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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-19
MAJOR GRIDIRON FILE VEINS REACH TOP
 FORM IN BATTLE FOR TITULAR HONORS
Fifty Fifty With the Girls
By BILLY SUNDAY Famous Evangelist

The boys in New York state. I grab from the first pages, have split it 5o-5O with the girls.
 They slipped them the vote, for which they had been hustling and orating, by majority as high as the Woolworth building. And the lads had the correct dope, too.
 I never could fall for the theory that just because boneheaded gink wore pants and grew whiskers on his map he could vote, while his ma, who brought him up, and stood for his rough work for the legal period of zl years ranked nix in the scheme of government
 If going square and keeping straight were the qualifications for the old slip of paper, it would be the Johns, not the James, who would have to scramble for it.
 For men, when you line them up alongside the other sex. are a pretty neasly lot, take it from Uncle Bill, who has lamped lot of them.
 I'm for this suffrage thing, fellows, and you all ought to pull for it. New York has tipped you right.
 A flock of guys with petriffed brains can't see suffrage. They say if the women dip into the political game, they'll come out shy of their feminin- ity; they'll want to. "be like men,"
 That stuff is all wrong. They won't.
 But I hold, anyhow, that the missus
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-19

has the right to try anything the old
 mar has. To their credit, they don't
 try it.
 Suppose she slipped downtown and gave the white lights play every | few nights?
 | Or camc home with the sad tidings
 that she'd dropped the bankrol in a | friendly game of draw? 4sr
 What would you do-be inclined to l give her the gate? l Wei, she is just as much entitled to | that sort of thing as you are. But she doesn't indulge. And, if politics is a tough game. you
 are the one that made it that way, old timer!
 It's safe bet that you can call your
 self a bad egg without getting a come back. And you know in your heart that the game is not going to spoil
 the ladies; they will take most of the
 rough edges off it. Come on, you New Englanders, and
 middle westerners and southerners | and get aboard the 50-5o wagon.
 While we're all pulling together for
 the United States, let's have an even
 break for everybody, no matter now | their costumes are cut. If the real low down on us men were known, fellows, while we have the title of kings of creation we're not much mere than deuces. But with the queens
 sitting beside us, maybe we'll look
 more like kings.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-19
 Michigan's Poor Playing Against Penn Mars Big COntest-Berry's Work
 Features ARMY AND NAVY ARE AGAIN VICTORIOUS s Fordham's Overhead Attack Accounts for Cornel's Loss-Pittsburg Wins Easily Over Carnegie.
 College Stars Perform
 With Military Teams

New York, November 1S.-Sey- eral surprising Inpses in the sup posed form of prominent football teams was the outstanding fen ture of the eastern college foot ball games of the weekend. Pennsylvania shook Michigan from her pedestal of undefented supremacy; Tufts upset Dartmouth and Fordham completely outpISyed Cornell. While these reversais were few compared to the many games which resulted ns was gem orally expected, nevertheless they marked the dny as one of unusual Rridiron performances.
 The downfall Of Michigan will be the subject of discussion and contro- versy, not so much because the west erners were defeated as the manner in which the losers played and the surprising result of game which was expected to be one of the best of the football year.
 While there was no scoring during the first half, yet Michigan was a isappointment from the start Aside from a tight defense early in the play, the conquerors of Nebraska. Cornell and other strong elevens showed ab- solutely nothing unusual or promis ing. The generalship was poor and the escape weak and cratic. even be- fore Quarterback Weston was re- moved for a breach of the rules.
 Pennsylvania's best asset was her
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-19
Japan and America Are
 Unable to Agree on Steel

Tokio, Saturday, November 1T.-In lengthy statement today, the de- partment of communications an nounces that the negotiations with the United States by which Japan was seeking to have the American embargo on steel raised to a certain extent in Japans favor. have been broken off to Japan's regret, because of the diff . fering circumstances in which the two countries are placed.
 America's demand for Japanese ship ping in return for the concession would virtually destroy Japan's European trade, the statement declares, while the equivalent offered was an inade- quate one. Japan's assistance to her allies, the statement points out, can not reach the extent of infringing upon the necessities of her national exist ence.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-19

