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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-14

Ever since Georges Carpenter acnleVeu his sensational one-round victory over Joe Beckett, the big sporting quizzes have been:
 "Is Carpentier realuy a wonderful bat tier, or was Beckett more or less of a false alarm? And what chance would he have against Dempsey"
 Beckett, undoubtedly, was one of the most overrated heavyweignts of modern times. is quite possible that any one of the half dozen American heavyweights could have turned the trick just about as quickly as did Carpenter. For the description of the fight would indicate that Beckett was more or less transfixed; {; that he offered no defense and simply stood like punching bag ready for the blows that were hurled at him.
 CARPENTER BRAINY But just the same, the fact that Car penter so quickly discovered the weak ness of Beckett and with lightning shifts punches. that finished him, speaks might fly in favor of the braininess of the Frenchman. And. after all is said and done, brains are a mighty important as- set for any ringman.
 The stories that have trickled into America ever since CarpentleF became an international figure in the boxing world indicated that although he was a super lative boxer, he did not have much of d wallop But any man who can drop , a ponderous Englshman with few jabs and right-hand uppercut is a man whose punch must be respected at ali times by everyone. And that goes for 1 Jack Dempsey as well as any other ring man who may in future try conclusions l -I~ E.%s It is more than possible that within the next year or so Dempsey Carpenter match will be arranged. If that hap pens Dempsey will be an overwhelming favorite in the betting. The American sporting public, having analysed his ca reer from it's beginning, has come to feel that Dempsey is an individual who can take the most terrific punches that others can hand him without fIinching
 But it must be remembered that even
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-14

Cincinnati, O.. December 13-(Spe- ciaL)-One big reason why it looks fairly certain that the Reds will be next season with a chance to repeat
 their great performance of this year is
 the undeniable strength of the pitching staff. Manager Moran used only nine
 pitchers to win the pennant and the worlds series, and this staff was per
 fectly capable of carrying on the good
 work throughout the regular and the
 post-season games. As a matter of fact,
 the staff consisted of only seven men, for Eddie Gerner and Roy Mitchell pitched only one game each, the for mer winning his lone contest from the
 Pirates and the latter losing his one
 game to the Cardinals by the tight score of 1 to 0.
 Both Gerner and Mitchell, however, were of much value to the club by their l constant work in practice against the
 regulars. The team would not have won without them, for the regular hurl- CTS who are pitching in their turn and sometimes out of it cannot be expected 1 to go into the box every day at batting
 practice and at least two good men are | needed for that purpose; and they are l just as essential to the success of the 1 club as those whose names appear more often in the box scores.
 1 However, the fact remains that Man ager Moran won his flag with seven 1 pitchers, and this list might be reduced l to six. as Rube Bressler worked in only six games, and was used the rest l of the time in left field as warm-u -up pitcher for the club.
 l Like Gerner and Mitchell the Rube
 was of great fvalue to the team. al :; though he won only two of the six games he pitched.
 I, Early in the season and also later
 after Pat Duncan was secured to play left field, Bressler worked in practice with good effect. But the brunt of the pitching defense fell on six hurl- I CTS. all of whom showed excellent form with every chance of their being just as strong. if hot stronger, during the next battle for the flag. Of the six regular pitchers, all are comparative youngsters. except Sallee and Fisher
 and there is every reason to believe
 that these two veterans will have an other good year.
 The four other hurlers are young
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SOME BACKFIELD

