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Evening star., 1921-09-05
RUDOLPH SCORES
THE BORLAND LAW
Head of Commissioners De-
cIares Enactment Is Unfair
to Property Owners.

Commissioner Rudolph. chairman
of the board Of Commissioners, came
out today in opposition to the Bor-
land law, under which abutting
property owners in the District must
pay half the cost of street improve
ments
Mr. Rudolph said he regarded tho
law as unfair when 1t was enacted
and that nothing had occurred since
it has been In effect to cause him
to change his opinion.
This statement by the chairman
of the board Of Commissioners is ex-
pected to give impetus to the move
ment recently launched by the Fed.
Grafton of Citizens Associations to
secure the repeal Of this legisla.
tion.
Federation to Urge Repeal.
The federation will appear before
tho Commissioners on the morning
OF September IL to urge them to
appealing to Congress to take the
Borland act of tho statute books.
Those who are seeking the repeal
of the law believe 1t has been a hard
ship on many small homo owners.
They contend that the cost Of street
paving should be met out Of the gem
eral tax fund,
All of the people Of the city, par
ticularly those who drive automobiles,
enjoy the benefits Of a newly paved
street as we'll as the few property
owners who live on that street, It has
always been contended.
Says Agreement Was Not Kent.
One of the arguments made at the
time the law was under consideration
was that Congress would appropriate
literally for street improvements II
the property-owners paid q special
Clayton, chairman Of the federation
committee in charge of thu present
movement for repeal, contends that
appropriations for streets during the
past few years do not bear out that
contention.
Evening star., 1921-09-05
FOUR. KILLED BY TRAIN.
Couple and Grandchildren Riding
in Auto Struck at Crossing.

LAPORTE, Ind, September 5--Jo-
seph Davis and wife. sixty-dve and
sixty-six years old, respectively, OF
Hanna, Ind, near here. and two
grandchildren, Catherine and Joseph
Conlan, six and seven years respect
lively, Of Union Mills, Ind, were in-
stantly killed here when their auto
mobile was struck on a crossing one
nile east of Fapna by the eastbou1d
Pennsylvania "dyer." s.
Evening star., 1921-09-05
VIII Return Tomorrow.

The presidential yacht Maydower.
with the President and Mrs. Harding
and a party of friends aboard, Is ex-
pected to arrive in Washington short
ly afternoon tomorrow. according to
information received today at the
White House.
Evening star., 1921-09-05
TEXT OF s1NN FEM REPLY.
British Offer Refused-Ready t
Negotiate on "Consent" Plan.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, September 4-The reply
of the Irish republican parliament to
Prime Minister Lloyd Georges latest
communication rejects the British
governments proposals for settlement
Of the Irish question on the ground
that they are not based on a dominion
status for ireland. It leaves the way
open for further negotiations, how
ever, by Offering at once to appoint
plenipotentiaries on the basis of the
principle of government by consent of
the governed.
The reply, which is addressed to Mr..
Lloyd George and signed by Eamon
de Valera, was given out at No. 10
Downing street, the prime minister's q
official residence, 1t says the differ
ences between Great Britain and Ire
land can only be reconciled on the
principle of government by consent
Of the governed, land on this basis we
are ready at once to appoint pleni-
potentiaries" The text of the COM
munication fellewsi
Text Of Communication.
1--WE, toe, are convinced it is es-
sentiai that some definite and i'm
mediate progress should be made to-
ward q basis upon which further ne
gotiatiens can usefully proceed and
recognize the futility of a mere ex-
change of argumentative notes.
shall. therefore. refrain from COM
lContinued on Page 2, Column .6.1
Evening star., 1921-09-05
WEATHER.

