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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-13

name commissioner within three months, either major league may request the President of the United States to designate a commissioner and the person so designated shall become the commits sioner with the same effect as provided for in the agreement.
 ADVISORY COUNCIL
 An advisory council is provided for, to consist of the commissioner and the pres idents of the two major leagues In case of division of opinion within the coun- cil, the decision of the commissioner in all cases shall be final
 To the advisory council is delegated the power of making the rules to govern the world series regulate contracts and determine the relationship between play CTS and clubs, and between clubs and clubs in all cases which concern players Of their contracts.
 The commissioner is authorized to ap- point a secretary treasurer to hold office at the pleasure of the advisory council. His salary is to be fixed by the council, subject to the approval of the major leagues.
 Any rules submitted by the advisory council and accepted by the major leagues shall be binding upon them and shall not be amended except by con current action of both leagues.
 The commissioner is authorized to pre- sue dC dA JOLiI meetings ttilu III COfi- troversial matters each league shall have one vote and the commissioner shall cast the deciding vote from which there shall be no appeal. Joint meetings may be called by the commissioner or at the request of the president of either major league.
 It is provided that the expenses of the advisory council, including the salaries of the commissioner and the secretary treasurers shall be paid by the major leagues except to the extent that funds sufficient for the purpose are derived from games conducted under the aus pices of the council
 In the clause binding the two leagues and their constituent clubs to the rulings of the commissioner and the discipline imposed by him under the agreement, the leagues and the clubs severally waive the right of recourse to the courts, as would otherwise have existed in their favor It is also provided that the con- tracts between the leagues and their of- ficers, employees and players, shall con tain a clause by which they agree to submit themselves to the discipline of the commissioner.
 The agreement is to remain in force 9 years and both leagues agree that no diminution of the compensation or powers of the present or succeeding comnnis- sioners shall be made during his term of office
 It was said at the conclusions at to- days Tsaeeting that the sessions have been the nsast Harmonious between major and mino tea&ueia interests held in several year. faadze l1andis started back to Chic ~ after the close of the meeting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-13
CRACKERS CLAIM BI G ADVANTAGE OVER REST OF DIXIE'S MAJOR CLUBS

Atlanta December 12-(Special.) )-- That the Atlanta club has a marked advantage over the remaining seven teams of the Southern association at this early stage is a foregone conclu- sion, with 27 men on their list all ready for the spring training season to open next March, when they will hie to Bay St. Louis for the preliminary work.
 Six catchers, eight pitchers, six in- fielders and six outfielders in addition to one other player whose position is not known. constitute the Cracker forces at this time. Thirteen of the 27 were with the club last year, which gives Frank, Kaufman and Mayer a line nucleus to work upon. | With svch stellar mound performer. as Cliff Markle, Lefty Suggs and Oar Boone, all tried and finished minor league pitchers, around which to puilt their staff, they will have little to wor- ry them. And, of course, there is Johr Manners the State leaguer, whs
 pitched brilliant ball during the las lap of the 1919 season. In all proba oil ity at least three of those four will bt kept, and it is highly probable that tho entire quartet will make good. On the five-pitcher plan, which likely will bs
 In vogue again, the Crackers will ther
 need to find but one good hurler rron among konnemann, Bedgood, Green ant
 Purcell, the four newcomers. Konae. mann was a State league sensation, ant Judging from his past seasons work he
 has an excellent chance of holding or In this company. It is 1ikely.<t too, thai
 at least one or two more fingers vii
 be picked up before the training season begins. So the pitching department could hardly be improved upon at this time, with eight candidates for the five berths, three of whom as already con sidered regular pitchers on the 1921 machine.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-13

sport pages have been filled With stories about purses ranging anywhere up to $500,00o, is no reason why the greatest fighter of the present day IS rolling in wealth
 "Things are exactly opposite. As a matter of fact, Jack Dempsey has only had two good cracks at a wad of dough. One at Toledo. that memorable day when he uncrowned Jess Willard. and. after checking up everything. Jack and his manager only drew down around s27.000. Jess Willard took down the big end, around $10o,0oo. The other time Dempsey had 1txht was at Ben ton Harbor. where aEe4ot around $55,- 900 for his end.
 But, after all expenses were paid. there was very little left. The trial last winter in California. where the cham pion was exonerated. cost him a pretty penny. Dempsey and his manager had to pay all they got at Benton Harbor for legal talent"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-13
DEMPS Y IS NOT SO
 RICH AFTER ALI,

