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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-26
BILLY SUNDAY PICKS
 ALL-BIBLE ELEVEN.
 SOLOMON AT QUARTER

Billy Sunday, the noted evangelist las picked an aI-Bible football team. He picked his team from the Old Testa- ment and calls it an a1l-time all-star team. Here is his selection with his own comments:
 For Center-Samson. ''Without shadow of doubt the man for the job. A guy who could pull down pillars of the temple would be hard to get through"
 For Ends-Daniel and Joseph. For Guards-Gideon and Nehemiah. The latter being the man who built the walls Of Jerusalem"
 At Tackle-Jacob and Esau. At quarterback - Solomon, because he is "the wisest gink of history. He would. of course, call the signals" At Halfhack-Jonathan and David. They were great team workers and had lots of speed
 At Fullback--Beniah. "He would be a bearcat for the position because when he went-out to kill bear he would kill him by falling on him,
 When asked why he left Goliath off the team. he replied q am picking my gang for team work. That guy be-
 onged to the eremy.%-Chattanooe Times.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-26
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P0UGHKEEPSIE DRIVER
 LEADING PURCHASER
By H. w. BOOCHER

Of late years the Grand Circuit has
 become a parade of racing material
 managed by men who are busy from one
 end of the season to the other chasing
 Murphy. Backed by a group of owners
 who are willing to pay almost any price
 for horses which Murphy thinks have
 a chance to win, the Poughkeepsie
 reinsman has a reserve fund of racing
 material to take the place of what goes
 wrong or fails to race up to expecta- tions. A sample of this was seen in 1918, when Ante Guy was moved up to the front line after Chilcoot went lame and last year when Peter Man ming was started after Alta Donovan was injured at Columbus.
 During the past 10 years the drivers racing on the mile tracks have adopted the methods of the big league operators in baseball by purchasing or securing control of the leading prospects. This state of affairs has also kept the mile tracks from showing many new faces in the sulky, as the men who develop what looks like mile track material are com pelled to remain on the tw o-lap courses after the best performers are cut out of their stables compelled to start on still hunt for an occupant of the vacant stall.
 A sample of this was seen in 1919 when Murphy selected Peter Manning Alta Donovan, John Henry and Symbol Forrest for his 1920 stable, while for 1921 he has already purchased Bill Saren, Lady Grattan and Peter Daw The transfer of these horses to Pough- keepsie keeps the men who drove them off the mile rings, where it would have been necessary for their former owners to send them as the chances of getting classes in which to race them on the two-lap courses were rather remote. There is a good and a bad side to this situation. One is that it gives the for mer owner money with which he can buy again if he wishes to remain in the business, while at the same time it places the bulk of the mile track rae ing material in the hands of a few men who can make or mar a race meeting by transferring their engagements.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-26
IC H 4 M P DEMPSEY
 MET 4 REAL TURK"
 IN BILL BRENNAN
Jack Deserves Praise and Not Knocks for Showing In Last Battle-BiIl Is Hard
 Man to Beat
By JAMES J. coRRErr

Placing Jack Dempsey on the grill be- cause it took him a. dozen rounds to dispose of Bill Brennan is an absurdity. And it's an injustice to both Dempsey and the man he conquered. q
 Few persons realize that Dempsey. in stacking up against Brennan, met one of the toughest heavyweights ir the game today Brennan may not be a polished gladiator-but Brennan certainly is durable one. Up to the time penp- sey flattened him in New York, he never had been knocked out No man other than Dempsey ever floored him To all others, Brennan displayed an iron jaw and a concrete stomach.
 ACCOMPLISHED PURPOSE
 Dempsey went into the ring that night to knock out Brennan. He did that very thing. He didn't do Il in the usual and spectacular Dempsey style-for two req sons. One was that Brennan isn't the kind that can be put away with a few punches, no matter what their power. The other is that Dempsey wasn't quite himself that night--lacked, because of overwhelming. the snap and the dyna- mite in his blows
 But why should any of Dempsey S friends really try to alibi for him for his work against Brennan? He won didn't he-won with a knockout punch? What if it did take him 1z rounds to do it? There's no disgrace in that. Every other heavyweight champion in history found a turk on one or more occasions during his career.
 SULLIVAN'S TURK"
 Mighty as was John l., sullivan. ne found 154 pound Charlie Mitchell unbea.t- able. It may be recalled that Mitchell knocked down the American in their four rounder in New York-something that Brennan couldn't accomplish against Dempsey. Some years afterward John L. took on Mitchell in Chantilly, France and they went g rounds to draw.
 Sullivan, remember, had a reputation for lSnockouts in those days much like Dempsey of today. But he couldn't pu; away the diminutive Mitchell. Yet nc
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-26
HOPPE WANTS TO HOLD
 TITLE OR IS YEARS

