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New Britain herald., 1920-03-09
REDEC0RATE THE HOUSE

Plans Call for Hall of the House of Representatives to Have Is or 2O Painted Wall Panels.
 Washington, March 9.-A scheme of interior decoration of the hall of the house of rcprcSentatiVeS dcnict-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-28
MAJORS TO HAVE RULE
 AGAINST CRAP SHOOTING

There is to be a rule made against ball players in the major leagues shoot ing craps, at least during the term of their contracts. That gambling is a baneful practice, especially when the stakes reach any kind of proportion, there is no gainsaying, and the mag mates are said to be determined to elim- mate the rolling of the bones in order to conform with the views of Judge Landis against gambling.
 Very we'll the players will say, but how about the club owners gambling
 If the players are to be denied that privilege, will the magnates continue to bet on the races, play poker and even shoot craps themselves?
 George Gibson is against gambling in the Pirate camp; he always did oppose it, although he winked at games when the stakes were not more than dime.
 When the stakes become high there are very few ball players who can af- ford the sport, and those who lose are low in spirits, as rule, and dissension soon crops out in a club Furthermore, once a fellow becomes an enthusiast t, that is all he thinks about-baseball is only econdary.--Richard Guy, in Pitts hurg Leader.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-28
S27.50 PER TICKET TOO
 STIFF FOR NEW WORKERS

Out of the mass of pros and cons
 anent the Dempsey Brennan affair
 comes one indisputable fact-the New
 York boxing public wants no more bouts
 with tickets selling at $27.50. It wants
 no more contests in which any boxer
 gets a guarantee of s100,000 or anything
 like that amount. It wants a return
 to sane conditions in the game-sane
 matches and sane purses. When it pom
 ders over the fact that a man of Demp- sey's calibre got fortune for meeting
 a boxer who had no chance to stop him it is overcome by feeling of disgust. Ten dollars is as much of any man s money as the best fight in the world is worth.
 As for Dempsey, he still is busy try ing to explain his poor showing against Brennan. Under his own signature he writes that too much had been expected of him-that he had been unable to drop brennan in their first meeting, in 1919. Dempsey no doubt forgot that he floored Brennan no fewer than four times in the second round of their en- counter in Milwaukee.
 As for the Dempsey Carpenter fight, l it may look like more even match 1 than it did before last Tuesday night. l but there is little chance of its finding
 resting place in this country Ger
 tainly there isn't the ghost of a chance ; that it will be held in this state. Carpenters announcement that he 1 will meet nobody until after the fight with Dempsey was in line with our
 prediction when the cables from Lon- ] don told of negotiations for a Carpen- tier-Moran bout. Carpentier now thinks 1 that he has Dempsey where he wants ! him and wants to take no chances be- 1 fore the titular contest. Small blame to l the Frenchman.-New York Herald.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-28
GOLFERS STAGE GREAT
 MATCH AT PINEHURST

Pinehurst, N C., December 2.-(Spe- ial)-Jim Barnes and Charlie Mother selle were defeated by Emmet French and Donald Parson at Pinehurst yester- day afternoon in the best and most sen sational four-ball contest staged here this season. French and his amateur partner, Parson, registered a best ball of oS on the championship course and won the match by up. Barnes and Mother selle's best ball was 66
 Conceding two butts of healthy length to French, the Youngstown professional went over the course in 33-34-67 as against par figures of 36-S5-n and was helped on two holes by remarkably fine winning birdies put over by Parson.
 Motherselle trod closely on French's heels with a round of 34-36-70 Barnes also played fine golf, but picked up on two holes. The most sensational features of the great match were three birdies on the seventh for the professionals, four tbrees registered on the blind eighth. a. 22-yard hole, three threes and two on the ninth, four threes on the fifteenth and unique collection of three birdie threes for the professionals on the diff ficult sixteenth, 424 yards.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-28
WHITE UNIQUE
 FIGURE IN BOXING
BY FUZZY WOODRUFF

