The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-08
NEWS 0F ENSLEY

The members of the first and second eleven Wylam teams of the Alabama AS sociaton Football league will be present. ed with gold medals on Friday evening at the Vivian Masonic hall when dance will be given in their honor. The two Wylam teams were the champions Tn their league and went through the entire 1915-16 season without a single defeat, feat which has never been accomplished before by any team in the Alabama league The first eleven team played draw with the Pratt City team, but in the second game defeated their oppo- nents The medals will be awarded the first team for winning the league cup and the second eleven team for winning the Birmingham Arms cup, and will be presented to the captains of each team bv Dr. F. w. McDonald The medals for the first eleven team are attractlvely designed with a football in the center surrounded with laurel leaves. and a spread eagle at the top, with the word Champions in enamel across the badge. On the back the name of the player is engraved. The second eleven medal is in the form of shield with football in the center and the laurel leaf at the top and on the back is engraved like the first eleven badges. On the front Of all the badges is inscribed, "A. A. F. E. 1915-16.'
 A gold ring, with football center, with laurel shanks, will also be present. ed to the players The following players will receive medals: Dave Kelso, man. ager First eleven George Curdie, goal keeper; Harry McCorrie and Harry Ira gamble fullbacks; Sandy Brown, Bob Brown and David Straphorne, halfbacks; Robert Wilson, center forward; Willie Muier and Robert McPherson (captain), left wing; Robert Jones and Dave Me Milan, right wing. Second eleven, Dixie Walker. goal keeper; John Sellers (cap- tain), and John Frederick, fullbacks George Ellis, Hugo Gilmore and Mat Marshall halfbacks Rolly Hall, center forward; Sam Miller and John Brown, left wing; Pearl Crane and George Nance, right wing. A musical programme has also been arranged for the occasion Fri day night and very enjoyable time is predicted.
 The condition of G. H. Ritchie, who was thrown from his motorcycle Tues day afternoon when he ran into the curb stone to avoid hitting a little boy, is greatly improved and he was taken to his home in Fairfield yesterday after noon. It was first thought that he was
  as he was unconscious for sometime and was taken to the Tennessee Company S hospital in Ensley, but outside of being badly bruised about the face and head it is not thought he is otherwise injured The accident happened on the corner or Crawford street and Gary avenue and just as MT Ritchie came within several feet of the corner a little boy ran di- rectly in front of him and to avoid run ming over the child he turned his ma chine toward the curb and his injuries resulted.
 The members of the Epworth league of the Ensley Highland Methodist church will serve ice cream in the grove ad- joining the parsonage on Thirtieth street this afternoon from to o'clock. The public is invited.
 Little George Tragesson, Jr., is suffer- ing with broken collar bone, sustained while playing at his home on Avenue J, Tuesday afternoon.
 The Ladies' Aid and Missionary society of the First Christian church will hold an all-day meeting with Mrs Virgil Pharr at Fairfield Thursday.
 As a finale of the club season, the How four'' of the Young Matrons' Five Hundred club will entertain the other members of the club and their husbands at the home of Mrs. F. w. Mcdonald in Vivian Thursday evening.
 At the regular meeting of the Steel City lodge No 190 Knights of Pythias, which was held Tuesday evening in their hall on Avenue E, plans were made for a banquet which will be held the first l part of next month for the formal open 1 ing of their new home. A committee was l appointed to arrange for the occasion, which will be for members only. The I first degree was given to several candi- l dates and several other matters were l taken up. The semi-annual election of 1 officers of the lodge will be held the ! last meeting night of this month 1 Yesterday morning. in the Enslev police 1 court, Marie Ray and Maggie Withers, 1 two negro women. were fined $1O0 and i costs each bv Judge J. T. Lowery on a
 charge of violating section 325C of the prohibition law.
 | The regular meeting of the Enslev lod~e No- 1e5. Tndenendent Order of Odd i Fellows, will be held tonight in the | Kniehts of Pvthias hall on Avenue F. l Besides the regular routine business sev- eral candidates will be initiated and all
 members are requested to be present.