Chicago, December 23.-Willie Hoppe lived the first IS years of his life with out holding a worlds title. Now the joy similar stretch of time as peer in his line, but there is one person, a bright-eyed Belgian. who wants to dis pute. his ambition.
 That disputant is Edouard Horemans, and there seems to be more than mere words back of his claim. Hoppe has held the worlds title since 1904, when he wrested it from Vignaux, the Frenchman. Sixteen years as peer of the cueists is his record, and he plans to extend it.
 Horemans, however. in the series of exhibitions just played in Chicago, proves that he has a potent claim to challenging the champion. He made a grand average of 43 9-S7 in games played here and, that compares favor ably with the average of 40 that Hoppe made in his last exhibition tour of the country.
 HIS GAME GROWS BETTER The score made by Horemans here proves that he is improving. He made an average of 30 in his exhibition games
  when he was unfamiliar with American lower tables, faster cloth and cushions which react differently. His final exhi- btion played with Al Taylor at the Strauss auditorium Thursday night showed the foreigner to be a marvel in many respects. He won 400 to 73 and made run of PIT that was broken only when he failed to drive the ball hard enough to place it back in balk. At another time run of 136 was finished when he missed a cushion shot playing for position. He made more than 50 masse shots in that game
 Horemans is rapidly getting used to the lower American tables. At first he crouched in peculiar bowlegged manner to make his shots. He also is getting , used to the cushions and the smaller Americans balls and is practicing to get used. to American conditions just as assiduously as he did when he used to work With the worries seven hours a day back in Belgium.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-26
SPORTS--- CLUBBERS TO CLASH WITH VANDY ---SPORTS'

one is calling Sullivan less of a cham pion because of that.
 In my own case, it took me 21 rounds to put out John L. Then Fftz came along and beat me. But without attempting to detract from Bob's victory over me, I can say truthfully that I had him beaten for 13 rounds in Carson City, and that he won in the 14th because he was able to slip in a mighty lucky punch.
 Many persons contend that Fitz was the greatest heavyweight of them all. They may be right in their conclusions. defense of the championship, was knocked out by Jim Jeffries who, two years before. had been my sparring part ner and who was regarded at the time Fitz fought him as little more than a rough, tough novice
 JEFF RANKED HIGH
 Jeff is ranked by some as the greatest Of battlers. Yet Tom SharlSey lasted the scheduled 25 rounds with him. ] went 23 and lost only because I ran afoul of a wild swing, after outpointins Jeff for g rounds. Furthermore, Jeff took eight rounds to subdue -Fitz in their seconds meeting, and when ] was S7 years old and Jeff gave me a second | fore he got me.
 Jack Johnson is regarded as a great fighter-ranked by some as the best of them all. Yet Stanley Ketchell, almost a. midget in comparison, stood up before him through F rounds in Colma; Jim Flynn survived nearly nine rounds and Battling Jim Johnson held him to an S. round draw-all of this happening after Johnson became champion.
 There is no intent in this story to cast any reflections on the splendid ability of any of the champions that have gone before. Citing the cases is merely to show that every champion in American ring history has had a tough time of it with one or more foemen. Yet the pub lie is prone to forget this in thinking over Dempseys fight against Brennan and to conclude that because he finished other men with a punch and couldn { drop Brennan for nearly 12 full rounds he has slipped somewhere-or has been overrated.
 JACK HASN'T SLIPPED
 Dempsey hasn't slipped-nor has he been overrated. He was off form the other night when he met mighty tougl customer. He won't be off form the next time he fights. He has learned a valuable lesson from overtraining So il might be well for those who want tc criticise to withhold final judgment unti the next time Dempsey fights. Then I dare say. Dempsey will re-esetablsh himself and prove that those who ac. claim him the mghtiest of hitters are no, wrong.
 Copyright, 1920 by King Features Syn dicate, Inc)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-26

