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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-15
Penn State Loses

Philadelphia, October 1.-The Swarth- more college football team. defeated the University of Pennsylvania on Franklin field today, to 0. Swathmore's victory over Pennsylvania was unexpected as her conquest over Lafayette college a week ago and her performance indicates that the Garnet team may furnish further surprises as the season progresses.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-15
Blountsyille Aggies
 Defeat BlOunt High

Cneonta. October 14-(Special.) )-The fast eleven from the Blountsville Agri- cultural school defeated the Blount County High school here this afternoon at the county fair before. over 4ooo peo- pie. The final count was 26 to 7. Blount scored on a blocked place kick early in the first half. but never threatened again. Green made two 75-yard runs for the Aggies, while J. and l.. Lackey scored the other two touchdowns for the Aegies by long runS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-15
Marion Scrubs Lose
 to Bibb County High

ACentreville, October H-(Special. )-The Ribb County High school swamped the Marion institute scrubs here this after noon, 45 to O. The team work of the Bibb eleven was the feature of the game. Langston, Lightsey and Jones starred for Bibb. Foster and Lancaster played the best game for Marion. Bibb goes to Wetunpka next Friday to play the eleven from that place.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-15
Hutchinson Wins

Mount Vernon, N Y. October 14.-John Hutchinson of Alleghany defeated James Barnes of the White Marsh Valley club. 1 up in the 36 hole final round of the professional golfers association cham pionship tournament here today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-15
Navy Surprises Pittsbure

AnnapoIls, October I4.--Showing rather surprising strength and taking quick advantage of the miscues of the opposing backfield, Navy piled up IS points against Pittsburg university this afternoon, while losing the contest by one point. Welchel who was put in at quarter for the sailors after Orr was hurt. starred and scored a touch down by beautiful 70-yard run.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-15
Drop Kick Wins

Princeton, N. J., October 14.-Stand- ing on the 45-yard line in the last few minutes of playing time Dave Tibbott, a substitute Princeton back, sent a drop kick soaring between the uprights and changed what was seemingly scoreless game into to 0 victory for Princeton over Tufts. Tibbott had been out of the game all season with injuries. S
 Princeton threatened to score on sev- eral other occasions, but in each in- stance were held for downs or fumbled.
 Tufts failed to gain through Prince tons line but now and then were sue cessful in some of their intricate plays The contest itself was one of the hard est fought that has been seen on Uni versity held fin years, and the injuries were numerous. Except for a few short dashes by Eddy, Princeton failed to gain great deal of ground through Tufts line.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-15

the score being 33 to 0. Squibb and Doak Chattanooga fullback and right half were injured in the first rush and the game soon developed into a runaway. Fullback Schwill made long gains through the line for Mississippi and kicked two pretty goals from placement, from the 35 and 40-yard lines.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-15
Kentucky State Loses

Lexington, Ky, October 14--Vander- bilt's powerful eleven smothered Ken. lucky State here today, 45 to 0. Work bilt backs were able to plunge through the line or skirt the ends at will, and the only two forward passes they at tempted netted long gains. For Mc- Gugin's eleven, Curry and Cody held the limelight, while Rodes, Hayden and Britain divided the honors for the Kentuckians. Curry ran a punt back 65 yards for a touchdown.
 The lineup:
 Kentucky-Crutcher, left end; Mur- phree, left tackle; Britain, left guard {; Clements, center; Simpson, right guard !; Heick, right tackle; Thompson, right end; Kinne, quarterback; Rodes. left halfback; Hayden, right halfback i; Grabfelder. fullback.
 Vanderbilt-Lee Hays, left end; Cody, left tackle Williams. left guard; Ham iltcn. center; Carmen. right guard; Lpscomb, right tackle; Cohen, right end; Curry, quarterback; Zeerfoss, left halfback: Floyd, right halfback; Nor man, fullback.
 Score by periods:
 Vanderbilt ............14 3 21 17-45 Kentucky ....... o o O. o
 Referee, Walker, (Virginia). Umpire Hclderness Uehigh). Head linesman, Ryan douisville).
 Touchdowns; Vanderbilt, Curry 8, Richardson ?, Norman l. Goals from touchdowns, Curry 6. goals from fields, Cody l. Substitutions: Kentucky, Dempsey for Clements, Gumbert for Thompson, Hickerson for Simpson, Simpson for Hickerson. McIlvain for Gumbert, Gay for Kinne, Kinne for Gay.
 Wand Adams for Cohen, Cohen for Hays. Price for Curry. Curry for Price, Richardson for Zeerfoss, Greer for Carmen, Beas1ey for Floyd, Nor we'll for Cody, Gore for Cohen. Tigue for Hamilton
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-15
Illinois Finally Loses

