Hill played
the locals to to tie in one of the
most fiercely contested games ever wit
messed on Mobile gridiron.
Logan is the only regular of the Meth
odists to be left behind. The big fellow
was injured in the game with South
western Presbyterian college last week
and has not sufficiently recovered to
participate in a hard game, such as is
expected at Mobile today.
The following men were members OF
the squad, in addition to Coach Brown:
Norton, left end; Sig Levie, left tackle;
McPhail left guard: Session, center;
Neese, right guard; Captain Bailey, right
tackle; Neill, right end; Scott, quarter
back Warren, fullback; Gillian right
halfback; Capps, left halfback. West was
the only extra linesman, with Kidd, Cook
and Lewis as the extra backs
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ODDS ABOUT EVEN

The Generally yellow Jacket game, in the
opinion of most close followers of tho
Heisman machine, will be one game
played in the south this season, where
there are no odds attached. Followers of
the Lexington eleven are clamoring for
odds, however.
Probably the next game in Importance
In the Sewanee-Louisiana state game at
New Orleans. The Louisiana eleven, en-
couraged by their decisive victory last
Saturday over Mississippi college, a
strong eteyen, are expected to show
whether or not the Tennessee Mountain
GERS have any strength attached to their
1916 machine. Thus far the Tigers have
failed to reveal this although they have
had but one test, that against Kentucky
State, last Saturday, when they battled
to a scoreless tie with the team which
Vanderbilt defeated, As to 0.
The Auburn Mississippi Agricultural
and Mechanical game here follows in
Importance. The Plainsmen are counted
upon as victors, but only after a hard
fight The Aggies always give a good
fight and good game in this respect can
be expected. 1t will be Auburn's first real
test, a result which is watched by the
entire south.
Tennessee and Florida meet at Tampa.
The comparative strength of other south
ern eleyens in that with the champions OF
1914 can be gained from the game
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-26
ELCOCK DEVELOPS
ANEW ATTACK FOR
YELLOW JACKET co
Generals Expecting Hard
Battle From Heisman's
Eleven in Atlanta
Saturday

Lexington, Va, October 2s.-(Special) In
preparation for the meeting of Georgia
Tech at Atlanta next Saturday in what
it expects to be it's hardest game of the
season so far, Washington and Lee has
begun developing a new attack in the
hope of winning the game. From this
afternoon practice 1t seems likely that
Head Coach Elcock will count on winning
the contest more with short, consistent
gains on line plays than by the riskief
forward passing. Line bucking proved
very profitable to Washington and Lee
against Rutgers, whose eleven is even
heavier than Techs, and against Roam
oke college, which averaged nearly 10
pounds
There are several injuries among the
Generals, but none of them is considered
serious and unless some men are injured
in scrimmage this week Washington and
Lee should enter the game in excellent
fighting condition.
Elcock is much pleased over the show
ing made by Gallia Paxton, who relieved
Sorrels at full last Saturday. The young
ster hit the line often for consistent
gains, scoring one of the Generals five
touchdowns on a smashing over-tackle
play. Grille and Adams, two new men on
the team, show lots of power also at the
bucking game. They were bruised up
considerably on Saturday, but it is be-
leved that they viii enter the game
against Tech. Captain Young seemed to
be in his old time form on the offense,
several times breaking through broken
field for nice gains. Larkin, a freshman,
showed a vast improvement in his game
at end and was one of the stars of the
Generals line on the defense. Mears,
who succeeded him, also showed UP well.
Bethel who is now a regular, played
strong defensive game at right tackle and
got away with four forward passes for
a total of nearly 60 yards.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-26
Saturday Will Mark Fist
Real Important Games to
Be Played in Dixie
VANDY-VIRGINIA
GAME is WATCHED
Washington and Lee Eleven Meets
Tech-Fight for Championship viii
Be Narrowed-Good Tests for
All Big Eleven
BY FRED BoDEKER


For over month, gridiron cievens
schedule, featured occasionally by a big
surprise, but as yet, few games of any
Importance have been played The
majority of southern eIeyens have
played four games.
Saturday will mark the beginning of
the important stage of the gridiron
season. The big college and univer-
sity eievcns will begin to oppose each
other and fans Will witness some ac-
fuaI battles. Good games have been
played previously but the other games
in which the big cIeyens portic;pated
were chiefly to develop the machine.
= game winch surpasses all others at
thls Tune of the season will be played
saturday. Vanderbilt, bidding high for
southern honors, goes up against the re-
modelled Virginia eleven at Nashville and
one of the best battles of the season is
anticipated. The Commodores. confident
by their success thus far this season, win
race the Virginians slight favorite
Virginia, slightly demoralzed by the
surprising defeat of last Saturday, prom
1900 " PRESENT Inucn stronger lineup.
Inc Washington and Lee-Georgia Tech
game in Atlanta ranks a close second
to the Nashville game and is, in fact,
rated above the Nashville classic by a
number of gridiron fans. The Yellow
Jackets, like the Commodores, face a
northern invader. The Generals are not
considered a strictly southern team, as
Is Virginia. hut this does mt nrayant IN
terest in the game from rising to high
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-26
DREYFUSS WANTS
BASEBALL CHANGE

