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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-30
NOGULS UP w ARMS AGAINST LITTLE ROCK
Navy Crews Even
 the Score With Syracuse Teams

Philadelphia, May 29.-United States | Naval Academy crews evened the score on Syracuse. the only varsity eight to win from them in two years by defeating the Salt City oarsmen by a length in the Stewards cup race. the feature event of the sixteenth annual regatta of the American Rowing Asso- citation, rowed over the Henly one-mile , and 550-yards course on the Schuykil river this afternoon. The navy won in 6:3O 1-5, Syracuse finishing in 6;33
 Princeton was third, scant five feet behind Syracuse, while the Union E. c. second crew of Boston was poor fourth.
 The navy had the west shore course, with Princeton and Syracuse in the middle positions. Syracuse gained a half length lead on the navy in the l first half mile when the navy spurted and forged ahead a quarter length, Syracuse having half a length on l Princeton, who led Uuion's by length. At the two-thirds mile Syracuse in- creased her stroke and for few hundred yards the two leading crews 1 battled bow and bow.
 The three fourth mile point found the navy three feet ahead and holdine ! it until the mile point. where Syracuse closed up and for few moments the crews again rowed on even terms. Here Stroke King put on all reserve power and the navy shell leaped forward and opened a length lead in the rush to the finishing point.
 The navy plebes gained a five-f foot verdict over Syracuse in the junior col 1 legiate race in s6;31 2-5.
 Princeton won the freshmen eights' race by half a length from Pennsyl- vania in 6.50 25
 Coach Joe Wright of the Pennsyl- vania crew had the satisfaction of seeing his 150-pound eight win the added race to the HenlY programme by two 1enghts from Princeton. Yale be- ing third and the navy fourth. Pennsy's time was 6:432-5.
 Two records were broken. both by Nespers crewrs of this city Their crack senior double won the first double souls race by two lengths
 from Undine of this city in 7:19 S-5. 1 The previous record was 7:2S 2-5 by New York A. c. in 1908. Vesper's four souls crew beat New York A. c by two lengths in 655 four seconds better than Riverside of Cambridge mark in 1914.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-30
Bobby Jones Wins Country
 Club limitation Golf Meet

spectively. Both golfers played mighty good game to win the championship ot their flights. The Country Club golfers won the team cup, with the good score of 332 Results of finals matches, all flights, follow:
 FIRST FLIGHT Bobby Jones defeated Herbert Tutwier 5-3. Consolation-D. F. Root won.
 SECOND FLIGHT R. T. Brooke defeated Davis Roberts, 4-3 Consolation-T A. White won.
 THIRD FLIGHT " Q. Prowell defeated Frank Nelson, 1 up. Consolation-F. L. Tyson won.
 FOURTH FLIGHT Drayton Majors defeated Milton Dar- gin, 1 up in 19 holes Consolation-H l.. Badhanl, Jr., won.
 FIFTH FLIGHT Johnny Thames defeated J. E. Bowrop, 5-4. Consolaton-She Parson won.
 SIXTH FLIGHT Dr. F. s. Scott defeated R. c Hemphill, 2 up. Consola tion-John S. Cox won
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-30
PRESIDENT J. D. MARTIN REFUSES TO SANCTION SIGNING OF C. SMITH
In Letter to Proxy Allen of Little Rock Club League Head Returns Contract of Player Who Was Fired From
 Pacific Coast League Grave Charges

