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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-31
HOPPER PR|M|NC
 '. M. |. A. QUINTET
 FOR COLUMBUS T|LT
Biggest Game of Year Ex- peCted-Local Boys Con-
 fident of Victory

Everything at the ''Y'' from the bas- ket ball standpoint is looking forward to what will proba bly, be the biggest game that the locals will have this year. when the Columbus Young Mems Christian as sociation team, the past holder of numer- ous southern championships, comes for it's return game in Birmingham. The To- cal boys are confident of giving Columbus 3 hard battle, and are going in to win. No steps will be spared this coming week to this end, both in the fundamentals of the game and in team play. The "Y'' bunch will be put through stiff practice. Heavy scrimmage will be the order, and if the team can put the same dash and fight into their game which they dis played against the fact Chattanooga five the fans will be treated to some game.
 The sport of Columbus for years past has centered in basket ball, and ''the young idea has learned to shoot from the time they were able to hold basket
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-31
SUCCESS OF HARVARD DUE
 TO COMMON SENSE ON FIELD
HaughtOn Based Training of Crimson Elevens on German System of Salesmanship- Changed Crux of Offense Each Year

New York Januarq 30.-According to Percy Haughton, the Harvard football coach, the success of the Crimson elevens on the gridiron in recent years has been due almost entirely othe use of common sense and thorough efficiency in the training, coaching and campaigning of the players as individuals and the eleven as a unit. In describing the system, Haughton said recently:
 "Our offensive and defensive methods were based upon an application of the German system of salesmanship. As understand it, the Germans never try to sell in new territory whatever they happen to have on hand. Instead, they ascertain what is needed, and manufac- ture exactly what is wanted, and, of course, more cheaply than their competi- tors.
 "So with our football problem. We learned in a general way what our oppo- nest were going to do on the offense and we met it with different defenses. Each of these defenses was planned to meet a certain kind of play under certain con dtions and the team was so thoroughly versed in what to expect from it's oppo' rents that in the great majority of cases it used the proper defense against any given play.
 "On the offense we studied our oppo- nents defensive methods and proceeded against their weakest point, varying this principle by pretending to attack the weak spot and developing toward what without the fake, was theoretically a strong territory.
 Each year we have found it necessary to change the crux of our offense to meet existing conditions. Now these methods are not simply the result of what we have learned during the past eight years. On the contrary, they are the accumula- lions of Harvard football brains stretch ing back to the time of Lewis and Bert Waters. From them we learned that tc beat Yale it was necessary to outright them. From Cam Forbes, who coached ir 97 and 9S, we learned that in order to outright them it was necessary to have Il well men to do it, and from Bill Reid
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-31
SECOND ATHLETIC
 MEET AT '. M. |. A. WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Coach Hoffer Begins to Train Local Athletes for
 National HexathlOn Athletic Meet

Physical Director Hoffer will hold the second of series of preliminary athletic meets Wednesday night, starting at o oclock, when ''Y'' athletes will meet in the six events on the card for the Ma tional Hoxathlon Athletic meet. The events were selected to fit any associa- tion in the country with any sort of in- dcor equipment.
 The following is the list of events: 60- yard potato race; 220-yard potato race: running high jump; standing broad jump; 12-pound shot-put
 The meet, which is an annual event among the associations of the country, is one of the biggest athletic carnivals of it's kind. The local association did not have team in the meet last year, but follow ing out the progressive policy adopted this year. and judging from the vigor implied into the affair at this stage, the locals will undoubtedly make good showing Sixteen associations had teams in Class A division of the meet last year. Class A contest is open to any association that has a membership of over 5000. This means th at the locals must compete against such teams as produced in New York, Chicago,
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who coached in '01, 05 and 06, we learned the invaluable lesson of paying strict at tention to the smallest detail'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-31

