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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-17
NEW TELEPHONES
 MORE THAN 1000
Birmingham'S Total About 10000, Company Officials
 Say-Additions to Plant

Birmingham now has more than 10000 telephones, and during the last IS months, the net increase in tele- phones in the city was a little more than 2,000, according to information furnished by the Southern Bell Tele- phone and Telegraph company. Dur ing this period 5000 telephones were discontinued and 5000 others in- stalled.
 The total expenditure of t1res com pany during this time for additions and rearrangements of the plant amounts to s4Ss,OoO. Included in this. amount is the switchboard in the, new Hemlock office in the Second avenue building and additional switchboards at the Ensley and West End offices. Extensive addf- tions have been made to the Ensley building.
 At present the company is making additions to it's plant involvfg more than s130,0o0 The census of popu- Ation taken by the telephone conf- pany in 1920 in the area served by the Birmingham exchange >shows there was population of 226 Their estimates, based on careful study by experts in this line of-w ork, indicate that by 1880 there will be sSS,Ooo people in this same area, an increase of approximately 50 per cent.
 $3,O0O,OOO Plant Need
 The telephone company has 10 look ahead in providing a plant suf- ficient to take care of all the needs of a growing city and engineering studies are almost in continuous progress. To meet the growing need for service in Birmingham approxi- mately $3O0O,000 will be required to provide a new plant within the next few years
 The use of telephone service has increased enormously during the past few years. During 1920 there was an average of 172,75S local calls a day, and this has been increased to an average of 1,0I9 calls a day so far this year. The maximum number of calls handled in any one hour so far this year was 27,696, or a total of 55,392 persons talked oyer the telephone during that hour.
 The local telephone organization includes 675 regular employees. in ad dition to lxge number of labor CTS, employed Wrom time to time. Of the regular employees 450 are oper ators, and 225 are employed in other departments.
 The new business office of the company on Fifth avenue. between Nineteenth and Twentieth streets, which opened a short time ago, has proven a great convenience to the patrons of the company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-17
FUNERAL IN SYRACUSE
Remains of E. Richard Knodel Are
 Taken to His Old Home

The remains of E. Richard Knodel, former Birmingham boy, who died in Atlanta Friday morning. have been sent to Syracuse, N. r., and the funeral will be held in that city to- morrow.
 Mir. Knodels death followed a weeks illness. He was formerly with the Stockham Pipe and Fitting Com pany of Birmingham, and married Miss Louis Brown of this city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-17
ACCIDENTAL DEATH
 C0R0NER'S VERDICT

Accidental death was the verdict rendered yesterday by Coroner y D.. Russum after he had investigated the death of Esom McNutt, age 54, who was almost instantly killed late Fri day when struck by a freight engine near his home at Irondale
 The body was taken to the home of farmer living near 1rondale, where it was kept until after the eoroner's investigation. Johns will will send the body to Haleyville. at II o'clock this morning for
 burial. He had no relatives in Bir mingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-17
Dry Force Office
 To Be Moued Here

M La Marche, field supervisor or the federal prohibition enforcement department at Washington, was in Birmingham yesterday comforting with N. l., Pierce, state prohibition enforcement officer, and investigat- ing the situation with regard to moving the headquarters of the state prohibition director to Bir- mint ghan.
 Kelly Dixon, the present director, has his headquarters in Talladega.
 MT. La Marche was especially interested in arrangements that could be made for offices in the new federal building for the director.
 Under the new reorganization plans, each state prohibition enforce ment officer will report directly to the federal department at Washing ton instead of to the district depart ment as has been the case. The dis trict offices are. to be abandoned, and the records in each of them sent to the several state departments.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-17
EXAMINATIONS FOR
 COUNTY TEACHERS

Regular July examinations Tor teachers will pe neld tomorrow, ac- cording to Dr. N R. Baker, county superintendent of education. The ex- animation for white teachers will be held at the county courthouse, ana the one for negroes at the Thomas school, on theEast Lake car line.
 Applicants should be at the court house and at the Thomas school by $ o'clock for registration. The exam nations will last through Wednes- day. pr. Baker will be in charge or the examinations.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-17
WOODLAWN VETERINARY

Woodlawn infirmary will be reality early in August, when pr. J. H. stephens will open a hospital with 25 beds capacity in the former homo O. J. B. Gibson. at Fifty-fourth street and Third avenue, south. The build- ing is of brick veneer. l2-rocm addition is now being built. while tho rooms of the residence are being re- modelled. The cost of the structure will be about $1o.oo0-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-17
---------------'s- - -------7------- TALKS ON GOOD ROADS

