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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-11

ter of the fight had it not been for
a bad eye, which has been causing
him lot of trouble lately. Freddie
is training hard FOR the Ferns en-
counter, and with his eye healing up
fast he expects to be in the best of
shape when he crawls through the
ropes Thursday night to take a poke
at Mr.. Ferns.
The main bout is not going to be
the only stellar attraction on the
card Thursday night. frankie Je-
rome will meet Claude Wilson in A
return battle in a six-round semi
final. Wilson and Jerome met be-
fore and Wilson seemed TO have had
the better of the fight for four
rounds. but he got too anxious and
accidentally fouled Jerome. losing
the bout. Both boys have been I'M
satisfied over the result of that bat
tie and are anxious to get in the
ring again. Wilson is the newly
crowned city champ in the 112-pound
class.
With these and more good fights
on the bill, the program should be
one Of the best that the Birmingham
fans have ever had handed out to
them.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-11
STRIBLING'S RIVAL TO
MEET LOCAL SCRAPPER;
WILSON IN SEMI-FINAL
Ferns Has Fought Stribling
to a Draw TWiCe-Boorde
Getting in Trim for Fighting
Regularly Now
BY HARwELL ALLEN

Freddie Boorde, the local boy, will
meet Fearless" Ferns of Atlanta in
a 10-round Suggest at the B. A. C.
Thursday. These two boys are old
rivals and the height of their ambl-
ton seems to be only to give the
other a good licking. Freddie has
met the Atlanta boy three times.
Once last year Boorde journeyed over
to Atlanta and gave Ferns a good
drubbing in 10 rounds. Again, about
a month or two after that. Mr.. Ferns
gained the decision in return match.
and not so very long ago the two
engaged in a fight which resulted in
a draw.
Ferns n Good Boy
Ferns is a hard-hitting boy who
likes to slug it out, and he is one OF
the south's most capable battlers in
that department of the fighting game.
However, he does not confine his
activities to smuggling alone, but he
is also there when it comes to the
speed stuff and the clever end of the
game, being one of the fastest and
cleverest men in the south at his
weight. Ferns holds a decision over
Battling Budd, the hard hitting At
lanta boy. In getting a decision over
this boy. Ferns not only overcalne an
advantage in weight but he also
outslugged one of the hardest hitting
welterwe eight fighters in the south.
Ferns also got a draw with Young
Stribling, the boy wonder of Macon
Stribling is one of the best in his
class and has seldom tasted of defeat
In his battle with Ferns he was
forced to extend himself all of the
way to get draw. Aside from these
Two fights, Ferns has a great many
OIL ftot
record that are too numerous to
name.
Freddie Going Good
Ferns intentions may be good, but
he Will have to go some il he ticks
Freddie Boorde. Freddie has been
fighting regularly for some time now
and is in fine shape, with the ex-
ception of a cut over the eye which
has been giving him some trouble.
Freddie has not been defeated
since he lost to Stanley Meighar
here in the early part of September,
ard since that time he has won more
than a dozen fights. One of his most
recent victories of note is his defeat
of Kid Peck in Columbus about two
weeks ago. Peck weighs about 10
pounds more than Freddie and is
considered one of the hardest hitters
in his division. He was hardly able
to touch Freddie, and when he did de
it the ticks did not have much effect
upon Mr.. Boorde's redoubtable dome
Ferns is coming to Birmingham
wanting to fight, and he is sure to
get enough before he goes away. as
Freddie is going along in fine shape
now.
Friday night he went to Montgom-
cry and fought Stanley Meighan to
a draw, and would have had the bet
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-11