Atlanta, Ga, December N.-(Special.)- Whether pugilist can be made like a geologist or an engineer or a lawyer or a. physician by schooling is a question that will get a real test in Atlanta to- morrow night when Joe White. tho Ala bama boy, meets Battling Bill Bailey, the rugged Atlanta heavyweight. at the auditorium.
 White is a product of a pugilistic school Before he ever entered the ring professionally, he had been carefully pre- pared for his bout by a specially hired instructor and trainer.
 This plan of turning out prize ighters is entirely novel as far as my knowl- edge of the ring game goes Of course, there have been scores of amateur boxers class, Jim Corhett, became a champion.
 But White. was never an amateur boxer. He took his course of pugilistic instruc- ton simply with the idea of becoming a professional leather pusher.
 recall one case that approaches Whites Harry Gilmore. the old-time featherweight champion, had a gymna- sium in Chicago and he used his son, Freddie as sort of handyman about there. Freddie became an adept with the gloves. In the gymnasium he was a wizard, and old Harry finally decided to make him a professional pug.
 He started him out against Jimmie Clabby one cold night in Hammond, Ind. I was present at this scrap, and when Freddie faced the then youthful Clabby, he forgot all his gymnasium tricks Clabby gave him as bad a beat ting as I ever saw administered in a ring. He did everything but kill Freddie and Freddie hasn't fought since
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-28
Clubbers Are Ready For Two Cage Tilts
 With Vandy Quint

Tomorrow night local basketball fans will have an opportunity to see just how the Athletic Club five will stack up against other Dixie quintets this sea- son, when the Vanderbilt Comm odores invade the local gymnasium for the first of a pair of games, the second to be played Thursday night.
 The B. A. (. sym has been turned over to the clubbers nowadays. and at almost any time of the day one can see one or more of the B. A. c. players on the floor, shooting at the baskets in effort to improve their accuracy. At nights the entire squad turns out ana team practice is held.
 According to his own admission, Coach Hutsell, who is coaching the >Clubbers, thinks, dreams and talks basketball The popular athletic instructor of the B. A. on the clubs cage quintet and he Is promising local fans a winning aggrega- tion this season.
 There's one thing that's in the Club bers' favor. anyway, and that's the fact that they have already made a success full opening of their season. The Club
 bors won their first game this year. which usually goes long way towards installing enthusiasm into a team of any kind
 vandy is not expected to have as strong a team this year as last, but it will probably be strong enough. Losing such men as Josh Cody, Tommy Ger floss, .Alf Adams and few others, the Com modores could not be expected to turn out championship aggregation this year. However. efforts are being made to do that very thing, and it is highly probable that a terrific fight will be made against the Clubbers tomorrow ;eI,t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-28
Loss of Title Goes
 Hard With P. Herman

New York, December 27.--Peter Fer man isn't taking the loss of his title as calmly as some of the New York scribes would have the fans believe. In fact, Petro is broken hearted ever his defeat by Joe Lynch, and. acc,rd- Ing to advices from the Big Town didn't quite realize what had happ sned until time to board the ship for Eng land.
 The less of his title and the prestige that went with 1t was sorry blow to the little Italian and his goal now IS return bout with Lynch when the ltter comes out of the "seclusion" to which his manager, Eddie Mead, has some what mysteriously retired him.
 Herman is said to be prepared to make a do or die' battle with Jimmy Wilde in London, figuring that Knockout over the little Englishman will bear out his contention that he wasn't right" for the Lynch bout. If Petro can do this he probably will set the first crack at the new champion. who must defen dhis title within 2 months.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-28
WOULD BRING DOWN THE
 FABULOUS PRICES PAID

Another good that would probably result from the project would be the bringing back to normal the finan- cial end of boxing. There would most likely be no such fabulous prices paid boxers to appear in public as are now generally in force.
 Consequently, the high prices of ad- mission paid by fans would necessarily be lowered. The game today is, after all, where championship affairs are staged, an oyercharging of the public oVerpaying the performers and an un- due profit to the promoters. This seems to have been the condition during the past 1S months or so.
 An ample price for a fan to pay to see championship bout would be $10, at the most, it seems. Top prices for some of the bouts staged lately have been far more than that
 All of this would be governed by the proposed commission.
 Charging popular prices, boxing
 promoters would most likely have
 many more fans patrOiii5e their
 bouts and would, after all, most
 likely realize almost as much on
 their investment as they do with
 the present day high prices in ,
 vogue.
 Another important thing which the international Sporting club seems to nave In mind in promoting the na- tional boxing commission is to make good, straight boxing national. There are several states, including Alabama in which professional boxing is not le- gallzed by the state government Re ports from New York state that the promoters of the proposed commission would try to find favor in the eyes oi the governors of states opoosed tc boxing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-28
------------s.------- GOLF CHAMP LEARNS HOW TO HOLE OUT IN ONE