Memphis, Tenn, May 29.-(SpecialD In a decision rendered today by John D. Martin, president of the Southern League, in the form of letter to Bob Allen, president of the Little Rock club. Casey Smith, the Indian pitcher recently signed by Little Rock, has been declared ineligible to play in the Southern League. President Martin re- fused to approve the contract of the player, which was today received at league headquarters here
 smith was recently released by Tom Graham, manager of the San Francisco club of the Pacific Coast League and was passed up by other clubs of the Pacific Coast League. In releasing the player. Manager Graham, it is claimed, stated that his action was for the good of the game"
 At the time, Smith gained consider able notoriety and the action was com mented upon pretty generally by base ball men and writers. It was claimed that Manager Graham. had strong evil dence that Smith was working in col fusion with betters on the game At any rate, the report is that Manager Graham gave this as his reason
 President Martins action was taken
 
 in every phase. Martin stated that he had no further comment to make upon the case, other than his letter to Presi. dent Allen of the Little Rock club which Martin made public and stated was explanatory.
 Tom Seaton, another pitcher released by the San Francisco club along with Smith and under the same circum- stances, also was recently signed by Little Rock. His contract has not been received at league headquarters, Presi- dent Martin last night stated.
 President Martins letter to Presi- dent Allen follows:
 May 29, 1920. 'To MT. R. G. Allen, president Little
 Rock Baseball Association,
 415 Southern Trust Building,
 Little Rock, Ark
 Dear Sir: Envelope from your of- flee postmarked Little Rock, Ark, May 2S, 1920, D. m..' addressed to me. containing contract with Player Casey Smith, was received at my of- flee today. I am returning herewith this contract. without my approval. T beg to call your attention to Article VIII. Section 25, of the consti- tuition of the Southern Association of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-30

In match, the outcome of which was never in doubt, Bobby Jones of Atlanta won the championship of the Country Clubs annual invitation golf meet. when he defeated Herbert Tutwiler, local golfer, 5 to B. Jones played a remarkable game, and turned in the low score of "a.
 Bobby Jones fought his way into the finals when he defeated l. J. Osborn in the finals. Herbert Tutwiler defeated Bob Gregory, thus winning the right to meet Jones for the championship.
 Jones had little difficulty in making the course in 73. He was steady through out the match, playing his strokes well. On the other hand, Tutwiler had sev- eral bad holes, making several bad scores which his good holes were unable to make up for. On the third hole out, he was forced to pick up his ball.
 Bobby Jones' card for the champion ship match follows:
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 IOtdlS .....'s........'s' =. 'o
 TutwilerS card for the match follows: Out ........'... ..'.-''.. .f ofo ioo
 Johnny Thames and Drayton Nabors won two beautiful matches for the ti- ties of the fifth and fourth flights, re-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-30

Blades Memphis slugger, continues to lead the way in individual hitting in Dixie's maj9r, according to aver ages which inclAde games of Wednes day, May 26. The Memphis infielder has an average of .35s compared with $50 for E. Miller, Little Rocks hard hitting gardener Brazill of Atlanta, ranks third with an average of .S40.
 The Birmingham Barons remain at the top in the fielding line with percentage of .364, ten points ahead of the league-leading Memphis crew. Moiey's men are in fourth place in team batting with mark of .245. Lit tie Rock is showing the way in team hitting with PTS, while Memphis and Atlanta are second and third respec- lively. f
 Ching. Mobile twirler, with four straight wins, is the leading hurler of the Southern, while Rube Robin son of the Travellers and Albris of the Chickasaws are tied for second place with a .S33 average.
 Gallagher heads the Baron pitching staff with four victories and one de-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-30

Baseball Clubs. in which it is provided that
 No new player signed after open- Ing of the season, shall be permitted to play in any championship game un- less his contract has been first sent to the president Tor his approval
 My reason for refusing to approve this contract is based upon an official communication from Secretary J. H. Farrell of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues, to the effect that the San Francisco base ball club has stated that this player was internationally released by the San Francisco baseball club for the best interests of baseball.
 "In view of the action of the San Francisco club. l am unwilling, as president of the Southern Association of Baseball Clubs, to approve this con tract Very truly yours,
 JOHN D. MARTIN, President"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-30
STREET CAR FIRE
 CAUSE OF EXCITEMENT

