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First quarter


Birmingham Southern received.
Brown kicked off for Howard to
25-yard line. Griffen made 5 yards.
Rogers made yards around left end
for first down. Ban on Howard's IS
yard line Norton made yards
through left tackle. Griffen was
thrown for 1-yard loss
Rogers punted to Hcwards 4-yard
line. On first play Gaylord pnnted az
yards Miller made fair. catch for q
free trial at field goal miller place
kicked field goal from 2e-yard line.
Score; Birmingham Southern 3,
Howard 0.
Bandy kicked off to Ford on 1s-
yard line and Ford returned to How
gain. Ford got 6 yards over right
tackle. Cooper hit left tackle for 3
yards
Ford hit right tackle for yards
and first down. Lackey made / Yard
at right tackle. Ford hit right tackle
for 8 yards Cooper hit left tackle for
2 yards.
Gaylor punted "a yards to Miller,
who returned to Birmingham South
erns 2s-yard line. Stubs broke
through and threw Miller for s-yard
loss. Rogers puntsd So yards out of
bounds. The ball il on Howard's IA
yards. Ford hit right tackle for 3
yards. Ford hit right tackle for Z
yards. Gaylord punted 80 yards to
Miller, who returned to Howard's Az
yard line.
ROGERS punted 4s yards across goal
line.
Howard was given the ball on hsr
own 2e-yard line. Ford went yards
around right end Gaylord hit center
for l yard. Ford couldn't gain at left
end. Gaylord punted a fluke kick
straight up in the air, Only one yard
for Howard. Brmin CHAM Southern S
ball on Howard 26-yard line.
Rogers made yards over right
tackle. on a had pass Miller was
thrown for a 16-yard loss. Rogers
made l6 yards around left end. Mil
Ter punted 81 yards to Ford who
called for fair catch. Rail- on How
ards 26-yard line Lackey couldn't
gain at center. Ford punted 90 yards
on Towards 3S-yard line when the
quarter ended.
Score: Birmingham So uthern g..
Howard o. 4s
Second Period
Miller couldn't gain at right tackle
Norton punted and r. Brown recov
cred ON Howard's Ss-yard line. Ford
made s yards over right tackle. Ford
made 4 yard at left tackle. Ford
couldn't gain when Candy broke
through interference and hit him.
Gaylord punted 20 yards to Griffen,
who returned to the 41-yard line
Brindley broke through and cut Nor
ton for 1-yard loss.
Griffen made yards over right
tackle. Candy went 20 yards to How
ards 11-yard line on trick play
Rogers made / yard at right tackle
Norton made yards at right tackle.
Rogers made yards round right end.
Griffen went yards around left end
for touchdown.
Clark went in for Cooper for How
ard. Baker kicked goal. Roberts
went in for r. Brown for Howard.
Caldwell went in for Ellis for Biz
naingham Southern.
Gaylord kicked off to Norton on
10-yard line, who returned to the as
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SPORTS
Expected Scandal OUer Big
Bout Fails to MnteriaLize

didn't take the odds as they found
them.
Odds Switched
Anyway, the facts were as stated
by the two detectives. One gambler
whose name has figured in certain
betting scandals had been giving 10
to 8 on Tender throughout week. but
when he got inside the Garden the
night Of the fight he began to lay
off his wagers, giving odds on Kan
sas. All this came to the attention
of the members of the athletic board.
and Billy Muldon and Tom O'Rourke
members of the board, seated them
selves by the ringside with scoring
cards to keep tab on the battle and
see that everything went according
to Hoyle. Those score cards, as got
ten out by the New York authorities.
have in the center a column headed
columns with headings such, win
nsr," "aggressiveness" and clean
hitting" Clever sparring and good
defense" "discrediting for clinching
and holding when ordered to break
Decided Lew Won
Scoring in this way. both Muldon
and O'Rourke decided Tender had
the edge. But the judges awarded
Kansas two-thirds of the points. so
the decision went to him. Since that
time the athletic commissioners have
been investigating to ascertain why
the judges should have been so lib
eral in their award of points to kan
sas and at the same time to learn
the secret of the betting witch. The
decision today was that If the judges
erred. 1t was only an error of tudg-
ment.
In the meantime, there is a report
that Kansas Is not furthering efforts
OF promoters to match him with
Tender for Philadelphia fight. One
can only wonder why, because in this
fight in the Garden. Tender didn't
show anything to make Kansas
afraid Of the southpaw.
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Pesek-P lestina Bout Was
Shameful Affair, Says Jim