Athletic Club Has
Many Cage Games
on It's Schedule

The B. A. C. basketball Schedule
is almost completed now, and Bir'
mingham fans are assured of seeing
one of the hest cards put on here
in the past five years. Every team
on the menu is one OF considerable
rank, and all of the games will b.
classics, The first game comes De'
cember 90, when the fast Baylor uni
versity quintet of Waco, Tex, Gomez
here. Baylor has one of the strong
est teams in the southwest and tia
local clubbers will be put to the limit
in stopping them.
The state high school tournament
to be staged here for the second Tins
will take place February %, "a and
25 This is already attracting inter.
est all over the state, with is schools
already entered. Indications point Ia
S5 or 40 teams competing The tour.
ney was a great success last year and
it seems now that this year will even
Guido that of last season.
The games already scheduled are:
Baylor university, Waco. Tex. De.
cember %.
Mississippi A. & NJ December 80
or 81.
Georgia Tech, January 10.
Camp Benning, January 10.
University of Tennessee. January s.
Atlanta A. c. at Atlanta, January III
Alabama at Alabama, January IS.
Auburn. Februry 4.
L. S. U. Cprobable). February Z.
Atlanta A. c., February II.
Alabama February IS
Auburn at Auburn. February is.
Southeastern a. a. y. tourname ne
February 81. IS and March 1.
Games are pending with Vander-
bilt, Memphis Y. NJ c. A. Knoxville
A. c., Tulane and Howard
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-11
HOWARD COLLEGE
COED CAGESTERS
PLAY HERE FRIDAY
Central College Girls to Play
HoWarditeS on Local.
Court

Basketball enthusiasm Is high at
Howard college these days, and along
with the Howard varsity the coed
team is doing its shared to help the
cause along. 1t seems that the CO.
eds will have a real good feminine
basketball team. Fifteen fair danes
are out for the team and have been
practicing almost since the beginning
of school under Miss Thelma Stacy
who is coach, captain and forward
of the team, and is ready to take am
other job that is open. The girls
have been working hard, and they
have been getting the results, too.
as they are not only showing some
remarkable speed, but are showing
endurance that is seldom seen among
bunch OF fair basketeers. Instead
of there being Just one good team
there are three good, hard-working
fives.
FOur Centers
Four candidates came out for CEN
ter and have been waging a lively
battle for possession of this job ever
since the practice began. Those out
for center are Misses. York, Barton.
DeShazo and Williams. All of these
aspirants for the job look good and
show worlds of speed. but Miss Will
liams has been outstepping the
others somewhat, and it looks like
She will be the regular center.
The guard positions are being
fought for by Misses Waggorer, Lit
tie, Hagood and Kinda, and they are
certainly waging some scrap for tn
place. All of them are there with
the speed. and when one witnesses
some OF the rough stuff that thew
are capable of furnishing it seems
as though all OF these fair aspirants
should be out for a position on the
varsity instead OF trying for coed
aggregation. Though it is still I'M
certain as to who will get the call
for the regular guards, it looks like
Misses Waggoner and Little have the
edge on the rest of the gang when
it comes to keeping the others from
ringing goals
Forwards
Misses Moody, Stacy, Clark, Brown
and the Abram twins are furnishing
the competition for forward. All of
these husky maidens play the game
well and are good defensive players
as well as being good in he goal
shooting department. Ethel Clark
and Thelma Stacy seem to be the
first-string forwards.
The co-eds will play their first
game Friday night, when they tie up
with the Central college team from
Tuscaloosa. Both teams have been
going good in the practices, and some
lively amazon warfare should be
waged when these two teams get to-
gether. 1t has not been decided
whether or not the game will be
staged at the Y. NJ. c. A. or the b.
A. c.. but 1t is sure to be played, and
those looking for a real fracas
should step out and see the ladies
perform.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-11

Harry Strong judge Bill Taft could for Kewpe but
Harry badge when he breezes into the Athletic CLUBS
the
neveheeas and he steps inside and
Richter only the second me but he
also broke the record"
What his timer" asks.
And Harry replies, Fifteen, forty-seven two .
Richter stepped off the allotted mileage
in hours minutes and 2 seconds.
Which good considering the fact that could give the
he couldn't
in much
and could be
learned disqualified grabbing handful of
trolley riding part of the way
How did Richter pull it?
That's the question hear being asked all sides, and
mind telling how it did talked with diagnoser and
the trunk
getting start somebody pistol and
shot skeed Richter bad that he showed hssef
stopped running till the
ognized he surrounded by friends
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-11
by MARVIN MCCARTHY

