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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-19
Some Men Old at Thirty

"RUT, in letting'men out for this cause
of falling behind in sales, is there not
an average age? That is, an average age
of failure?'
"There is not. 1t all depends on the
man inside-his own forces. l can best
illustrate it with this incident. We have
just been obliged to let three men go
because of apathetic sales in a certain
section. We keep no record of their
ages. but l should judge all three are
under thirty years of age.
an the furniture section we employ
twenty-five men. There are no women
engaged in this section. The hair of
number of these men is thickly sprinkled
with gray. The average age of the entire
twenty-five is at least thirty-eight, and
| imagine it is nearer forty. The most
significant feature of the situation is that
there is not one of these men, young and
older, whose sales record is not more
than satisfactory. 1t is one of the most
efficient sections in the establishment.
Moreover, we recently engaged from
another establishment man well past
fifty years of age to superintend one of
our sections. Under his management it
is showing better results than ever before
"My experience has been that, all
other things being equal, as mans hair
grows gray the inner lining is apt to
grow gray with it.
Twenty-Five per cent. of the twelve
hundred men in this store are over forty.
Connected with the passenger depart
ment of the New York Central, with
headquarters at the Terminal in New
York, is sprightly young man of sixty
eight years. He has one of the most
responsible positions. His work has to
do with rates and routings. Says his
chief
"He is one of the most energetic of
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AN that is born
HV of woman is but
of $4,000 days
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lowance for leap years ~
and thereafter full Of 81
trouble. He is by then
forty years old. and no
body will hire him. So -
says the tradition of the =
industrial dead line" 1t -.ll
): :: ;: !:
is a tradition that is seri-
ously dished by the facts
of to-day. III
Cynics assert that the N
dead line" is grow
ing younger every year.
Truth is total stranger
to this fiction. The Penn
sylvania Railroad for
merly enforced a rule that Nv
no applicant over thirty NM
five years old be employed "
for any position. Nine
years ago this limit was
raised to forty-fve years.
There is no "hard and
fast" rule governing the
employment of help by the New York
Central & Hudson River Railroad. 1t is
left to the discretion of executives.
Right here, however, is point for the
prayerful consideration of the STRIPPING
of twenty years who will one day be
forty with the gray at the temples that
spells one of two Hateful conditions for
veal or woe-the badge of tried and true
efficiency or the ashes of failure.
1t will all depend upon the inside of
his skull whether, at forty, it is grave
yard or a battle trench.
An executive at the Grand Central
Terminal in Manhattan said:
Il have an application from a man for
the position of stenographer His refer
ences are irreproachabe. l have no
doubt he might give satisfaction. may
try him out. There is but one considera-
ton which causes me to hesitate.
"He is forty-fve years old. Why
hasn't he, during these working years,
developed sufficiently to hold post of
more authority than an ordinary Steno-
graphic position? For instance, why is
he not now court reporter? Why is he
STILL like Il raw youth standing at the
foot of new ladder, looking up"
"Then there is dead line?' the eXecu-
tive was asked
He considered the question silently for
moment. His own hair is gray. He
has risen high in railroad councils. He
chose that field when mere boy. To-day
he has to hunt no jobs. Jobs hunt him.
He may work, and he will, "till mans
work is done"
"Yes. there's dead line." he replied.
"To me it seems terrible thing, the bar
sinister of effort. For it lies in man
brain.
1.-The dead line knows no age. 1t lies
in thought. You and have known boys
of twenty who We're done before they
started. Conversely. thought may be
the essence of eternal youth. James J.
Hill dreamed youths dream in middle
age. He achieved it, toiling like super
man, in what superficial souls esteem old
age. He died. fresh and sound and
young. Old Ponce de Leon chased
or,uoI tho EvoruloIaS IF ElnriIo HINT
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every dollar he takes in, that is too much;
we must have a man who will yield us
better money on the investment.
1--WE let men of all ages go, simply
for this reason. Age has nothing to do
with it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-08
IRIS SPEAKER LED
 Y COBB 23PO|NTS Lou McCarty Led Hitters in National, Finishing Three
 Points in Lead
By Associated Pres,

