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The Washington herald., 1920-12-24
MANY OFFERS TO I
FIGHT RECEIVED
BY BILL BRENNAN
Chicago Heavy-Weight
May Get Crack at Full
ton and Weinert.

NEW YORK. Dec. as.-since he
made MIS- gallant stand against
heavyweight ch1npion Jack Demp-
sey Bill Brennan is being besieged
with offers fro mall. over the coun-
try and In Europe.
And not only that. but Bill fs
thinking seriously OF taking a turn
behind the footlights.
American promoters want his
services; the theatrical offers look
good. and En- g,ish boxing soions
have made several corkins good Of
fers for the burly Chicago Irish
man to take a journey overseas for
bouts in London.
BIT IL Bill decides 20 go &c Eng
land whom can he tight? It's a safe
bet Georges Carpenter. won't listen
to any of his overtures. The -star"
English heavyweights-Bom
Wells and Joe Beckett-have been
knocked on SO frequently they will
hardly tackle such a tough customer
as Brennan, and aside from these
heavies there aren't any others in
Europe.
wild Bert" Kenny and Frank
Moran, a pair OF veteran American
heavies. are In London and Battling
Levinsky. the Philadelphian, is ex-
pected to leave for there shortly.
SO IL might be possible for Brennan
to be hooked up with one or two
OF these-p4rticularly Kenny and
Levinsky. as IL isn't likely Moran
will agree to tight -SluEgin Bili."
Brennan still insists he's as good
as Dempsey and wants snoths-
crack at the champion-but b
won't get IL for some time at least.
However. IL Brennan wants to i'm
prove his standing among the elite
Of the United States. why doesn't
he take on Fred Fulton. the NAM
moth Minnesota plastererZ
Fulton has been knocked on by
both Jack Dempsey and Harry
Wills. yet Fred is a great rghter.
particularly when he Is on the win
ming end. He can box and can hit
powerful lick.
No matter how often Fulton is
beaten, rival heavy-weights have
great respect for him and his
punch. Dempsey stopped him in a
few seconds and wills in a few
rounds-yet none OF the other big
fellows want any OF Fred's game.
Charlie Weinert is another big
fellow Brennan should fight ~ 10
wants to convince the public he Is
entitled TO a return hrht W.
Dempsey. weinert. under the direc-
tion OF Billy Mccartney. has come
back. II the Newark Adonis can D..
kept on the straight and narroy-
path that is. induced TO keep N
physical condition-there are Tow
heavies outside Of Dempsey and pos
sibly Brennan and Fulton who can
defeat him.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-24
EPIPHANY TIGERS.
DEFEAT WESTERN
Many Fouls Called in Rough
Battle-High School Boys
OFF in Shooting.

Western High School and the
Tigers OF Epiphany staged a hard
fought contest last night at Epiph-
any. the latter winning the battle.
"a to Is. The Tigers started off to
a good lead. and then both teams
started to rough it up. foul altar
foul being called as the play got
closer. The first session ended with
the Tigers leading, 16 to Z, and the
Epiphany youngsters kept up their
good work in the second period.
The Western quint were away on
in caging the ball from scrimmage,
but all their shots were hurried be-
cause of the close guarding of the
Tiger five. Goodman and Blanken
played a great game on the offense,
while Kennedy. Biron and Dennis
were like a stone wall on the de-
fense. Burke for Western High,
when he was inserted into the cou-
test. played a wonderful game and
proved adept at tossing the sphere
into the basket from the l5-foot
mark. Lineup and summary:
The Washington herald., 1920-12-24
NAVY YARDFTVE
TRIMS e. TEAM
Gunmakers Have Runaway
Victory in Good Fellows"
Benefit Game.