by MARVIN MCCARTHY
The alternating ghost of bnse-
bali in Birmingham il beginning
90 stir bit, very little bit.
"Qunck" Smith, preXy of the
BarOnInI association, makes an
announcement or two that re-
minds the fan of the fact that
real baseball activity Will he In
vogue In "A short while.
Joe Coffiudaffer, who tNvirled
ball for the BarOns n couple of
seasons ngo, has been sold to
Omaha, 1t was announced yester-
day. Joe didn't pitch baseball for
the BRrOns last year, but he states
that he is expecting n great sea
son in 1922. when COffindnffer
was fright" he WINS almost un-
beatabIe. He has the stuff. and
needs only control to become one
of the truly greats In minor
league baseball.
Prexy Smith, who IL still north,
where he attended the Buffalo
meeting n few days ago, also
wired his confirmation of the
Bernsen deal, whereby Dutch
Bernsen, for four years first
bnseman of the BarOns, is sold to
the Atlanta club for "a Eum re-
ported TO be $4,000.
Bernsen in one of the leagues
leading sIuEgers, and he should
make the Crackers n valuable
man. Bcrnie's greatest fent while
with the Barons was the break
ing of the Southern league home
run record last season.
Billy West, secretary of the
Barontnl club, has left for Grn-
nadn, Miss, to visit Bob Tyson,
an ex-BnrOn secretary. Bob has
n mighty nice place Mt Granada.
and Billy West intends spending
u few days there before going ON
TO Memphis TO attend the South
ern ieague meeting which begins
December 10.
President Smith will come TO
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talk for publication about some
bargains he has in his store. And,
while the boys is on the llojf
romm rgts on the old amp
flyers and tells me about young.
man nanSd L oafrul Ferns who Is
going to pay our town a vist De-
cember Is, for the purpose of en-
tering the festivities with Fred
erick Boorde. THAT fight should
be hamburger" says Tommy
the very best Birmingham has
ever had and when l don't deny
it none, he raves on about the
coming attraction.
Tommy told me that Freddy
was keeping In shape for his bout
with Ferns by boxing two or
three times a week in seaport
towns like Montgomery. Boorde
boxed Stanley Meeghan down
there Friday night and got the
munificent sum of $3S for his
nights labor.
The Georsia-AInbama Mistake
When l learned mat they had
houses of 3S-calibre down there,
l couldn't help but laugh up my
sleeve over what's going to hap
pen to Georgia and Alabama down
there next fall. Them two teams
decided that if they couldn't get
the date they wanted in Birming-
ham they would play the Satur-
day before Thanksgiving in
Montgomery next year. Seeing
the crowd what Freddy and Stan
ley played to. and having in
mind the statement of Howard
authorities that the multitudes
wouldn't yell for the football
games down there this year. and
also Knowing that Montgomery
had to give up its franchise in
the Southern league. because the
Moguis Quit the season each year
with too big stock Of tickets on
hand, / couldn't help but laugh
about what these two great uni
versities had steered theyself
into.
That's typical OF college finan-
ciers, though. This here Ed Nor
ton was telling me only the other
day that Birmingham Southern
offered Alabama $4,000 to come
up here the past fall and that
they turned it down in order to
accept a game with Bryson. They
beat Bryson several thousand to
nothing. but according to Ed they
was IL paid admissions in the
park, and they had d hard time
getting even the dead heads to
come out.
If Georgia and Alabama don't
mind IL will he anOther repeti-
ton of the Bryson holy cost from
financial standpoint. That
game should of came to Birming-
ham.
See the Finish
After l and Tommy had went
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-11
DUVAL HIGH TEAM
DEFEATS DAYTON

Jacksonville, Fla, December TO-
Duval High school today defeated
Steele High school Of Dayton, O., Il
to 0, in their intersectional football
games. Both teams displayed foot
ball technique of collegiate calibeE
Neither team had been defeated this
season
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-11
CHARLESTON HIGH WINS
FROM MASSACHUSETTS