his use of plays and with a score of
 6 to 0 against him so handled his men as to win in the end 14 to 6.
 SOME BACKFIELD
 But the trio behind him would be the envy of any team-Casey of Har- vard Harley of Ohio State and Rodg- CTS of West Virginia. Casey tied the Princeton game coming stronger and faster when his team was practically
 beaten and in the last few minutes of the game, after bringing his team
 within scoring distance. he then re- ceived the forward pass that yielded the tying points, He won the Yale game, for he not only received the for ward pass but by quick head and foot work he secured the other 8 yards necessary after he caught the ball, winding his way through the Yale 1 backs. He is good forward passer, a very fast man with the ball Snd particularly elusive in his turning and twisting. Harley of Ohio State is a fitting mate for Casey and star drop kicker, while we have in our tackle, West, of Colgate. an ideaI man for the long place kicks. Harley is also one of the hardest men in the country to stop whens once started on a run.
 We complete the trip with Rodgers or West Virginia the hard hitting back field man. who is even more adept at throwing the pass than any
 man who has played this season He Ecan throw all kinds of passes and make them connect. In his running game he hits fiercelv on and outside
 of tackle and even when grasped goes | twirling. twisting on, But above all this he is a field general who has struck the highest spot in combination of running and forward passing plays l as instanced when in the Princeton game he so used his plays and team as l Princeton in the first period which
 consisted of only i2 inInutes play By similar plays he brought about a 1 touchdown on Center in four minutes
 This team would also be provided with two generals and would start its game with Rodgers giving the sig
 nals from the fullbaek position. Ii anything happened to Rodgers the | generalship would then devolve upon McMillin. man quite competent to 1 handle it. The advantage of having I the fullback give the signals is very great in this game. where the direc- I ton of the attack in the use of the l forward pass depends considerably in
 sizing up the secondary defense of 1 the opponents. Rodgers is an expert
 in this respect and by this means we should keep McMillin always fresh for ] his own work and runs'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-14
RADICAL CHANGES IN TENNIS RULES National Association to Meet-Scoring, Footfault
 and Voting

New York, December lS,-Radical changes in the scoring rules, foot fault code and in the association form of vot-
 ing are expected at the annual meeting of the United States National Lawn Tennis association to be held in this city next February The most striking change is the proposal to eliminate the old system of scoring entirely and pro vide a l-a-S method that vii make such a score as ''15 love" only a memory.
 The executive committee has swept aside the old foot fault rule and pro poses instead the following:
 Before commencing to serve. the server sinai lstand with both feet at rest behind, that is further from the net than the base line, and within the limits of the center mark and the sideline. Both feet shall be kept behind the base fine until the racket strikes the batl A new plan of voting recognizing the Iplaying membership of the clubS IS the basis for votes.
 Further development of international icompettion was promised by recommen- dation to accept the offer of the Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman trophy as prize for womens international matches along lines similar to the Davis cup play. An effort will be made to inaugurate this competition next summer.
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and prep teams was not included in this regulation.
 The final defeat of the one-year rule
 by a vote of IA to 12 came after four separate votes had been taken. two Of
 these votes being ties and the other
 two against the proposal. As most fans
 know the one-year rule prohibits the
 playing by college of athletes who
 have been in school less than one year,
 and it's advocates claim that it would
 mean the elimination of the profession
 al or hired player.
 Probably the most drastic regulation
 adopted was the one requiring each athlete to be up in at least 12 hours work. In other words, it means that the members of all teams must have passed in practically four-fifths of their studies before being allowed to play.
 The afternoon session was the most important of the conference, as it was given over almost entirely to dis cussion of the proposed constitution which was presented by Chairman s. V.
 Sanford and finally adopted after minor changes.
 Gainesville was awarded the next con vention of the association,
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New York, December 13.-In comment ing upon the qualifications of the various players selected for his first eleven Wal ter Camp writes as follows in Golfers Weekly:
 The lineup of the All-America of 1913 presents the most powerful and versatile aggregation of players that has been on the gridron for long time. It is prac- tioally all veteran material educated in the modern game There is no man on it who has not developed to the full the possibilities of his position 1t is com bination of strong, hard-hitting, power ful and experienced players, with line of exceptional physique to lift and open hcles; tight on defense. and with a back field combining speed and power in run ming, with strong interference for each other in most remarkable way. It has men who cannot only make forward passes, but receive them. It has short and long-distance accurate drop kickers. q ong-distance punter and a quarterback who never muffs and who is not only sturdy but extremely elusive when once started down the field with the ball There is also to work with him man who is speed demon and ever ready to take some of the kicks and run them back, thus making the most dangerous combination to the opponents.
 We have Tn the ends, Higgins of Penn State and IT. Miller of Pennsylvania, q pair of players of remarkable speed in getting down the field and covering kicks, both of them strong in breaking up and sitting through interference, and each an adept on receiving forward passes. Circling these ends has proven we'll night impossible all season. In the two tackles. West of Colgate and Henry of Washington and Jefferson. we have men who have practically dominated this position for two or three years. and in one-West-a long-distance punter of both
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-14
BURNS BROTHERS GO ID FACTORY Several Carloads of Chand- lers Expected This
 Week