Brooklyn, Buffalo, Washington and other
 cities of that size
 Coach Hoffer is confident that the To-
 calls can make a good showing. Last
 year Hoffer, in charge of the team from
 Des Moines, Ia, made an excellent show ing, winning third place. Forty-five asso- citations competed, New York and Brook lyn winning the highest honors. Local S followers are confident that he will be able to place the Y. M. c. A. athletes equally as high in the nation athletics. The meet Wednesday night should un- cover a wealth of material for Coach
 H offer to work with. The potato race
 men will be taken from the basketball players, as this event calls for the abrupt changing of directions with continuous high speed. Among the good high jump ] CTS are the two Chisholm brothers, Good all, Byrd Perkenson. An effort will be
 made to find 10 men that can go five feet 1 or better In the standing broad jump
 Lang, Lasster, Byrd, Perkenson, Robt
 and Gulledge are expected to bring ir | points, New men are fast showing up ir | each event.
 | Lang also heads the shot putters, close I ly followed by Roach, Lowman, Green wood, Candy and large number of other big men in the association.
 | The fence vault, which is a vault over an adjustable bar from stand, is al 1 the present time interesting more mel | than any Of the other events. An effort l is being made to place on the list 10 o1
 more, who can vault higher than six feet | Shanks, Mathis, Perkenson, Goodall l Braune, bowman, Byrd, Lassiter and a | number of the o'clock class men are
 showing up especially well for this early | in the practice, several of these men hay l ing made their six foot mark already. | A full list of entries is expected
 Wednesday, as the lists will remain open | until the events begin.
 In Lang, Coach Hoffer has promising athlete who should make a good showing | He is captain of this years track team which is expected to surpass that of any
 other in the history of the association.
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The Barons will go into training at Redwood early in March. Moles- worth will arrive on either Wednes- day or Thursday and will at once be- gin to recruit his players toward Redwood. AS yet no new players have been signed and, according to President Smith, none will be secured until the majors use the "ax," which will be shortly after the Southern league season starts.
 we decided that there was no benefit from the spring training trip last year and for that reason we will not attempt it again this season." said President Smith. q think the fans will agree with me that the climate here is not too cool to prohibit training.
 'The failure of the trip was not due to Moley or any of the players con- cerned, but the Barons just got a late start Louisville, of the American asso- citation, also trained in Florida, getting about the same results as we did-prac- ticaIy none. Louisville is going to train in Columbia, Tenn, this year.
 We will not get any new players from the majors until later on Moley has a lot of youngsters in mind and will give them all a try-out. And, then, too, there are a bunch of local amateur players who
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tional concern in Alabama at this time boards of education. We have the finest possible law on our statute books, but no legislation will enforce itself-in fact. can be but little if any, better than those charged with it's enforcement.
 "The tremendous authority with which the board has been clothed and the fact that they will be voted for in the May primary, make it of the greatest public concern that only those be selected who are worthy and well qualified"
 ACT IS DRASTIC
 Since the opening of the campaign for offices much attention has been given by candidates to the corrupt prac- tices act, passed at the recent session of the legislature. This act is con- sidered one of the most drastic regu- lating elections that has been passed by any state. However, it possesses many advantages, while it may not find particular favor with candidates able to spend immense sums of money
 In defining corrupt practice, the statute says: Any person is guilty of corrupt practice if he directly or in- directly by himself or through any other person or through any politicl commit tees, in connection with or in respect of any election, pays, lends, or contrib uteS or offers or promises to pay, lend or contribute any money or other valu- able consideration for any other pur- pose than the following matters and services at their reasonable bona fide and customary value.'
 Then follows a description of req sonable matters and services" which consist of paid advertising, stenograph- ic hire, travelling expenses, postage, of- flee rent, and other expenses.
 Candidates also are limited as to the amount of money they may spend in the election.
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ball. The Columbus teams record tc date this year is as follows:
 Columbus 3S, Grant Athletic club of At lanta 2S
 Columbus 3S, Georgia Tech Stars 15. Columbus 3S, American School of Os- teopathy 32.
 Columbus g, Vanderbilt 37.
 Columbus 16, Atlanta Athletic club 21. Columbus 60, Birmingham 'fY'' 23. The rest of their schedule is as follows Bending B. A. C., January 51.
 University of Georgia, February 4. Auburn, February ,.
 Birmingham ''Y,'' February z. L. s. U. February Il.
 Pending B. A. C., February IA
 Mobile ''Y,' February 19.
 Atlanta Athletic club, February 26
 University of Georgia, February 2S Montgomery. March f.
 Mobile, March G.
 The Columbus team has a very good look in for this years championship, al though some of the old stars are missing from the lineup for while they were beaten by the Atlanta Athletic club, the game was close enough to make it alto gether possible for them to reverse the score later when they again meet At lanta.
 In the past. Columbus has always pulled the largest crowds of the year, and the basket ball committee is making special preparations to handle a capacity crowd.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-31
GIANTS AND TANKS
 WILL PLAY BARONS IN TRAINING GAMES