Pittsburg, October 25.-A new base
ball agreement and a new national
commission to dlsplace the existing
agreement and commission are the
principal parts of plan which Bar
ney Dreyfuss. president of the Pitts
burg Nationals, announced today he
would present at the December meet
ing of the National league in New
York.
The agreement will provide for some
changes which Mr.. Dreyfuss believes
are necessary for the good of profess
sional baseball, and the commission
he proposes will be composed of three
men who have no financial or other
direct interest in the game These
men are, under the plan, to be paid
adequate salaries. and are to be chosen
by the National and American leagues.
At present only one of the commits
sioners is paid.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-26
Hear Well on Frosty Night

From the Popular Science Monthly.
Science says that the loudness of
sounds varies inversely as the square Of
the distance. This is merely another
way of saying that If you walk three
times as far away from the source of
the sound as you were before, its loud
ness will be not one-third what it was,
but ne-ninth what it was. for nine is
the square Of three.
On the other hand, the. density of the
medium which conveys sound is very inn
portant On a frosty night the air is
dense One consequence of this is that
an automobile runs better, because the
engine gets larger supplies of oxygen.
Another result is that sounds are heard
more loudly. However, the report of a
gun high up in the mountains is like the
sound Of an exploded firecracker.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-26
VIRGINIA
NORTH CAROLINA
A New Check Protector

From the Popular Science Monthly.
A new check protector has just been
invented by an Oakland, Cal, man. 1t
Is so small and compact that it re-
sembles a pocket cigar-lighter and can
be carried in vest pocket as easily
as match safe.
1t consists of a metal holder, at one
end of which is inserted a round steel
die, containing Matched lines. This steel
die revolves and it's surface comes in
contact with an ink pad placed inside
the holder. The check to be protected
is placed upon a small corrugated
aluminium board, furnished for the pur-
pose. and then the Matched wheel of
the protector Is brought into position
on the surface of the check. over the
written amount. With a slight pressure
the wheel Is slowly revolyed across the
face Of the check.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-26
GEORGIA INyADES NORTH

Georgia. encourag ed by an unexpected
victory over Virginia last Saturday, in
vades the north for q game The Cum
ningham eleven faces the strong Navy
eleven at Annapolis. Georgia, although
handicapped by the loss of several valua-
BILE men by injuries, showed by last Sat-
urday's result that the Red and Black
is mighty machine.
The University of Alabama goes against
hard team, but is expected to win. the
University of Mississippi, the eleven
which held Vanderbilt scoreless for three
quarters last Saturday, visits Tuscaloosa
for a game Provided the Crimson plays
true to form. the Missisippians should lose
by a good score.
Little Importance is attached to other
games scheduled throughout the south.
The fight for the championship. which is
now left to eight tN~ms, namely, Ala
bama, Auburn Georgia, Georgia Tech,
Vanderbilt, Tennessee Louisiana state
university, of the S. l. A. A. territory, and
Washington and Lee of the Virginia Caro-
lima section, promises to be narrowed con-
siderably The practice season IS no
more. It's blood for blood.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-26
Coach Donahue Working
Men Hard for Game With
Mississippi Aggies
WILL BE FIRST REAL
TEST FOR PLAINSMEN
Backfield and Ends Showed Plenty of
Improvement in Clemson Game.
Donahue Is Expecting Hard
Game From Aggies
By j. b. LovELACE

