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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-21
Potato Market

By AssOcIAted ProSs :. Chicago, December 20-Potatoes dull; northern white sacked, $l.35@1. .45 per cwt: Minnesota and North Dakota Red river Ohios sacked, $1.60.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-21
Coffee Market

By Associated Press New York, December a.-The coffee market was easier today, owing to re-
 ports of lower cost and freight business
 and unsettled Brazilian markets Tho
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-18

! The leading pitcher Of the year was
Bob Shawkey Of the Yankees. ae
worked in thirty-eight games for s67
innings, and allowed but seventy
three runs for an average OF 2.46 Tor
each full game of nine innings. Stan
ley Coveleskie. premier hurler OF the
world CHAMPION Indians was second
with an earned run average OF 2:4S
Convey appeared in forty-one battles
worked 3l5 innings and allowed
eighty seven runs. Urban Shocker OF
the Browns followed the Indian star
with a 2.7I average gained In thirty
eight games for 246 innings in which
opponents counted seventy four
times.
Ed RommeI and Dave Keefe. young
stars of the Athletics. were fourth
and ffth. respectively. Rommers
mark was 2.84 and Keefe's 2.97. Jim
Bagby, Cleveland veteran, was fifth
in effectiveness. and led the league
In number of games won. thirty-one
His opponents CLEANED 2.s9 runs per
game from his deceptive delivery m
$40 rounds. Bagby pitched in more
game--forty -eight-than any other
hurler. and also in more innings.
Besides Rommel and Keefe, Walter
Mails Of the Indians. Bill Burwell and
Bill Bayne of the Browns. Warren
Collins Of the Yankees, Bryan Har-
ris of the Macks and Courtney and
AcOSta OF the Nationals were new
corners who turned in some brilliant
performances. Elmer Myers. trans
ferred from the Indians to he Red
Sox in mid-season, closed the year
with o run of nine straight victories
Coney strike-Out King.
Stanley Coyeleskie was strike -out
king. He whitfield 1873 batters. about
one out of every ten that faced him
Two National hurlers were among
those attaining doubtful honors. Jez
Zachary led the rcicuit by committing
three balks, and Jim Shaw shared a
record with Dutch Leonard Of De-
troit by uncorking thirteen wild
pitches. Frank Davis of the Browns
was the most generous hurler. grant
ing 149 bases on balls. Howard
Ehmke. Tiger moundsman, siammeJ
the ball into the anatomies of thir-
teen batsmen and his clubm3te
George Dauss, was scored upon 150
times. the greatest number in the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-18
ace Base Concaue Many College Mines Anxious Play Here
M'CARTHYSPURNS RAISE
Pacific Coast League Head, Resent
ing Efforts to Gust Him, Re-
fuses to Retain Job.

SACRAMENTO. Calf. December IL.
Because Of what he termed a move
ment to 'oust" him from the presi-
dency of the Pacific Coast League. w.
II. Mccarthy of San Francisco today
twice refused reelection to that Of
f1ce. The second tender was made
after the salary OF the post had been
increased to $4,000. double its former
figure.
Mccarthy said an effort was being
made Ito make him pay the penalty
for his stand in the Rumler case"
Mccarthy last summer demanded and
obtained the release of William G.
Rumler Of the Salt Lake City club on
charges OF alleged irregularities in
the 1919 Coast League pennant race,
in connection with which Rumler now
is under Indictment in Los Angeles.
Mccarthy consented to serve until
his successor could be chosen. how
ever. which probably will be at a
meeting next month at some city not
yet named.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-18
REX TEAM STRENGTHENS
Lines Up Dreadnaught and Navy
Yard Stars for Game With
Knicks Tomorrow.

Taktng a leaf from its opponents
book. Rex Athletic Club IL bolste ring
It's lineup for the meeting with the
tomorrow at Ameri-
can League Park. Summers. man.
moth guard, and Crouch, stellar
tackle of the Alexandria Dread
naughts. and Scoville and LANCER
mainstays of the Navy Yard eleven
Will appear as Rexmen. Tho addition
OF these players should enable the
northeast club to compete on even
terms with the augmented Knicks.
Harry Harris. who has sported Dart
mouth and West Virginia colors and
now Is member of the Akron pro-
fessional champions, will be seen in
the knickerbocker backfield. while
Tommy Whelan. former Georgetown
man. with Jim Thorpes Canton Bull.
dogs. Is to be at one OF the ends. Jack
Sullivan, Van Brocklfn and Mackert
college men, who were used against
Navy Yard, also will be in action.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-18
JACKS EARS FOUND 0. K.
Dempsey Submits to Test in Chi.
,cago to Prove Brennan Did Not
Seriously Injure Him.