Signs of considerable excitement were evident among the passengers of Fountain Heights street car yester- day afternoon when 1t became known was on fire.
 The street car caught on fire about 5:15 o'clock yesterday afternoon at Magnolia avende and Thirteenth street. It is believed the motor burned out.
 None of the passengers was injured and all were able to go on their way a few moments later when another car came to take them home.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-30
FELL CITY NINE
 WINS OVER LEEDS

Pel City, May s.-(special)-The Pell City baseball team defeated the Leeds nine here today, 10 to 2. In only one m nins. the fourth, did the Leeds players show any signs of putting up any re- sstance.
 The game was sewed up for Pell City
 in the fourth inning, when, with three
 men on bases, Adams hit home run.
 The score: H. Ii. T..
 Pel City ......s................'. IV 10
 Leeds ,......................... z U Q Batteries: Alvison and Pecker; Me-
 Laughlin, Farley and Roberts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-30
JOHNNY DUNDEE IS GIVEN THE DECISION
 OVER JACK LAWLER

Lawrence, Mass, May 29.-Johnny Dundee of New York was given the decision here today over Jack Lawler of Oklahoma City in twelve-round bout.
 The bout between Pal Moran of New Orleans and Mel Coogan of Brooklyn was declared mo contest by the ref cree in the sixth round.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-30
THREE MORE RACERS QUALIFY FOR T H k
 AUTO SWEEPSTAKES

Indianapolis, May 29.-Three more drivers qualified today for the 50O-mile race at the Indianapolis motor speedway Monday. This makes a total of seventeen who have successfully negotiated ten miles around the 21k-mile track saucer at an average speed of eighty miles an hour and leaves seven cars to qualify before the race starts Jim Murphy made the best tin,e today, SS70 miles an Kour, With Andre Boillet second, S5.40, and Peter
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-30
Vivian Beats East Lake

Wylam defeated East Lake on the lat ter's home grounds yesterday afternoon hy a 12-to-S count. The hitting of Ware. R. Montgomery and J. Montgom- cry featured. while Stein twirled good ball for Vivian. Score: R. H. D.. Wylam .>101 005 100 4-12 15 1 East Lake .... Ill 010 012 0-S ?
 Batteries: Wylam, Stein and J. Mont gomery; East Lake, Ware and onzalez.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-30
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-30
COLLEGE BASEBALL.

At Ithaca, N. r.: Cornell 6, Pennsyl- vania 8.
 Al Annapolis Md. Army i. Navy II.
 At Cambridge. Mass: Harvard 2, Brown l.
 At New York: Dartmouth 2, Colum- bia l. : At New York: Fordham 5, George town 2.
 At Williamstown, Mass: Holy Cross 12, Williams 8.
 At Ithaca, N. T.: Cornell 6.~Pennsyl- yania B.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-30
Pratt City Wins

Pratt City Baptists won from the Boys Club at Pratt City yesterday aft ernoon on the close score of 10 to 9. The Pratt crew counted seven times in the sixth frame, and cinched the game. Score. R. H. F. Pratt City 900 127 00o-10 4 i Boys' Club .... 22o O12 11O- 10 5
 Batteries: Boys NClub, Moore and Rotts; Pratt City, Smith and Briner.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-30
Yale Tennis Players Win

New Haven. Conn, May 29.-Yale tennis players won here today, the Aec- cnd team defeating Brown University, six matches to nothing, and the Yale freshmen winning over the Harvard first-year team. seven matches to two.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-30
Piedmont League

At Winston Salem: Winston Salem $, Greensboro 8.
 At Danville: Danville 2, Durham 5. At Raleigh: Raleigh l. High Point 0 (16 innings).
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-30
BLADES LEADS HITTERS
 AND BARONS ARE BEST
 FEEDERS N SOUTHERN
E. Miller Little Rock Gardener Is Runner-up Swatng Ching Leads Twirlers- Gallagher Is Best Mounds
 Moley's Staff

feat, percentage of .SooA whi fWhitey" Glazner is second with if wins and three defeats. Gala gherd fifth in the league standing.
 The averages follow
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-30
Ayera Knocks Out
 Conway, Lightweight