known members of the firm of Burns Bros, factory distributors of the Chan dler and Cleveland cars, left last night for the Chandler factory to get in first hand touch with conditions there and en- deavor to get more frequent deliveries.
 Several carloads of the new Chandlers are now in transit, according to MT. Burns and will arrive during the middle of this week. The new Chandler has met with a remarkably warm reception on tine fall market, and from all indications this last. shipment will not be long on the floor Conditions are gradually bettering throughout the manufacturing plants and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-14
SPORTS.
Is Carpentier Really q
 Wonderful BattLer or Not
Beckett Was Most Overrated Heavyweight in Europe. Frenchman's Shifty Style Might Trouble Dempsey
 Possibilities of Bout
By JAMES J. coRBETT

an ordinary blow. landing in the righ spot, can put a fighter to sleep. Az though Dempsey may hold CArpen cheaply as hitter he can't afford e., leave his jaw exposed.
 DEMPSEY LIKES TO SLUG Carpentier is just the type of fighter
 that Dempsey may find difficult to whip
 For Carpenter is a flashy, shifty, speedy individual, always in motion; who when faced by hard hitter. usually plays
 the runaway game. Dempsey likes a man to come to him; likes to force toe-to-toe slugging. And Carpentier perhaps won't l fight that way. All of which will put
 the Utah Mauler" at something of a
 disadvantage
 If Carpentier does meet Dempsey and the Frenchman elects to play the will
 o'-wisp game, then it is going to be a difficult matter for Dempsey to finish him in fast time. Dempsey is a fast
 man on his feet, remarkably so. But it i is doubtful if he is quite as fast as Car pentier. And in marathon the pursued always has the advantage even though the pursuer may be a bit speedier. l If the Frenchman elected to mix 1t with
 Dempsey it is quite likely that .Carpen- tier will not last full round. For Dempsey can drop any man with two blows, whereas Carpentier has never demonstrated real knockout ability ex- cept in this last incident in London. And that was a time when he met man
 who, seemingly supplied, drew no guard,
 around him, ahd left himself wholly un- protected. | It's, little early yet to attempt any accurate doping of a Dempsey-Car- pentier match, because in this country no one is fully familiar with all the trick Ieries of the Frenchman: no one has so | far been able to get real line on the strength and the weakness of the pugilis- tic idol of France.
 1 But meanwhile the public is sufficient l ly impressed with Carpenter to make de- 1 ma nds even now for clash between the worlds champion and the fighting l king of Europe. And it's quite prob able that the match win be arranged. if Carpenter will agree to the meeting. l But will he?
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lllOI, we ClAl ICNCA0ObO0s
 The principal features of the con-
 ventiOn were refusal to adopt
 one-year rule, adoption of IA unit
 entrance requirements for athletes,
 abolition of the training table Tor
 athletic teams, passage of rule re-
 quirins that all athletes must have
 passcd in 12 hours of college work
 before competing in intercollegiate
 games and the adoption of the sec
 0nd saturday in May as date Tor
 southern track meet.
 The meeting was one of the moS' successful and largely attended in the history of the association, nearly 40 delegates from 30 colleges being pres- ent. The keynote of the session was clean athletics and practically all the discussion and action of the body was devoted to methods for keeping ring ers' or paid athletes off football and baseball teams.
 The association went on record as be- ing opposed to games between its mem- bers and nom member teams in the same district, the idea being to discourage games with outlaw aggregations whose colleges were located in this sec ton of the country. Playing of games by member teams with smaller eleVens
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-14
Prominent AgitatOrs Arrested In Cairo
By Associated rress

Chicago, December 1S,-More than slo- oooooo in Christmas bonuses will be dis trbuted to employees of Chicago banks and stores during the coming week.
 The distribution ranges from , per cent of yearly salaries in some stores to as high as IS and 20 per cent in others.
 Two of the worlds largest mail order houses, which last year gave bonuses ranging from 5 to 15 per cent of yearly salaries announce that they are prepar- ing special sur prise for employees this Christmas.
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Cincinnati Pitching Staff
 WiU Again Be Formidable

men at the zenith of their powers, and may readily be counted on to deliver the goods from the Red hill as effec- lively as they did in winning the pens nant the past season. With six re- liable pitchers to start next season with, Manager Moran has one manage rial worry lifted off his broad shoul- ders al the start, and every one knows that the pitching problem is the most important one that team leader has to solve
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it is expected that delayed deliveries such as have been the case during the past six months, will be speeded up to a great exteat--even though the most optimistic do not hope fot an increase sufficient to siIrnIv inc demand. co
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-14
Lead Price Advanced
sax Associated Press