[ other back. We accomplished this by having Statesman, our center, dive over the Tufts center, as he passed the ball, and tackle the quarter receiving it.
 We also knew that Tufts did not sufficiently protect the players who re ceived forward passes. We tcok ad- vantage of this by covering each of their eligible men with two or three of our players each time Tufts tried the pass 1 When Erehart caught Tufts forward pass and sprinted 40 yards for a touch down there was no fIuke to it. 1t was anything else Erehart was there be- | cause we had anticipated the pass
 Football campaigns,'' continued Stlehm, must be as carefully planned beforehand as the campaigns in Flan- ders. One must study the opponents strength and weakness and the knowl- edge gained thereby must be known not only to the coach but the players as well. It is a basic principle of all competitive athletics that one must know his opponents game better or as well as ones own. This is especially true in football.
 ALL MUST FIGHT
 But above all, says Stiehm, there must be in the heart of each man on the team desire to win-a desire to overcome obstacles to fight on and on whatever the odds. Without this fight ing spirit football team is composed of puppets; with it, small and out weighed eleven is often able to over come it's heavier and apparently su- perior rival
 You ask why Indiana was able to overcome Tufts. Aside from the req sons already ascribed 1 must add that we held a heavier and most excellent opponent because Indiana fought and fought. Fighting that way wins foot ball games just as it wins battles, the battle of life included.
 "When this great war has been fought out it's records will show that men who have fought on the gridiron withstood the rigors of trench life best, fitted in and worked hardest in the fighting machine, fought hardest and yet were the most easily disciplined of all our soldiers. Football training works out that way
 Not the least praise that will be given to football when this war has been fought to a successful conclusion is the fact that it's fighting spirit, bred on the gridiron, north and south, east and west. has been no small factor in con- tributing to the fighting spirit of those splendid boys who have gone and are going lover there.''
 Copyright, 1917, by Sol Metzger.)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-19
MANY STARS SLATED ID BATTLE CRIMSON |0N SOLDIERS TEAM

When the University of Alabama and Camp Gordon clash at Redwood Field on Thanksgiving Day, the local grid former foremost performers in action again. The soldier outfit according to early reports, is one of the most pow . erful elevens in Dixie. The Crimson Is expected to present stubborn con- test
 Former stars of practically every college in the south are members of the personnel of the squad, which is under the coaching of a staff of ex- pert athletic directors. The backfield is composed of such players of calbre as Kirk Newell. formerly of Auburn; Bob McWhorter, formerly of Georgia; Rey- holds, formerly of Georgia; Collins, formerly of Vanderbilt. and Vande- Graf. formerly of Alabama.
 Then in the line. with ends of the reputation of Robinson, formerly of Auburn, and Vedernack formerly of Carlisle. The Indian won second place on all-American in 1914, For the re- maining places in the line, no limit to men good enough for almost any team are offered.
 The following is the roster of the squard. The team which opposes Ala bama will be selected from this lot
 Ends-Robinson Auburn; White, " M. l.. Royal Mercer; Cox, Georgia Meadows, Georgia Tech; Chester, V. M l.; Freund, Hamilton institute.
 Tackles--Clarkson V. M. l.; Burks Alabama; Lewis. Dartmouth. Thrash Georgia Maddox. Georgia; Endicott Cornell.
 Guards-Brown, Vanderbilt; Stewart South Dakota; Tomacello. Riverside Centers-B Bond, Pittsburg; Phillips Georgia; Holman, Mercer. Quarterbacks Woodruff. Georgia Newell. Auburn; swan, Mercer Halfbacks-Rey Georgia; Da wand, V. M. l.; Collino. Nanderbilt; Me Whorter, Georgia; Schwartz, Pennsyl vania; Bowman, Twelfth cavalry. U S. A.
 Fullbacks - Vande-Graff. Alabama Cochran, Mercer; Spear, Penn; Taylor Alabama.
 End Vedernack. Carlisle. Cemters Turner, yanderbilt; Phillips Chicago. 1 Since China's declaration of wa i against Germany, the ministry of the in terior has arranged to establish bureau
 through which laborers will be recruite
 for service in Russia, Mesopotamia an
 Slberia.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-19
TWO ARE INJURED IN WILD BATTLE
 FOLLOWING CAME
Cleveland Coach and Player Suffer Serious Injuries. Two Oberlin Negroes
 
