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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-22
Bill Brennan Climbs
Toward Dempsey Bout
By Beating Schmadel

Philadelphia, November H.-(Special.)-
Bill Brennan, the big Chicago celt, took
one more step toward a return match
with Jack Dempsey. when he knocked out
Andy Schmader. heavyweight champion
of the United States navy, in the fourth
round of scheduled six-roupd contest
at the Olympia Athletic association
Schmader created quite a sensation in
pugilistic circles by holding Joe Jean
nette even in hard eNht-round bout
Brennan battled the navy man in the
body for the fist three rounds, coming
out Cor the fourth he backed his oppon-
ent into neutral corner and with well
directed one two-punch he knocked the
sailer out.
Jimmy Wilde. the English flyweight
boxer, now ir this country, does not
smoke or drink. He is five feet two inches
in height and weighs 100 pounds. He never
received boxing instructions. He has been
performing since he was Is years old and
is nov 271s years of age. He has taken
part in more than 800 bouts. fancy Lee,
now British featherweight champion,
stopped him in 1915, but the following year
Wilde beat Lee.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-22
.BESSEMER LOSES TO
JEFFERSON ELEVEN
County Boys Play Excellent
Ball-Game Won by
Score of Z to 6

In one of the big surprise games of
the prep season, the jefferson County
football team yesterday hurled to de-
feat the heretofore undefeated Besse-
mer Tiger, the final score being Z and
g. The defeat was a great blow~to
Besemer's pride and ambitions as this
team had aspirations for the state
championship, with a lookSin at the
southeastern title.
The two elevens played practically
equal football, with Bessemer forcing
the offensive little. However the de-
Tense of the county boys was great,
and the powerful rushes of the Besse-
mer backs were most effectually
stopped.
Neither side was able to cross the
goal line of the other in the first quar-
ter, but in the second Bessemer carried
| the ball down the field in a powerful
rush, and Baty, fullback, plunged the
ball over for the Tigers lone tally.
Mutt Merritt failed to kick the goal
The game was slashing back and
forth battle for the next quarter, but
in the last-auarter, with about 10 min
utes to play, the ball was forced over
the Tigers goal and the score was
tied. Helton kicked goal, and the
county team took the lead. The game
was won by the margin of this one
point resulting from a kicked goal.
After Jefferson County had kicked
off to Bessemer after scoring her
touchdown, the Tigers carried the ball
down the field for 80 yards, but lost
it on an intercepted forward pass After
she had worked the ball into position
by several line plunges, Jefferson
| County tried field goal, but Helton
was unable to boot the ball between
| the bars, and the attempt failed. Besse-
mer then took the Rigskin. adnlby
succession of end runs line bucks and
forward passes, once more came within
| scoring distance of the county, goal
| Then with about six yards to go, Bes-
semer fumbled the ball, and Jefferson
| County recovered and puntej to the
| middle of the field This killed BESSIE
}mer's chances to score again and win
the game, and time was called with the
ball on Jefferson County's 30-yard line.
Baty, Self, Knox and Merritt played
| wen in yesterdays game.
Score by quarters:
| Jefferson County ............0 Z
| BeSSemer % 3
| Line-ups: Bessemer-Baumgard
left end; Thomas, left tackle; Nolan,
left guard; Grigsby, center; Salters,
right guard; Sweet, right tackle; john
son, right end; Wallen, quarterback
Merritt, left half; Deason, right half;
Baty, fullback.
| Jefferson County-Knox, left end;
Little, left tackle; Hayes, left guard;
e. Self, center; Franklin, right guard;
| Barton, right tackle; H. Self, right end;
Keith (Capt), quarterback; Rives, left
half; Helton. right half; Ingram, full.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-22
HARVARD AND YALE
TO BATTLE TODAY
Comparative Scores Give
Advantage to CrimsOns.
Other Big Games