Knoxville, May 29.-Larry Avera of At lanta. scored a knockout over Frankie Conway, of Camden. N. J., here tonight in the fifth of scheduled eight-round bout Conway was outclassed but put up game fight. He took counts CT nine four times. The men are light weights.
 Jack Denham of Atlanta and Battling Bailey of Charleston. S. C.. fought eight rounds to a draw.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-30
TEAM BATTING
TEAM FIELDING

Henderson third, S1.15. The last named will drive for Tom Rooney, who was dis qualified in the physical examination of drivers and mechanicians.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-08-29

the fact that two cars came into view
ON the lonely ropd Immediately after
owens had shot Nlda
After the shooting the party sped
south ana iu attempting to dudsH
crashed into n fcucc. II was abau-
doued and Moore ana the Harmon
woman came to Tulsa ON the inter-
urban. owens wont to Nowuta.
owens Is better known In Tu'sa ns
Roy H'ltou. Under such a namu he
worked for tho telephone company,
according "a Elmer Hd7kctt Nlj
East sixth. iI1sNott was arrested last
owens. was Intercepted hN the Of
ficcrs when taken before Nida. the
injured man declared thpt hc had
ucyer seen him before.
sharp worked at th' Exchange
GROCERY before his urrcst lie ~ now
suffering with appendicitis and has
t"cr, confined 10 the hospital ward us
tho county iniL Sharp Ioomcd a..
ma East Admiral Moore and the
Harmon woman also romcd thero.
Moore worked as % clerk, according
TO tho Harmon woman, but he had
hccn out Of employment for some
time
owens. sharp and the Harmon
woman were arranged before Justice
II. y. Gray yesterday afternoon Ow-
ems and sharp pleaded not guilty to
a charge 10 first degree murder and
were confined to Jail without bond
rhoir preliminary hearing was set
for september Q Marie Harmon
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-08-29

Homer Nida, 25 years 6ld. taxi
driver, sos South Elwood, who was
shot in the abdomen by r. NJ. owens.
Saturday night. August 2l died
shortly after midnight last Friday
might after fighting valiantly for his
life for nearly week.
Nida was engaged about 8 o'clock
by a party of three, T, NJ. owens
George Moore and Marie Harmon To
go to Sapulpa. Just before the party
reached Red Fork, owens dubbed
Nida from behind with the butt OF a
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-08-29
Sure Way To Get
Rid OF Dandruff

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You VIII find. too. that all itching
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You can got liquid arvon at any
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The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-08-29