That Jack Dempsey has not gathered together a fortune is brought out by the following dispatch under Chica- go date line. which was taken from the Commercial-Appeal:
 "After that battle at Madison Square Garden next Tuesday night against Challenger Bill Brennan. Jack Demp- sey the assassin" of the heavyweights, will have enough loose change to get his laundry out. Just because the Utah
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-13
Prospects Bright
 For WinningCage
 Team at 5. M. A.
By PAT SHORES

Greensboro. December 12.-(Special.) The football atmosphere around the S. M. A. campus is fast fading into that of basketball and, as the holidays ap- proach, Coach Gillian is rapidly whip ping his squad into formidable tas- ket aggregation.
 About four full teams are repof ting daily for practice, and the squad as a whole looks very promisingxs Six letter men of 19t9-20 are back for the cam this season, with the possibility of an other returning after Christmas.
 AT FORWARDS
 For the forward positions, Shores and Crew are making strong bid for heir last seasons berths, but are being pushed hard by Ham Stevens, Burney Henderson, Jim Henderson and several others. Stevens is a Birmingham boy and it is his first year with the thinly- clad warriors of the court, but from the showing he has been making SO far he will be a dandy forward with a lit- tie more experience.
 Rowdy Crew has his eye trained on the, basket already, and he will again be good offensive man for the s. al. A. quintet.
 Lewis and Dent, varsity men of last OoAs %'t o bcillS uSeQ at CeHltT StIQ, as yet 1t is toss-up as to who will draw the assignment as both are good pivot men. Shores is also being used at .en- ter in the practices.
 TANNER AND GREEN
 Tanner and Green, also of the last seasons five, are out for the guard positions. Tanner has been showing lots of stuff lately, and the man who beats him out will have to be a good one. Green has been handicapped by a bad boil on his back, but he is ex- pected to round into old-time form te- fore long.
 Jess L.ackey, the fleet halfback, is also strong contender for a guard position, and from present indications he surely looks good for a berth. He is fast and good floor man.
 Cummings, Straiton and L. Compton also look good at the guard positions. Bill Henderson, one of last seasons guards and captain-elect for this year, may return to school after the holi lays.
 Coach Gillian has introduced a new defense that certainly looks good to basketball followers around here.
 No complete schedule has been ar ranged yet, but games will probably be played with the Birmingham-South Howard, Birmingham Athletic club University of Alabama, Selma Y. M. c. A. and Mississippi A. and M.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-13
Nk [ 1NAL BASEBALL
 MEETING WILL BE HELD ON JANUARY 15

tsle'veIand. Ohio, December 12.-rhe nnnuM meAting of the National Base
 han feder1tion will be held in Cleve- |lnnA January 15.. according to an an-
 |notincement made today by Secretary
 [. Y. Potts. Election of officers and
 plAns far the coming season will be Ynad6 ak the meeting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-13
Coluufbus Banker Dies

Columbus, Miss, December FER. T, Williams, president of the First State bank died here early today. He was the dean of local financiers, having been en- gagged in' the banking business here for the past 50 years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-13

The Sultan's treasury contains a throne of beaten gold. adorned with rubies. pearls. diamonds and emeralds set in mosaic.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-13
PTS TENTA7 TIVE DRAFT --SPORTS
clinched his way through the rest the round.
 HURTS THE CORNISHMAN