New York. November 21.-The Har-
vard-Yale game in Boston will be to-
morrow's feature of the waning eastern
football season The teams are well
matched in some respects, but Harvard
tied Princeton and Princeton defeated
Yale.
Harvard's playing against Princeton
was much more impressive than Yale 8,
and the Crimson has another advantage
in that its regulars did not play against
Tufts last Saturday, but watched the
Yale-Princeton battlel This week of
rest may be the deciding factor
There will be an intersectionaI meet
ing between Rutgers and Northwestern
at Newark, N. J. They seem to be OF
equal ability. Lehigh is slight favor
lite in its match with Lafayette.
Georgetown meets Washington and
Lee and Washington and Jefferson plays
West Virginia Wesleyan. Each COM
bination ranks high in it's territory.
Senator and Secretary of the Treasury
Carter Glass, as well as Secretary of War
Baker. These men will form the nucleus
of many other ;llustrious alumni who will
witness the game,
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If Jarnito and Blackburn can influence
1000 gathering, at fair prices, it is
certainty that Pete Herman, Joe
Lynch, Pal Moore or one of our other
topnotchers could attract double that
crowd at triple the prices.
AUSTRALIA FIGHT MAD
Australia is wild to see some of the
worlds champions at work. Snowy Bak-
Nr. the promoter, has made a standing
Aalef Of $4,000 to Benny Leonard for one
agh m Sydney. And if Benny went there
t. certain that he could in two or
sr-s months time, get at least four
% battles with similar purses at
tached.
But Leonard, like the rest of the draw
ing cards in this country, prefers to stay
here. Undoubtedly they think they can
make as much, or almost as much, money
in this country as they can in Australia,
and without experiencing the inconven-
fence of long ocean voyage.
And it looks very much as if they win,
If the offers that various promoters are
circulating are only half true, For the
prices being dofed out to star ringmen
IN the lighter divisions of today are
greater than ever before in the history
of the sport.
The promises during the. war that mere
would be tremendous boom in the pop
ularity of boxing after hostiities ceased
surely are being fulfilled. For in every
state where ring battling is permitted
the crowds are fairly pouring into the
arenas on fight nights.
The Jersey City-Newark district of
New Jersey, which, once knew only a
pair of fight clubs, now has nearly a
dozen. And all seem to be making
money. Dave Maczay's outfit, which
staged two open-air exhibitions in
volving champions drew nearly $4,000
for each fght-attendance figures wholly
without precedent in small men battles
PHILADELPHIA ENTHUSED
Philadelphia has become so enthused
over boxing, and its denzens show so
much eagerness to pay almost any price
to see ring battles that the promoters
there are Offering two and three times
the money of few years ago. And
they're making money for themselves.
too.
The resumption of boxing in Michigan
has brought promoters there into the field
to bid for the services of the fighters
And the more bids. the merrier it makes
it for the battler who is out for the
money For he knows that somewhere
there is promoter who will pay him his
price.
A few years ago, 1000 to 10000 was reck-
ened as a rbig crowd in RE
But in the past year the turnstiles have
clicked ever more and more. until now
the average turnout for even the most
ordinary encounter is no less than 100lo
These surely are the golden days for
the ringman: the days when even the
most mediocre fighter is being paid
double and triple what was given to the
champions of the long ago And from
the viewpoint of one who was ringman
himself, it is refreshing to note that
the boys are making hay while the sun
shines, and are storing it away.
For, after all, that's the only smart
thing for a fighter to do. because the
hayfng days for him are but few And
if he can't gather it in them. he'll never
harvest it.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-22
SPORTS
ny non WcDAVID
Boxing Game Is Enjoying
Greatest Boom In Years
Battlers Are Reapng Golden Harvests in Austraa-Pre
fer to Stay in This CONTEMPLATING Big Money.
Great Enthusiasm
BY JAMES }. coRBETT

than passing strange that of the champs and
nearchamps not make Australian invasion For that
trke Europe and Americahas fight mad since the
war ended and big purses can be had for the asking
No better po to the wild OF Australians to
boxers be cited than the Silvno Jamo-
Vince Blackburn Sydney Blackburn the bantam
king Australia but Jamo Filipino boy, comparatively
unknown arrived almost unheraded and unknown
night he fought Blackburn crowd of 10000 turned out
tho unrrinrS
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-22
So Foolish

From the Boston Transcript
John" she said to her husband tell
me about this Irish matter. 1t seems
awfully foolish to me-"
Whats foolish about it,"
why, I overheard a man on the car
say the trouble was about an ulster
fancy quarreling about an old ulster in
all this hot weather.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-22

versity of Florida, at Columbia, S. c.
Virginia Military Institute vs. Gallau-
Diet college, at Lexington.
Randolph-Macon VS.. Richmond college,
at Richmond, Va.
Virginia Polytechnic VS.. Emory and
Henry college, at Blacksburg, Va.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-24
Two Captured Eleven.