who coached in '01, '05 and 'o6, we learned the invaluable lesson of paying strict at tention to the smallest detail."
 The inability of Scotty Allen to reaoa Nome, Alaska, in time to participate "A the famous Nome-to- Canada-to-No Nome dog race, will rob that far northern sports classic of one of the most picturesque characters of the annual event. Allen has Just returned from France, where he delivered more than 400 sleigh dogs to the French army for use in winter warfare In order to reach Nome in time for the races scheduled for April, it would be necessary for Allen to make a dog team trip of more than 15 miles in zero temperature with the possibility of being delayed indefinitely by heavy snow storms which sometimes rage for days on stretch.
 Allen has always been factor in the annual all-Alaska sweepstakes, the big gest dog race of the year, having repeat edly won or finished among the first three. When his team won the race in. 1909 the prize money and wagers netted him more than $10000. A year later John, Johnson, driving a team of Siberian wolf' dogs set new record for the 412-mile course of n hours IA minutes 20 seconds and these figures still stand Although Allen won the 1912 event. he was unable
 
 snow storms which prevailed during the race.
 The latter's disappointment at being unable to try for the sweepstakes and a new record this year will be eased to some extent by his profits in the deal which involved supplying France with a large number of war-dog teams While the exact terms of the sale are not known, 1t is understood that the 400 dogs, harness and sleighs brought more than $oO,0OO on which there was the usual war order profit
 Reports from Australia are to the effect that Les Darcy, the sensational middle weight, is not likely to visit this country Tn the near future owing to the ruling which provides that men eligible for the army cannot leave the commonwea 1th at this time. Darcy may yet be called upon to don uniform and fight in Europe or Egypt and unless a special dispensation, Is granted him there is little chance of his boxing for sometime outside of Aus trala.
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are anxious for a trial They will all be given a chance to show Moley what they've got Moley is an excellent judge of young players and on this ground we expect to build our club for the coming season.
 "A team composed of young, ambitious players makes much more progress than a bunch of old-heads in the majority of new players that have had experience, but the majority of the team will be of youngsters
 Tt doesn't take a team of wonders to me on this. Look at the Barons for the past years. They were not a team of stars, as some other teams in the circuit but mad team work, and this is why they won. Moley is a good manager and can get more results out of a small amount of material than any other manager in the league. This is shown by statistics and not merely by talk.
 ''The fans can rest assured that Bir- mingham will have winner, although we won't have a team of stars
 MT. Smith also stated that but two practice games with big league teams had been arranged thus far, one with the New York Americans and the other with the New York Nationals. Other games may be scheduled later.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-31
MANY CONCLUSIONS
 TO BE DRAWN FROM
 ELECTION NEXT MAY
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 and eloquent speakers, and both com
 mand a large personal and political fol-
 lowing. According to general belief,
 the race will be close between them.
 MT. Sanford, as is known, is a close
 friend of Governor Henderson, and it
 is believed that Governor Conner may
 take a hand in the fight. MT. Burr, on the other hand, is a Conner man, and was one of the leaders of the we'll known prohibition lobby during the legislature.
 This race, it is expected, will be con- tested both with vigor and determina- tion. and will be one of the few in which the prohibition issue will not enter. However, it probably will de- velop to a very close margin the com parative strength between the adminis- tration and MT. Conner.
 WOMEN A FACTOR Among the many officers to be nom- mated in the May primary there are few who will deserve more considera- tion than the candidates for places on the various county boards of educa- tion.
 The boards will be elected under an act of the recent legislature. Each board will be composed of five mem bers, and there is no restriction as to sex In many counties, it is be- leved that women will be elected on the board, and in fact, this is the hope of Superintendent of Education William F. Feagin.
 Quoting from Superintendent Fea- gin: "The matter of most vital educa-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-31
NO TRAINING TRIP FOR BARONS, SAYS
 PRESIDENT SMITH
President of Local Club Talks of BarOns Pros poets For Coming Season-Team Will Be Com
 posed of Youngsters Will Not Get New Play CTS Until Later-Two Practice Games Scheduled