Navy Yard tossers easily defeated
Washington Council of the Knights
Of Columbus League. 66 to %, and
the War Risk Representatives stop
ped the clever War Risk Indians,
80 to II, in a double-header played
last night in the Wilson Normal
gym. Both games were staged as
Good Fellows" benefits.
Geiman for the Indians and Kelly
for the ar Risk Representatives
were the individual stars of the
girls game. Geiman got six floor
goals. two of them from extremely
hard angles, and Kelly dropped nine
shots through the net. making
three-fourths of her teams points
The Gunmakers outclassed their
opponents in the second game. The
floor work of the Caseys was no.
ticeably weak. Navy Yard forwards
easily outclassing their opponents
in this end OF the battle. The X. C
guards also were of form. leaving
the opposing forwards practically
free throughout the game.
O'Connors, Young and Thomas.
for the Gunmakers, accounted for
all their teams points. each man
getting eleven floor goals. Caro-.
faIo and Degnan starred for the los
ers. Line-ups and summaries:
The Washington herald., 1920-12-24

reeling K
If II Wasn't for the money thnt I
havete spend to do II,
willard had worked of all fat
ness when he met Dempsey at
Toledo." states an exchange. All
fatness below the neck. II he can
continue the fat reducing process
Is inches higher on the next oc-
casioE get a good trainer and a
lsmart adviser. the next days story
may be tribe different from the
one which appeared on July 8, 1918.
An expert has invented a golf
club that will prevent a slice or a
hook But he makes no mention
OF having invented n golf ball that
Will trickle into a cup as buoyantly
as 1t trtckles into the heelprlnt of
bunker.
Babe" Ruth may not hang up his
sock tonight. He hung 1t over
various fences fifty.four times be-
tween April and October. and the
novelty Of the act has worn of for
the current year.
A man may be able to trade q
toothpick for a lumber yard and
still get badly stung In a baseball
barter. where the rate OF exchange
Is 95 per cent the best of II.
Copyright, 1870. New York Tribune, Inc.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-24
Cubs Want Games.

Thk Immaculate Conception Cubs.
averaging 100 pOuncs. have IeSued
challenge tc any teams in Their
class. Games usay be played Mon
day and Thu, sdsy afternoons IN
the Immaculate conception gym.
Anthony sheFaaa, 500 p street
northwest. 10 manager Of the team.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-24

Ter. welch for Mays. Murray for
Moran, Degnan for Pippel. Viehman
for McGrath. Floor goals-OCon
nell Ql), Young U1), Thomas QD.
Garofalo (5), Moran. Pippel (3)
Degnan (3). Murray. Foul goal
Degnan. Foul goals missed-O'Con-
nell (3), Thomas, Garofalo (2). Nc
Grath. Referee-Burns.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-24

The Immaculate Conception so
pound basket tossers have thrown
their hats into the ring and want
TO arrange games with teams IL
their weight class. For games COM
municste with Thomas Ryan. zoos
Rhode Island avenue northwest.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-24