Showers this afternoon; generally
fair tonight and tomorrow.
Temperature for twenty-five hours
ended at noon today-Highest, 76, at
pm. yesterday; lowest. II. at am.
today. Full repbrt on page 4
Evening star., 1921-09-05

Member of the Associated Press
The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to
tho use for republication OF all news dispatches
credited to It not otherwise credited in this
paper and also the local news published herein.
All rights Of publication Of special
dispatches herein are also reserved.
Evening star., 1921-09-05

CONTINUED on Page 2. Column 81
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-07
ALLIANCE HIGH HAS
STARTED BASKETBALL

Alliance, December (Special)-
The boys of Alliance came out last
week for the first cage practice of the
year, football having claimed all of
Coach Prices attention heretofore.
Indications are that Alliance will beat
her third place record of last year.
as only one man, Hancock. was lost
by graduation and much new material
is available. This same Hancock is
at Auburn this year and is making
a strong bid for center on the varsity
five. His brother, Marcus Hancock.
is trying for center at Alliance.
1t seems pretty certain that Melvin
Vines will be forward again, and that
John Vines, captain of the team, will
be guard. The other places are still
open to the strong competition which
Bill Roberts. Percy Vines, Leonard
Vines, Arthur Davis, Glenn Perry.
Martin Vines, Cecil Maramore and
others are putting up for this posi-
ton.
Friday these boys beat the fast Oak
Grove team, 81 to T. There is pros
pect of game with Jacksonville
normal soon and the boys are on tip
toe for this game. as some of their
former stars are now students there.
Alliance has been beaten only once
in basketball since commencing to
play several years ago this lone de-
feat being handed out by Mobile at
the tournament last year.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-07
~. ----es----------------
City League Will
Haze Seven Teams
Entered This Year

The City Basketball league is look
ing forward to a big season this
year, and from the interest that has
already been manifested in the do
lngs of the league they are going
to have one of the livliest basketball
circuits in the south. Instead of
EaVlng six teams as they had last
year. there will be seven teams this
season. They are as follows: How
ard Reserves, Birmingham Southern
Reserves, S1oss- Sheffield, Avondale
NILS, North Birmingham Com
munity Woodlawn and the Y. NJ c.
There will be the usual number
of games played each night, but
each team will have one night of
rest every six weeks.
All managers and coaches report
that a large number of aspirants
are out for the teams this year, and
1t looks like the brand of basketball
played will be even better than that
of last season. That, is saying a
lot, too, as the teams in the City
league last season played a game
of basketball on a par with that
played by many of the college teams.
Coach Abel is all smiles over the
way his Y. M. c. A. team is progress
sing, and he is counting on seeing
his boys run rough shod over the
other teams this season. Most of
the last years "Y' aggregation is
back again. and there are some new
men out for the team that are going
to make it a hard job for last years
stars to land a berth on the team.
Thursday night there will be a
meeting of the City league at the
''Y" for the purpose of arranging the
schedule for the coming season.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-07
E. B. B. Quirat Opens
Season With a Win

Last night at the Y. NJ. C. A. the
Employed Boys Brotherhood basket
ball quintet opened its 1929 cage
season with an easy victory over the
Warrior High school five, winning
a one-sided game, Sc to A. The War
rior boys showed lack of practice,
and couldn't cope with the local out
fit, which seemed in fair condition
despite the earliness Of the season.
For the e. B. B. outfit. Byrd, CEN
ter, was the undoubted star Byrd
rang up Is of the SO points made by
the Employed Boys. His pass work,
jumping and accurate shooting were
features. The e. b. B. forwards
played good ball, scoring Ia points
between them.
Carroll and Cawthorne, the L. B. B.
guards, were in good shape. and held
the Warrior forwards to one score,
Ship making the other field goal
for Warrior.
McRoberts showed form while he
was in the game. and Cole rang up
couple of field goals.
For Warrior, Creel substitute for
ward, played we'll.
Lineups:
E. e. B. (s6); Young (s) and Sell
lers 49,, forwards; Byrd G6). center:
Carroll and Cawthorne, guards Sub
stitutions: Cole (4) for Young; Nc
Roberts (2) for Sellers
Warrior "a: Attaway and Haley,
forwards; Shipp (2), center; Albritton
and Bramlet, guards. Substitutions.
Creel CD for Attaway
Referee: Sellers.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-07
Women's National
Golf Tournament

New York, December 6.-The 1922
national women's golf championship
will be played on the course of the
Greenbrier club at White Sulphur
Springs. w. Va. the week of Septem-
Der IS. it was announced tonght by
the United States Golf association.
The national open champion shin
will be held at the Skokie club, near
Chicago. probably in July. Consid
ering that the British open at the
ST. Georges course, Sandwich. will
not end until June 80. the United
States Golf association event could
not very we'll be held earlier than
the middle of July.
The amateur championship at the
Country club. Brookline. Mass, will
be held either the first or second
week In September.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-07
DAVE EVANS
BILLY lands TO
MEET KENNEDY IN
BESSEMER BATTLE
Rival Scrappers Meet at Red
Mems Hall in BesSe-
mer Tonight