Urban, H., october 14.-The Uni versity of Illinois, champion of the Big Nine' conference last year. lost it's nrst football game since 1913 today, being defeated l5 to 3 by Colgate uni versity. The eastern eleven was su- perior in offense
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-15

MEMPHIS LED TOWNS IN A TENDANCE FOR 1916; BARONS LOST
Southern League Gained 64197 Over Birmingham Mo bile and New Orleans Fell Off in Attendance During the Past Season-Was Successful Year From At
 tendance Standpoint Other Statistics

Semi official figures of the attendance of the cities of the Southern league dur ing the season which closed last Septem- Der proves, beyond a doubt, that the Baugh circuit had a most successful year, clearing more profit than the previous season. aside from increasing the at- tendance figures.
 The figures are given out from New Orleans, where it is claimed they are official. President Baugh announced sev- 1eral weeks ago that he would not give out the official attendance to the public until after the annual winter meeting of the league, which will be held in Nash vile during the early part of December.
 It Is supposed that the figures came from the office of the New Orleans Base ball association. The figures have not [ been denied by official of any Southern league club, and therefore it is believed that the figures are correct.
 Memphis topped the list with 174493, a gain of 6519 over 1915, when the Chicks led the league attracting 167,874 people to Russwood- to witness their struggles The Chicks played more games at home this season, however, than any other Southern league team and consequently has the goods in this respect. Seventy six battles were stageo before the Chick fandom.
 { ATLANTA EASY SECOND
 Atlanta. as expected, was an easy sec ond, 136, "A attending the games at Ponce De Leon. The Chicks led the way easily, a majority of 37,749. The Crackers topped the Nashville Vols, pennant winners, by 25,326. the Shropshire club entertaining f41S fans during the brief season.
 Close on the heels of the Vols came the Pelicans. New Orleans fans to the num- Der of 11,SS7 attended the games there, the Pels suffering a terrible decrease from their mark of the previous year, when they ranked second.
 Fifth in line came Birmingham, hereto fore famed as the greatest baseball town in the world for it's size. The showing Birmingham made during the past season was the lowest the local club has made for the past few years. Only 99,S79 people witnessed the games at Rickwood. De- spite this failure to make a good show ing, Birmingham won the opening day attendance record by attracting over 12,000 people.
 LITTLE ROCK GAINS
 Little Rock, by showing a good gain,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-15
Va17dy Triun7phs;; Sewanee Impr0DeS; Princeton Wins

ently hard fought game, the Pennsyl
 vanians giving the Blue the hardest kind of opposition. The feature was a sensa- tion 65-yard end run through a broken field for a touchdown by Legore Half a dozen Lehigh players tackled him, but he shook them off. Bingham made Yales other touchdown on a 15-yard plunge through tackle Neither goal was kicked. begore missed two attempted field goals
 Iehigh could not pierce Yales line for any appreciable gains and the only ground gaining play was the forward pass.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-15
Auburn Vandy Game Will Be Staged in Birmingham For An IndefinHe Period,
 Says Coach Mike Donahue of Auburn
RumO That Big Game Will Be Transferred Nashville Painsmen COach-B Birmingham Will Have For to Come, He Says-Game Is Largest Drawing Card Sched
 uled On Southern GridirOns
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-15
Yale Downs Lehirh

New Haven. Conn, October 14-Yale downed Lehigh today. 12 to Q, an appar-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-15

Aggies Improve Chattanooga, October 14.-Mississppi A. ana M. eleven ripped it's way through Chattanooga university's line today for an unexpectedly overwhelmingly victory,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-15