CHICAGO, December ia score OF
newspaper reporters last night put
Jack Dempsey through a series OF
tests to confirm the heavyweight,
champions claim that neither Of his
ears had been seriously injured by the
blows Of Bill Brennan in their fight
at New York. =
Reports that one ear virtually wal
torn OF. at first amused the champion
but when he learned the reports were
taken seriously he volunteered to 20
through any tests desired.
Dempsey and his manager, Jack
Kearns. left later for Salt Lake City.
Regarding the fight with Brennan
fairly tough bird, but no tougher
than some others he had met"
IF I had knocked him out in two
rounds they would have said was q
murderer and a rough slugger. Then
when didn't knock him out until the
that let him stay SO as to make good
moving pictures. I'm blamed either
way. I'm heavyweight champion and
I expect to fight my fights in the man.
ner l think best"
Benton Harbor Seeks Big Bout..
BENTON HARBOR. Mich. Decembe.
10 Jack Dempsey. heavyweight
|sCudfUplOIlp spent n lew nOurS mere yes
terday with Floyd Fftzsimmons. who
promoted the Dempsey Miske fight
last September, and who has been
seeking to have the Dempsey-Carpen-
tier bout staged here. Fitxsimmons
said nothing had been settled as to a
championship fight here. but added
that he expected to stage a bout be-
tween Dempsey and an unnamed OPP
pOnent either next Fourth Of July OIL
Labor day.
GRAND RAPIDS. Mich. December
1S.-Chuck Virgins Of Indianapolis
won a newspaper decision over Ted
Jameson OF Milwaukee in ten
round heavyweight fight last night.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, December 1S.-
Carl Tremaine Of Cleveland shaded
Joe Burman OF Chicago in a ten
round bout here last night by whirl-
wind finish
FORT WAYNE. Ind. December 49,
Frankie Mason, Fort Wayne. fly
weight earned the newspaper de-
cision over Johnny Ritchie Of Chicago
In q ten-round bout last night.
PARIS. December 1S.-Eroole De
Balzac last night knocked out Tom
GUNNER of England in the ninth
round of q bout which was advertised
as being for the rniddleweight cham
pionship of Europe.
BalZac who was middlewetght cham-
pion Of France, was knocked out May
last by JEFF Smith of Bayonne. N. j.,
who was awarded the title.
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C. j. FIVE LOOKS STRONG
Plays Clever Game, Especially in
Guarding, in Scoring Over
Lehigh. % to 81.

Catholic Universfty's new basket
bali team will enjoy most success
full season IL in games to come it fol-
lows the ball as persistently as 1t did
in the opening encounter at Brook
land last night. This close attention
to the sphere brought a 20 to ~ VIC
tory over the aggressive Lehigh Uni
versity quint. despite slackening of
pace by the Bro0klanders in the last
I'VE minutes of play.
The Maroon and Black. by a squirt
In the late stages. gained a % to IA
lead in the first half. In the second
period the Brooklanders, despite a
continuance of good play. were close
ly pressed by the visitors. Lehigh rail-
lied and cut C. Us lead 10 points
shortly before the final whistle. main
ly through LingIe's work from the
foul line.
The guarding by Catholic U. was SO
aggressive that many fouls resulted.
In all, twenty-three free shots were
made by Lehigh. and Lingle Gagged
fifteen. Dunn and Kelly. Brookland
forwards. did some spectacular scor-
ing and covered the court thoroughly.
O'Brien took Kelly's place when the
latter was chased by the personal foul
route. Lingle. forward. and Walter
Springsteen, running guard. did the
best work for the visitors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-18
WOULD K. 0. LITTLE Jeff
Murray Aspires to Turn Trick in
Main Go of Ardmore Show
Tuesday Night.