Gloves should fly thick and fast
tonight at Bessemer. when Billy
Lands and Sailor Kennedy meet in
what promises to be one of the best
scraps ever staged in Bessemer The
bout Is scheduled for ten rounds, but
II the two battlers do to each other
all that they are promising to do and
want to do, 1t should close a good bit
before the ten rounds are over. The
winner of this fight will probably
meet either Dummy harrington or
Joe White, it was stated. Lands has
been clamoring to get in the ring
with White for long time. but when
Kennedy heard of it he assured the
rotund scrapper that there was abb
solutely no need of going to Mr..
White for exercise, so tonight's fight
is the result of a previous argument.
Lands and Kennedy fought six
rounds with each other before, but as
neither was in the shape that they
are both In now. they found it hard
to get limbered up before the end of
the six rounds, so the decision rem
dered by the referee was draw. To-
night they are fighting in the at
tempt to remove this draw verdict
and both of them promise that the
bout will be lively one.
Lands has been working out for
the past three weeks at the B. A c..
and is in better condition than he
has been in for long time and is
much faster than he used to be- His
punch is also good these days and
he is looking forward to knockout
victory over the sailor.
Kennedy who has been doing his
work at the Y. NJ. C. A, is in fine
shape and announces himself as feel
ing confident of wiping up the ring
with Mr.. Lands. Kennedy will be
faster than Lands, but it Is rather
doubtful If he will be able to hit as
hard.
On the semi-final, Sailor Simpson
will meet Bert Green in a six-round
fight thar should be good. Johnny
NARROW win also meet Kid Shaddin
in a four-rounder.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-07
Sfribling Awarded
Lightweight Belt

Atlanta. December y
Fighting the hest battle of his ca
reer. Young Stribling. the Macon
star. last night won an easy victory
over Fearless Ferns of Atlanta. and
was warded the lightweight belt
given by Walk Miller for the light
weight championship of Georgia. The
decisions of the judges was unani-
NOUS Ferns did not win a single
round. in opinion of experts round
the ring. He was entitled to a draw
in the fourth, sixth and seventh, but
the other seven were easily the pror.-
erty of the winner.
The fight was fast and furious all
the way and the big crowd certainly
got a run for its money. Stribling
emerged from the battle unsecured.
but Ferns was not so lucky and will
carry a black eye for some time TO
come.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-07
Auburn Negotiating With Yale
for a Game in 1923-Tiger
Schedule Assuming Formid-
able Proportions

Auburn, December 6.-(SpeeiaD
Auburn has added another hard
opponent to the list of gridirOn
foes to he met next year, 1t was
announced today. The newcomer
on Auburn's schedule is none 9TH
err than the Army eleven, which
will be met at west Pom on oc-
tOber II, 1922.
The contract with Army
calls for one game, and it is not
known whether the contract will
he renewed after 1922 or not.
1t was also announced that ar
Engagements are being made with
Yale, whereby the Plainsmen Will
meet the big Blue eleven in 1928.
Nothing definite was given on this
game, but, if arranged, it is prob
able that the Auburn-YaIe game
of 1923 will be played at New
Haven.
With Centre, Army, Georgia,
Georgia Tech, Tulane and maybe
one other big team ON the sched-
uIe, the PIainsmen have one OF
the hardest gridiron programs for
1922 of any of the southern col
Ieges.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-07
CITY BOXING MEET
FRIDAY NIGHT TO
BE WELL ENTERED
Admission Prices Are Popular
and Large Crowd Is Ex-
pected to Attend