Charleston, S G. December 1O.-In
the first International football con-
test ever played in South Carolina
Charleston High school defeated
Peabody, Mass, High school this aft
ernoon. 10 to O. in a spectacular foot
ball game.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-11
ROCKFORD TEAM WINS
FROM TH0RSBY FIVE

Rockford, December 10-(SpecialO
The Thorsby basketball team met the
Coosa County II gh at Rockford yes
terday in a return game. The score
was rs to ~ in favor of Rockford
This is the second game Coosa High
has won this season.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-11

Followed in an O'COat
/ had intended riding around
the course with Bill STREET., but
Bill didn't pick me up, so / had
to run around the course with
a heavy o'coat as excess bag
gage, and this comes in pretty
unhandy. for l had to write down
notes as / run. / also had to
bum cigarettes all along the
route, for | had left mine, at the
office, and this broke into my
time a good deal. Nevertheleast
/ come down the home stretch as
fresh as a soda cracker what was
laid yesterday, and | wouldn't let
nobody rub me at the finish, like
they was doing to some of the
athletes. because l was afraid
they might rub me the wrong
way-and you know what a tenn
per l got.
It's only three miles to laugh
land, l kept saying to myself as
1 logged along. and pretty soon
/ see crowd gathered, and l
knowed us boys was at the fin
ish. Then | grit my teeth, and
bit my tongue and lit my ciga-
rette and crossed the tape with
the whole story of the race wrote
up and ready to hand to the
printer.
i've often heard that express
sion him who runs may read,
but in my case it was Him what
runs may write"
Boys MINDED at Finish
After the boys had ran they
race, and had fell into the arms
of they friends. some of them
collapsed, and looked like they
was sick. | thought at first that
they was sick because they mad
lost the race, but later | learned
that three miles of Jogging was
what had did it. 1t takes old
man n. Durance. hisself, and
flock of stamina to get over
three miles of asphalt via angle
express, and don't let nobody tell
you no different And, when
athlete is done it he feels about
as useless as a corkscrew.
OF course ] was joking. about
me running along. and just put
that in so that my boss would
think / was working. If you must
know the truth, / spent the time
between the start and the finish
talking with Tommy Tompkins.
That Tompkins bird is genius
in costuming. If he goes to any
event he puts on a sweater TO SUIT
the occasion. Saturday he had
on a jersey what looked like he
might of been track man at one
time. but ! said to myself If he
ever was track man it was
with some section crew on a rail-
road.
Talks for Publication
It's just about as rard to gc-
Tommy to talk for public ltion as
1t is to get merchant prints 10
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-11

FAYETTEVILLE WINS
FROM WINSTON SALEM

Durham, N. c.. December 1.-The
Fayetteville High school football
team this afternoon defeated Win
ston- Salem High school on Emerson
field. Chapel Hill, to o., thereby
Winning the state championship.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-11

Birmingham before going to the
Memphis meeting.
In his communication yester-
day, Prexy Quack Smith stated
that there ARE several deals pend
Ing and TINT a general shnke-uD
in the BarOniaI ball club may be
expected
Local moguls state that they
are out TO give birmingham n
championship ball team in 1922.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-11

Thigh, 32 inches.
Calf, 10 inches.
Biceps, % inches.
Forearm, 10 inches.
Wrist, 10 inches.
Weight, 232 pounds.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-11

Age, 40 years.
Height, five feet, nine inches.
Neck, % inches.
Chest, SO inches.
Waist, 40 inches.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-11

It's just about as rard to get
Tommy to talk for public ition as
1t is to get r merchant prints 10
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-11

See the Finish
After and Tommy had went
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-06-03
Trades Council Unanimously Opposes City Manager; : Legislature Knocks Out Compensation La1u Change
May Stop Factory
 Poison in Streams
Senate Finally Has to Provide for Probe Into Situation in
 State