Chicago, October Iris Speaker won the batting championship of the American league, according to com plete unofficial averages published here today and including the final games Cobb finished 23 points behind in batting, but again won the base stealing championship with 6S. Pipp of New York landed home run honors with 12; Weaver led in sacrifice hits with 42; Jackson, Chicago, in total bases with 290; Cobb in runs scored with 113 and Detroit in team hitting with .262 The 20 leading batters who have played in one-third or more games:
 Seaker, Cleveland. .Sso Cobb, De- troit, .3e7; Jackson, Chicago, .S24; Strunk, Philadelphia, .317; Rice. Wash ington, .3I5; E. Collins. Chicago. .311; Gardner, Boston, .310; Felsch, Chicago, .3O1; Veach. Detroit, So1; Bauman. New York, .29S; Si6ler, St., Louis, .295; New York, .2S1; McInnis, Philadelphia, .2SS; Crawford, Detroit. 2SS; Burns, Detroit, .2S4; Roth. Cleve- land, 2S3; Heilman. Detroit. .2s0; Gill hooley, New York. PTS Shotten. St. Louis, PIT; Milan, Washington, .275
 Leading pitchers for 26 games;
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PRINCETON EASILY DEFEATS TAR HEELS Game Replete With Sensa- tional PIays-Eddy Stars
 for Tigers
By A.snciatad Press

Princeton, October 7.-Princeton de- fested North Carolina here today, 29 to Q. After Princeton had run up safe num- Der of points Coach Rush sent in a string of substitutes and the visitors were able to hold their own after the substitutes went in.
 The game was replete with sensational plays. In the second half Jack Eddy. for Princeton. made several 30 and 4o-yard runs through broken fields. He also threw a forward pass 25 yards, which re- suited in touchdown.
 The lineup:
 Princeton t2s)-IIighley, left end; Me- Lean, left tackle; Nourse. left guard; Gen. nert. center; Hogg, right guard; Latrobe. right tackle; Wilson,. right end; Ames. quarterback: Brown. right halfback; Haas left halfback; Driggs, fullback
 North Carolina (O)-Proctor left end; Ramsey, left tackle; Grimes, left guard; Tandy center; Harrell, right guard; Tay- Tor, right tackle; Love- right end: John son, quarterback; Folger, right halfback; Fitzsimmons, left halfback; Bellany. ful.- back
 Score by periods: l. 2 Princeton ................ 12 r o-2s North Carolina ............ O.
 Summary: Referee, Tufts. Brown: um- pire, Marshall. Harvard; field judge, Shaw, Dartmouth: head linesman, Davis. Williams. Time of periods. 10 minutes each. Princeton, scoring: Touchdowns. Funk, Eddy. Brown Haas. Goals from touchdowns. Funk 2. Goal from field. Funk Substitutions: Princeton, Rahill for Highley, Funk for Wilson, Eberstaadt for Haas. Sincvlair for Latrobe, Eddie for Haas, Sinclair for Latrobe Eddie for Mclean, ,Comey for Brown. Georgi for Driggs. Ruth for Hogg, Schmaltz for Gen rert, Foster for Nourse. Winn for Funk, Keating for Rahill Pembroke for Mo- Graw. Kirkland for Sinclaire, Hamilton for Vim, Mathiasen for Haaren Freck for Georgi; North Carolina, Davis for Love. Love for Davis. Ramsey for Proc ter, Williams for Johnson. Coleman for Folger, Curry for Tandy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-08

The National league averages almost complete show Lou McCarty the catch er-first baseman, traded by Brooklyn to New York. the leading batter. He has played in 79 games for an aver age of .S39. three points ahead of Hal Chase. Carey. Pittsburg, again wins the base stealing championship with 61; Williams of Chicago is ahead in home runs with 12; Wheat of Brook lyn leads in total bases with 263 Burns, New York, in runs scored with 123 and Brookly in club batting with 261
 The 20 leading batters who have played in one third or more of their clubs games:
 l., McCarty. New York. .33s: Chase, Cincinnati, 336; Daubert, Brooklyn, 1928; Hinchman, Pittsburg, .315; Wheat, Brooklyn, .311; Robertson, New York, .307; Hornsby, St. Louis. .306 Zimmer- man. New York, .290, Long, St Louis, .290; Fletcher. New York, .2S6; J Wag- ner, Pittsburg, .2S6; Luderus. Philadel- phia. .2S4; Cravatb, Philadelphia, 2S4; Stock, Philadelphia, .2S4 Schulte, Pitts burg, .2S2; Whitted. Philadelphia, 279; Paskert. Philadelphia, .279; Fisher, Cincinnati, .279; Stengel. Brooklyn, PIT: Williams. Chicago. .277.
 Leading pitchers for 26 games:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-08
Athletic Club Preparing
 For 1916 FQll ODeninQ
By FRED BoDEkER