About midway between our locations
was a small hedge and the sergeant and
myself wrlggled along the ground IN.
ward II, planning to await the Jerries
there and surprise them The raiders
were Al armed with automatic pistols
for close.range fighting
we arrived at the hedge n few min.
uteS before the enemy and lay In wait
A. the moment they were rendY IN step
over 1t they We're within three feet Of
where We were hidden. Both the ser.
geant and sprang up and shouted,
"'ln! Up was the only thing | could
yell, because | family realized in the
excitement OF the moment they couldn't
understand much English. Their hands
went up promptly and they sIdied into
line, where We could get a bead on
them all Then We made a motion
round our waists to the Germans, sig.
nifving they could drop their pistols and
ammunition on the ground.
They. again complied and We
breathed easier ms we saw revolver ~.
ter revolver drop and magazine after
magazine follow, We made them stei,
a few PAGES away and collected their
weapons. got nearly everything tbs
lieutenant had, from his watch on aour
to his Got Nit Cns' belt
on Oct, 10 a piece OF shrapnel go,
me IN the knee, and while was ann1y
ing a first aid bandage | got a dose Of
mustard gas, "
when came out Of the hospitaI m,
souvenirs we're missing and tho thing,
priced most are still somewhere n
France ~
In hundreds Of similar Instances
have ! heard the boys tell how tbs
Germans surrendered rather than fisht
I'm our advance In the ST. Quentin.
Cambria region, where we went ate
participating In the ,Ypres attack, ",
couldn't keep up"
Private BillinGsley has been given hi,
discharge from Camp Pike. where h,
was sent after arriving in Americs
With a shipload OF ~casuaIs. He resids,
with his parents at 60 Concord avenue,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-24
HUNS COULD NOT
STAND BAYONETS
-
Memphian Tells How Ameri-
cans First Broke linden
burg Line.

Private George L. Bllinesley, Mem
phlan, OF Company c, 18th infantry.
goth division, who returned this week
from France, incapacitated from
wounds received on Oct, 10 near Cam
brai, vividly describes the fighting In
which Memphis troops we're the first
70 break the H~indenburg line and how
ne. in company with a sergeant. cab
tured II armed Germans,
~Billingsley was a member Of the Ten
nessee national guard before they were
split up and ordered to France. In his
company, when he entered the trenches,
were Less than a dozen Tennesseans,
me remainder having been transferred
into different regiments OF the division.
IN took an expert barrage to enable
Us to break through the line.' said
Billingsley A we went over the top
We could see the ferries hopping from
smell hole to shell hole as fast as they
could seek shelter long enough to fire
one shot, We never got very close to
them. We would pick ont one at \ time
when they hopued from one shelter to
another, and shoot them down.
one forgets everything else when he
gets into a battle. He doesn't know
whether. It's meal time or not, whether
rs Wednesday or Sunday, nor day or
night, hardly. He's too busy.
Fortunately for us. the ferries were
frightened to death at the sight Of cold
steel When ne went over the ton for
the first time We caught hundreds. Of
Germans In their artillery proof dug
outs, but when they swArnled out BY
the scores and could have done con.
siderable damage to our RANKS, they
yelled 'kamerad" and laid down their
weapons.
Imagine n fight between several
hundred Americans and Germans ali
mingled together in a seething mass,
fightIur with hA knIyaS erAnsdan
and other implements. That Is what
would have resulted had the Huns
shown any inclination to fight.
My sergeant, on Oct. I, during a lull
IN tho fighting. caught sight Of a SQUAD
OF Germans coming toward our
trenches A lieutenant was leading
them. The sergeant proposed that We
go out and capture them. | didn't han
ktr for such a job too much. but |
wouldn't back down, and we rrept out
Of the trenches toward the Huns. who
we're on q raidinE party bent on enter
ing our lInng
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-24
MASS MEETING PLANNED.

Relation of labor to the problems Of
reconstruction will be the topic OF an
address to be delivered in Memphis by
Jerome Jones, Of Atlanta, who win rep
resent the U. S. department Of labor
at a mass meeting or organized labor
Jones, who Is a Tehnessean, is well
known as a labor student and Is sound
ing out the labor situation in the
South. Several important conferences
with labor leaders will also be held
during Mr.. Jones stay in Memphis,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-24
CIVIL SERVICE EXAM.