the round.
 HURTS THE CORNISHMAN
 Sharkey landed a stiff right cross in the sixth that damaged FitzSimmons quite little But Fitz fought with greater fury that ever and outpointed Sharkey before the gong rang. The |. seventh was another wild session with things about even.
 And then came the final eighth round.
 Soon after the battling started, Fita staggered SharSey with a. right to the jaw and as. the sailor was going down he sent a vicious left hook to the body, immediately lifting up his fist and send ing it against the jaw of the sailor. It was the famous "one-two" Fitzsimmons punch in action.
 As Sharkey hit the canvas his seconds jumped into the center of the ring and yelled foul" Pandemonium broke loose. The crowd had gone insane. It was some time before it noticed that Earp was attempting to make an announce ment Finally it quieted sufficiently and Earp howled to the crowd:
 T award the fight to Sharkey on & foul"
 RIOT BREAKS OUT
 A riot broke out immediately. Only the splendid work of policemen scattered throughout the building halted possible bloodshed and gun play The crowd claimed Fitz had been jobbed-that the blow to the stomach was six inches or more above the waist line, Immediately that Earp had made his announce ment, Police Commissioner Whitman, who was at the ripgside, jumped up and demanded Earp's weapons. Earp sur rendered a Colt 45. The weird result of that fight, the scandal and lawsuits which followed had much to do with the death of the fight game on the coast which came short while afterward.
 Copyright, 1920, by King Feature Syn dicate, Inc.)
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-11-16
TRIO STORES Of
CITY ROBBED BY
BUSY BURGLARS
Turnerchiekasha Company Suffers
$500 Loss; Two Grocery Stores
Entered; Officers Have
No Clues

Burglars who entered the Turner
Chickasha companys wholesale
house located at 210 Choctaw es-
capted with nine cartons of cigaretts
valued at approxilnately $500. The
nine cartons contained 10000 cigar
etts
The thugs entered the building by
smashing the rear door and the,
burglary was not discovered until
his morning.
Goods valued al approximately $50
were taken last night from the
Cason and Son grocery, 41S Fourth
street. The loot at this place included
cans of honey, lard, some cheese
boiled ham and bacon.
Candy valued at a small amount
was the loot Of burglars who entered
the Dan w. Sanford grocery store.
S2i Colorado avenue last night No
clues have ben found by the sheriffs
force.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-11-16
CHiCKASHA WILL
Be REPRESENTED
At C0NFERE
Pastors of Two Baptist Churches
Here and Others Attending
Blackwell Meeting; Wide
Scope be Covered

Chichasha viii be represented a,
the Women's Missionary Society
and Baptist Pastors conference
which opens today in Blackwell.
Rev Sam D. Taylor and Rev. c.
P. Alcorn, pastors Of the First and
Second Baptist churches respectively
were included in the delegation
which left Chickasha this morning
for Blackwell. Others in this dele
cation Were Mrs. c. p. Alcorn, Mrs.
Walter Waggoner r. x. McGregor
and Rev p f. Harmon, county mis-
sionary,
Mrs. e. Tignor and Mrs. r.. e.
Davenport left yesterday for Black.
we'll to attend the conference.
The Baptist general convention
will open its session Wednesday
morning. This convention represents
over 1000 churches with 100000
membership. During the past egh
teen months, this convention has
raised $500,0 for the seven inter
ests OF their campaign, including for
eign, home and state missions,
Christian education, hospitals, or
phanage and aged ministers relief.
Missionaries representing this con,
vention, it is said, have baptized
1901 and received by letter 6,23l or
a total OF 1892 in twelve months
time.
Important and far-reaching prob
lens will come before the conven
tion at Blackwell, Rev. Mr. Taylor
said yesterday before leaving TO,
the Kay county city
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-11-16
HARDING CLOSES
VACAT ION PI ANS
IN TEXAS TO-DAY
Is Again Comfortable in BrownvIle
Home After Wild Scenes in
Point Isabel Storm;
Hobby to Visit
BY United Press.

BY United Press
Brownsville. Texas, Nov. 16.-All
the comforts of home are available
for Presldent-elect and Mrs. Harding
once more They are to spend the
'ast day Of their Texas vacation com
'ortably quartered in the town home
of r. B. Greager Brownsville
lawyer
Mr.. Greagor arranged the Point
Isabel adventure for the president
elect, which affair ended with the
escape Of Mr.. Harding and his party
after having been marooned with
great personal discomfort for four
days in the clutches of a severe
storm.
Governor Hobby is scheduled to
call on Presidentelect Harding
today. He came here this morning
to pay his respects to Mr. Harding
and while he viii review the troops
stationed at IT. Brown.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-11-16
Makes Bond Here
But Ndbbed Again
By CdddO Officer