The 1916 fall opening of the Bir- mingham Athletic club will be held Thursday night, according to the pres ent plans of the executive board in an announcement to members during the past week. Following the custom of former years, the opening will be a gala event for members only.
 Secretary J. D. Beavins is working hard to make the opening equal to those in previous years. Plans have not been fully formulated as yet, but it has been decided to hold an ex- hibition in the gymnasium to be fol- lowed by an exhibition of swimming and diving in the pool. An informal dance will bring an end to the fes- tivities.
 Ed Spencer is assisting Secretary Beavins in formulating the plans. MT Spencer has charge of the athletic end of the evening.
 The club has been greatly improved
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tam fallS on thanksgiving day.
 No positive assertion can be made to this effect, but every possible means of reasoning supports the statement. The Vandy eleven will be the strongest to represent the Ten nessee university in number of years, while the Tech team promises to excell the remarkable record es- tablished by the unconquered eleven of last year, which was awarded sec ond place in the final ranking of teams.
 Little can be said as to the relative strength of other southern teams with the exception of Vandy and Tech The greater majority of the teams seem stronger than last year, but the strength will not be sufficient to overcome colIec- tion of stars which are assembled at both vandy and Tech.
 PRACTICE UNIVERSAL
 Talk has filled the air for the past few weeks, including both vandy and Tech for using alleged unfair methods in in- ducing high school athletes to enter their colleges. No southern college has grounds to kick on this practice, as it is uni versal. It is contended that there is no harm in giving an athlete his board and tuition as long as he fulfills the require ments and performs faithfully on the athletic teams of the institution
 But back to the original question. There is but little doubt but that Vandy will prove the stronger of the two elevens. dore coach an excellent nucleus from which to form winning aggregation. At Tech the situation is about the same. Coach Heisman has all kinds of material from which to produce a winner, and nothing but development of the machine remains for the gridiron instructors
 Let us first take a peep at the mate rial which Coach Dan McGugin has as- sembled at the Commodore camp in Nashville. First of all, he has an ex- cellent array of stars from last year, men who rank among the best in the game in this section of the country. Besides this, the faculty has furnished him with heaps of promising material, which by using as substitutes this year, will be valuable men for the 1917 season.
 M'GUGIN NOT WORRIED'
 The vandy team has had but very little chance to demonstrate it's prowess this season and will not until the big games on the schedule are reached, which are some weeks off McGugin is not worried over the development of a winning team.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-08