oUDsIINulIOII5 ICIIIOINE IVE IVOu-
man, Sykes for Kennedy, Keane for
Blanken. Burke for Werdon, JEFF
fries for woerner, Nichols for Baird.
Goals from field-Blanker 90, Ken
nedy (2), Goodman go, Biron (2).
Burke. woerner, Jeffries (2). Co.
nard. Goals from foul Goodman
ca. Burke (s), Keane. Referee
Haas
The Washington herald., 1920-12-24
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THE LITTLE TIN HORN.
Once more she echo drift. BY land
and sen.
Far blown and faint as from Gods
melody,
sweet as the sream-sens Of . thou-
sand years q
or love ana lapsster. Of i,fes pain.
and tears,
Sweet ms the wind-sons where the
mr. trees crown
The snow-swept hills above the
restless town,
Blown ever on,rard rs dream.
far whirled.
That comes. to storm the darkness
Of the world.
And drive nfe's shadows to unend-
ing flight
beyond the CLEAN that crowns the
hills of light.
Once more the echo rises and afar
We wait again beneath the Christ
mas starr
where once again the rushing Ie-
Eions meet
with rhythmic tread of countless
marching feet
That shift and form Into n serried
line,
where through the mists the scarlet
berries shine.
Above the day Of all the days that
walt,
where winds the highway through
the open gate
Flung wide for those who yet may
enter through
And ind beyond the Land-of-
Dreams-Come-True
The report that Messrs. Huston.
Rupert, Comiskey and Frazee will
drop something into Ban Johnson's
stocking is absolutely unfounded. as
1t Is strictly against the law to send
nitro-glycerine by mail.
1t is difficult to say just at this
tablish peace in the Balkans or in
the American League. Both are
charter members of the off-Agin-
On-Agin Club.
Why Not.
"Ty Cob will never lead the
league again." says n contemporary.
He held the winning pace until he
reached the age of "a and then he
fell back. At 81 his day as a league
leader is over"
Possibly. but in no way a GER
tainty.
Hans Wagner led the National
League for the last time in 1911.
In 1911 Wagner was 81 years old.
several seasons out beyond Cobb's
duration upon this whirling circle.
Wagner at 81 had nothing like
Cobb's speed at "a. II might be
mentioned on the side that in 1911
Wagner had no George Sisler and
no Iris Speaker to beat. But he
was at least able to prove that "a
was no barrier to leadership.
I92I's Chance.
Nineteen-twenty-o can get
away to a running start in the
sporting whirl of time IL some court
can fasten a conviction, not only
uopn the ballplayers who sold out,
but upon the gamblers who framed
the deal.
1t Is a mistake to assume that
during the lull this case has been
forgotten and therefore should be
dropped.
The appointment of Judge Landis
was a big factor in the general
cleanup, but 1t doesn't end the
argument.
Not as long as the main crooks
are still untouched.
Those who are wondering what a
suitable gift for an umpire might
be should inclose a photograph of
John J. Evers.
THE LEADING BUNKER.
I could stand the Christmas shop
ping. though Il doesn't over
tickle.
The s,virly hurly-burIy of the mad
dened Christmns thrcng;
The humping and the thumpinr
where they get me In n pickle,
Or jam me In n showcase with n
wallop Overstrongy
could stand II uncomplaining,
though the thought L. not appeal
ing.
To cove who several seasons has
been forced to wander through 1t
The Washington herald., 1920-12-24
Mems Pajamas, $3.50

Flannclette; full cut sizes;
neat stripes. Some have
frog fastenings. All sizes.
formerly 81 and $3.50
Friday only at S3.so-nain Fleer.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-24
roLLYER,s COMMENT
y on de Spsrt Of Kiass
By BERT Z. CoLLrER