After making $4,000 bond for APP
pearance in court here to answer
to a charge of grand larceny in con-
nection with the THEFT of an automo-
bile, John Newcomb was placed in
charge of a Cado county officer and
taken to Anadarko where a similar
charge is to be filed in justice
court.
Newcomb, with w. T. Poe, a Ft
Sill soldier, was arrested in Lawton
several days ago. NJ automobil'
belonging to S. j. Brown, farmer
living near Cement, is alleged to
have ben found in the pairs pos
session. Poe has never made bail.
Newcomb, said to be a highly re
spected citizen of Apache and for
mer merchant and oil man of that
town, is suspected of the theft of an
automobile stolen in Caddo county
Deputy Sheriff Knupp of Anadarko
was here yesterday and returned t.
the Caddo county capitol with New
comb.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-11-16
ME- ERCHANTS DUE
CONSIDER PLANS
INSTITUTE HERE

At a meeting of the Retail Mer-
chants association to be held to-
night in the. Chamber of Commerce
rooms, ]. w. Grist, of Chicago, will
present plans for a five-day Mer-
chants Institute here. The meeting
is scheduled to open at o'clock.
The plan to be submitted by the
Chicago man includes a series OF
get-together meetings of everybody
interested directly or indirectly In
merchandising, including retail mer-
chants, wholesalers, bankers, clerks
and others.
Among the subjects to be proposed
are advertising. meeting outside COM
petition, community patriotism, help
ing employees to render better ser
vice, accounting and credits. Every
subject is to be directed by men
said to be experts in their line.
Arthur Ersland, secretary of the
R. NJ. A. this morning requested
that every merchant in Chickasha
attend the meeting tonight
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-11-16
Ne VI Low LEVEL
ON STOCK SALES
SINCE YEAR 1915
Kansas City Reports Distinct Sagg
in Prices of Hogs and Cattle;
Tight Money Market Said
to Blame

BY United Press.
Kansas City, Nov. 16.-The lowest
prices since December, 1915. were
being paid today for livestock here.
The hog market dropped from %
to 35 cents with a range of eleven,
eighty five to twelve fifty. In the
cattle division, stockers and feeders
sagged from $3.50 to $1,000.
Tight money conditions were blam-
ed by the. livestock authorities for
the lack of demand for stockers and
feeders. Stock exchange officials
estimated that the buying of feed
ers had dropped to a figure 40 per
cent of normal,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-11-16
Functionine Started.
BY United Press.

BY United Press
Geneva, Nov. 16.-The League OF
Nations assembly began functionine
as a debating society "
With the formalities of elections
and commission appointments and
sentimentalities in the form of mes
sages from President Woodrow vii
son, greeting from King Albert of
Belgium and the wreathing of the
Rosseau statue disposed of, the as
sembly is now ready for real bust
ness.
Today the officers Of the League s
council submitted their report of
work accomplished during the past
year The debate over this report is
expected to continue throughout the
entire day.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-11-16

ny OuibSu iISbSs
Constantinople, Nov. 1e-General
Wrangle and 10000 troops are re-
ported to have fled Sebastopol. The
baron was one of the last to leave
Sebastopol when the soviet troops
approached the outer defenses.
The evacuation of Sebastopol by
the civilian population was marked
by complete decentralization OF the
people. The quays were piled high
with personal belongings which had
besa discarded when the refugees
boaeded the ships.
Only one third of those desiring
transportation could be carried away
by the use of all ships that were
available.
One third of the Crimean yo..s
are already in the hands of the boil
5heviki forces. These suffered like
congestions, say reports reaching
here.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-11-16
ATTENDS STATE MEET.

Mrs. Blanche Fireman, Red Cross
welfare worker, left this morning
for Oklahoma City, where she will
attend the meeting of the Oklahoma
Branch of the Southern Sociological
Congress to be held in the state
capitol building. Other delegates
from Chickasha are expected to at
tend the meeting
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-11-16
Elections, Appointments, Formalities
Out Of Way Members to Hear
Report of Officers of
Council
ORGANIZE WORK WITH
COMMITTEES ON JOBS
Mass of Data Brought by Members
Ready for Study; British Plan
Of IL Vice-Presidents is
Adopted