At Norman, Okla: Kendall 16, Okla homa university 0.
 At Dallas: Baylor university 37, Trim ity o. Little Rock college 0.
 At Urbana, Ill.,: Colgate 15. Illinois 3.
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be added to the number which witnessed the struggle in 1915. It Is the desire of the alumni of both institutions to make the game an annual affair and thus build up a regular patronage from year to year.
 The performance of signing a contract calling for five or more games in as many years is becoming the custom of the southern colleges. As stated before, whether or not the Auburn-Vandy off, cials sign contract or merely use a yer bal contract it will probably be for q long period, and incidentally to be played in Birmingham.
 GATE RECEIPTS DIVIDED
 The gate receipts of the Auburn-Vandy game is divided between the two con tenders equally after all expenses of ad- vertsing the game, bringing the two teams to Birmingham and paying all eX- penses of the game, Is taken out. It Is purely fifty-hve proposition. The re- ceipts last year were something over $SO0O after all expenses had been paid, which means that each institution received over S4000 for their part in the big battle.
 The time is coming. and not very far al that, when football will be the main source of the financial support to south ern colleges. It pays for the erecting of gymnasiums, backing the team and othec trivial athletic matters at the present, but within a course of five years, and maybe less, the game will become so pop ular that institutions will practically be run on the money cleared by the foot ball team.
 But with a couple more of games al- most as good if not equal to the Auburn Vandy struggle scheduled for Birming ham, football have should gladly welcome the coming of autumn-and footfall sea- son-each year. It's the greatest of all sports and Birmingham fans certainly get their share of crucial struggles.
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The increase of 1916 over 1915 is GA, 197. as compared with loss registered by 1915 over 1914
 A dive into the money end of the game reveals some interesting facts. Taking the basis that an average of B cents is paid by each person to enter the park. it would mean that s2s5,574.45 was paid into the coffers of the eight clubs of the circllit
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-15
CLUBS PROFITED


 Provided each club remained in the sal ary limit, which is an improbablity, SIP 900 was paid out in salaries to the play CTS of the eight clubs. Adding the man. ager's salary to this, the sum would be increased about $13,000 or the grand total paid out would tally somewhere in the neighb orhood of s125o0O. This would leave about s160,574 as profit. This is not all profit, however, as the buying of players, equipment for the park and team and other expenses jump up, cutting the profit to but very little.
 It is estimated that not single club in the league cleared any money this past season. Practically all the clubs were almost double the regulation salary limit and the buying of high priced players as predominated in the league tends to prove the assertion
 The clubs did not, however, lose any money, with one or two exceptions, and it can be truthfully said that the South ern league struggled through the six teenth annual season with success again checked on the records in baseballdom.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-15
Army Wins

West Point October 14.-The Army won from Holy Cross today IT to O. The cadets outplayed their opponents from the start. The collegians being weak in over head plays and their line being no match for the quick charging Army forwards. Oliphant kicked a placement goal, scored touchdown and tallied both goals from touchdowns for the Army and then re- tired from the game. His ziz-zag run ming was spectacular.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-15
LITTLE ROCK GAINS

LI 11II ItOOIN 0zNI4ND Little Rock, by showing a good gain
Arizona republican., 1916-06-24
Republican A. D. Leased Wirel

The Germans have gained another step in their progress toward Verdun by capturing French positions north east of the fortress Fighting along front of more than three miles on the right bank of the Mouse the Germain forces. following the usual artillery bombardment and in the face of a violent fire from French guns, carried the French first line trenches between Hills 321 and 320 and also the Thiaumont fort. At the same time the Germans have held back the advance of the Russian forces from Dvinsk to the Galician border
 Fierce fighting marked the advance toward Verdun, Paris declares in ad- hitting the loss of the trenches and the Thiaumont work Farther along the fighting line the Germans reached Fleury, about three and one-half miles northeast of Verdun, but Paris says they were repulsed there by a violent counter attack. Paris states the attacks on the woods of NauX | Chapitre, F'umin and Chenais, and | VII tHc ti1diuiOup piltCiS NSlS bl ONcI and repulsed.
 South of the Damloup battery, in 1 the sector of Moulainvlle and on the i left bank of the Mouse, in the region | of Hill 304 and Le Mort Homme, the French positions are being heavily .bombarded by the German guns. | The Russians have advanced fur | ther into Bukowina in pursuit ot General Pflanzer's forces, but farther
 north in East Galicia and Nolhynia
 their progress apparently has beer stopped by the violent attacks and counter attacks of the French allies
 French aeroplanes have bombed l German stations and cantonments 1T 1 the Verdun region and Austrian Zep- : pelins have attacked Venice, drop ping bombs on Forts Nicolo and Al 1 beroni. the gas works and the arsenal
 l In MesopOtamia. Constantinopl'
 claims to have checked the Russian advance and to have driven the Rus
 sians out of Paitak pass on the Per
 sian frontier through which the. attempted to enter Mesopotamia.
Arizona republican., 1916-06-24