When frankie Murray Of Philadel-
phia and Little JEFF Of Baltimore re-
sumo their duel in the feature match
Of the fight show to be held at Ard
more next Tuesday night the Quaker
City boy is going after a real knock
out victory These hyweiGhts have
INDUCED In three scraps in Baltimore
without either getting an edge. ac-
cording to- the referees. Murray be-
lieves he deserved better treatment
from the officfais and viii make every
effort to send:fsittle JEFF into dream
land before the expiration Of the
scheduled ten rounds.
The Phf1ad eIphfan has been setting
q speedy pace In recent battles. He
has fought Steve Conlon twice, gone
ten rounds with Joe Dillon and mixed
with Charlie Ray. ad has not lost a
decision. Patsy Donovan. the local
boy. rated as the best of southern fly
weights. tried to stop the Quaker at
Ardmore. but took the count in the
fourth round. Little Jen. however. is
developing rapidly and easily won in
q preliminary to the williams Ledoux
bout in Baltimore Thursday The
diminutive boxers are to weigh in at
liz pounds at o'clock on the day
o ftheir meeting. Pat OConnor will
be the third man in the ring.
Pete Moran. who handles Murray,
will have another Of his proteges In
the six-round semi-windup in Ping
Bodie. a 122-pounder. Bodie has been
knocking 'em all around the ring in
preliminaries in eastern Pennsylva-
mia. and Is said to possess a punch
equal to that in the war club slung
by his namesake in base ball fame. He
Will be opposed by George Myers, the
marine. who gave Shorty Mccain
such q battle in the bouts at Fort
Myer Wednesday night.
Johnny Conroy Of the navy yard
viii meet Joe Maple Of Georgetown,
In lightweight mill; Billy Regan,
the southwest terror. and Dick Bur-
CESS Of Baltimore have been matched
at 125 pounds: Young Remsey of
Washington and Johnny Corbett of
pittsburgh will stage a 150-pound
go. and Phil Bolden OF Baltimore and
Har.eoiled Smith Of Walter Heed
Hos, ital will clash at 1876 pounds.
These fights are limited to six rounds.
A special four-round encounter has
been scheduled for Young Critic, a
Baltfmorean, and Young Dempsey, a
husky Georgetown mixer. They are
TO weigh in at $50 pounds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-18
WHY U. S. GOLFERS LEAD
Superiority Of Americans Due "a
Thicker Grass on Greens, says
Vardon, British Crack.
oss-Atiantic CabIe Service to The Star

LONDON, December 1S.-VaPdon
thinks he has discovered the reason
for the superiority Of American golf.
ers over British. Its because Amer
lea makes 1t a point to have thicker
grass on its greens than we have" he
must be struck frnly. There's NO
nervous fidgeting, AZ on the close
cropped British greens. Putting par
alysis is unknown in the United
States.
postpone their arrival until . few
days before the event they will In
crease their chances of winning: 9th.
erwise they will be discovering the
difficulties of the shaved and almost
polished British greens. anu may be
uncertain how to hit the ball"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-18

For the first time since 1909, John
son failed to tuEA in twenty or more
victories. Taking part In 81 games
he won but 8 and lost 10. for an
average of .444. He retired under
Are on three occasions, and was sent
in as relief pitcher six times. All
told, Johnson hurled through l44 In
nings Opponents at bat SOL times
garnered 1875 hits and 6S runs,> OF
which so were Of the earned variety
Walters control was poorer than
usual. He issued 81 passes. an aver
age Of 1853 for each set OF nine IN
nings, hit five batters and heaved wild
ly Ave times. He also committed a
balk and IL runners managed to pill
fer bases while he was on the slab
He famed Is batters for mark OF
4.S8 every nine innings. These rer-
formances sent him to forty-ffth
place in the won and lost ranking.
Schncht's Win Record Best.
Al Schacht, with six wins against
four losses. turned in the best per
centage for the Nationals pitching
staff. Biemiller and Snyder were
rated higher In the official list, but
the former was credited with only
one victory, while Snyder had two
triumphs and one failure. Acosta
the little Cuban, followed Schacht
Jezebel Tecumseh Zachary and Eric
Erickson were gluttons for work. Je2
stabbed his way to fifteen successes
but was tupled back sixteen times
Eric didn't go as well. winning IL and
losing 16. Harry Courtney was re-
sponsible for triumphs and took the
count in IL games. Jim Shaw was
bumped Is times and managed to win
IL contests. Fisher and Shirley. re-
cruits, each suffered a loss and Gus
Bono, who came here toward the
close of the campaign, was twice
beaten.
Effectively. Erickson and Zachary
followed Johnson In the ranking OF
the Grifith mound clan. The former
allowed 3.74 earned runs per game
while Zachary was solved for 3.76
Acosta. Snyder. Shaw, Schachct and
Courtney traiIed in the order men,
toned. The diminutive Cuban yield
ed 4.0l earned talltes for each 10, Of
nine innings and Courtney gave up
4.74.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-18
Tim CALLAHAN to Take
Brief Course at Oxford