Athena
They have finally found the right
spot for this gopher Is only q cheap
selling platter. but with a MILTON
dollar prep under his belt. with
anything like decent handling. win
be on the front end OF the process
sion when the wire is reached. NAL
volio figures right bang up and
should drop into second pocket
without much effort Lorena Moss.
genuine sleeper. only has to run
back to recent efforts in order to
save the peep" money. All this
happens In the sixth at Jeff this
aft
Old McKenna is to be yanked out
Of the brine barrel and sent grape
gathering in the days opener.
Hasn't thing to beat and should
make every post a winning one
Royden and Pansy Blossom have
the balance Of the purse between
them. Louise Wynne will carry the
proverbial ton Of kale in the sec
ond. The slickers are down hook.
over the contender. Hasn't raced
may be just a trifie better than or
dinarily rated.
Direct from the feed box comes
the info that the "dynamIters" in
tend letting go both barrels on
Nominee today. Ny source of infor-
nation Is mighty close. and rarely
makes mistake. That being the
case, / imagine we'll see Nominee
cop all the kale. Back Bay is cher
ry ripe ani likes the jefferson track.
Toe the Mark is the real dangerous
one. IL he should be lucky enough
TO have a good boy in the COOP the
chances are he'd spill the beans
Looks like a dandy for the across
the-board players to string along
with. Mormon and Murphy should
light IL out for the long end of the
purse in the fourth. Personally I
fancy the chances of the former
slightly best, though old "Murp" is
sure performing mighty consistent
ly al present
thing in the NTH. Smart people
have this maverick in hand and
they were exceedingly active last
night Columbia Tenn Is fair. The
Portuguese has not raced to best
form yet Is likely to run a crack
erjack race here. On High only
needs a decent ride, in order to romp
down TO the pay-off station at the
front end Of the procession. Aztec
will go awfully well.
One Best Bet Of the Day-AIhena.
Best Take-a-Chance Bet-Murphy.
Best Pariey-seGureIs. Toe the
Marx, LoTena Moss 20 show.
NEW ORLEANS SELECTIONS.
FIRST Race-OId NcKenna, Roy
den. Pansy Blossom.
Second Rnce-Louise wynne, Seq
uroIa, Mary Fon.o.
Third Race-Nominee, Back BAY,
Toe the Mark.
Fourth Raee-Mormos. Murphy,
Amackassin.
Fifth Race AbIaze, CoIun bIa
Tenn. The Portuguese.
sixth Race Athena. MaIvoIio,
Lorena Moss.
seventh Raee-on High, Indo-
HAVANA SELECTIONS.
First Raee-Lotta speed. Nave
hona, scotty.
Second Race - BibbIer. sentry,
Firewortk.
Third Race-CaNas BOY. Might
Wind. Twenty-seyen.
Fourth Race-Pokey Jane, Still
letto. Our Nephew.
Fifth Race-Grey RamP, Mildred.
Sea Prince.
Sixth Race-Black Thong, Guards
man. BulEar.
Best Bet-Grey Rump.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-24
Mems Handkerchief
Mems 7Se Onyx
Socks, Soc

All perfect medium weight
silk fiber with double soles.
The colors are black, navy.
brown and suede. Sizes oH
to ny.
Friday only At seo-nsin Flesr.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-24
Mems Muflers radically
Mems So Blanket
Robes, S7.95

All our regular stock OF
Blanket Robes. shawl and
high collar. Silk corded
edge, buttons and girdle; all
sizes, but only so in the
lot.
Friday only at s7.ss-Hsin Floor.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-24

To Cure Cold in One Day
Take Groves LAXATIVE BRoHo oUrHINE
tablets. The genuine A-srs the signature Of
z. W. Grove. 3oe.-Adv.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-24

Substitution-List for Cummings
Goals from fioor-Geiman (6), For
syth, Cummings (2). Kelly 9D. Rel
eree-Burns
The Washington herald., 1920-12-24
Mems s ONYX Socks, S1.50

An our regular stocks,
stripes and clocks, in all the
best selling colors All silk.
Sizes oA to IIH.
Friday only At si.So pSr-hain
Floor.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-24
DUCKPIN RESULTS.
S0-Pounders in Field.

Totals. 407 44s 4se
The Washington herald., 1920-12-24
Mems Union Suits, Sl.S9

All perfect new stock;
heavy cotton, ribbed; ecru
color: long sleeves, ankle
length: closed crotch. All
sizes.
Friday only at sI.ss-Hsin Floor.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-24

One Best Bet Of the Day-AIhens.
best Take-a-Chance Bet-Murphy.
Best Pariey-seGureIs. Toe the
Marx, LoTena Moss 20 show.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-19
WHAT WILL BECOME
 DE THE WAR RQOKS1