Ned Sawyer, the present metropolitan golf champion and former holder of the western title, used to say that he never did believe in the possibility of making a hole in one unless by some miracle of chance. In the course of 20 years &C., tlvity on the links Sawyer declared he not only had never holed out in one himself but he had never even seen the 1eat accomplished. Yet Sawyer has now given himself an unwilling demonstra- tion of the possibility of the achieve ment- Playing at the Sleepy Hollow Country club against John w. Harris, Sawyer made the second hole of 190 yards in 8 single stroke.
 It was some time after he had &C., complished the feat before he realized 1t. He combed the surrounding terri tory microscopically, searching high and low for his ball before it occurred to him to look in the cup, where it was reposing peacefully.--New Orleans Item
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-28
GIVE M'GRAW THE
 PUP FOR THIS ONE

John McGraw, with a sober face and steady eye, told a story during the baseball gatherings at New York that he ayers is true, though he doesn't say whether he means the joke shall be on the umpire or on the two ball player victims. It concerns what according to McGraw, was the funniest double play he ever heard of in a ball game He asked Barney Dreyfuss If he didn't remember 1t, but Dreyfuss snorted and went out for air. Well, anyway, let McGraw tell the story, it being his turn. Patsy Flaherty southpaw, with that wonderfully deceptive move to throw to first, quick return and wit, was in the box. pitching for Boston maybe, against the Pittsburg Pirates. Ginger Beau mont was on first and Fred Clarke at bat
 Patsy bluffs around with the ball
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-28
Freddie Boorde Is Fast Coming to the
 Fore as q Battler

Freddie Boorde, the young light weight who has been making such a sensational entry into local boxing by his recent victories, is fast approach ing that stage where he can be looked Uron as a really dangerous foe for any boxer in his weight division.
 When Boorde first appeared in Bir- mingham few months ago, he was immediately picked by many of the closer followers of the game as a coming boxer. In the bout, the one with Ed Luke, he certainly showed the earmarks of real scrapper, and since th at time he has improved considera- bly,.
 Boorde has. been sticking faithfully to the training rules set down by Tommy Tompkins, boxing instructor Of the Birmingham Athletic club, and now he is in prime shape for battle with anyone who might care to meet him.
 Freddie has learned lots about the science of hitting properly. He hits straight from the seoulder now, get ting every ounce of his strength be- hind the blow. He times his punches better and as result the effectiveness of his blows is becoming more mo- ticeable with each new bout for Boorde
 If this little lightweight sticks by his guns closely and continues to im- prove in the future like he has in the past, there may be a new lightweig ght champion some day whose first namA IS Freddie and whose last is Boorde.
 That, of course, could come only atter many months, probably years, of hard, consistent training and experi- erce. Freddie has lots to learn vet. lie must learn to keep out of the way or punches as well as to land them.
 The bout that's on Freddie's horizon at present in his 10-round clash with Young McGovernr of New Orleans. at the Birmingham Athletic club Satur- day night. This New Years boxing en- tertainment will begin at S:30 o'clock sharp. when the first preliminary bout will be staged.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-28

raises his arm, throws to Nrst and Clarke swings his bat at the ball.
 "'One striker says the umpire.
 "Flaherty bluffs round with the ball some more, raises his arm, throws one straight across the plate, Clarke lets it go by and Beaumot slides back to first.
 1.-TWO strtkes,' says the umpire.
 ''Flaherty fools with the ball some more, raises his arm again and throws to first base Clarke makes another desperate swing in the air.
 "'You're outr says the umpire.
 "The ball got to first base before Beaumont could get back and he was tagged out for double play"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-28
WITH THE SCRIBES OF OTHER CITIES
HARRY WILLS STOCK
 AUTOMATICALLY RISES

Harry Willis stock was boosted some recently by match with which he had nothing to do--the Dempsey Brennan match. The fact that Jack failed to knockout Brennan in three or four rounds led some of the New York experts to remark that Dempsey would do well to draw the color line.
 It is fortunate for the boxing game that Georges Carpenter is in line for Dempsey, for otherwise there would be considerable agitation right now for a Dempsey Wills fight. We don't know where this could be pulled off, but maybe the east would stand for it, since it stood for Wills and Fulton.
 Wills may be every inch a match for Dempsey, but it will be an evil day for the sport when the white man and ne- gro go into the ring again as con- tenders for the championship-New Or leans Item.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-28
SPRINGVILLE WINS TWO
 BASKETBALL CONTESTS