 Held by Police

Oberlin. O., November 1S.--As a result of a free-for-all fight which followed the football game here yesterday be- tween Oberlin High school and Univer- sity School of Cleveland, Coach Briggs and Fullback Horton of the university team were badly injured. Briggs was struck on the head with a brick and rendered unconscious. Horton was struck in the head with an iron bar. Both men were taken to Cleveland suffering severe injuries
 An argument over a decision during the game was resumed by both teams after the game. Spectators mixed In and a general fight followed.
 Two Oberlin negroes are being held by the police in connection with the fight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-19

Egypt in ancient times was celebrated for the growth of its wheat. The best quality vas all bearded. The seven-eared
 quality was described in Pharaoh's dream
 tGenesis xii, 22)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-19
OHIO STATE LANDS
 CHAMPIONSHIP IN
 WESTERN SECTION

Chicago, November 1S.-With Ohio State in possession of the Big Ten" football championship for the second consecutive season, Chicago Illinois and Minnesota each with defeat chalked up against them, will fight it out next Saturday for secondary honors Of the western conference race.
 The powerful Buckeye eleven crushed Illinois, 13 to 0, yesterday in the final game of the season, and kept it's slate clean. The Ohioans played a remark able game this season, having been scored on only twice in seven games. They piled up a total of 264 points as against for their opponents. Wiscon- sin and Indiana, Ohio's only foes to score, each registered q field goal Not a touchdown was made against the Buckeyes.
 Minnesota displayed a surprising re- versal of form in downing Chicago, S3 to O. The defeat of Chicago--the first of the year--may be safely recorded as one of the biggest upsets of the year.
 The battered Iowa eleven staged an unexpected stand against the supposedly superior Northwestern team, and all though beaten -5 to IA, put up an exhi- bition of thrills.
 The Michigan .Aggies continued to hit the toboggan. losing their seventh straight game of the season to Notre Dame, 23 to O.
 Purdue and Indiana, which clash next Saturday in their annual struggle for the Indiana State championship, had no trouble in winning their games Purdue walked over Wabash, winning 2s to O, and Indiana beat DePauw, 35 to 0.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-19
MAJOR LEAGUERS ! REAP FORTUNES IN
 BATTLE FOR TITLES
Jack Barry Has Amassed Over $l7,0OO in Worlds
 Series-Collins Second

New York, November 1s.-Some idea O the amount of money that falls to the share of q big league baseball player who is fortunate enough to participate in several world series, can be gained from a recent compilation showing the winnings of various players who have figured in such postseason contests in the past few years. Jack Barry leads the list with $17,937, as a result of his par ticipation in six series. Eddie Collins, who has also figured in an equal number of world championship contests, as member of the Philadelphia Athletics or the Chicago White Sox, is second, nay ing amassed Sl4,oSo. -
 Jack Coombs nas collected $l5,62', "Chiefr Bender, Sl1, 1,743; Eddie Plank like sum; and Johnny Evers, s7,9s3 rms quartet of players figured in five sefies- Amos Strunk John Mclnnes and Frahh Baker played in four series. while mem bers of the Philadelphia Americans, ana their reward was Sl0,9l1 each.
 All things considered Larry Gardner, Forrest Cady, Harry Hooper and Duhy Lowls of the Boston Red Sox probably hold the record, as each of them won $11 .050 by playing in three series. Chrls- ty Mathewson collected $9,525 in the form of extra dividends while member of the New York Giants. Charley Herzog ana Arthur Fletcher came in for S9,713, due to their membership in the same team. "Chef' Meyers, Rube Marquard and Fred Merkle won $9,SS1, while playing for the Giants and the Brooklyn Ma tionals.
 The report that Sir Thomas Upton de- sires to purchase the historic raclnS schooner America in order to preserve her from destruction recalls anew the adventurous career of the yacht Whlch established the greatest international sporting classic of all ages. The clipper yacht America was built in Brooklyn, N. Y., by George Steers and was eommand- ed by Commodore John c. Stevens of the New York Yacht club in her memorable race off Cowes, Isle of Wight, in 1851. The Americas cup, which mas since be- come the greatest sport trophy of the world was won by the America in race against the leading yachts of England Tn which the American entry finished ilrst and the others nowhere
 Soon after this remarkable showing Lord de Blaquiere purchased the Ameri- ca and later sold her to Lord Templeton. The latter sunk the yacht in an accident on the Thames and after the boat hao laid partly submerged for so long that portion of her timbers routed. she was purchased by a shipbuilding firm of the name of Pritchard The yacht was re- built and next came Into prominence as a blockade runner during the Civil war. In one of her trips she was scuttled 10 avoid capture Later, being discovered by a Union gunboat. the America was raised and used by the navy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-19
PLAY WAS NAILED