The United States clvIl service com
mission win hold an examination for
clerks and carriers for men only on
Feb IS, 1919. to I'm vacancies In the
postoffiCe. The entrance salary Is now
5000 a year. The examination Is open
to AL who meet the requirements. Ap.
plication blanks and fun Information,
including sample questions, IAN he OBJ
tanned from the secretary Of the local
otvti service board at the ~postoffiCe.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-01-24
WILL DISCUSS RED1T

Discussion Of credit problems and an
open forum following, will feature the
Friday night at the Chamber Of
OF the Wholesale Credit
Mems association Of Memphis. J.. G.,
Dean will lead the discussion,
Evening journal., 1919-12-22
URGES PATRIOTISM
in TINE OF PEACE

Patriotism in time OF peace was urged
by Professor David Saville Muzzey Of
Columbia University, in an address be-
fore the Ethical Society in the Hotel
dupont yesterday afternoon
Life. said Professor Muzzoy, "to
many people seems TO be nothing but
a rut in which they run, without
realizing that there is a holiness about
seeking a way in which TO establish
right personal and social relations lie
compared the Presidents optimism and
confidence when the armistice was
signed with The feeling OF doubt and
distress over economic conditions In his
utterances a year later. which no said
had suggested his topic for the after
noon.
Patriotism, he said. has always been
connected with war and our histories
chiefly dwell upon the glories that have
come 10 US through war. War is not
philosophy he oontonded, and going
10 the defence Of the country is not
devloping the philosophy Of the father
land 10 is the philosophy that is pa
triotism. As an analogy he pictured
The devotion OF man to his family and
home in times Of peace as being the
philosophy Of home which made him
spring TO It's defense when Durglarizcd
Evening journal., 1919-12-22
AMALGAMATED LEATHER.

Declaration OF an initial quarterly
dividend Of si.75 a share on the pre-
ferred stock of the Amalgamated Leath-
er Companies, Inc, marks an unbroken
succession Of dividends on the preferred
stock Of the F. Blumenthal Co, which
was Amalgamated Leather's predeces-
sor. F. Blumenthal Co. was incorpOrat-
ed in March, 1910, and paid a dividend
on its preferred stock April 4, 1910. Up
to the time the company was convert
ed into the Amalgamated Leather Com
panies. Inc, 81 dividends had been paid
on the senior issue. F. Blumenthal Co.
paid four common dividends Of ~ per
cent. each. Previous dividends were
not made public. It is stated, however,
that 32 dividends were paid on the F.
Blumenthal Co. common stock previous
to the recent declaration Of an initial
dividend Of 81 a share on Amalgamated
Leather common. This would indicate
that the f. Blumenthal Co. started COM
mon dividend payments about a year
after its organization.
Evening journal., 1919-12-22
FUNERAL TOMORROW
OF THOMAS M'COMB

Thomas F. McComb, 70 years old. for
the past thirty years engaged in the
leather business, who died saturday
night, will be buried tomorrow after
noon at o'clock, from the residence
Of w. s Heisler. with whom he lived,
at No. i5Os Hancock street. Interment
will be private.
Nfr McComb was a cousin Of the late
Colonel Henry :. McComb. also a
leather manufacturer and noted rail-
road flnancier during the Civil War.
When Thomas McComb first came 20
Wilmington from his birthplace IN
Pittsburgh, 10 was 90 work for his
cousin, who for a long time had his
leather factory in the building at Third
and Orange streets, occupied IN later
years by Mcmahon Brothers. furniture
dealers, as a warehouse
Later. Mr.. McComb became connected
with the j. h. Rhoads leather betting
ilrm and entered into a partnership,
The firm being known as Rhoads end
McComb. lt was after this that he en-
tered business in his own name and at
the Shipley street location.
Mr.. McComb was man OF quiet
habits and his chief interests were in
his home, business and his church,
Hanover Presbyterian. Tie was a warm
friend Of the late John NJ C.. Rodney.
great nephew Of Caesar Rodney who
died about a year ago.
Mr.. McComb's wife died about five
years ago. lie is survived by two sons.
Edgar McComb, an attorney in Denver.
Col, and Henry G.. McC)mb. who is in
the automobile business in New York
City.
Evening journal., 1919-12-22
CITY WELCOME
FOR OLD SANTA
Community Tree Up, Sing
Carols Under Branches
on Christmas Eve
CELEBRATION TO
CONTINUE 8 DAYS