the ring seemingly With the sole in
tention of losing on a foul. He prob
ably had it figured out that he never
could win from Plestina, and rather
than lose fairly to superior foe
man, he would suffer disqualified
ton.
Pssek used every dirty trick that
wrestler could use. lie gouged, but
ted, kicked and punched. He ripped
open beth of Plestina's eyes and tore
at his ears He met Piestina coming
In for mauling by janiming his
frgers in the eyes of the big Slay
in such a way that blood ran down
in rivulets within few minutes after
the affair began.
Pesek Booed
The crowd sat quiet for a while.
Then IT began to hiss and boo Pc
SEX. Later its anger reached white
heat 1t yelled for Plestina to slug
back-perhaps would have sloried
in it il the big fellow had torn
Posek limb from 11mb. But Plestina
refused to resort to sluggery He
played fair and square in the face
OF the foulest wrestling tactics any
make 1t wrestling match, but Pesek
continued to slug and butt and
gouge
AS the anger of the crowd reached
white heat and riot seemed GER
tain, the end came. The referee quit
the ring and the announcement was
made:
Pesek Alone Suffers
"Plestina wins the match, and the
&C mmisso hereby rules Pesek for
ever from participating in wrestling
bouts in New York state"
The ruling of the commission vas
s,mething that Pesek perhaps never
had thought about. He figured that
he could do anything and get away
with it. 1t is absolutely certain that
II Pesek had ever imagined the COM
mission would suspend him for life
he never would have gone ahead and
arricd out the presumed foul or
ders.
It's too bad that Pesek alone must
suffer. For it would seem, from the
stories that are gossiped around
town, and from the surface appear
ances. that Pesek's actions in the
ring that night were inspired, not
of the impromptu variety.
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How Panthers Hun1bled Bulldog Foe