New York. December 1S.-The American Swelling and Refining company today advanced the price of lead from 69o to [ cents a pound.
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Walter Camp Picks AN-An1erican Teams
SPORTS RA nOB ucDAVID
Athletic Authorities Adjourn After Adoption of New Rules
S. l. A. A. Members Vote Down One Year Rule But Pass Stringent Regulations Governing the Eligibility of
 Players-Campaign Against Ringers" Urged
m nnB ucDAvIn

The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic association adjourned here last night adopting constitution and reeectne practically all the old officers President Henry Phillips Secre
 ary E. T. Holmes Tom Bragg vice president for this dis
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Sd Eleven Blaik, West Point Slater, Iowa Clark, Harvard Callahan, Yale Pixley, Ohio State Cody, Vanderbilt Roberts, Center college Boynton, Williams Steers, Oregon Gillo, Colgate Robertson, Dartmouth
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2d Eleven Weston, Wisconsin Ingwerson, Illinois Denfield, Annapolis Bailey, West Virginia Depler, Illinois Grimm, Washington Dumoe, Lafayette Strubing, Princeton Trimble, Princeton Oss, Minnesota Braden, Yale
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his use of plays and with a score of to 0 against him so handled his men
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Walter Can7p's AH-America Team Is Galaxy Of Great Gridiron Heroes
Cody Chosen by Yale Authority Gets Place Mythical Third TeamCener College, l. A. A. Eleven Is Only Team % Have Two Men First Pick
 
WALTER CAMPS. ALL-AMERICA TEAM

By Associated Pres
The Washington herald., 1919-06-29
TENNIS MATCHES IN
SUBURBAN LEAGUE
EUCLID. :; STANDARDS. o

sipgles-Aleasnder. Euclid. defeated Fischer
Standards 90. 81; Dudley, Lucid. defeated
Davis. Standards. IS. 81
Doubles-AleXandCr and Dudley. Enciid. dc
fcated DAVIS aud Fischer Standards. a-S. 6-e.
s-2: Cliff and Wells. Euc!id. defeated Cusoe
and PHELPS, Standards. 81. 90; Hixson and
Knarp. Euciid defeated Lawton and Clements.
Standards. 81. s-3; BoaJle and r. Tracey,
Euc.id. defeated. Bihlmsn and Holbrook. stand
ards. 81. i-s. 50; LAnge and stone. tucld'
defeated struck and Chase. Standards. 81. 80
HoLMEAD. S: RACQUET. 2.
Single. - Dole Holnead. defeated Benton
R,s1utt. e-7. 50 80: Barber. Holmead. de-
fcated Price. Racquet. s., G-5, e2,
Daub,cs-DoyIs aud Rarber. Holmesd. defeated
Benton ard Pric, Raclust. 80. 81. -;
.'olmead ard BR'Icngcr. Hrlrlesd. defeated I.
Doud and Skinner. Racquet G-l, e-S: b
Dowd and Howensieiu. Racquet. d-feated VIII
i,ms and Morrow Holm2Ad, GO, 60; CrsmP
ton and Dyer. HOlmead dffosted Hollngsworth
and Charshe~, Racquet. e-l, 81: j. DoWo
and Gibbons EscIuet. defeated Robinson ana
wingfeId, Holmead. -. 90
ARGYLE, 5: HOME, .
sinsles-SteIlw,gsn. ArgSle, defeated Thomas
Home, 81, &C: Spence. Argyle. defeated
Greene. Home. g.. 50
Doubles-stellvagen and SIrnce. Argyle. de
feated Greene and Thomas. Home. 6-i, 81;
KidwelI and BrSns. Home. defeated Pierce
and Henderson, Argyle. 6-3. -: Farnsworth
and Watson. Home. defeated Boyd and Gable.
Argyle. 81 60; Williams and Metzler. Algyle.
defeated Malcolm and Hoyt. Home. o., 6-3;
I.hurtell and Stanton. Ars1le. defeated Hall and
Sibbitts Home. 6-3. i-6. e-3.
The Washington herald., 1919-06-29
Across-the-P Potomac News
NOTES AND GOSSIP OF PEOPLE AND THINGS
IN vIRGINIAs NEARBY COMMUNITIES