camp 921 strong. while 320 additional guardsmen are held in barracks await ing blankets.
 The only troops Connecticut has mobilized are seyenty-eight men in a signal corps unit, and regiment of infantry, the entire unit of which is mobilized at it's full strength.
 Florida has in camp a regiment Of infantry numbering 1,067 and Vermont an infantry regiment $50 strong.
 The rush of recruits to the armories of New York guardsmen continued to- day and it was estimated that 1000 men applied for enlistment. The total number of applicants for admission to the guard since the call to the colors was received was estimated at about 1000. The number accepted up to date has been ,567.
 Among the men who reported today to Battery C, Second Field Artillery as private, was Alexander B. c. Weel who resigned his captaincy in the Royal Highlanders of Canada to answer the call to arms of his. own country. He has been on furlough at his home 1T ! Brooklyn recuperating from a severe wound received in the second battle oi 1 Ypres.
 No Unit Ready l SPRINGFIELD, June 23.-No unit of the Illinois National Guard will bt ready to go to the border within less than ten days if the regular army standard of preparedness is applied | but if sudden need for more troops
Arizona republican., 1916-06-24
REFUGEES AT PORT INCHES
Republican A. p. Leased Wirel

PORT INCHES, Tex, June 23.- Twenty American refugees from the Tampico oil fields, including several women, 9rriveG here late today on the steamship Pan-American. Because Of conditions rapidly growing more un- bearable, the refugees said that all Americans will forsake the east coast oil territory within a short time. Even tLe citizens on the streets of Tampico throw slurs and taunts at all Ameri- cans bold enough tC appear in public, they said. Captain Edwards of the Pan American said that he was stopped and arrested three times while on his way from the Tampico custom house to his vessel The Mexican garrison commander has placed a heavy guard on the wharves to resist any attempt at landing by United States marines.
Arizona republican., 1916-06-24
GERMANS CAPTURE FRENCH
 POSITIONS IN VERDUN REGION

running Bukowina and are making dash for the passes to the Carpa- thians as they did IS months ago when they reached Kirlibaba pass, overlooking Austrian Pennsylvania. A report from Bucharest states that the Russians have taken possession of two railways leading from Ru- mania into Bukowitz. thernobee
 The information that the Germans and Austrians are bringing up rein forcements from the French and Italian fronts also is given in the communication from Petrograd Ac- cording to speculations in Paris, the tornado of artillery fire on the Yer dun sector and the attacks in Cham pagne are supposed to mask the transfer of troops from this front to the Russian front.
 By means of forced marches along the Rumanian frontier the Russians have reached the extreme south of BukoWina. and at Kuty on the north and Gura Hummora on the south have approached the thickly forested spurs of the Carpathian mountains
 
 runs through narrow valleys from Gura Hummera by way of Kimpolung and Dornawatra to BistritZ Hun gary, offering the Russian guerillas an excellent opening into their en- emy's country.
 The Russians in their pursuit of | the Austrians thus far have crossed four riVers-the Dnester, Pruth, Soctt and Sucava. Two days sufficed tc cover the fifteen miles between the Socth and Suczava
 A dispatch to the Exchange Tele- graph from Copenhagen says that l Prince George, brother of the kins of Greece has arrived in Berlin, con- ferred with the imperial chancellor and departed for Switzerland
Arizona republican., 1916-06-24
Germans Carry Trenches

PARIS, June 23.-In fierce fighting in the region northeast of Nerdun the Germans today carried French first line trenches between Hills S21 and 320, and also the Thiaumont works. according to the French offi- cial communication issued tonight The Germans also drove their attack to as far as the village of Fleury about three and a half miles north east of Nerdun. but here they were repulsed In the other sectors of this region heavy offensives by the Germans were stopped by the French fire
Arizona republican., 1916-06-24
TO GO TO FL PASO [RepubIican A. P. Leased WireI