John Timothy Callahan. for
two seasons. Yale's foet ball
captain. has decided to COM
plete his college education IN
England. CALLAHAN will sail Tor
ENGLAND early in January,
where he will enter BalIlol Cel.
lege, Oxford for q six-monfh
course. The Yale captain hes
not decided whether to 80 m
for athletics Mt the English
University. He In keenly inter
ested I'm English university fset
ball and hopes to study II eH.
harstively with nm idea Ok
adapting its most valuable fea-
lures to American college use
another season. CaAbahan VIII
later 70 into business In Boston
and 1t In likely that he Will be
invited to become coach OF the
center rush candidates at Yale
the coming fall.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-18
WESTERN HIGH T0SSERS
DEFEAT ALE xANDRlANS

Western Highs substitutes did as
well as the regulars In the basket
ball game played with Alexandria
High School at Alexandria yesterday.
The second string players ran up a
heavy score before the premier per-
formers were sent into the fray, and
went on to q 50-to-16 victory.
N. Jefress. Frisby, Nichols. Turner
and Wright started for Western,
while b. JeffresS. Burke, Nicholson,
Baird. Dawson and Conrad were sent
into action later.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-18
MACHINE ROLLERS LEAD
Have Won "a Of SO Games in Blu
reau Lesgue-Swain Has Best
Individual Average.

Machine team heads the list of the
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Duckpin League aggregations. that
matches. The leaders have won
twenty-four games and lost twelve
berings Division Ave. with twenty-two
victories and fourteen defeats. The
other four teams in the circuit have
not passed the 800 mark.
Swain, a member of tho Maohinisto
who has averaged 104 in twenty seven
games has rolled high game at 142
and high set at 3ss. Wurtz, = Mis-
cellaneous bowler, has the best aver
age at Ill. The Surface team has a
1855 set to its credit. and Numbering
Division has scored $50 game. The
n a ndinRR.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-18
RETURNS TO CUBA.

NEW YORK. December 1s.--Charles
A. Stoneham and John J. McGraw of
! the New York Giants left here today
for Key West. en- route to Havana.
They said they expected to make the
trip to the Cuban capital from Florida
by airplane.
McGraw will return here for the
Irrational League schedule meeting in
February. He was reticent as to re-
ported trades by which the Giants
would obtain a number OF prominent
PLAYERS from other teams. He did
deny. however. that he WIS nego-
tiating for Greasy Neale Of the Gin
cinnati Reds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-18

coaches, half a hundred rooters were
aboard the special train which Is
scheduled to land the Buckeyes on
the scene of combat next Friday All
the players are in good shape.
PASADENA, Calf. December Is
Sixty thousand applications for tick
cts for the California; Ohio State foot
ball game here January 1. have been
received. This is approximately 24,-
600 more applications than seats.
r. Keith Kane of Newport r. l..
has been elected captain Of the Har-
ward 21Neleven. He has played var
sity foot ball two seasons, last fall
at end and in 1919 at tackle.
with the exception of two open
dates, September - and October .,
the Washington and Jefferson grid
iron schedule for 1921 is complete. In
addition to Syracuse. the Presidents
will play Pitt, West Virginia, Car
negie Tech. Buckneil. Westminster
and Lehigh.
shorty" Propst has been elected
captain of Birmingham Southernia
1891 foot ball team. Propst is cen,
ter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-18

Bill Donovan, the successor Of Gavvy
Cravath With the Griffs doing their
training at Tampa and the Phillies
getting into condition mt Gainesville,
Fla, less than 200 miles distant 1t
should be an easy matter to put on
string of contests. 1t id probable
three games will be played in Tampa
and as many in Gainesville. but the
number Of battles and the dates for
them will be determined later.
The Reading club Of the new Inter-
national League is to be one Of the
farms for the Nationals next sea-
son, according to word received from
New York. Griff Is said to have en-
tered into an agreement with Dick
Hoblitzell, the new manager Of the
Barons. to give him first choice of the
Washington cast-offs for value re-
ccived in the way of young talent.
Seventeen games are scheduled for
the Chicago Cubs, who are to train
at Pasadena. on their spring trip. The
first Is set for March IL. at Los Ange-
les. and the final contest for April 10.
at Kansas City.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-18
PENNSY ATHLETES WILL
CONTEST I'm BALTIMORE