the golfng lmelight three years ago when she won the southern woman's championship over large field. The play was held at the Country club.
 It was recognized then that Miss Stirling was the future champion. She was an excellent player and made the course in but slightly more than tho best men players did. Since then Miss Stirling has contiued her good play and has won trophy after trophy.
 Last week the southern champion won the Huntington cup, defeating Mrs Vanderbeck. the national cham pion When Mrs Vanderbeck am nounced that she would not defend her title in the tourney just completed Miss Stirling was the favorite to win.
 Miss Strings play has easily been the feature of the present tourney. She won the qualifying round on Monday and has won each of her succeeding matches with ease, her form improv- ing daily.
 Atlanta is noted for the golfers turned out but the entire south is proud of the new national woman's champion as well as Atlanta.
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recently and is in better condition now than any time previous for the past five years. All electric fixtures have been replaced with more modern supply while the building has been re- painted from the cellar to the roof.
 The pool tables have been repaired while new supply of equipment for the gymnasium has also been installed.
 The business mems classes will start on Monday, October 16, and will con tinue until next summer. The ladies' class is in progress at the present and will continue.
 Plans are being made to turn out one of the best basketball teams in the history of the institution. All of the old men are back and as soon as a new man is secured for the lone weak spot of the team. the pivotal po- sition. the club will be ready to start another victorious year.
 All members are invited to attend the opening, which promises to be one of the best in the history of the in- stitution. Further plans will be an- nounced later.
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He knows that he has the material. His chief trouble this year will be in select ing the best men from the large group of possibilities.
 Proba bly, the greatest star which Nc Gugin has on his squad is Rabbit Curry, captain of the Vandy eleven this season, Curry is, without a doubt, in a class by himself in the south and it is safe to say there is but few in the game who can compare with the Marlin Wonder" Curry will form the nucleus of the Com modore backfield.
 Vandys greatest card is its offensive Whenever straight football fails to give the Commodores the results, the forward pass is called upon. It is safe to say that Vandy worked the forward pass more last season successfully than any other southern eleven, and this honor will probably be retained In previous years Vandy could also call upon field goal kicker who would respond. Josh Cody, the giant tackle, is back in togs at Van dy, but whether Josh will be called upon to kick field goals remains to be seen.
 BUT ONE VACANT PLACE
 When one considers that Vanderbilt lost but two men for this year, it is easy to see how the Commodores will be strong. Wiggs, the big fullback, is the lone member of the champions who failed to return. Hamilton, an Alabama prod uct, with years seasoning, stepped into the center's shoes No less than 10 can didates were out for the Vandy leader to choose his new plunger
 The line men are all back, while an influx of new material gives McGugin a plenty of able substitutes.
 This summary of Vandys prospects shows the Commodores are strong and exceedingly strong, and that the uncer- tain stuff coming out from Nashville is all bluff.
 YELLOW JACKETS STRONG
 Now turn to Tech. The Yellow Jackets are stronger than last year, chiefly be- cause the wonderful backfield of Heis- man is intact for another season. Frog gie Morrison, captain last year and quar- ter Struppa, Captain Johnston and sev- eral subs are back The backfield was the big thing of Techs winning aggrega- tion last year and with the same crew back, there's no reason why the Yellow Jackets shouldn't prove "beareats."
 Heismans trump card is his end runs and with Morrison, Struppa and Johnston the Tech leader has three of the best In tho south in this line.
 The ability of the coaches to develop their ends so as to check the sweeping of Tech. Of course the Yellow Jackets s will have men to hit the line and have good ones at that, but the chief defense of teams appearing against the Heisman eleven will be the ends
 GOOD HUNTERS MISSING
 There seems to be a universal weakness
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-08
South Carolina Loses
By Associated Press

Columbia, $. C., october 7.-Newbury college outplayed the University of South Carolina in the opening football game of the season here today and won, 10 to O., scoring a touchdown in the first quarter and field goal in the third. Newbury used forward passes to advantage.
 At Aberdeen, S. D.: Montana II. South Dakota O..
 At Sewanee, Tenn: Sewlnee 73. Nor gan School o.
 At Fort Worth. Ttx.: Texas Christian University 2S, Austin College 2.
 At Austin, Tex: University of Texas 16, Rise University ?.
 At Norman. Okla: Oklahoma univer- sity 147, Southwestern Normal o.
 At Oxford, Miss: University of Mis- sissippi 20, Jonesbora, (Arlx.) A. and NJ. O..
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Miss BeN Pdtchin Winner |Of ThrillinQ Race Al Fair
GOOD HUNTERS MISSING There seems tn ha Q l1niuarcal rranlrpc
G. THOMPSON