Probably the best city event ever
put on by the B. A. C. will be staged
Friday night, when Birmingham
foremost amateur mitt singers stage
their championship tournament. Only
one other city event of this kind has
been held in tine last few years, the
last one being about two years ago.
There were only few entries for the
last one, but 1t was a big success
and all of the fans went away look
Ing pleased. In this tourney there
will be only thirty entries, represent
ing six classes, and there will be
some of the best amateurs in the
south competing for the titular hon
ors of the city.
Classy Entry List
Many of the entrants in this tour
ney were in the last southern tour
nament, staged here last March, and
great many more that did not en-
ter the southern tourney will try for
honors this time. OF those who were
in the southern tourney there is one
southern champion, one runner-up
for the championship and two boys
that landed third place in the tour
ney. When one stops to think of the
large territory covered by the south
ern tourney and of the many entrants
which competed for honors, 1t seems
as though Birmingham has some real
fighters in its midst
All of the entrants In the big fist
festival are more than anxious to win
a title, as the primary object for
stalking this event is to get line on
suitable men to represent Birming-
nam in the junior national tourney,
which will be held, here in February
or March. Aside from the junior ma
uonal tourney, there will also be the
southeastern tourney at either At
ianta or Columbus in the early part
or February The B. A. C. will have
team entered in this event, and
those that do good in the city tour
ney will be counted on to represent
the B. A. c. in the southeastern af-
fair.
Popular Admission Price
Another good feature about the
smuggling entertainment scheduled for
friday night is that admission will
not be much, the prices being from
80 cents to $3.50. Officials have had
much trouble in the past in keeping
out small boys, who. unable to rake
up dollar or more, tried to slim in
TO the fight. This time, however.
they are not looking for this trouble.
as they figure that any kid can either
Deg or borrow 80 cents.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-07
Lands Attends the
Minor League Meeting

Chicago. December with the
Bale" Ruth decision finally handed
out to the fairs for discussion, Judge
Lands, baseball commi ssoner, lets
today for Buffalo to attend the minor
league meeting. The judge before
leaving announced that the joint
meeting of the two major leagues
would be held in New York on De-
cember Is. following the two separate
meetings of the leagues the two days
previous.
No comment was added to the text
of the suspension order by the base
ball ruler, but when questioned about
the spring training season the judge
indicated the order would not bar
Ruth and the others from playing in
the Yankees spring exhibition con-
tests.
The Judge had no comment to make
on the much discussed question of the
major leagues draft from the minor,
one of the chief problems at the Buff
falo meeting. where he will be CHER
speaker at dinner Wednesday.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-07
Panther Harriers
Enter B. A. c. Event

The Birmingham-S Southern college
track team has resumed the training
grind in preparation for the B. A. c.
meet Saturday. Although the Pan
theirs are still a little stiff follow
ing their four-mile run-off over in
Atlanta, they are still in an optimis-
tic frame of mind, and confident of
making good showing Saturday
The Panther team finished third in
team scoring in the Emory meet
among the seven colleges reprosent-
ed. "Buddie" de Yampert won fifth
place. Emory men took the first
four places.
The "Hlltoppers" team Saturday
vill be the same. Capt Dick Webb.
Eddie Branscomb. w. o. Barrow and
Buddie de Yampert will compose the
quartet that will represent the Col
lege of the Hills" in the b. A. c.
meet.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-07
NOT TO GET ESCAPE

Meridian. Miss, December 6.-(Spe-
cial.) according to information at
the sheriff's office. Lauderdale coun-
ty is not to get possession of the Rev.
w. e. Bennett, Nazarine preacher,
who escaped jail here several weeks
ago and who was reported captured
at Marshall. Tex, without, possibly.
a legal fight. 1t is stated that the
fugitive preacher was captured at
Marshall through the efforts of Sher-
If John Martin here. but when n,
wired that he would send deputy for
tho prisoner he was informed Bennett
was wanted at three other places. and
1. had not been decided which place
he would be turned over to. The pris-
oner broke jail here while. being hold
on q charge Of perjury.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-07
SPORTS
important Issues Expected to
Come Up When Delegates
From Dixie Colleges Meet in
Birmingham This Week