LEAVENWORTH, Kas., June 23--A war department telegram was received at Fort Leavenworth this evening di- recting Major l.. F. Wildman, signal corps, and Major Max C. Tyler. engl- neering corps, to proceed to Fl Paso, Tex, at once. These officers were or 'dered yesterday to go to Iowa and South Dakota to muster in state troops. They were en route when tele- grams were sent tonight to intercept them.
Arizona republican., 1916-06-24
WILL ASK FUR
 DISMISSAL IN
 THE ORPET CASE
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WAUKEGAN. H., June 2S.-The state having rested, the defense to- morrow will move that Judge Don- nelly take the case of Wm. H. Orpet. charged with the murder of Marion Lambert. from the jury and discharge the defendant on the ground that the state has not established case. The motion win be oVerruIed and the de- fense will proceed.
 That Judge Donnery will deny the motion was made plain this afternoon. when the court overruled series of motions made by James II. Wilkerson. chief of counsel for Orpet to strike from the record vital portions of the testimony of states witnesses.
 Presentation of the testimony of witnesses for the prosecution was con- 'luded at the forenoon session. It produced two items of importance One was letter written by Marion the day before her death. to Miss E, E. Rnmsey. her Sunday school teach- CT in which Marion said that her Pisglos often concealed real unhappi ncss. The letter said in part @s 0
 Your note came yesterday and l want to thank you more sincerely than you can imagine for 1t. Tam very glad that you think that there is possibility of my amounting tc much after all. I was very much afraid that you thought that | was silly on account of what is termed rny gigsles At first I just giggled because l thought life was nothing hut joke and felt no responsibility But later 1t has been because I really wasn't happy 50 I tried to disguise my feeling that way"
 The other item of importance was th" testimony of Mayor Lewis of Lake Forest, the home of Orpet and Marion Go the effect that Orpet told him after his arrest that Marion had threatened to commit suicide because of her alleged delicate condition ana that this was the reason for his visi, Co Lake Forest from Madison. Wis. where he was attending the Uni. Ncrsity of Wisconsin
Arizona republican., 1916-06-24
ON HOT TRAIL"

COLUMBUS, N. M., June 2S.-An American cavalry patrol tonight was pursuing small band of Mexicans. who today were reported to have raided the Parker ranch. B miles southwest of Hachita. N. NJ. Reports to Col H. c. Sickle. commanding the border patrol here. indicated that the MeXicans were making for the bor- der
 lt was assumed that if they crossed the frontier the cavalrymen following g hot traif also crossed in pursuit
 The bandits escaped with severa' head of horses and mules. but nc other damage was done. it was re- ported here.
Arizona republican., 1916-06-24
Speedino Up Mobilization

DENVER, June 23.-Plans for speeding up the mobilization of the units of the Colorado national guard were discussed late today at confer ence called by Adjutant General Gam ble with regular army and guard off cers As the conference was breaking up word was received of the annihila- ton of the two troops of the Tenth cavalry engaged near Carrizal two days ago, and there was apparent deter imitation to put Colorado guardsmen in
Arizona republican., 1916-06-24
Of No Importance

AMSTERDAM. .(Via London. June 24.-German newspapers comment ing on the Paris economic conference declare that the secolutions of the conference are Of no importance be- cause all the matters dealt with will he adjusted in the peace negotia tions, The Frankfurter Zeitung says:
 No peace will be concluded which does not leave to our economic strength in the fullest manner the same room for expansion which ii had previously. To conclude any other peace would be neither wise nor human. because it would lead ir the shortest time to repitition oi the present world disaster
Arizona republican., 1916-06-24
WARDEN CAPE ON TRIAL
Republican A. P. Leased Wlre1

DENVER, June 23.-The hearing brought by Governor Carlson in the case to remove M. P. Capp as war den of the state reformatory at Buena Vista, adjourned late today until tomorrow Witnesses to SUD- port the governors charges testified that Capp used inhuman measures in disciplining prisoners. had CO., creed guards and employees to meet the expenses of his case and had utilized tubercular meat on the re- formatory table. It was stated that witnesses for Warden Capp would be heard tomorrow.
Arizona republican., 1916-06-24

subject. and James Parks, an American. reported yesterday as killed in a fight with Mexican soldiers southwest of Nacozari, were endeavoring today to secure from General Gales safe con duct for two of them to go to Naco- zari to bring the men or their bodies here.
 Norton Hand, an American mining man, captured by the MeXicans after the shooting, has been taken from Nacozari to the Mexican concentration camp at Fronteras, 29 miles south of here, reports from Mexican sources said