. like his big brother Harry did. Stan 1 ley's big brother pitched with his left hand or arm, and hit the high spots of the game before he completed his first full season in the minors and in short space of time was hailed as the Polish Wonder the "Giant Xiii ler'' and other high sounding appel lations. Stanley was more a plodder in the earlier days of his career and not until after five seasons of school ing in bush leagues was he given his first thrill in the big show and 1t was given him by r/ other than the re- doubtable Connie Mack, who never misses 'em. This was in the fall of 1912. In turn Mr. Mack released the recruit to the Spokane club of the Pacific Coast league, where he met with wonderful success.
 After pitching five seasons for the Indians the verdict is, that S. Cove leskie is one of the rare finds who is gathered in by any baseball organiza- tion once in a decade. The "Shamokin Wonder came into the big show un- heralded and without any advance notices that a new star was born to baseball, that a second Kid Nicholas or another Mordecai Brown had been un- earthed. Yes, it is a decade ago that the historic Marty Hogan, then man. d5t OL lut I4dHCdSlG CluD Ol the OIQ Tri-State league, remarked, after los ing Harry Coveleskie. that he had a better Coveleskie coming and in few years would make the fans forget that Harry ever pitched.
 .651 HIS SLAB RECORD A percentage of .65I in games won during the five seasonos he pitched for
 the Indians places the name of S.
 Coveleskie with the great winners of
 games. percentage of .234 in base
 hits made off his delivery in five sea- sons, or in the PA games he pitched
 while in Cleveland, indicates that his
 pitching is about as difficult to solve
 as any of the great hurlers of the pas
 or present. In other words, Coveleskie
 is no flash. no morning glory whose brilliancy shows forth in the morn. and at sunset has curled up and is
 gone.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-26

Compare our figures with those of other colleges. The government reports show that there are 1000 business colleges in the U. s. and that the average time to take the combined course is 12 months and the cost S100 or more.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-26
GEORGE SISLER TURNS DOWN
 OFFER TO MANAGE BROWNS

St. Lou December 25.George Siser 
 manage club signed Hong with Sser still had play with the local signed takes time of the old explained.
 Ssler of discussed MT Quinn added he feared the responsb incident the position would his
 Ssler led the last with batting of 407
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-26

Cleveland.-No hurler since the great Mathewson had it over the Athletics in worlds series of 1905 has pitched with such telling effect in the classic of the national pastime as Stanley Cove1eskie did in the recent worlds series. Matty, that season, pitcEed three greatest games ever un- folded in a worlds series and to say that Stanley Coveleslkie came nearest to the work of Big Six" would not be reaching out far from the truth. Four teen hits were registered in the three games against the pitching of Mathew son and Covey held the Dodgers to fifteen. Matty held the Mackmen run less, Coveleskie allowed but two. Mathewson issued but one pass in the three contests while the Polish Won der'' permitted but two. No other pitch ing errors were made by either in the three battles.
 HELPLESS BEFORE MATTY
 Those who can recall the marvellous hurling of Big Six in that never-to- be-forgotten series will reme member the utter helplessness which prevailed among, the fans of the American league after Matty administered his first whitewash, a feeling that it seemed an utter imposslbility for the Athletics to put run over and in the last two games their efforts against the great hurler were pitiable to be- hold. The same feeling prevailed after the start of the second game with the Shamokin lad up.
 It was taken for granted by thou sands of fans who gazed upon the Cleveland pitcher as he worked out for his last great effort that nothing short of miracle or calamity would give the Dodgers a score. It was a rare ex- hibition of the art of pitching, ab- solutely devoid of flukes, luck or alibis, it was beyond all criticism or reproach
 12 YEARS A "PRO"
 It IS now 12 years since Stanley Coveleskie began pitching a baseball in organized company. He didn't flash into the higher circles of the game
 Here is the complete record of tn nj tn fnY ftn .1,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-26