and the ball went over to Birmink-
ham Southern on her own 3+yard line
Rogers punted rs yards out of
bounds.
Hurst vent Ia fer Bsins. Gaylord
made 5 yards on 3 croSs-buck. Ford
couldn't gain at left guard. The ball
went over to Birmingham-S Southern
on her own ls.y4rd line. Gtiffer
MADE yards over left tackle. Mabry
made Q yards at left end.
Score at. end of third quarter: Biz
minehan Southern 10, Howard 7.
Fourth Quarter.
Lambert went in for Roberts. Coep-
er went in for Clark. Norton went
back in for Mapry. Miller made 4
yards over left tackle for first down.
Norton went around end for yards.
Rogers made yards through xn-
ter for first down Brindley broke
thneugh and threw Rogers for . ..
yard ioss. Norton couldn't gain at
right tackle. Both sides were Off
side on the play Norton made 2
yards at right tackle. Rogers ppnted
3S yards to shores, who returned tn
his own 7s-yard line. Miller inter
cept4d q pass on the 3e-Yard line and
returned to Towards 17-yard line.
Rogers. couldn't gain at right tackle.
Miller threw pass 10 Baker fer u
yards gain. The ball is on Towards
7-yard line. Brindley threw Grif-
fen for . s-yard loss. Time out for
Birmins CHAM Southern. j. Candy
went in for Caldwell. Rogers lost 3
yards at right end, but Howard was
offside and was penalizsd s yards,
giving Birmingham Southern first
down on Towards 1-yard line. Rog-
ers went 1 yard on left tackle for
touchdown. Miller missed goal. Score:
Birminghann- Southern 16. Howard 7.
Candy kicked off to Lackey on the
16-yAfd line. He returned 81 yards
for a touchdown. Gaylord kicked
goal. Score: Birmingham-So Southern
Is, Howard IA.
Gaylord kicked off to Miller on the
2o-yafd line and he returned IL yards
to Birmin CHAM Southerns 31-yard
lire. Nit Green went in for Griffen.
Nit Green lost yards on left guard.
Nit Green made yards through CEN
ter. Rogers punted 80 yards out of
bounds. The ball is on Towards so
Yard line Hare went in for Gaylord.
A pass was incomplete. Ford passed
to Shelton for 81 yards for first down.
Another pass was incomplete, but
Howard was offside on the play and
was penalized 5 yards.
Ford passed 10 yards to Lackey.
Miller intercepted d pass On Asii
ham Seuthern's 1s-yard line and was
downed in his tracks. Time out for
Birmingham Southern. Miller hurt.
Stubbs broke through and caught
Rogers for NO gain, 1-yard loss. Nor
ton made / yard at left tackle. Nit
Green made yards through right
tackle.
Rogers punted 40 yards to Ford.
who was downed in his tracks. The
bali is on Howard's 34-yard line. Ford
passed to Shores for so yards and
first down on Birmingham southern
30-yard line. Thomas went in for
Hurst. Lackey went out of bounds
for no gain. A pass was incomplete
Ford lost yards at right end.
A pass to Hare failed. Ford was
then thrown for a two-yard loss on
an attempt to go around right end.
Ford missed a try at a field goal. the
ball going high and short. Rogers
dropped back to punt, but the kick
was blocked as the game ended.
Score, Painters ls, Bulldogs IA.
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yard line. Afford tackled Norton ana
Knocked him out Time out BirminE
ham Southern. Norton stayed ia the
game. Rogers made yards through
left tackle. Rogers puntsd 81 yards
and the ball was covered BY a Biz
Intngham- Southern man on Howard's
39-ysrd line. Ford made yards
around right cad. A pass was In
complete. Ford punted 3s yards to
Miller who was downed in his tracks.
Ball on Birminghain-S Southern S0-
yard line. Miller couldn't gain 1T
center. Rogers lost yards on a run
from punt formal ton around right
end. Birmingham Southern peualized
is yards for holding Rogers went s
yards around right end from punt
formation. Rogers punted 36 Yards
to CLARK. who returned to BirmIng-
ham seuthern's 33-yard line For
ward pass to Clark for fs-yard gain.
Ball on Birmingha .southern's II
yard line. Lackey went yard out IF
bounds. Ford attempted another pass
and BirninShain- Southern ma n
knocked the ball into Lackey,s hands,
who fell across the line for touch-
down. Ford kicked goal.
Gaylord kicked off to Griffen on
the 1s-yard line. who returned TO the
4e-yard line. Norton lost 3 yards
when Stubs broke through and got
him. Norton made yards over right
tackle for first down. Lackey made
ninghs m -Southetn's possession on hev
own lo-yard llne, score: Birming-
ham Southern 10, Howard 7.
Third Quarter.
Brown went back In for Lambert
Nabry went In fer Norton.
Candy kicked off to Afford on az
yard line, who returned yards. Ford
went IL yards over left tackle For
made 3 yards over right tackle
Gaylord made yards through left
tackle for first down. Lacey made
I yards over left tackle, but Howard
was offside and the ball was brought
back.
Ford made Z yards over left tackle.
Lackey made 4 yards over left tackle.
Lackey made 4 yards over left tackle
for first down. Gaylord made yards
over left tackle, out of bounds. ION a
bad pass from center Clark fumbled
and lost 1 yard. Ford made yards
over left tackle.
Ford punted II yards out ossbounds.
Ball on Birmingham southern's A.
yard line. Rogers made yards over
left tackle Mabry was thrown for
l-yard loss. Rogers punted "a yards
to Ford, who was downed In his
tracks.
Ball on Howard's 4S-yard line.
Laokey made yards over left tackle.
Laekey made | yard over left tackle.
Ford couldn't gain at right tackle
Ford pinted 80 yards out of bounds.
Ball on Birmingham -Seutherns 49,
yard line. Rogers lost s yards A
pass was incomplete. Rogers punted
81 yards and Bifmingham-S Southern
man downed the ball on her 33-yard
line
Lackey made yards over left
tackle. Lackey lost l yard at right
tackle Lackey made yards through
left tackle. Lackey made 5 yards
over left tackle for first down.
Ford made 1 yards over left tackle.
Bans went in for Brown. Ford made
over left tackle, but Blrming CHAM
Southern was offside and was pens
allied yards, making first down for
Howard.
Ford made yards over left tackle.
Lackey made yards at left guard,
Ford made Q yards around right end
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NOTRE DAME DEFEATS
MARQUETTE ELEVEN