Pennsylvania railroad athletes rep.
resenting all the different eastern d.
visions of the system will hold their
annual championship games at 9Th
Regiment armory. Baltimore, April 8.
the 100 and go yard dashea. 40 and
$50 yard runs. the mile and unedley
relays. running high and standing
broad jumps. 12-pound shotput and
tug of war.
In addition. the championship teams
of each division in basket ball, indoor
base ball. volley ball. boxing and
wrestling will compete In elimination
play
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-18
Chief Bender Prefers
the Minors to Majors

Chief Bender and Julius
Caesar had rather be the nrnt
: citizen ira little New Eng
(: land village than second In
Rome. So the Chief has summed
the Various big league Offers
that came his way rs the re-
suit Of Ais MaagniAcent Eastern
League pitching last season
and has aligned mp for another
season Of pitching and nanaE-
ing the New Haven club.
The village fathers appreciate
him and Q substantial raise II
ut the root Of the whole matter.
The Chief has had enough Of
the big leagues and a happy
guaranteed him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-18
COLLEGE BASKET BALL
GAMES ARE CANCELLED

Intercollegiate basket ball contests
will not be held at Catholic Univer-
sitN or GAllAudet tonight. Loyoia has
can6eled its scheduled game with the
Brooklanders.s and Temple University
notified the Kendall Greeners 1t
would not be on hand for their meet
ing. Gallaudet may obtain q service
team for a practice game. The Ken.
dali Green reserves are to play Tech
High at 7:30 o'clock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-18

Who the author of this report is. I.
il impossible to say. but If he hoped
TO qualify as a humorist through it
he has failed dismaliy. for such
deal 10 too utterly asinine to be even
moderately funny. No word of any
sort has been received from President
Griffith since he left Thursday for
New York. In his absence Secretary
Eynon of the Nationals ventured the
opinion that the perpetrator Of this
bit Of news" was a At candidate
for the looney house.
There IL about al much chance of
deal Of that kind a. there is for
Grin and myself to be traded for
Frazee and Comiskey," said Eynon.
why. Grin wouldn't trade Rice and
Judge for the whole Philadelphia
team. with the town itself thrown in
for good measure"
G1fAs to Play PAillies.
1t is announced that the Nationals
next spring will play q series Of exhi-
htion games with the Phillies. who
will be under the direction Of Wild
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-18
With D. G. Basketers

Sherwood and Columbia athletic
hves are primed for their clash in
the Wilson Normal gym tonight at
1880 O'Clock.
1nEram basketers will be hosts to
the Silent Five In Ingram gymnasium,
The hrst toss-up will occur at 8:15.
xa.ks and Reds are expected to
battle desperately in the Congress
Heights Auditorium. The engagement
Will get under way at $3.50.
Olymptans and Roamers will meet
on the Eastern High floor at z
o'ciock. The former went to Berwyn
last night and defeated the Omicron
Sigma quint. II to 16.
Carroll and spaldine five will strive
to break into the win column of the
4 OF c. League tonight. They will
meet on the X. OF c. Hall door at
8 o'clock.
Peck Juniors good floor play was
700 much Tor the Yosemites In a 10
to II game. The losers, were weak at
goal shooting.
Epiphany Boy Scout teams won and
lost IN games with the Kanawhas and
Cook School. The big Scouts downed
the KanawhAe, Il to 3, but the
/ Cook. -
Grace Athletic Club continued on it's
winning way by vanquishing Peerless
Athletic Club, So to 8. Sellers made
twelve field goals for the winners
Epiphany Comets found 1t easy to
take 70 to ID game from the Select
i've Service i've. Heddens. Comet CEN
ter. scored 2S points. -
Marine PFeps jvvent to Alexandria.
and defeated Virginia Athletic Club,
- to %. The game was decided In
the final minute Of play. =
St. Michael juniors, claimants Of the
Maryland 115-pound championship.
want games with District teams.
Challenges will be received by E.
Applet. 2208 Eastern avenue. BaIti-
more Md. =
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-18
Hyattsville CUNT Ahead.

EVANSVILLE, Nd, December Is.
edward Dowlin led Company F to
a 2s-to-1o victory over Company A
of Frederick in a game Of the series
for the basket ball championship Of
the lst Regiment, Maryland National
Guard. He played a strong floor game
and scored six scrimmage goals. 1t
was Hyattsville's first victory: OF the
series.