gun. He was then dragged into the
rear seat and Moore slid into the
drivers seat. and manipulating the
gears he spccdcd up the car with the
half conscious Nida begging for
mercy in tho rear seat, Just before
the ear reached Garden city, owens
lcvclcd his gun at Nida and pulled
,hc trtVLCr.
In their race from tho scene OF the
crime, they nearly Collidcd with e.
q. llouscr who was coming to Tulsa,
After the speeding car had rushed
by HOuser heard grOone nearby ana
found tho unconscious Nllt with
gaping bullet wound I'm his abdomen.
iiouscr rushed Nida 20 the hus1iul
and then notified the police and a
search was Immediately instituted
but tho murdcrCrs had apparent,
mado good their escape.
Lotc Sunday afternoon the Nuwata
police arrested owens and turned
him over TO the police here. owens
told several fantastic tales about his'
whereabouts at the time ~ .hc
crimc and In one OF them he mon
toned the namo OF Martc Harmon.
ma East Admiral. She was latcr ar
rested and AZ first stoutly denied any
knowledge " tho dastardly affair
hut after many hours Of questioning
fH' III rue u Iull COM tHSlolt iNlpil'htr
ing owens and George Moore. She
declared that owens was the man
who clubbod Nida and then brutaliy
shot him.
After being toll OF her story.
owens broke down and also made q
fun confession, admitting everything
hat the Harmon woman had snid
and tmplic1'ing "a Raymond sharp
He also told the officers where Midas
car could he found sharp had been
held on Investigation by the police
tor some time I'm Regard 10 tho shoot
ing but he had refused to talk. But
Friday afternoon, while suffering In
tense pain from an attack Of appcn-
dicitis he made n signed confession
Cf the murder plot, corTOboratinr
tho stories told by owens and the
Harmon woman. Sharp, while not IN
the murder car, was n member Of the
most cold bloodcd murdc- plot over
brought to the attention OF local Of
fiCers.
According 20 him, tho party had
planned on going 20 Dallas and
thence to California. sharp was -
meet them at Dallas with the Har-
mon woman's wardrobe
George Moore. the other man IN
the car, has never boon caught. Ar-
fVlulliE w wv NNilfl llll'' IllAi' lf.i r.
OF tho plot he STAYED I'm Tulsa all last
Sunday and left for Sprincfirld early
Monday morning. Although hc Is not
tho man who fired IN shy he. Ike
sharp was q member tpf tho CON
Spiracy and is wanted Tor murder
Police officers hold hope that he viii
be caught before the end 0f tho week.
Sharp, Moore and the Harmon
woman al room'd at it14 Fnst Adj
miral and IL was there that the plans
for stealing a taxi car wore laid The
scheme To kill the driver was later
hatChCd downtown by tho three mon.
sharp supplied the gun and the nee
| essary funds 70. carrying out the
plot. according to owens sharpe In
company with Moore and Owens had
gone over .lic ground between hcrc
and Sapulpa several times ana had
planned where they would club the
driver, shoot him and thon secret his
body. The original plan OF hiding
the body was thwartcd because OF
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-08-29

will probably turn states evidence tn
pU attompt 10 escape puuishmcut
County Attorney Tom Moore de.
u,arcd that he was loiur &, ask tho
death penalty FOR the two men now
In custody and N Moore is ever
taught. Tor him.
Nida Is survived by Lt7 wife Mrs.
Myrtle Nidt The couple had only
ntcu married u short tlmo and at the
time of his shooting. Midas wifc was
She was notified OF her husbands in.
Jury aud was pt his bedside the lnHt
three days. Nidd is also survived hy
his parents of tiuElc. WNomiug
Funeral services viii not ho hold uu
til Ihcy arrive. which viii hc some
time nCNt week.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-08-29
N0RRELL IS NOW
' KENDALL BURSAR
Former Newspaper Man
Is Latest Addition to
College Faculty.

News that former newspaper
man. Byron Norroll Of Ada. has been
appointed bursar of Kendall college
and wife matron OF Robertson hail.
the boys dormitory. was given out
yesterday by Dr. J. NJ. Gordon, prcsi-
dent
Norrell is regarded as ono Of the
best newspaper men In the state and
was elected president Of the state
press association at its meeting In
Tulsa four years ago. IL is felt by
college authorities that I'm addition
to financial management of the COLI
lego he viii be able 10 direct public
lty for the institution in Am uuusu-
ally effective manner because OF his
wide acquaintance in Che newspaper
field.
Norrell embarked In the news
paper business after he had taught
In Texas schools for eight years fol-
lowiPg his schooling at Howard
Payhe college, Brownwood, Texas,
and the George Peabody college Tor
Teachers, Nashville. Coming to
Ada, Okla, in 1906. he became editor
and owner of tho Weekly Democrat.
Four years later he assumed the
same position on the Ada News, a
daily and continued this work untl
spne year ago when he sold out his
Interest in the paper and moved TO
a farm near Ada
Mrs. NUrrell is especially talented
In music she was educated at Bay
lor. college and Baylor university
having graduated In music from the
latter institution. She also studied
at Chicago, Chautauqua, and tor IS
months at Leipsic. She taught for
several years at Baylor college and
was for some time head OF the de-
partment Of music in the Ada and
Edmnnd nnrmAls