J. Asa -Rountree, director general of the United States Good Roads as- sociation, has been invited by the Michigan State Good Roads assocIa- tion to be it's guest on the occasion of its annual meeting in Flint, Mich. August 30 to September 1, and to de- liver an address on national high- ways and federal aid. MT. Rountree has accepted the invitation. 4
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-17
SUNDAY SCHOOL TALKS

Charles l.. Harold. secretary mana ger, Birmingham Civic Association, will address the Cosmopolitan men's class of the First Baptist church this morning in the absence of George Lewis Bailes, class teacher, who has accepted an invitation to speak to the men of the Woo1lawn First Methodist church today at the Sunday school hour.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-17
HARMONY SINGING

The Christian Harmony Singing as sociation will meet in the cour thcuse this morning at 9:30 , clock fer an ll-day session.
 All are requested to bring lunches with them
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-17
Bookkeeping Expenses Reduced

Unusual money-saving service for professional men, drug stores, grocery stores and small businesses.
 If your work is not of such volume as to re- quire all day attention we furnish rapid and accurate man to keep your books up to date with few hours work each day. Nominal charges--high-class service. Best references.
 Call Main 8928
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-01
CHICAGO SKATERS
TO EXHIBIT HERE
SchooIboy Stars Will Arrive To-
morrow and Remain Until
Thursday Night

Chicagos : schoolboy ice skaters that
will meet New York in an intercity
race in New York on Saturday will be
the guests of Philadelphia for two days
The juvenile speed kings will arrive at
the West Philadelphia Station at 80
tomorrow afternoon aud leave here on
Thursday night.
Philadelphia made no preparations TO
have team meet the winner of the
New York Chicago race, but this city's s
skating fans will have n chance to see
the boys in action. They will give n
special exhibition at the Ice Palace
tomorrow night, and ON Thursday after
noon will take part in an open handi
cap meet at the palace. Philadelphia
schoolboys will be invited to compete.
George F. Pawling completed all
arrangements for the visit Of the Chi
caGo lads over the long distance phone
last night The Chicago lads were in
Cleveland and gladly accepted the in
vitation. They will leave this city for
Washington Thursday night where
they will attend the inauguration of
President elect Harding on Friday.
Julian Fitzgerald. a member Of
Mayor Thompson's ice. skating com
mittee. is in charge of the party Of
thirty-two. which includes twenty ice
skaters, trainers. coaches. officials and
newspaper men
\ special demonstration now is
planned in honor Of the visiting school
boys A reception committee probably
will meet them on their arrival.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-01
Fr0st-BHten DiUOts on Wintry Links
BY SANDY Mc\IRIICK

rOLF is booming IN Great Britain
" after rho war ike The annual
spring food in Batn. y. Y. II threat
ems 10 swamp everything in sight, Inc
number Of handicapped women players
has long since passed the 5O.oON marx
tis said and the championship cahoer
is fifty to our one.
The play a. one club j. so heavy that
the committee has gotten out lOO-
round card As soon as your ticket is
plnchrd one hundr"d times you are
through playing golf al that club for the
year
Bu, all the golf j. not being played
on the links, not bN those who can
write The newspapers are evidently
rrceiv.ng a harragp Of letters on the
subjert Of golf Arguments ar" being
won and lost every day The tide OF
public opinion watts hither and y0n.
The latest discussion ~ over the style
" Architecture ms argued by the long
nIrterS -. the short but accurate
players Cyril Tolley Is the hero of III"
FIRST named, j n. Taylor Of the ac-
curatrrs. The New York Times picks
oar this letter from abroad by f, +.
Benson rs Illuminating to say the
least.
Ie Is h.. 9es1os 81 Ga0ss on1s G"MEGs ~ ~
sora, bunker 70 ,hHart Taylor. lmmens"
SrrawteIrv uc's mlRh' be hung over n"
Iatrv az With fLnn",s a. heir lnse. 50
MA, 4 VOW V"nr into Ons YOUR ball wound
gTavitare down the funnel and come to rest
"usj| heT" caugh, To.'oy, Then there is III.
"ne-lhird ~ II" trees. therefore. be hunkers
IA which the plaver has 30 drop his ball and
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by the crowd and on the other the Of.
ficials' contempt for the crowd.
II is about time that few Of our
masked camp followers we're taking q
tumble to themselves.
The Crowd Angle
TACK CURLEY had the deadlock
- barred. Why? Not because it was
more furnishing than the toe hold or the
scissors. Not because it was any less
fair.
II merely happened to look rougher
to the wrestling crowds as put on by a
wrestler of Stranger" Lewis mighty
bulk and grim resolve.
Curley argued that he wanted IN
please his customers. Which is merely
another way of saying that wrestling il
an amusement and not sport. Ac.
cepted as a sport, Lewis is entitled 70
use his deadlock in defense of his cham.
pionship. as Stecher is entitled to us.
his scissors and Craddock to employ the
toe hold.
THE crowd will award the hoars.
l. hoot to pitcher walking Babe"
Ruth. Yet under the rules that ia es
actly what a smart pitcher should do
with runners on second or third where
first base is unoccupied. The pitcher
isn't supposed to be out there to cheer
up the crowd. He is supposed to be
giving the hest he has to win q ban
game for his club It might be proper
enough to change the rule and give
nard hitter his chance. but with the
rule MS il is the crowd is merely hootipr
IN athlete who is doing his duty to the
game as competitive sport And II
baseball was not competitive sport il
would not be an amusement.
uOW about a poor official, you NAV
IL ask? Should he be allowed to get
away with It? No But has the aver.
age crowd shown its competency as the
final Judge? And is it going to improy.
the officials work to have the crowd m
top of his neck?
Copvri2ht. 1871 An ,tohts res.rr,d.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-01
Edens a Siugger