Milwaukee, November 1s.-Notre
Dame beat Marquette university hers
today. 81 to 7. In good game that
was slowed down comparatively by
a wet. griddy field. Marquette made
their touchdown early in the first
period when they blocked punt and
recovered the ball on the 4-yard line.
laughter, fullback, carried II across
on the fourth down.
In the second period Mohardt, Notre
Dame, made 20 yards on a tackle play
and with beautiful interference by
Wynne went over for touchdown.
In the fourth period Anderson, Notre
Dame. went 50 yards on pass for the
second touchdown. In the fourth
period Mohardt again made run for
45 yards. bringing the ball TO Mar
qlette's 1-yard line. Wynne went over
for a touchdown. Marquette carried
the ball the rest of the period. but
failed to score.
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BY JAMES J. CORBETT
Copyright, 1921, by King Features
Syndicate. Incl


The old feud between Tex Rickard
and JACK cprley has been renewed,
and with more savagery than ever.
For a long time 1t smoldered un.
der cover. During the time that
Richard was content to stage only
fistic bouts in Madison Square Gar
den and permitted Curley to have
full sway in the wrestling game
there, everything was quiet and
peaceful.
But the attempt of Riekard last
week to break into the graphing
game as a promoter resulted In a
new outbreak, and brought about one
of the wort mat fiascos in history.
due entirely to the actions Of one OF
the wrestlers who is considered q
member OF the Curley group
Pesek's Reward
John Pesek of Nebraska was chosen
to do the dirty work" for Rickard
and the match. In some quarters 1t
is claimed that Pesek, for carrying
out his disgraceful part. was to be
rewarded with the championship
later in the year. But the title never
will go TO Pesek. for the athletic
commission of the state of New York
has ruled Pesek off the Gotham mats
for life.
Richard decided sumo weeks ago
to accord q graphing chance to
Marin Plestina, ranked by many as
the greatest wrestler In the game.
He signed up Plestina and then made
Efforts to get one of the Curley men
to meet him. All refused. Finally
Pesek accepted the defi of Plestina.
hurled through Richard, and the
match was set for November ~
, Immediately the Cnrley faction got
busy in rebuttal. II laughed at the
idea that the match was cham
pionship affair. Someone passed
around the rumor that "soTethins
strange" was going to happen In the
match Every possible effort to
knock" the affair was made And
Curley himself, angered because
Richard was invading the wrestling
monopoly. Joined hands with a group
OF fight managers who have organ
lied AGAINST Richard.
The night of the Pesek- Plestina
bout never will be forgotten by
those who saw 1t. Pesek went into
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By SPARROW M,cANN