"Our plan was to smash up this at tack before it got under way. To do so we had to nail the quarter in his tracks before he could pass the ball to an-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-19

gameness and aggressiveness com bined with general following of the hall and earnestness to take advant- age of every break Although the Ouakers did not have touchdown mower. they forced Michigan back re- peatedly until Berry was within kick ing distance of field goals and Berry accomplished three out of five tres. The Pennsylvania line charged faster and harder and the blocked kick, which resulted in touchdown, was freely forecast in the stands long before the block was made.
 Cornell was utterly unable to cope with the aerial attack of Fordham, backed by the general power and yer satility of the visitors backheld Dart mouth showed the effects of the re- cent hard games against 1ormloapiss opponents and was unable to hold Tufts aggressive combination in check.
 Among the other leading elevens of the section victories came easier anu more in accordance with football form. Syracuse triumphed over Colgate by satisfactory score Both the Army anu Navy swept their opponents before them. Villanova succeeded in kicking a field goal against the Middies, but the Lebanon Valley team was unable to score against the Cadets.
 PITT WINS AGAIN
 P;ttsburg continued its triumphant march by winning handily from Car negie Tech; Georgia Tech annihilated the Carlisle Indians; Brown won from Colby; Lafayette piled up large to- tai of points at Albrights' expense; Williams completed the season with out defeat, winning from Amherst, 20 to O.
 Among the so-called informal and military or naval cantonment teams, Yale defeated Trinity; Princeton won from the Cape Maryland Reserves, Rutgers took the League Island Ma rines into camp Harvard lost to tho Newport naval contingent. With col lege players forming all-star teams, the Camp Dix team won from the Camp Devens eleven.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-19

Since Chinas declaration of war against Germany, the ministry of the in terior has arranged to establish bureaus through which laborers will be recruited for service in Russia, Mesopotamia and Slberia.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-19

and Lee. giving the former claim to the South Atlantic title. played for by teams in Maryland. North Caro lima, Virginia and the District of Co., lumbia It was the Generals second aefeat of. the season. V. r. I. and North Carolina A. and E. battled To to tie at Norfolk, while in the scuth- east Wofford college sprung the major surprise in it's triumph over South Carolina by three touchdowns Glenn son, whose only defeat of the year was by Auburn, to o. easily won from Florida, and Davidson college vanquished Wake-F Forest
 In the southwest, the unbeaten Ar kansas team and Oklahoma eleven battled to a 0 to tie at Fort Smith providing the feature contest in that section. fiH
The sun., 1917-07-29
$4,000 NEGROES IN
ANTI-RIOT PARADE
Women and Children Among
Marchers Who Register
Silent Protest.