YESTERDAY Ia" knocked four right field fence
L and picked a cw others into deep center. There is
doubt but that hp hit. but reserving
Judgment until later when the pitchers in better shape
Edens stands UP To the plate like washwoman and
looks like anything but hitter His form is bad but he
certainly gives the ball long ride time he
II Harry Davis change his at the platter there
may be hope AS it is he probably will be
Of those morning gories that bloom in the spring Ia
Frank Welsh arrived yesterday morning and that was
the only real excitement. He expected Sunday, but
had stay in New Orleans through fault of his own
incidentally, ne kicked in with brand alibi which
accepted without
Welsh arrived in New Orleans from Birmingham and
had ten minutes to make his train from another station
He also had two suCases which is sign of auence and
also wealth Rail players should carry suit
They get him into trouble
When Frank stepped off the train he dropped the pair
Of bags. Immediately two dusky porters pounced upon
them and each claimed he there first. The argument
waHCd fast and furious and then the fight started Welsh
had 70 referee and also help keep the crowd back and when
ali and the victor carried the bags the other
station the train had been for ten minutes There
fore Frank had to wait until the next
THERE wdS game yesterday because Connie
houOhi II cond be best 10 ,cdit unW U1rch IN
"ck the l0nniganS aud the Regulars at each other.
FoddV is hC dap.
roDvr'Oht. Io'I. b. Ppb.o
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-01

effective. Pearson. on thc other hand,
exhibited fine assortment of shots.
He would shoot softly to the corners.
and when he had Morgan in the fore
court he would slam the ball back with
dazzling Nspccd along the wall This
kept Morgan on the jump constantly
and forced him into many errors.
Pearson also won number of points
left Morgan virtually helpless.
While the match was by no means
rlosr. Pearson winning 1873, 1871.
lbs. Morgan was game to the finish
although il was evident shortly after
play began that he was no match for
Pearson
Yesterday marked the fourth time
that Pearson has won the national
amateur championship.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-01
SHADE FOR TENDLER
Chicago Papers Give Friedman
Draw in Milwaukee Match

Milwaukee,. Wis. March i-Lew
Tender. Philadelphia lightweight boxer
had a shade over Sailor Friedman. Chi
cago, in a ten. round bout here last
night, according to half dozen Mil
wauke" sporting writer's, while three
Chicago critics called it draw
Tender in the first session caught the
sailor with a left swing to the jaw
which caused him to spin around.
Friedman best round appeared to be
the fifth, The Chicago boy got in sev
eral hard blows to Tenders Jaw. but
they did not appear TO bother the east.
erner
Tender went into the ring with two
stitches in his lower lip as Il result Of
a cut suffered in the gymnasium. Lew
was further handicapped by hurting his
left thumb in the second round.
Friedman failed TO make the stipu
lated weight, l35 pounds. and forfeited
$500. II" was pound over Weight
Tender tipped the beam AZ l34l.
pounds.
Danny Kramer. stablematp Of
Tenders, defeated Earl Purypar al' 'he
way in a srhcdul"d ten rounder.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-01
TITLE BOUT JULY 2
Tex Rickard Now Sole Promoter Of
Dempsey Carpenter Scrap