culated and received the signature
OF everyone present and are being
circulated through the town. Mr..
Reinburg. at the station. and DR..
Boyer have these petitions. and II
you are ir favor of incorporation
drop In and place your name on the
dotted line.
Mr.. Sherman. OF the banking COM
p1ittee. introduced Charles Ecklorf,
cashier of~the Central Savings Bank
OF Washington, who stated that he
had made a careful survey of condi-
tons around Clarendon and had come
TO the conclusion that a bank with a
capital OF $4,000 would just about ft
into the surrounding scenery, and that.
In justice TO the community. CIare7-
DOMAINS would be given an opportu-
nifty TO subscribe TO shares in $40 lots.
but that the entire amount WAS in
sight and could be raised in Wash
in"ton II necessary
The frst step on the part OF the
bank would be the erection Of a two
story building to house tire postofic :.
a branch OF a chain store which 4
looking for an opportunity 70 locate
IN the town. and new quarters for the
'nfe department. which is to be en-
iarged; the second loor to contain
rooms for the Citizens Association.
Athletic Association. Boy Scouts. Pa
irons League. and other civic CEN
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LATONlA RESULTS.

FIRST RACE - Six furlongs. Marse John.
l4 tIynnsiordl. AN. 7D $50; Hidden Jewel.
le4 (willisI lo6o. 500: Madras Gingham, ~
(Boylel, 6sc Time. Is IS. Bullion. Lady
small, Decod. Herald. Grey Eagle. Pullux.
subahdar, Archie Alexander. Geo. Stair. also
ran.
SECOND RACE-FIve furiones Ciintonville
lli2 Cwanipston,. SO. $50. $50; Missa, liz
CThurter). 8D. Bso; May Rose. liz Han
over. $50 Time. loi. Spectacular Girl. Sec
ond Cousin, Great Hawk. Keep. Perfect Lady,
also ran.
THIRD RACE-One mile and furlonH Bri-
nette d. lOI (Boylel. 2i0. ESQ iS; Ginger.
10 (wsrringionl. 20. SO; Pans Maid, lei
PooD. 40 Time. l: 81 Mayor Calvin. Mint
Cat vulcanite. Bell Solar. also ran.
FOURTH RACE-One mile and farione
Pas,orrau. o. tBoyIel, o.so. 40 2Si Raider
l0i Lunsfordl. SO. so; Beaverkill, lls robin
sonl. go Time l 81 IS BufOrd and Linden
also ran.
FIFTH RAcE-ope and three -sixteentbs mIes
Prospector. lc7 Brown, 40. 80. go; sans
Peur ID. 90 tThurberl. 30. $50; Mistress Polly.
;oj (Robinson). 20 Time, is rs. Lacka-
wanna and The Cullen Bon also ran.
SIXTH RACE-One and three si1teenths miles
Kepward, liz (Groth). Tl0. 40. 40: Cor, don.
loT tFoyle). 1910. SO; r Rey. l07 tHupen. 80.
Tine, l:ss IS. Mary H.. Lottery. Grumpy. Al
stnn. Contestant. Thrills. sascnta. Irregular.
Pastime, also ran.
SEVENTH RACE-Mile and three-sixteenihs:
Rcyeler. lG tRobinsonl. $50, SO, SO: sand
man 2nd. no Brown. $50. $50; Obolus. 100
(Connellyl. SO Time. 80 25. Sun Gold.
Prunos, Kentucky Boy Blazoury. Gordon Rus
SELL James Foster, Aztec. Bryn Limah. Deck
mate also ran
The Washington herald., 1919-06-29
WILLARD Money
NOT IN SIGHT
Many Fans in Toledo Think
Jess Will Win, but Fail to
Back Their Opinions.
Rr FRANK G. MENkE.

Toledo, Ohio. June 2S.-Locating q
needle in the proverbial haymow is
task but little more Intricate than
gents who wish to back
Jess willard with their bankrolls.
Gobs of citizens. and aliens too.
continue to inform all within ear
shot that willard is going to rock
Dempsey TO Sunderland. But as
soon as they are asked to fortify
their sentiments with cash they be-
come strangely silent
Meanwhile 100000 or so is be-
ing waved around town with the
def.
"All-or any part Of ton Demp-
sey at even money"
Extra squads of workmen are be-
ing hurled at the task of complet-
ing Tex Richards gigantic arena.
Night and day they are at il and It
seems now that they will keep their
promise to have the stadium fully
completed by fight day.
Just how many the place will seat
still remains some thing OF a mys-
terry which probably won't be solved
until the reserved seats are num-
bered and the "bleachers" are ap-
portioned, eighteen inches to the
person. However. the estimates
made by the builders place its ca
pacity at $4,000 or slightly beyond.