Springville, December 2T.--(Specia1) Springville High quintet defeated the strong five from Pleasant Hill here last night in two fast games.
 The first team won an easy game, 19 to 1. Springville completely out-classed the Pleasant Hill lads.
 The second team also found that it could romp on the second five from Pleasant Hill, winning 14 to 2
 Springville High school challenges any high school in the state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-28
SEMI-PR0FESSI0NAL
 GRiDDERS CLAIM RECORD

Norfolk, Va. December 27.-Two local semi i-professional football teams have established what is believed to be a record for scoreless games. They have played three games for a total of Is periods in an effort to decide the city championship.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-28
 DICK BURRUSS SOLD TO COLUMBUS BY ATHLETICS

Philadelphia, December 27.-~Dick Burrus, first baseman recruited by the Philadelphia American league club from Columbia, S. C., two years ago, has been sold outright to the Columbus club of the American association, 1t was announced today by Manager Con nie Mack.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-28
Both Eleuens Hold Hard Practice for
 Big Gridiron Game

Pasadena, Cal, December 27.- Hard, snappy practice was the programme today of the football squads from Ohio State university and the University of California here, preparing for the annual east vs. west contest at TOurna- ment park on New Years Day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-28
HORSE SHOE TOURNEY TO
 BE HELD ON FEBRUARY 22

St. Petersburg, Fla. December N.-The National Horse Shoe association, in a meeting here today, decided to hold the next national tournament here during the week of February 22. Experts in the United States and Canada will contend for the championship, now held by Frank Jackson. Kelerton. Ia-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-28
n@ ---c--- NORMAL BAPTlE WINS
 SPEED SKATING MEET

New York. December 2-Norval Bap. tie of Bathgate, N. D.. defeated Don Baker of New York tonight in an ice skating match for the professional speed championship. Skating on an indoor D-lap track, Baptie won two events the 40 yards in 42z second and the onc- mile in minute 34 1-5 seconds. Baker won the 220-yard race in A 4-5 seconds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-28
DE0R0 CHALLENGES
 BILLIARD CHAMPION

New York, December 27.--Alfred De- Orc, former worlds champion at three- cushion and pocket billiards. has issued a challenge to Willie Hoppe, the balk- line titleholder, to meet him in three cushion match.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-28
IF PLANS CARRY BOXING
 IS DUE AN UPLIFTING

If the plans of the international Sporting club carry. the boxing game is due general uplifting. The plans as announced by the New York insti- tuition call for the formation of a na- tional commission to govern profess sional boxing with a standardized set of rules, by which boxing iH~ those states in which professional ring war fare is legalized can be governed
 The proposed governing body would do away with all the undesirable fea- lures of the init game today If car- ried out right, the plan would soon raise pro boxing to the plane which it should occupy, with clean, absolutely straight boxing bouts being staged for the public
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-28

With the national boxing com mission in office, there would be no such spectacle as worlds champion going into seclusion without retirement and refusing to come out to stny the cries of chaI- Ienge from those who really have n chance at the title. One of the main ideas of the proposed com mission is rule that cham pion must defend his title at ire quent intervals.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-28
Announcement
TO OUR POLICYHOLDERS:

Certain advertisements of the Georgia Casualty Company to change of Managers in Birmingham Worded to lead the public to believe the Georgia Casualty Company will change Managers in Birmngham effective January lst
 In order to correct this misleading advertising desire to inform my friends and the public generally that account of my having accepted by appointment the General Agency for the State of Alabama of The Employers Liability Assurance Corporation Ltd the Georgia Casualty Company CON- PEELED to seek agency representation in Birmingham Further for public information wish to that the title of manager of the Birmingham branch office merely used for advertising purposes and nstead A. Aant has been the General Agent under standard general agency contract personally all salaries and advertising and expense bills of his office The Georgia Casualty Company has not spent funds for the operation of the Birmingham agency (except Claim Department Therefore, the cost of produc ing the business of the Birmingham agency been borne trely by the general agent.
 wish state that was the to take the initiative and notified ne Georga Casualty Company on Noempe 5 tna would not sons therefor simply want to know that was A. ARRANT of that would indicate that they 
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 careful efficient service heretofore As policies expire the Georgia Casualty Company placed that by Corporation doing will pocyhold distinct service making the change companies for All business produced oee and placed in the Georgia Gas recognized company matters to present pocle that company will ofore with H. J Arran Banks Inman W Btz A L paren will % be under the supervision of Ws
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Evening star., 1920-02-28
LEXINGTON MANOR.