Auburn October 25.-(Special) -Auburn
began yesterday afternoon her hard week
of training preparatory to entering the
big end of her schedule The schedule
calls for Mississippi Agricultural and Me-
chanical Saturday and this will be the
first of the big games which face the Au-
burn Tigers.
This game, which will be played in Bir-
mingham, will furnish the first real test
of the Auburn machine. Mississippi Agri-
cultural and Mechanical has made no
effort to conceal her plans to defeat Au-
burn and the bulldogs are sure to put
up scrappy fight against the Plains
men.
While Clemson showed very much i'm
proved team over it's early games, and
though they fought gamely, still. they
were not quite strong enough to give Au-
burn thorough test. With some old
players backing the line, they came very
near to holding their own with the Au-
burn line, which will have to show
great deal of improvement for the No
vember games. ss
In the backffeld and at the ends Au-
burn showed a great deal of improve
"
was especially promising. Steed, Prem
dergast, Hairston, DuCote and Wynne
make formidable array of players for
these departments, with a fuIlback chosen
from Rickenbaker, Remington or Stickney
and light broken field runner from DON
ahue, Pat Jones or Nall.
Red" Jones is rapidly developing into
a frst-class end and is very little be-
hind the others. The backs are showing
more drive and speed every day, and
with the exception OF a few minor in
juries all are in good physical condition
They must stay in excellent shape if Au-
burn is to weather her schedule which is
the hardest of any team in the south,
Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical
and Florida are at least strong second
rate teams and of the four colleges that
usually lead in the south. Auburn, Geor-
gia, Vanderbilt and Georgia Tech, Au-
burn is the only one that plays the other
three, so an off-day spells defeat and
eliminat ton.
Georgia and Georgia Tech play two OF
the others, but Vanderbilt plays only one.
so that their schedule is really limited to
two games, Virginia and Auburn, and tbs
first they can throw away if necessary
because it has no effect on their southern
standing.
Auburn so far has shown nothing But
the simplest kind of football. A little
more variety will be shown against the
Agricultural and Mechanical aggregation
for the Mississippi farmers have really
take a lot of hard work to beat them.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-26
TECH STILL LEADS
SOUTHERN TEAMS;
AUBURN IS FOURTH
Vanderbilt and Auburn Are
Lone Teams Not Scored
UpOn-Alabama Ranks
Seventh

Georgia Tech, with 800 points. in
four games, leads the southern colleges
and universities in points scored dur
ing the present football season. Sc
vance is second, with 248, while Van
derbilt is third with EOS. Auburn is
fourth, with ISL.
Only two southern colleges have the
distinction of ont being scored upon
this season. The Commodores and
Plainsmen are the lone elevens to pro-
tect their goal line and at the same
time roll up large scores. Tech, Sc
vance, Alabama, L. S. u, Tennessee
and Georgia have been scored on
once.
Every southern team has participated
in four games. Techs high total is
due to the record score made in the
game against Cumberland university,
the Yellow Jackets scoring 222 points,
enough to hold the lead without fur
Their addition.
The points scored by the leading
elevens in the south as well as the
points scored against Them follow:
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Auburn Preparing for
Bio End of Schedule

munity Virginia always has played the
strongest game of her whole season
against the locals while the same can
hardly be said for Vanderbilt against
Virginia.
One thing is certain, that Vanderbilt
will have no alibis to offer next Satur-
day Her two cripples, Ray at fullback
and Carman at guard, are rounding into
shape and will be in the lineup against
Virginia The whole team now after
four games is we'll seasoned and used to
playing together The compact backheld
work that usually distinguishes McGu-
gins teams has already been noted dur
ing the past two games, and will have
time to develop further during the week.
The team has been compelled thus far to
unloose none of its trick formations that
have been acquired during many days
secret practice, and if straight football
tactics fail, it can be safely promised
that something fancy will be attempted.
Interest here is more intense than 1t
has been for several seasons, and the
biggest crowd that has been seen on Dud-
ley field since the time Vanderbilt beat
the Carlisle Indians will witness the
game.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-26
FULTZ'S PROTEST
WILL BE IGNORED

Chicago, October 25.-Despite the
protest of David l.. Fultz, president
of the Baseball Players fraternity,
against filming members for playing
today by B. b. Johnson, president of
the American league, that the guilty
players probably would have to con-
tribute to the treasury of the ma
tional commission
II do not care to enter into any
lengthy debate with Mr.. Fultz," said
Mr.. Johnson. but as the players knew
they were not permitted to play ex-
hibition games, they must expect to
be punished. Their contracts ex-
plicitly state that they shall not en-
gage in any games outside of the
regular schedule after the season
closes and fine is provided by the
rules of the commission
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Want Laws Enforced

Greenville, October 25.-(Special.)-Th
killing of Policeman W. G. Daniel by
supposed whisky thieves has aroused the
people of Greenville to such an extent
that they are asking the rigid enforce
ments of all laws on the statute books.
1t is generally believed that the death
of Greenville's fearless police officer was
directly due to violations of the prohlbi-
ton laws
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Alabama SYNOD to Meet

Dothan, October 25.-(SpeciaL)-All
plans are complete for the meeting of
the Alabama synod, which will meet in
pothan Tuesday, November IA. About 125
are expected to attend the
synod. An interesting programme has
been outlined and ample arrangements
made for the accommodation and enter
tainment of the visitors.
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lifting Street Cars

From the Popular Science Monthly.
Street cars are lifted from railroad
flatcars in five minutes by an electric
hoist and a crew of four men. 1t
formerly took 20 men three hours to
perform the same work.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-26
NEW CONTRACT FOR WARNER

Pittsburg, October 25,--Glen Warner
football coach of the University of
Pittsburg, today was asked by the
university athletic committee to re-
lnquish his contract, which had two
seasons to run, and to sign another
calling for four seasons. He signed
the new contract.