Among theatrical folks there is an old superstition that if an actors shoes squeak when he is making his first entrance he will be well received by the audience.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-26

| The beautiful palm tree has real
 kick to it- More than 20 per cent of | the alcohol and alcoholic drinks made in i, the Philippines are derived from palm tree juices.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-26
.RUETHER HOPES TO
 ECLIPSE 1919 RECORD WITH THE DODGERS

Cincinnati, December 25.-(SpeciaL)
 Pitcher Walter Ruether the southpaw star of the 1919 world series. who was
 traded by the Cincinnati Reds % the 1 Brooklyn Superbas for the veteran
 southpaw, Richard (Rube) Marquard has expressed himself as perfectly sat isfied with his new berth.
 Ruether, who has been living here ever since the season closed, made his assertion before departing for his nome in California to spend the Christmas holidays. The former Rhineland iFol will remain on the slopes of the Pa cific conditioning himself in order to
 be in his best physical trim by the time
 the spring training trip of the Superbas rolls around.
 CHANGE PLEASES HIM
 "Yes, the change to Brooklyn appeals to me greatly, although I hate to get away from Cincinnati, where I nave been treated fairly" declared Ruecner. as he stepped aboard the rattler that is
 conveying him westward. President Charles H. Ebbets and Manager Will bert Robinson can rest assured that
 they made no mistake in obtaining my services. I will give the Brooklyn club
 the best that's in me, and they can ask
 for no more than that Brooklyn ha S always appealed to mesas right smart
 baseball town, and the fans have al-
 ways treated me with the best of cour- itesy while there. I know my stay in
 Brooklyn will be a long and enjo yable one, for 1 still have d lot of good pitch
 ing left in me. The other clubs II the league will realize this before the sea son is over. Now that I am away from Cincinnati, my pet hobby will be to beat the Reds every time 1 am afford sd
 the opportunity.
 HOPES TO PITCH OPENER '1 want to pitch the opening game
 for Brooklyn next season. I have al ways been good in chilly April. I was
 out there as winner of the opener In 1919 and again in 1920. Therefore, am hoping Manager Robinson gives me an opportunity to repeat. If given Ithe proper workouts at the training camp I'll show all concerned shat
 can stage a com eback Not a come back, either, for I have never lost my Ie effectiveness. I have the height of confidence in my ability to eclipse Ii y pitching record of 1919. I had all the stuff on the ball last summer that 1 had the previous year up to the time my arm weakened. You can bet that lI'll make Robbie feel more than sats- fled with his bargain before June l."
The New York herald., 1920-01-14
SHIPPING BOARD,
SELF-SUPP0RT|NC,
NEEDS NO MONEY
ORIGINAL Request for Sl25,-
100000 Will Be Withdrawn,
Payne Announces.
Herald Bureau.
No. 1,5O2 II Street, n. W.,
Washington, ID. c., Tuesday.

Representative James w. Good, chair
man OF the House Committee on Appro-
priations today received a letter from
John Barton Payne, chairman of the
United States Shipping Board, informing
him that the Board would withdraw it's
request for an appropriation of s125. 200. 700
to carry It to the end of the fiscal year.
July 1.
The Shipping Board. once one of the
most expensive war projects inaugurated
by the United States government, has be-
come self-supporting. The Board not only
will not require the large sum originally
demanded, but it is anticipated that no
additional funds will be needed TO carry
it through to September, at which time
it expects to complete it's building pro-
gramme.
The favorable showing of the Shipping
Board is due in part to unusual profits
accruing from the operatio: of govern
ment owned vessels since the signing OF
the arrnistice. 1t is estimated that gov
ernment vessels are earning approximate
ly 100000 month.
Other reasons for the showing lie in n
drive for collections inaugurated in Sep
tember and in other economies. Since
September the Board has collected more
than $780, 900.
An example OF other economies is that
of the sale of the Bayless Shipyard. at
Port jefferson, n. Y. This yard was un-
der contract to build four vessels of from
1000 to 5000 tons. and two tugs, at cost
of 81. .250. 600. The Shipping Board sold the
yard for 100000 thus adding approx
mately $S.5Oo.000 to the net side of the
ledger.
The programme OF saving inaugurated
by Mr.. Payne is part Of his general plan
Of closing out the governments interest
in all shipbuilding operation which will
include yards as well as vessels.
The prospect Of having TO ask for more
money rests in a possible failure to sell
the German vessels, for the repair Of
which ,000 will be needed.
The New York herald., 1920-01-14
Havana Strike
Holds Up Sugar
Bound for u. S.
Especial Cable to the Heraid.J