/ Wilmington will have two Community
Christmas trees. One will be outdoors
under the auspices Of the Wilmington
community Service, and the other VIII
be inside the public buildings at Tenth
/ and King streets, under the auspices
OF Mayor Taylor and other city OIL
Gals quortered In The public buildings.
The big Christmas tree for outdoor
celeE"ation OF Nuletide arrived on Sat
urday and was put in place at the play
ground at Tenth and Market streets
Saturday afternoon. George T. Lyon,
president OF City Council supervised the
work directing the Community Service
workers and making a finished Job OF
the business.
Decorations about the fence Of the
playground where the outdoor celebra-
ton is 10 be hefd barring bad weather
are partly up and this work will be
completed today Electricians Of the
trolley company today strung hundreds
Of tinted electric light globes on the
tree, and the work OF arranging the
playground SO that there will not be the
least chance for any one 10 catch cold
from wet feet will be completed.
For the next two nights. rehearsals
OF the entertainment will be given
probably in costume, so that the hun
dred or more persons who are 10 lake
part will be accustomed to The role
they are to play.
The opening program Of the eight
days celebration will begin at > o'clock
Wednesday afternoon about the biz
outdoor tree Between two and three
hundred school children will assemble
there and slng carols in Latin and Eng
llsh. After the music there will be a
sketch showing The arrival OF santa
Claus in the home Of two little girls
The part OF Santa Claus will be taken
by Thompson plummer. The two lit,
Tie girls whose home Santa visits are
Vera Bromley and Pauline Keen At
ter the girls have hung up their
stockings and gotten everything in
readiness for Santa, they fall asleep
Santa comes down The chimney, bring
ing with him his best assortment of
dolls. The baby dolls are Anna Holton,
Naomi Orr, Rose Cohen. Elizabeth Tar
button, the Red Riding Hood doll is
Bessie Goodman; the French dolls
are Zerelda Haushey and Ethel War /
dell. The imported dolls are Caroline I
NOVEL;. Ruth Ellis and Edna Russell. |
Pauline IIirshout is Jack in the Box" /
on Christmas eve there will be a /
entertainment about the
Court House ruins in three periods. !
Christmas 1911" christmas 1918" and
Christmas in Wilmington, l9i9.' In
this about fifty American Legion and |
Militia OF Delaware soldiers will par
tlcipate in addition to vocalisls, and
Evening journal., 1919-12-22
DEATHS.

lMcCOMB-In this city. on December
1919 Thomas McComb, aged q years,
Funeral services az the residence OF
s. Heisler, No. 1908 Hancock street,
Tuesday afternoon, at O'CLOCK lnlern'
private.
FREDINGER-In this city, on Decent
20 1919 Annie, widow OF the late 10
FrediBger, aged 90 years.
Relatives and friends are Respectfully
yited to attend the funeral services; iIi
street, on Wednesday afternoon. Decens
-. at o'clock. Interment at RiYer'u
cemetery.
GRAHAM-In this city. on December
1913. Ellen n. Graham, widow OF Hen
Relatives and friends are invited TO
tend the funeral services, at her late
dence No. 1904 West street, on Nedn'
day morning. at $50 o'clock. kequs
mass at st. Patrick's Il. c, Church
terment at CATHEDRAL cemetery.
Kindly omit flowers.
.sENART-On December 20, 1919, John
Senart, aged 81 years.
Relatives and friends are invited TO
tend the fnneral from his late reslden
No. III Breck's Lane, on Iuesday morhiu
December %, at . o'clock; hlgh mas
81 Joseph's II G. Church. Intermeni
Silverbrook cemetery.
WILSON-on December 10, 1919, Willis
Atwood Wilson, aged 90 years.
Relatives and friends are invited 70 2
tend the funeral services. at his late reg
dence. Guyencourt, Del, on Tuesday aits
noon, December %, at l.3O O'Clock. lh'e
ment at Mt Lebanon cemetery.
CRAIG-In this city, on December
1913, Isabella, widow Of Lamborn CTal
aged 6S years.
Relatives and friends are invited 70
tend the funeral services, at her late rel
dence No 2003 Lancaster avenue, on 1ue
day. December 23 at O'Clock. lnterme
at Lombardy cemetery.
sFAL-In this city, on 18th month, III
Z 1910. william =. Seal, In his e6th year.
Relatives and friends are invited 70 q
tend the funeral services from his rei
dence. ROselle, Del, on 18th month"; @Ss
at . p. NJ. Interment at Riverview ceiu
tery. Please omit flowers.
KNOTTS-At Stanton. Del, on Decemu
Il. 1919. Annie A. Knots, aged 20 year
Relatives and friends are invited 70
tend the funeral services. from her ~
residence, I'm Stanton, Del. on Wednes1!
n afternoon, December "a, at j O'Clock.
terment at Ebeuezer cemetery.
Bellevue, Del, on Deeemn
90 1918. Elizabeth, widow OF Edwh
Greene. in her 72nd year.
Funeral from the residence OF her sol
fn-law. W. Elbert Pedrick, Bellevue, Lle
on Tuesday December 3. Services az ~
Swedes p. L. Church. az 2 o'clock. lnte
ment al Old SWedes Churchyard.