New York. March Tex Rickard
yesterday formally took over, exclusive.
ly. the promotion of the proposed
worlds heavyweight championship con
test between Jack Dempsey, titleholder
and Georges Carpenter, leading Euro
pean heavyweight, and announced posi- :
lively that the contest would be held
July >.
Just where the men will clash Rick
ard did not stipulatc, but the indica
tions point to match in this vicinity.
The only significant reference to the
location Of the bout was Rickard =
declaration that he intended to conduct
the match under the auspices of the
Madison Square Garden Sporting Club,
Inc.
This. coupled with the recent an
nounccmcnt that Richard was planning
the erection Of a huge outdoor arena,
could be interpreted as indicating an
intention 10 hold the match in this
city, Or at least in this vicinity.
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then DO ia, hest ne can. He can Use his
driver when he has got Ou. OF the tee. Let
there b" s,rs uf figures IN the ~embla ance
OF human forms, under control Of the
themselves on Dunkers near tn" green, in
order to give tn" Impression Of distance, and
large figures suddenly appearing on skyline
beNuhd the green, in order to Civ" the I'm.
pr"ssiOu Of proximity In the former case,
because hc thought /. SO far OF, In the
latter Your super smiter would be miles
+hOHr because - thought Il was 40 near,
mrnr and would make the game FAR more
GIth,uIt or sirens blowing a: uncertain in
trrNals. Or some hoies as large
as h!p-bEths. and others Of three-inCh dI-
smrl"r. or trap doors.
Anything
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-01
PENN RELAY TEAM CHOSEN
Eby, Brown. Lewis and Rodgers to
Compete at Illinois

Coach Robertson of the Penn track
team. has selected his relay team for
the University Of Illinois carnival op
Saturday night in Urbana, III. Sid
Lewis, newcomer. is number one !;
Dewey Rodgers, the feet colored lad.
who sported the colors of Northeast
before his college days. number two :
Larry Brown. number three. and Cap
tain Earl Eby, number four. Raymond
Jack will act rs the substitute. Robert
son also annoupced that Everett
Smalley would enter the 75. yard hurdle
event.
The squad is due to leave this city
Thursday night at 6 al and to arrive
at Crbana at :02 the following after
noon. They will return to this city ou
Monday.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-01
Joe Gets A'cay With Foul
K. o. Punch; York Man
Qualities for Rock EN-
and Sock EN- Society
BY Louis II. JttFE

RILLY ANGELO, who bears the
- prefix Of X. .. in his nome town of
York. Pa, has qualified in the local
Rock k'em and Sock ON Society He was
initiated at the Olympia last nigAt bc-
fore a big crowd, with Joseph Tiplttz
presiding. Joe used au illegal motion
on three different oCCasioDs, bur he was
permitted TO get away with il each time.
At the climax OF the initiation Tiplit2
held the upper hand
Angelo started IF like q veriLable
hurricane. He hurried TipIitH faster
than Joe apparently liked shortly after
the sound OF the opening gong, 50 ''Iip'
turned his back to Angelo. When III"
latter kept after YuSil in hot pursuit
the latter suddenly stopped and swung
bis right glove backward catching Billy
flush on the 'aW.
The York man Topped to the mat.
The crowd was up IA nm uproar. many
cheering, and there were lot VIII"
hooted. Everybody, however. was in n
frenzy Angelo took III" count of four
before he finally got himself on one
knee and then regained his equilibrium
when ReferN" Joe Griffo rolIod nine.
Repeats Illegal Blow
In later rounds IIpntz repeated the
backhand wallop. which also is known
/ as the pivot punch and has been jotted
down as an illegal delivery. (rriffo
twice warned Tiplitz about this blow
snd informed the local lambastPr that
he had only one more chance. Three
times will be too much. said Gritto,
or something like that Tip hCpdrd the
warning and did not use any more such
rough stuff on the visitor.
However, Tiplltz went along for the
entire eight rounds and roughrd up An
Selo aplenty, unCorking terrific Irfts and
rights, jabs, hooks and swings 10 Billy'e
head and body. From the third round
until the finish Angeles face was mass
Of blood which was str"uinlng from
mouth and nose. Tin also suffered some
hefty smashrs, one uf which cut his lips
IN the seventh round.
Angelo showed himself of a. rug
red, tough, rip aud tear guy, but Tip
Iitz knew how 10 punch lot better Joe
went tired in the last few rounds, still
despite that fact, he succeeded in making
the other fellow miss enough blows
while he scored with sufficient slams II
&nish on the long end.
Tiplitz, with bur lwo days training
weighed in at l3l y, and Angelo on
pound more
When Tiplitz Was informcd after IN
contest that he was lucky not to hav
been disqualified in the first round tu
using the pivot punch. b" SAID 1t
funny how n lot of other guys got ava
With it, Remember that night | bONr
Gene belmont lie sOrhrd me half
dozen times with q barkhundrr and No
word was said 20 him. There ar
sthers who use that punrh TOO. Bur
guess they won stand for II here an
more now that have been warned.
certainly am glad that wasn't dis
qualified because was trying TO give III
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-01
Al spohrer Remains at Home