Important business is expected to
be transacted here this week, when
delegates from many Dixie colleges
meet here in the annual convention
of the Southern Intercollegiate Ath-
letic association. The big confab
opens Friday morning, and will ex-
tend over Saturday.
The first meeting of the conference
will be held Friday morning, but the
executive committee, of which DR..
Henry Phillips of the University of
the South, better known as Sewanee,
Is president, will hold it's meeting
Thursday night
First Meet Friday
The real fireworks start Friday
morning, when the first conference
iiisetin.g takes place. Friday after
d466n and probably that night other
meetings will be held. Saturday
dporning 1t Is planned to wind up
Conference business. so that the del
'&gAtes can start homeward by Satur-
Day night.
%eA1l meetings. will take place In the
conference rooms at the Tutwiler no.
4 tssl 49,. ,n,,o.t.r. ,.s,,.. oxn.ctso
to- come up are those which concern
Both the S. ]. A. A. and the new
Southern conference. Many of the
Major colleges belong to both the
Sbuthern conference and the S. I. A.
a. The new conference has several
A1igibility rulings in force that the s..
Il a. A. has not. The matter to be
decided at the meeting here this week
Is whether these colleges will oper-
ate in both the conference and asso-
citation, or whether they will with
draw in favor of the new conference.
GAAA Remain in Both
Officials who have been approached
S4itfhe matter seem to think that the
bigger colleges will continue in both
tine conference and association, abid-
ing by conference rules when playing
conference colleges. and by S. 1. A
Is. rules when playing association col
1eges or institutions belonging to
neither body.
The issue that has caused the
greatest contention in S. l. A. A.
ranks and which really caused the
organization of the new Southern
conference, is the one-year rule,
which would prevent athletes from
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-07
2uans Has Developed
Many Promising
Ringmen

When Dave Evans took over
the Boys club, so far as athletics
are concerned, interest in sports
and athletics among the young
sters took a sudden jump. From
that time on the Boys club has
been rated among the best pro-
ducers of promising athletes in
the city.
Dave, himself crack boxer,
has turned out many nifty little
ring men, and his team that is
entered in the B. Al C. boxing
tournament Friday night is being
counted upon to figure promi-
nently when the various cham
pionskips are being awarded, for
Dave has a nice bunch of scrap
pers entered in the tournament.
Deserves Credit
The work that Evans is doing
at the Boys club certainly de-
serves recognition, but very lit
tie has been forthcoming for
Dave. Evans has been connected
with the Boys club almost three
years now, and he has developed
pOAliSt DdShGNbdll, baStbelll anu
other athletics among his young
sters. His official title is athletic
director, but he also teaches
manual training and otherwise
helps in doing odd jobs around
the club.
At present, Dave Evans is busy
preparing his team for the B.
A. C.s city championship boxing
tournament Friday night. Dave
has at least one entrant in every
class except the middlweight.
Sarron a Terror
For the 112-pound class, he has
a regular little terror in Steve
Sarron, who will attempt to
wrest the titular honors from
Claude Wilson, who Is picked to
win the bantamweight title. And
here 1t might be stated that
Claude Wilson. one of the B. A.
C.'s brightest hopes in the tour
nament, was developed by Dave
Evans and formerly fought under
the Boys club standards.
In the featherweight division,
Dave Evans has two entrants,
Jack Gibbons and Bud Appleby.
Nothing much is known of these
two scrappers, but Dave states
that they are o. k. and will be
heard from Friday night.
Three Club Scrappers
Among the special weight boys,
or 125-pound boxers. are three
Boys club scrappers. any one of
whom might land the title. Hor-
ace Hooper is the best known. He
has been called .'little Jack
Dempsey" because of his build
and smuggling abilities. Hooper
is another little terror who must
be watched Friday night. Bishop
Lay and Bill Carlough will fight
for the Boys club Friday night.
also.
Two boys are entered in the
lightweight division by Evans.
They are John Saab and Charlie
Parks. Saab is a big husky, who
hits terrific blow. Parks is
newcomer.
One welterweight
Charles Parks is entered in the
145-pound class also, and must
bNCR up lldi " Gil <AAiCii
and Allen Shaddix.
That completes the roster of
boys entered in the tournament
by Evans but much is expected
of them in the fights Friday
night Dave himself used to take
part in these tournaments, but
now he prefers to crouch in cor
ner and coach his boys to victory.
ITS easier to tell the others to
do it than to try it yourself when
you are getting old smilingly
asserts Dave.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-07
Georgia to Play
Chicago Eleuen

Chicago, December 6.-The Uni
versity of Georgia was placed on Chi
cago's football schedule today for a
game here October Z, Coach Alonzo
Stage announced. This completes the
Maroons gridiron program for next
year and gives Chicago two inter-
sectional games on the home field
Princeton and Georgia. Georgia lost
to Harvard. 10 to Z, this year.