Birmingham will have spring training trip this year, ac- corng to an official by President w. D. Smith, of the local association Although generally thought that the Barons would follow the example they set last 5v training in Florida official had forth
 came until talked of the prospects for the Barons
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The Washington times., 1916-09-18
BY CHRIsTY MATHEwsoN,
Manager OF the Cincinnati Reds.

Life with my own club lately has just
been one round OF scouts and prospects
and kilograms on young players that 1
expect to be future Cobbs and hopes Tor
next season. Therefore. am glad to
talk again for a short time about some
body who carries an immediate future.
But I don't want you to get the idea
am dissatisfied with my present Job. be-
cause I like II. I am becoming addicted
to Cincinnati.
We have Just finished playing the
Giants, and 20 on record as saying 1
believe McCraw has the best club In the
National League now, IL not the pest
baseball team he has ever handled since
he came TO the big town. What he needs
IL a couple OF reliable pitchers. But ne
has not a chance for the championship
this ,season-lbat In, he has no chance
unless three teams in the league drop
i am pulling for wiibert Robinson TO
win the flag. Ny common sense tells me
Pat Moran has the best chance. i figure
Boston practically out OF II. Robbie has
the adyantaEes OF the schedule to- the
finish OF the race. He plays all the rest
have demonstrated this season they are
domestic in their tendencies and tastes
and winners on their own lot
Moran has steady club and Alexan'
der. These are his two chief assets
Also his players believe they will win
Pat IL also q fine fellow. had quite Q
The Washington times., 1916-09-18
Coach Sharpe to Drive
Cornell at Fast Clip

ITHACA. N. Y. Sept. 1s.-Although
the opening of Cornell football practice
has been postponed from September Is
to September Is because OF postpone
ment OF the opening Of the university.
caused by the infantile paralysis cpl
demic, football leaders viii arrive here
next week TO map out q program for the
busiest two weeks early season work
in the history OF the game at Ithaca.
The FIRST game with Oberlin having been
cancelled, the squad will have two weeks
to prepare for the opening Of the season
with Gettysburg. on October ., the first
Monday game In years.
Because OF the late start. Head Coach
A. II. Sharpe win drive his men at a
faster pace than usual. two practices a
day being on the program for the two
weeks before class work begins.
The Washington times., 1916-09-18
Syracuse Gets Under
Way With HOllenback

SYRACUSE. N. Y. Sept. B.-Football
practice at Syracuse started on Septem-
Der Z in spite OF the fact that the open
ing OF the university has been delayed
until October g.
Twenty-Five men are reporting regular
ly to Head Coach Bill Hollenback and
Line Coach Bill Horr. This number Ia
being supplemented each day by the ar
rival Of men who have been working
during the summer and could not get
away for the opening days Of practice.
Captain Babe White. Echlachter. the
All-American guard Cobb. Meehan,
Rafter. Du Moe. Brainey. Newbury.
Brown. Boutin. Ruttstein, Crandall.
Schultz. Gilmore. and Trigg are the vet
Grams reporting.
From last years freshman team Ma
lone. Witter, Planck. Alexander. Livshin.
Wright, Matteo. Dunn. and Payne look
particularly good. These men. together
with last years scrubs. furnish the ma
terial from which the Orange mentors
expect to produce winning team.
The Washington times., 1916-09-18
MINCE PIE.
A LITTLE OF EVERY THING. By Bugs" Bas