It is interesting to learn what will
 become of the millions of books
 which constitute the war libraries and also to know that Alabama will
 have share in these books, which are
 being distributed throughout France
 and America.
 The destruction of the great library
 of Louvain and the loss of many
 smaller libraries in Belgium and
 northern France through the ruin of
 entire cities has been recompensed to
 great extent by the rapid develop
 ment of the public libraries through
 out the world.
 As result of the library work of the American people through the American Library Association during the war, library organizations have been established by the United States war and navy departments in order that the American soldier and sailor, wherever he is, may have the use of both technical and cultural books. Thousands of small libraries made up of technical books of fiction and of history and literature have been placed on our immense merchant marine. All of the great ports are now distribut- ing to these ships such books as the men need, not only for recreation, but also for study and advancement. Over one million books remain from the war libraries to be used in this country. Many of these will be given to the war and navy departments others will be used in the lighthouses and life-saving stations on the At lantic and Pacific coasts and several
 hundred thousand will be distributed to the different states for use as travelling libraries. Alabama will re- ceive 10000 books, which will be made up into small collections and dis tributed from Montgomery through the Alabama library commission.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-19
[SOCTAT AND CLUB AND ACTIVITIES WOMEN
By Emma Reid Ryall

fcan widow of the OReilly who died in Easter week, an Irish nobleman who gave both fortune and life to Ireland's cause; Madame Come MacBride, Mrs. Wyse Power All of these women and a couple of hundred thousand more are members of the Cumann na m Ban. or Women's League, which is so devotedly and intelligently patriotic that not long ago President de Valera stated:
 If England were to imprison every leader in Ireland today, the women of Ireland would be found in their places carrying on the movement to the end
 Mrs. Green has done memorable work for young Ireland, in helping them to realize from histerscaf records and teachings how the former bitter re- llglous differences were implanted in Ireland by imperial British intrigue as indeed John Adams has left us his tes- timony concerning this intrigue when he was in London in 17S3. They are con sciously united under the orange and green folds of the tricolor of the Irish republic. and there is no force on earth in Ireland or out of it that will again push them apart.
 T do not know of any misconception about Ireland in this state, and there are many such misconceptions that so hurts the Irish man or woman as the St BeStion that lrlSh Catholics and Pro testants are so uncivilized (for that is the logical term of it) that they would lapse into feudal mates and medieval prosecutions instead of harmoniously living together upon an agreed form Of self rule. If Poland and Bohemia had been controlled by British forces instead of-Teutonic you would have had this Ulster problem transferred to those countries. As 1t is, no one is worrying about how the Catholic majority of those countries will treat their minori- ties no more than they are ciamoring about what will happen to the third of Schlesweig's population which deter mined to ballot this week that they pre- fer German rule to Danish Recall, if you please, that out of every five votes cast in Ireland in the last elections, four were cast to break British connec- ton. It is true there are 100000 more Protestants than Catholics in Ulster, but what of that?
 Alabama has more Protestants than Catholics,r said Miss Hughes, but have never heard anyone suggest that to avoid persecution by the majority self government should be taken from Alabama and mandatory be given over it to genial Tennessee. do not. moreover. know much of Alabama's his- tory in this respect, but do know, for I have minutely studied the facts that there is not in Irish history one single authenticated case of persecution by an Irish Catholic majority of any mi nority. To this fact Mrs. Green, Fran wis Biggar, Sir William Barrett and other noted Protestants subscribe. Bet ter still, they can supply the facts and figures to justify it.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-19
Irish National Bureau Secretary
BY DOLLY DALkYMPLE