HAVANA, Cuba, Tuesdsy.-Strong
efforts are being made here to settle
the strike of the transportation work
ers, which is holding up large ship
ments of sugar destined to the United
States. Business men, shippers. repre-
sentatives of the Chamber OF Commerce
and of the harbor' workers unions met
today at the invitation OF the Rotary
Club. of Havana. to try to effect a
settlement of the differences between
workers and employers.
1t was said here this afternoon that
material progress was made toward a
settlement of the controversy and that
it was expected that the strikers soon
would be back at work.
on the other hand, should the strike
not be settled promptly, it is not inn
probable that Havana business mer
may don overalls and drive trucks &c
clear UP the freight congestion on the
piers.
The New York herald., 1920-01-14
LAUNDRY ELEVATOR TAKES
MAETERLINCK TO HIS LECTURE

Surrounded By score or more detec-
tives. Maurice Maeterlinck, poet and lec-
turer, spoke at the Bailli Horneman
recital yesterday afternoon at the Ritz
Carlton before a large and distinguished
gathering.
Mr.. Maeterlinck, who feared that the
Pond Lyceum Bureau might endeavor to
stop his lecture by means of a court in
junction, was guarded carefully. The
stage was hung In deep dark-blue velvet,
with but one light in the centre Mr..
Maeterlinck entered from tho rear of the
platform. laundry elevator connected
this part Of the lecture hall with the din
ing room below. He reached the stage
by this elevator. lie was followed by a
tall, clean-shaven man. the mystery Of
whose presence caused much interest. IL
was revealed later that the man was none
other than pat" McAnn, from private
detective agency.
In the audience at intervals were more
detectives, while outside. the building al
most bristled with detectives.
Mr.. Maeterlinck delivered his lecture IN
French; and tho entire time Pat McAnn
sat close beside him, one hand in his
pocket trying with a great endeavor TO
look as interested as he could. Occasion
ally McAnn clapped his hands. and once
or twice, finding that this was not quite
au fait, relapsed into an indifferent
position. with a retcent look He
was plainly trying to be as affable as
possible, but realized, as did the audience.
that this was at times almost impossible
Major Pond. who is in charge Of the
Pond Lyceum Bureau. was in the audience
and was greatly amused at the entire
affair. lie said IL wasNnot true that
he was trying to serve an injunction on
Naetcrliusk. He said he believed the
entire thing was a press agent story. He
The New York herald., 1920-01-14
DISCREDIT STORY OF ARMS
FROM JAPAN FOR MEXICO
Herald Bureau,
No. 1,JO2 II street, n. W.,
Washington. ID. c., Tuesday.

Both state and War Department Off
cials said today that they were without
any official information TO confirm the
report that shipment of arms had ar
rived at Manzanilo. Mexico, from Japan.
on Japanese merchant vessel escorted
by a Japanese cruiser.
Information in the possession of both
shows. on the contrary, that
the so-called cruiser was the Japanese
naval training ship YolSuma. making a
cruise laid out last October. and that the
merchant vessel was an ordinary steam
ship making her regular port Of call.
Reports have been received that some
arms have been shipped from Japan 10
Mexico, but not in unusual quantity. It
also has been reported that some have
been shipped in boxes labelled ina
Officials said. however. that
no justification exists for the belief that
the japanese government Is encouraging
the shipment of arms TO Mexico. or that
they are being received except in the
course of ordinary commercial trade.