Choice rooms and board. Beautiful sur
youndings: delightful home life. Nothing in
the Dlstricf 10 equal this beauty spot in spring.
summer and autumn In the center Of q charm
3ae Park Of fen acres. with 200 magnificent
esks and eims: OF the public thorcuShfare:
;hr advantages nf both city and country-the
lar: recreation hall: piano teacher Peabody,
sna prsctice pianos available in the building:
hnndry. cleaning and pressing on premises:
i"ans ~narts: fifteen ninutea from Treasury
aud Capitol. Phone North 1413.
THE crTLER, 1907 18th srvNW-Laree.
1sht. VAIN rnsns. single and double. With
eie.-S: sdequats bathing facilities; large
Evening star., 1920-02-28

LOOK AT THIS: NEAR 18th AND MD. AVE
n.e.-Corner brick. rooms and lath. la.robe
heat: in IN. condition. $500; $50 cash.
WIN. H. McGRANN CO., 722 1lth st. NV.
How about this: On Z street. near 10TH
s.w.-S rooms and bath. in good condition:
brick: 5000. Only $50 cash required
WM. II. McGRANN CO., TO 11th st. NV.
Here is another bargain. On 1st street
NV. near H-Good brick: rooms and b tn:
furnace heat. $4.75O. 81. 900 cash
WIN. II. McGRANN CO.. 7ee 11th st. NV.
Don't overlook this one. On Maryland ave.
ne. near l3th-Brick; 10 rooms and bath:
latrobe heat. So, 500 only
WM. 81. NcGRANN CO., 100 I1tb st. NV.
Here is the you ere looking for On
Park road. near 11th-Fine brick: 10 rooms
baths. h.-wh.. electricity: occupied by owner
possession with title. $4,000. Good terms car
be arranged.
wM. d. MeGRANN CO., 72e ll,h st. NV.
Here is The real thing. On North Capitol
north OF Fla sve.-2-party house. and 3
rooms each: furnace for each: electricity. and
in good condition. $3.50 81. 900 cash only.
WM. H. Met;RANN Co, 10 nth ct. NV.
Here are two beautiful homes on INLAND ter.
race-6 rooms and bath: furnace heat; par
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little homes.
WIN. b. McGRANN CO., 7e2 11sh st. NV.
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TT l1th st. NV.
Evening star., 1920-02-28
FOURTEENTH AND SIX
TENTH STS. HEIGHTS.

SO ooo-Nesr Buchanan st. Tapestry brick
1r.. b.. h.-w.h..- gas and e'e'.
Ruilt-in garage. New house.
SO. 5olA-Keanedy ST. near l4t,. New
brick, Sr., 2h., h.-w.h.. gas and elcc.
Room for garage. Immediate poss.
ST.. oO0-Crittenden st. near 18th: New.
7r. .b, h-w.h., gas and elec.
Room for garage. Immediate poss.
s13, 10o-Montague st. near 18th. New
bungalow, sr., Oh. h:.~.h., gas and
elec. Garage. Immediate poss.
sl3. 5oo-Madison 81. near 10th. New
stone and farme. 1r., 2b.. modern
Lot i11l3.. Garage.
SIS O1o-j8CO block on 14th st.
10r., b.. h.-w.h., gas and elec.
garage. Immediate possession:
s35, ,oOo-l8th and I.onafeliow. New brick
lOr 3D., h.-w.h., gas and elec.
Garage cars. Sun psrlor.
Evening star., 1920-02-28
Columbia Heights. $1,000.

West Of 18th ST., conv enient to
18th ST. car line: modern 3-story
brick, containing 9 rooms and =
baths; has gas and electric lights:
heated by hot water; occupied by
owner and can BE- inspected any
time by appointment. First trust
of $500; balance can be ar
ranged: second trust monthly pay
ments, with a reasonable cash pay
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