Knowing Bob Moha's rep, Charley
Weinert won't be able to say that he
took him by mistake in the dark.
Giants Sr: busy pulling rails out OF the
other teams tracks. ~
Football scouts are out looking for
raw, raw material.
Benny Leonard always looks like the
right man to meet Welsh until Just after
they do meet.
Star football players at Yale are again a.
plentiful a. hips on snakes.
Eddie Plank retains his strength LONGER
than a cold storage egg.
What public coat understand % ho,D
too Hohttceights cdN oipe each other the
lodge SIGN toith boring gloves on.
Cincinnati hotels have decided not 70 raise
rates during the world series.
Experts who claimed the American
League race would hinge on the showing
| OF the Cleveland pitchers, now admit the
hinge was little rusty.
The Washington times., 1916-09-18
GEORGETOWN TRIES
TO SCHEDULE GAME
Charlie Cox in Richmond to
Meet v. p. l., v. N. l., and
W. and N. Representatives.
BY BRYAN MORSE.

Graduate Manager Charles Cox. OF
Georgetown University, Is in Richmond
today negotiating for n game with
William and Mary. Virginia Military
Institute, and Virginia Polytechnic In
stitute for Saturday. Lacking definite
information last night about the pro-
posed meeting for Saturday, the
Georgetown man left at noon today for
the Virginia capital.
Randolph Macon, which opens
wednesday at Ashland. Va. has re-
fused to come here FOR the date sched-
uled. Coach Reiss has had no time In
which to prepare his players. As the
Hilltoppers meet Navy right on the
reel, Charlie Cox wants some sort OF
a battle for Saturday.
Overtures were made to Randolph
Macon to play In Richmond, but the
virginians fiatly turned down the offer
to play In Richmond. Cox got In touch
with representatives OF William and
expecting to make some sort OF an
arrangement for a game Saturday In
Richmond.
in the city this week. Eastern and
Western are making try at practicing
today. Both teams will suffer heavily
from the loss Of veteran players, ac-
cordlng TO reports.
Jake Macdonald may be lost to Cen
trail this season. Macdonald has devel-
oped rheumatism in his knee. and may
be out for the entire season. He 10 In
Maine HSDsv with ssxa ss sp nS s. asn
the guards on the border. will be out
OF the game unless they can be released
from the Maryland guards.
IT.lx x.la ara uytM
called out today for preliminary work.
The c. u. players are late In gettinf
back this season. but can be expected
to come out In full force when college
opens. The Villanova-Catholic Uni
yersity game Is already attracting at
tention around Philadelphia.
| The Maryland Aggies. under Coach
Byrd, are hard at work. a squad OF
the held this week The Aggies have
started a modern athletic field. which
ia expected to be completed late this
year.
"p,IIick" whelchel, quarterback or
tho Western team last season, hurt Ms
hand recently In practicing with the
Piebes at Annapolis and VIII be out toi
some time.
Tom Sullivan, George Washington,
new coach, is hoping for some beefS
material All Of the youngsters whC
have reported are lightweights with lit
| lie or no experience In college football
| on teams or with the scrubs.
81 Pauxtis. is succeeding Bill Hollen
bach at Penn Military Academy, Ches
| ter. Pa. this year. Pauxtis Is On OLE
Penn player. The Penn cadets are OF
the Maryland State College schedule
again this season.
|
Gallaudet will probably be the las
| local team TO take the field, Country
Morris, former Tech halfback.
coaching the team, succeeding Wayn
Hart, who has gone to Clemson Col
| lege.
The Washington times., 1916-09-18
Short. Pants Circuit
To Decide Title Today

The second game Of the post-season
series between the two short pants cir
cults win get under way this afternoon,
with 8. 8. c. c. and ShamroclSs as OPP
ponents. The contest will be played AZ
Ti,th and Florida avenue northeast,
and will start promptly at 5:l5 o'clock. :,
s. S. c. c. won the first contest and
should II win this afternoon the cluo
win be the junior amateur champions
OF the District. On the other hand "
teams will be tied for first place honors
and the third scheduled game or the
series will have to be played,
The winners OF this series Will Journey
Oisy the Auroras, Junior amateur cham
Mons OF the oriole city. The Monu-
mental City lads will come here on sat
mrday and play at the park ut Firth
and Florida avenue northeast.