By SPARROW M'CANN
Special Correspondent of The Age
Herald
tcoryxtsht, 1921, by The Age-Herald)
New York, November 1s.-The ex-
peeted scandal as result of the re-
cent Lew Tender Rocky Kansas
battle at the Madison Square Gar
den blew all to bits today. Big de-
velcpments were looked for by the
insiders, but 81 a meeting of the New
York Athletic board 1t is clsimsd
that nothing was proved. There
the matter will rest.
But besause nothing was proved
does not convince everyone that
nothing happened. The facts of the
case, SO far as they have been brought
out, relate to the sudden switching
of odds about an hour before the fight
and the strange manner in which the
fight judges piled up points for
Kansas.
Made Tender Favorfte
First of all, the betting fraternity,
which is entirely too active in box
ing for the good of the sport, made
Tender a 10 to favorite over Kan
sas, and the odds ruled that way the
week before the fight and indeed,
until the very night of the fight.
About 1870 on the evening thk battle
was held, two Philadelphia detec-
tives came into the Garden and no.
ticed well known fight follower
not Il professional gamb1er--giving
odds on Tender.
Lookout" said one of the detec-
tives. eve were just over at the
Pennsylvania, and they were laying
odds over there on Kansas" or
course, the arrival of enthusiastic
delegations from Buffaio--Rocky's
home town-had lot to do with ac-
tivity in betting, but since they are
as wise as any guys in the world,
there is no reason to believe they
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MICHIGAN ELEVEN
BEATS MINNESOTA

Ann Arbor, November l9.-Approxi-
mately 10000 persons this afternoon
saw Michigan triumph over Minneso-
IA az TO O. in the closing game of the
Western Conference season. the game
was played on field ankle deep In
mud, but the Wolverines started after
their opponents with rush ana the
result was never in doubt. Michigan
scored in each quarter.
The well-known Minnesota shift
was effective at times, but the visi-
tors lacked a SCORING punch. The ball
was kept in Minnesota territory at
nearly all stages.
Long runs by Gappcn, uteriz and
Kilke for Michigan and Mertineau
and Gilstead for Minnesota featured
the play. The Michigan backs fire.
quently clipped off runs of 20. so and
so yards.
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NORTH CAROLINA WINS

Raleigh. N. c., November 49,
North Carolina State college today
won the undisputed championship of
the state by defeating Wake Forest
IA to in the last interstate game
of the season.
Wake Forest was kept on the de-
fensive during the entire game, max :
ing only four first downs and not be-
ing able to work the ball within its
opponents 40-yard line.
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the same ability as the GeorgianS In
swinging on to the ball when it was
in its possession.
Coach Scott of Alabama had
coached his team all week on an all
attack. In conversation he declared
that only in that way had he foreseen
any likelihood of, victory for Ala
Pama. This attack OF course had 10
pc abandoned on account of the
tack was therefore completely NULL
fled and 1t looked 1t.
The Crimson did not make a singh
first down except by the aid OF PEN
alties. There were plenty Of penal
ties, though and Georgia always sui
fered. There we're off side plays
called times innumerAble and ono,
Georgia was penalized for holding
and once for unnecessary roughness
and never once did Alabama threate,
Georgia's goa, "-e. Alabama con
sistently sent its punts short and low
in the hope OF Georgia fumbles tina
could be converted into score. Once
this happened-in the third period
but Alabama did not have the punch
to send the touchdown over after
got within the fatal Georgia 15-yard
line zone.
The more written and the more dis
cussed, the more lopsided that foot
ball game seems to be. II wasn't
anything like it, though, for from
whistle TO whistle the entire Alabama
team was fighting and that fight
made the game an outstanding one o j
the present football season.
Just as the teams came out the rair
began to pour oH the field and so
did the Emryonic spectators, who
were mostly Tech students, who had
sought out tactical position on tn.
left field bank of the ball park, from
which point the fence is easily
scaiabie. ura
Lineup and summary
Georgia (22) Position Alabama (o)
Relnolds, y. ................Cf Clemens
Left End
Bennett, j. ............. Langhorne
Left Tackle
Whelchel .............. Montgomery
Left Guard
LAY ...,............ Wesley
Center
Anthony NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Hunt
Right Guard
Few ......... i.............. Cooper
Right Tackle
Bennett P. ................ Newton
Right End
Fitts ....'.4...+..s........ Baty
Quarterback
Thompson ............,.... Bartlett
Left Halfback
Spicer Observation-Disclosures. Rosenfeld
Right Halfback
Ceilings ................, Whitaker
Fullback
| Score by periods:
Georgia ..............7 0 0 15-21
Alabama .,.......,...0 O. .
Georgia scoring: Touohdowns, j.
Reynolds tsub for Fitts), Spicer
Randall (sub for ]. Reynolds) goals
from touchdown. Pew .; safety
Bartlett. Referee, Elcock, Dart
mouth. Umpire, Tichenor. Auburn
Field judge, Watkins, Sewanse.
Head linesman, Bender, Nebraska.
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WINS
FROM STANFORD