BY United Press.
Geneva, Nov 16.-The League Of
Nations assembly organized its work
today with the formation of various
committees whose duties viii be to
study the mass of correspondence
and reports brought before it by its
members.
The British representative offered
plan whereby twelve yice-presi
dents of the assembly be named and
after some discussion the assembly
adopted the plan.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-11-16
Three Destroyers Arrive at constan-
tlnople from Sebastopol; Many
Wounded Men, Women,
Children Aboard
EXPECT THOUSANDS MORE
WITH NEXT u. s. STEAMER
Report Military Evacuation of City
Complete; Wranele Flees with
$4,000 Troops Says Lon
don Dispatch
By United Press

BY United Press.
London, Nov. l6.-Three Amsl iesn
destroyers arrived at Constantlnople
from Sebastopole with refugees, flee
ing from the advance of the red
forces, according to a dispatch OF
the Exchange Telegraph.
Among the refugees aboard the
destroyers were many wounded mon.
women and children Thousands
more are expected to arrive at Con
stantinople aboard the United States
steamer Faraday.
The refugees reported that the
military evacuation of sebastopole
has been completed and that the
bolsheviki troops have arrived in the
city
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-11-16
CHANGE SANTA FE SCHEDULE,

The new Santa Fe time card. ef
fective November II, 1920, reads as
follows: Passenger train No. 443
leaves Chickasha 7:10 a. m. mixed
train No. 44S leaves Chickasha l:1O
p. m. Passenger train No. AS due to
arrive at Chickasha 4:45 p. m. Mixed
train No. Az due to arrive at Chick
asha 1920 p. m.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-11-16
OFFICER VICTIM
Of KIlNAPPE rs
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
Cork, Nov 16.-Three civilian men
and one English officer were drag
ged from the Cork-Shbbereen train
last night by kidnappers. The officer
is believed to have sat at the court
martial which sentenced the late
Lord Mayor MacSwiney to Jail on
charges Of sedition.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-11-16
: <. oF P. OFFICIAL HERE.

j. c. Gilmore, official of th'
knights Of Pythias lodge of the state
is ending the day in Chickasha
While here he visited officers Of the
local lodge and inspected the lodge
hall here He is on a tour of the
state in which he will visit many of
the lodges.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-11-16
LICENSED TO WE'D

The following were issued marriage
licenses this morning: Dee b. Ben
nett, age %, of Ft. Sill, and Rose
Lee Stellman, age is, of Lawton.
Bennett is a Ft. Sill soldier Paul
F. Farrar, age 21. of FIT. Sill and
Miss Galen Newson, age 10, of Law
ton.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-11-16
CHOIR REHEARSAL TONIGHT

The choir of the First Christian
church will meet for rehearsal at
the church tonight at 1880. Rev. c.
3. James, pastor Of the church an
nounced today
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-11-16
Reds Take Peninsula.
BY United Press.

By United Press.
Paris, Nov 16.-The soviet army
is in complete possession of the Cri-
mean peninsula, the French foreign
office reported upon the receipt OF
dispatches from Sebastopol today.
The dispatches declared that the
bolsheviki counted 10000 prisoners
and announced that the total cap
tured was far greater than that.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-11-16
Mrs. Macswiney Coming.

By United Press.
Washington, Nov. 16.-Mrs. Muriei
MacSwiney widow of the late Lord
Mayor of Cork has secured a pass
port for the trip to America and will
sail on the steamer Celtic on No
vember "a it was learned.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-11-16
COVE RNNENT OF
GREEKS RESIGNS
By United Press.

By United Press.
Paris, Nov. 16.-The Greek govern.
ment has resigned according to a dis.
atch which has been received here
from Athens.
Premier Nenizoles and his cabinet
resigned as a result of the elections
in which they were defeated. The
"egent has summoned NJ. Rhallis to
form a new cabinet, but the request
was refused according to the Athens
reports.
The bourse is closed today as a
result of the turmoil in government
circles.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-11-16

Mrs. Fred Wagnor has returned
to her home in Amarillo after spend
ing a few days here as the guest o.
Miss Winnie Thompson and other
friends.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-11-16
MARRIAGE LICENSE.

Two marriage license applications
were recorded yesterday in the Of
ice of the court clerk. The licenses
were issued to: Randolph Osborne.
age 2t, of Verden, and Miss Mary
Franklin, age 16, of Verden. G. A.
Fletcher, age 46, Of Gracemont and
Mrs. A. B. Clune, age 4S, of Ana.
darko.