Mokoline, b. S., by Moke; c. sills, Birmingham.
 Sophie Lou, r. m., by John R. Hal; J. D. Roquemore, Montgomery.
 Entries for the 2;2O trot are as follows:
 Peterwood. b. g., by Rexwood; L. T. Falk, Selma
 Clay Watts. b. m., by General Watts l.. T. Talks. Selma.
 Dr. Long, b. g.. by The Tramp; R. H. McCurdy Lowndesboro.
 Binoko, b, h.. by Bingen; R. H. Me Curdy, Lowndesboro.
 Tramping Bell, r. m.. by The Tramp, R. H. McCurdy, Lowndesboro.
 Jay Moko. br. S., by Mokoline; c. Sills, Birmingham.
 Miss Patrice, b. m., by The North ern Man; c. D. Carter, Birmingham. Carleta, b. f., by Carlokin; R. w. Grier. St. Joseph, Mo.
 Boilermaker, b. h., by St. Valentine; T. G. Gaston, Jackson, Tenn
 Verbeth, b. g., by Robin; w. E. Woodfin. Marion.
 Leona Oldsen, b. m., by Roosevelt; J. D. Roquemore, Montgomery
 Mary Belini b. m. unknown; c. F. Maley, Jackson, Miss.
 Richard R.. b. h.. unknown; c. E. Maley, Jackson, Miss.
 YESTERDAYS SUMMARY
 The summary of yesterdays races follows:
 2:1O pace $500 purse: Miss Bell Patchen, b. m., by
 Missing Bell (Walker) .... 1 l ? l Tally B., b. g., by Col Gentry
 (Thomas) .,......,.........'. 2 Peter Greenwode, b. h., by
 Peter the Great (Carter).. 3 ? 4 Toney B., b. g., by Red Me
 dium (Banks) ........... Al 5 Time, 2:09A, 2:07A, 2:09A, 2:11A. 2:1O trot. $500 purse: Grace Hussey b. m, by Me
 Craig (Sheppard) ....... 3 l Dr. Long, b. g., by The
 Tramp (Gallagher) 1 1 5 Edward Gray, b. h., by Treg
 antle (Rannick) ......... 2 2 2 ? Tramp Hal. Paul Gentry and Miss Bahnerreed also ran. Time, 2.11A 2:10, 2:14A, 2:15A, 2:14h
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A dispute of this kind very rarely gains admittance to the press. The pub lie, as rule, never knows of. the quar- rels between the athletic authorities of two institutions, the question usually be- ing fought out personally or through the mails. This season has brought an ex- ception, however, and the press over the entire south is giving wide publicity to the fight between the University of Georgia and Georgia Tech.
 The entire question arose over Tech securing Joe Guyon, the former Carlisle star, to join the Yellow Jacket gridiron forces. Although Guyon has not been ruled eligible as yet, there is but little doubt but that the Indian will be one of the regular backfield men of Coach Heisman during the coming gridiron sea- son.
 INTEREST IN SQUABBLE
 The squabble has been in progress for little over two weeks, the matter now being of south-wide interest The entire question at stake is whether colleges Shave the right to offer and give induce ments to athletes to attend college and thus perform on their representative ath- 5letic teams The practice is a universal one over the entire country for years and the fact that squabble has just pub licly arisen tends to decrease the importance of the question.
 Georgia authorities started the row when Guyon went to Tech in preference to the former college Georgia's side of .the question is this Tech made an agree ment with Guyon whereby he was to play football with the Yellow Jackets in turn for a cash consideration and em- ployment to his brother, Charlie Wahoo, as assistant coach.
 Tech authorities, naturally deny the allegations. Prof. William A. Randle di- rector of athletics at Georgia Tech, was a visitor to Birmingham recently and talked freely to the writer in regard to the question.
 HANDLES STATEMENT
 I was surprised to see the unfair man. ner in which Georgia attacked us'' said Prof. Randle. There is no cause for all tnis row, but now that Georgia has Started it. they will be forced to stop It. All of Georgia's allegations are untrue. Guyon came to Georgia Tech upon his own will and desire. His brother. Char lie Wahoo, was employed by me as as- sistant coach last year, Coach Heisman knowing nothing of it until this fall "Wahoo works only three hours a day and receives only very small considera- ton for the same Guyon absolutely re- ceives no pay nor no other inducements from Georgia Tech for playing on her ifootball team as alleged by Georgia.
 The whole thing is that Georgia is sore because they failed to get Guyon. They wanted him and wanted him bad, but he came to Tech in preference. Then they started to howl. Guyon may not play with us this year. l. as an official of the s l. A. A., have ruled Guyon eligible on the ground that Carlisle is not college, and thus he is eligible for four years of college football. I am pretty sure on the matter but I have written to the United States bureau of college classifi- cation to be sure. If they say Carlisle is college, then Guyon will not play with us.
 NO "RINGERS" AT TECH
 1T want the people of the south to un- derstand that Tech plays no so-called
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-08
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-08
Cullman County High
 Defeats Lawrence
By H. III, KIRKLANn

Moulton, october 7.-(Special. )-Ths Cullman County High school defeated the Lawrence County High school hero this afternoon in pretty game. to .. Grabley's run around right end for 50 yards produced the only touchdown. Pat ricks tackling and McCullough's defen- sive work featured the game.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-08
Chicago Surprised

- Chicago. October 1.-The football team of Carleton college, of Northfeld Minn.. unexpectedly defeated the University of Chicago today to Q. The Chicago line did not hold and Chicago was weak in forward passing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-08
Penn Is Easy Winner D.. AnsaaiaAad pras. "

Philadelphia, October 7-PennsylvanlA won easily over the Franklin and Mar shall football eleven today, 2 to 0. Penn sylvania's aggressiveness completely smashed the defense of their lighter op- ponents, although in the first period the visitors formed barrier which Folwell's men were unable to penetrate.