As a protest against the lynching of
negroes and the burning Of their homes
in East st. Louis, Waco. Tex, and Men,
phis. Tenn, 1900 negroes. walking to
the beat of mufied drums, paraded I'm
Fifth avenue from Fifty-seventh street
to Madison Square yesterday afternoon.
1t was a silent protest. the men. women
and children in the procession having
been instructed to march without talk
ing Their messages were conveyed on
banners. Some OF them read:
so Treat Us That We May Love Our
Country; Give Us n Chance to Live
Thou Shalt Not Kill; Repelled by the
Unions. We Are Called Scabs; Race
Prejudice Is the Offspring of Ignorance
and the Mother OF Lynching; The Great
Contradiction-Loveo of God and Hatred
Of Man; We Are Maligned as Lazy and
Murdered When We Work: Pray for
the Lady Macbeth of East St. Louis"
Heading the parade were Sergeant
Thomas Byrnes and an escort of
mounted policemen OF Traffic Squad c.
Capt. w. H. Jack Son was marshal and
with him were the Rev. DR.. Hutchins
Bishop. the Rev. F. Cullen, ]. W. John
son. the Rev. DR.. Charles d. Martin. F
Motley, ]. S. Nail and the Rev. S.
Daniel, the executive committee OF the
parade organization.
A delegation OF negro Boy Scouts
formed part OF the children's section.
They carried banners. Following them
was an emergency ambulance corps with
trained negro nurses in attendance.
Many OF the men marchers were in the
khaki uniform of the United States army
and walking among them were a few
gray haired soldiers of civil war days.
In this section were banners calling at
tention to some of the races accomplish
ments.
.'The First Blood for American Inde-
pendence Was Shed by a Negro one
banner read. I'VE Are First in France
Ask Pershing' was another. And
'Ten Thousand of Us Fought in the
Spanish American War"
When the marchers reached Twenty
fourth street they turned west and were
dismissed.
The sun., 1917-07-29
HUNTER TO TEACH
WOMEN TELEGRAPHY
Class Opens to Supply War
Demand.

Acting on the suggestion of Gen.
Souier, which was made to Gano Dunn.
past president Of the American Insu-
tute OF Electrical Engineers, and re-
enforced by the hearty Endorsement of
John Stone Stone. vice-chairman radio
engineers committee on national de-
fence, Mrs. Herbert Sumner Owen has
opened class for land line telegraphy
at Hunter College.
One OF the-avenues OF greatest useful
ness for patriotic women at present is to
qualify themselves as land telegraphers.
Should the United States enforce its de-
mand for telegraph operators business
and the railroads OF the country would
be disorganized. Recognising that there
are many patriotic, self-supporting
women who wouia fit themselves for this
service II the opportunity was offered
them a night class in land line teleg-
raphy has been established. The West
ern Union Telegraph Company has
equipped the class A J. Wilde has
been detailed as instructor. The hours
are from to 10 every night In the
week except Saturday.
In speaking OF the advisabIlity of
women qualifying themselves for land
line telegraphy Gen. Squier said: Young
women are particularly needed in COM
mercial telegraphy. About six months
training is required to become a Junior
operator-that is, an operator compe-
tent to send and receive messages over
circuits on which traffic Is not heavy.
The skill of Junior operator increases
rapidly and within fifteen or eighteen
months the operator feels at home on the
majority OF circuits and Is a dependable,
all round telegraph operator"
The sun., 1917-07-29
CITY TO HELP HOUSEWIVES.
Mayors Committee Prepares PAM
phIet On Canning ana Economy.

Hints to Housewives" pamphlet
prepared for and issued by the Mayors 5
Food Supply Committee, contains much
information that is of peculiar interest
10 housekeepers at this canning and
preserving time. The pamphlet gives
hints about canning fruits with or
without sugar. tells how TO can vege-
tables and explains how to preserve
eggs at home.
There are hints on how to buy and
how TO care for food. how to prepare
substitutes for meat and how TO use
left overs; how to make soap and
how to manufacture fireless cooker
AT home. There are recipes for meat,
fish, vegetables, sauces and salad dress
ings, cereals and bread and other things
that go toward making life comforta-
BILE without stretching the family pocket
book
It costs about 10 cents to print and
distribute each pamphlet and therefore
the committee Is asking 10 cents in
cash for each copy that is ordered by
mail. Do not send stamps. Checks or
post office money orders should be made
payable to Mayor Mitchers Food Sup
ply Committee. Orders may be sent to
the committee at room 2012. II Broad
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