A. SpDhirI who was FIRST. ,.str.ng ,atrnrr
.H DIy "AiowE, T4nHrI-4D 70 Souder,On IN
-" l"24 chamDonship of the Montgomery
deipNla for the 1921 s'ason He has ssvmr"I
onrrs from out-of'towr clubs but would
prefer TO nook up With one of the PhiIs
leIphia clubs Or one from inr EunIrLs
Sp4ar"r address Is 1890 \orrh Tw"nI,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-01
Plan Title Hockey Series

Boston. March THE suggestion hs.
been made TO William 3. Haddock, OF Pitts
tour Hockey League that the teams rep
resentinE Cleveland, O.. and Eveieth. Mnr
which have won the champion ships ?.
spectvely OF Groups 2 and Of the league
shall meet 10 determine the championship
OF the West before the Boston 4. A., cham
pions OF the East are brought into the
national title play
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-01
Local Boy Off to Join Cards

Jack Giham. a star on the Girard Co..
lege baseball team for the last two sea.
Nationals. II will go TO Orange. Tex.
where he will be given trial by Branca
Hickey. He may get into some OF the game,
against tho Athletics when the two team,
begin their series OF exhibition games
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-01
SPORT OF BAR
CONNIE GIGGLES AS HE WATCHES
ATHLETICS IN TRAINING CAMP,
BUT SMILE MAY BE PREMA TUREI
by ROBERT W. MAXWELL

Young left handed hiers baseball. and nit over
300 in every league in which he has played He seldom
sticks after the big show but always back
the next year. This time he says he will linger
Robert Emmet McCann. the Young Piladephan,
stationed at short and acted If he belonged there
Robert Emmet has reached the ripe old Of eighteen
where he will remain until Harding inaugurated Then
he will be year older He and Harding will celebrate
the day. Last year Mccain toied for Willyum
Donovan who then Of Jersey City Willyum
taught him lot of stuff and he pulled II yesterday
with good results The kid is clever and made hit with
out going 10 bat
Johnny Walker. the catcher who tried out last
and then far far for further development
is back and shows great improvement He should be u
good running mate for Ralph Perkins
nNE 0t the rockies tcho has attracted considerable
" attention Charles EdcuS. Chnrics ,reH
known around these parts and played here last sum
He IS hcdrp hitting outfCldcr and knOWn
home. run cioutcr. ErcrY time he steps up 10
bat the mattress ~ the grondStdnd girc HIM big
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Nine Ieteran HmIerS

Ii Of the pitchers who have been working for
4 week doing well. Ed Rommell, Roy Moore.
Dave Keefe Bob Hasty, LYLE Bigbeo. Stats Slatterr.
Scott Perry, Bryan Harris Charley Eckcrt. Fred Ho.
mach and Roie Nayor pitched if they enjoyed it.
and nobody kicked about
This pitching staff. by the way looks good 8 any
In the league when taken collectively II Connie can gp,
five good of this bunch he need have further
worries about that department He has q good chance
do this because nine and have shown
ability at various times Looks the fingers will come
through
Connie then allowed gaze t" nvpl q the infe,d
Joe Dugan who looked like the best third baspman in tie
Rague last year, stationed short Galloway at third
Jimmy Dykes at second and Griffin first. Although
playing together for the first time this year. they
not 30 bad.
Frank Brazil. one of thp mysteries Of baseball was
tried second and third Frank 5 one Of the Lesr
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-01
Football Captain Dropped

NewtOn, Mass, March john Hrapi,.
Of Beverly. CnptaIH-eleCt Of football At IB0g.
ton college yesterday was separated from
the ms !luNun as result 81 sehu.astir
dintrul'I"s He may returu next Ia. and
quulIf ~ lead tho eleven