Although the waste from factories is the most ruinOuS matters to the waters of the state, and has for years been protest ed by the general public using the rivers Iand shore fronts and the oystermen de- 'sirous of retaining the growing beds in the Sound along the Connecticut coast, the influence of the manufacturers against any law that would prohibit their dumping their poisonous refuse into the waters has been sufficient to hold up any investigation until yesterday, when final fly the State senate, ''reluctantly" passed "a bill providing for $5O,OOO to investigate the situation and bring in plans for its 'betterment two years hence. The action was taken only after some senators, i'm piled the belief that even if passed the appropriation might be. vetoed" under the governors alleged determination to reduce state expenses this year.
 Bathing beaches, fishing streams and the oyster industry have been practically destroyed by the waste from factories dumped into the streams. For years this has been a bone of contention and came up again this year. The Senate finally passed it, 17 to II, only after two amend ments that would put the whole investi- gation out of business had been shown up and voted down. Senator Brooks of Torrington, far away from shOreWaters, proposed the killing amendments but lost out when they were shown up as to their real intent.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-06-03
BARUCH DEMANDS
 HIS ACTS PROBED
Chairman of War Industries Board
 Insists on Name Being Cleared.

Washington, June 3.-Senator Kenyon, Republican, Iowa, presented i'll the Sen ate this week letter from B. M. Baruch, former chairman of the war industrial board, asking for congressional lnvest1- gation of charges that he had prohted III sales of copper to the government during the war The letter included statement of use made of the $150,000 fund allotted to the economic section of the peace con- ference which was under MT. Baruch s charge.
 Denouncing the charges of profts III copper as 'heartless cruel lies, he stated that when he took war service with the government in 1917 he disposed of every interest which possibly might have been affected by his activities and that since that time he had mot engaged III s1ngle gainful pursuit"
 Of the $15o,ooo fund which has been much discussed in Congress, MT. Baruch said that he drew less than $z5,OOO, the is refunded to the govern ment. He stated that while III Wash 1ineton and Paris on government work, he paid his own expenses personally, pa1d salaries and expenses of some employees, never used an official automobile, and at one time paid telephone bills and office rent for which he never asked reimburse mcnt.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-06-03
BUILDING TRADES LOCKOUTS GIVE WAY
 TO ARBITRATION
While New Haven Contractors Ig- nore Offer of Men Other Cities
 Are Ending Troubles.

While building contractors in New Haven are ignoring the offers of the building trades men arbitrate the wage reduction dispute, contractors i'll other parts of the state are rapidly taking ad- vantage of the proposal with the result that many of the strikes and 1ockouts have been settled and the men returned to work. The latest of these occurred yesterday when settlements were reached in Norwalk and Manchester, the men ac- cepting a partial reduction from that of fered by the bosses.
 Settlement of the strike of union car penters in Norwalk was made when the local union accepted ten per cent re- duction III wages, to be effective June Is The strike, or lockout" as the union men term 1t, has been on for three months. The new rates fixes 90 cents an hour for journeymen carpenters. The bosses had offered 80 cents, reduction from $l an hour.
 In Manchester the men accepted 122 per cent reduction in place of the 20 per cent cut insisted on by the Builders Ex- change.
 Other similar wage adjustments are pending elsewhere about the state. In New Haven the situation is little changed. Most of the men locked out have secured work with independent bosses or taken on work themselves. The result is that they have the situation well in hand here, except for the bricklayers who feel hey were tricked into taking 05 cents while other cities, under a similar proposal got $1.
The Connecticut labor news., 1921-06-03
Plan to License
 Movie Productions
Substitute for Censor Bill Provides Heavy Fine for Showing
 Immoral Pictures.

A bill intended as substitute for the moving picture censorship bill, by which movie producers are to be licensed by the state and paralyzed if they show any immoral or degrading pictures, was favorably reported by the judiciary com committee to the legislature late yester day and tabled for action next week. The bill provides for the licensing by the state police commissioners of all persons responsible for the exhibition of moving pictures in places to which an admission fee is charged except churches, schools, of building of religious or educational or ganizations. Licenses would be effective tive until September following date of issue.
 The showing if immoral or degrading pictures or those of a criminal character would be cause for the suspension of revocation of the exhibitors license and for a refusal by the state police commits sioners to issue another license subse- quently to the same person. A fine of $! ,OO is fixed by the bill for violation.