Stanford, Cal, Nov. 19.-California
retained the Pacific Coast Conference
football title today by defeating Stan
ford AZ to in the new cardinal
stadium before approximately $1,000
persons
The power OF the Bear football ma
chine, which has not been defeated in
two years, was too much for the
fighting Cardinals. They were unable
to stop the Bears baekfield In its line
attacks or around the ends.
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GREAT LAKES ELEVEN
WINS SERVICE TITLE

Great Lakes. H.. November Ia
The Great Lakes Naval Training sta
ton won the lnttr-training champion
ship of the country today when the
Great Lakes football team defeated
a sailor eleven representing Hampton
Rhodes. by a score Of IA to O..
BY winning the game the Great
Lakes team secures the trophy Of
fered by the bureau Of navigation for
the championship team Of the train
ing stations east of the Mississippi
river.
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CHICAGO WINS GAME
WITH A FIELD GOAL

Chicago. November IA drop
kick. booted between the Wisconsin
goal posts by Milton Romn4y. Chi
cages sophomore quarterback
scored 5 to 0 victory for the Ma
rooms on Staeg field today in an
evenly matched brilliant display Of
western Conference ball. A muddy
field slowed down the MY 1T times
but both elevensk ehowed versatile
attack and put up . stubborn de-
Tense.
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CENTRE WILL PLAY
ON PACIFIC COAST

San Diego. November 1s.-csntre
college Of Kentucky. conquArors of
the Harvard eleven. accepted the In
vitation tended by the city Of San
Diego TO participate in football
game to be played at the stadium here
on December IS. according to an
nouncement today by the San Diego
chamber Of commerce. The team for
the game with Centre college will be
selected Monday.
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Central Battles
Tuscaloosa to Tie

Tuscaloosa, November 1s.--(Spe-
this afternoon. tho Tuscaloosa High
ciaI)-In a hard fought game here
school football team held the visiting
Central team to a scoreless tie. The
Central team 10 the strongest team
that the Tuscaloosa boys have met
yet, and they are proud of being able
to hold the Crimsons to a tie. 1t
was good game all through, with
bothteams fighting hard and playing
good football at all times.
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LAFAYETTE WINS GAME

Bethlehem, November 19.-LaFay-
cite today defeated It's ancient rival,
Lehigh. % to s, in the fifty fourth
game between the two teams.
In the first two periods Lafayette
made long gains. sending Elliott, full
back. over for three touchdowns. with
Brennan kicking goal each time.
Lehigh scored a touchdown in the
third period, but failed to kick goal.
Elliott scored fourth touchdown
Tor Lafayette in the last period.
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NEBnAsKA CLrNcHEs rTrLr

Ames. Iowa. November ls.-The
University OF Nebraska clinched the
Missouri Valley conference title here
today by defeatingN Ames IS to 3. The
Corn Huskers displayedoa strong Of
Tense. which netted them touch
down in the, first period. three more
In the third and one in the fourth.