pass into the history and drama of the renewed Ireland. and American audi ences will thrill at their story thea. Why not now? Are heroism and valor more vital on the stage or in books than in real life?
 T am fluent of speech, but am all most without words when I try to ade- quately picture Ireland's new heroines There is the compelling figure of Con- stance, Countess de Markievicz. who commanded one company of Irish sol diers in Easter week. and having ac- cepted the Sim Fein political policy since then, is now an elected member of the Irish congress and was honored with seat in the cabinet council also
 Eva, another Irish patriot, used to slip
 into the stables of their father, Sir Henry Gore Booth, after dusk. avoiding the grooms, and ride away in the dark ness across country to hear Parnell and Davitt speak at meetings. In those days of narrowing evictions, the coun-
 tess learned Irish history at first
 hand. Today she is making history
 "To scholars and university men an equally striking figure among Ireland's patriots today is the frail, intellectual widow of John R. Green, herself the greatest living woman historian. Then there are Nelly Smith O'Brien of the family of Lord Inchiquin, who has worked so actively for the Gaelic
 League, and in 1917-1S was president of the Protestant Womens Association
 of Protest against Englands attempt ! to conscript Ireland,s meagre remnants of man power. Her friend and cousin,
 the Hon. Mary Spring Rice, the lady
 who sat at the prow of the yacht that 1 brought in the guns at Howth in 1914. l is daughter of Lord Monteagle and ] cousin of the late British ambassador l ick, sister of Lord Middleton, is another 1 of the earnest workers on Sim Fein platforms for an Irish republic. Up in : Ulster is another group of women Sim l Feinwidhe artists, teachers less prom inent socially but grandly loyal to Ire- { land and Irish freedom.
 These are only some of the Protest 1 ant women leaders in the new Ireland Along with them are the girls of old 1 Gaelic stock whole families of Griffins ] the Duffys, the Buffers, the Irish Amer
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-19
A DEAD SHOT"
 SAYS MINISTER
Black -Draught Given High Praise as a Stomach and Liver Medicine by We'll Known Old Gentle
 man Who Has Used It

Mineola, Texas.-The Rev. M. G. Jen- kins. a retired minister of the M. E Church South. living in this city. says:
 have used Black Draught as stom- acn and liver medicine. and have never found its equal
 Once I suffered for two months with cramps and pains. tried everything I could hear of without avail. but Black Draught was dead shot"
 am known here and all over the state for my honesty and truthfulness. am 7S years old and have used Black Draught for years.
 can highly recommend it to any one as liver medicine that has no equal. It is excellent for stomach, liver and other ailments use it for bad taste in the mouth, headache and other sicknesses that come from the disorders of the liver"
 Thedford's Black -Drausht is purely vegetable. and acts actively ou the bow els, gently stimulating the liver and helping to increase the normal dis charge of bile into the intestines.
 It assists in the digestion of food and relieves constipation in . prompt and natural way.
 Try Black-Draught Buy package of Black-Draught today.--Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-19

Avant is going to give 'monologue'' which will be very original and unique.
 Al Ryan, You Know Me. AL" is go- ing to sing a bunch of attractive songs, while his clever wife, Mrs. Al Ryan, will sing several solos.
 There's stunning number to be presented by the team of Densley and Yates. Hawaiian duos. while w. C.. Chambers, who writes his own songs and sings them. too. will be another of the big attractions.
 Pretty Miss T. l.. Bissell will lend her lovely voice in quartet with Miss Sarah Hodges and Messrs. Easter East burn and "Tite" Bissell. while 3 bit later the bathing beauties and a real professional act will pave the way for a juvenile boxing exhibition. this through the courtesy of the Birming- ham Athletic Club.
 Indeed "A Night on the Roof is go- ing to be an occasion long to be re- membered and everybody will be in a happy mood and joyous frame of mind to enjoy it. thus celebrating the ani- Nersary of one Of the most popular or- ganizations in this city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-19

Robert Emmett, who died of the tor lures put upon her by British soldiery when she refused to reveal his hiding place.
 "As passed your jail few days ago I found myself standing to measure it's walls with my eye. I was trying to envision those wretched cells in which the Countess Markieviez, Nell Ryan and one of the Clifford girls and Saeve French (the granddaughter of the great Anglican prlmate of Irelaad, Archbishop French, Margaret Skinnider and all the other girls of 1916 lived so unhap- oily for months, or those other cells iR the western jails in which Aileen Mac Mahon and Louise Gavan Duffy were imprisoned for weeks in 1915, just be- cause they refused to depart from their custom of speaking only Gaelic when in Ireland.
 These women of Ireland today will