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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-09
Alabama Baseball Squad Makes Ready
 for Game With Yale

University, March S.-(Special )-Coach Bernier is rapidly rounding into shape his Crimson diamond artists, and is ex- pecting them to be in the best of form for the big encounter with Yale in Macon on March 26. Eight of last years letter men are back and there Is a wealth of rev material out for the varsity
 Among the letter men that have re- turned Is Capt Riggs Stephenson, all southern baseball. football and basketball star, and one of the greatest athletes in the south. Stevie goes to play with the Cleveland Indians this summer but will be with the Alabama team until school is out this spring. He made the second highest batting average in the s. I. A. A. last spring, Joe Sewell being the only one to surpass him.
 ONLY ONE VETERAN HURLER
 The only letter man back to take a place on the mound is Sam Hinton, the third-year southpaw twirler. but there Is an abundance of new material to be chosen from. Among those out for pitcher are Starnes, Ferguson, Steed, Hinton, Dorrah and others.
 Nathan and Seweil, both letter men, at the home plate. will have close rivals in Reeves. Bristol and Mayhall. There is no old man back for first base, but there are several promising recruits. among whom are Gray and Averty. With Stephenson covering all the ground be- tween first and short, there is little worry about that section. There is plen- ty of good-looking new material for shortstop. and Francis Pratt, . letter man, can be used either at short or in the infield. Coach Bernier has to take one day out of each week to let all of his shortstops get one trial each. Long shore, Little. Keith. Pitts and several others are showing up in good form.
 HAL LA THIRD
 Hall, letter man. will hold down third base without any difficulty. Bickley and Brown. both two-year letter men. can be depended on to plough the outer gar dens. Clemons, the lad who made such wonderful record in footfall last fall. and who was ineligible for baseball last year, Is being closely watched and Is ex- pected to do great things in center field
 On the whole. the prospects are con sidered exceedingly bright. there being more and better new material and mora old stars back than there has been for several years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-09
'STRANGLER LEWIS THROWS CANADIAN Y IN STRAIGHT FALLS
Champion Has Easy Sailing With zolar-Clark and Lacey Furnish Fast Exhi- bition

"Strangler" Ed Lewis had little diff ficulty last night at the Birmingham Athletic club in throwing Frantz Zo- lar in straight falls before a we'll filled house. Both falls came after Lewis had clamped on half-nelsons combined with front crotch holds. The time of the first was r minutes, the second one four and three quarters. Biscoe Seals refereed the match.
 Zolar French Canadian heavy weight champion, is fast for a big man, but at no time did he have Lewis in trouble. The worlds champion, even with his famed headlock barred. armed with his wider experience, wore the lighter man down gradually in 8 business-like manner, giving him not an opening.
 The Canadians much -heraided dou- ble wristlock failed to show up during the bout Several times he obtained arm holds on the Strangler, but all were broken easily. The best hold he was able to clamp on Lewis was a body scissors.
 CLARK-LACEY BOUT For snappy work the semifinal bout between Clark and Lacey, 155 pounds, which was declared a draw after 10 minutes of fast wrestling, was the best of the evening. The two men were well matched, were skilled mat work CTS, and drew long round of applause from the crowd Several times each man was drawn into dangerous sit uation, but on each occasion managed to pull out Jack Levvy refereed this bout, as well as the other prelimina- ries.
 Fisher and Hendricks were put ON in a fast exhibition. which was de- clared draw also. Fisher was out weighed slightly by the younger man.
 In the 115-pound class, Tutwiler | threw Goldfarb in five minutes and thirty seconds in the first bout. | Sharp, in the 125-pound class. threw Hodges in six minutes, fifty seconds. Pou pinned Crawford in two min utes. They are 135-pounders.
 Martin threw Templin, in the 145- pound class, in one minute and forty five seconds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-09
ATLANTA A. (. STILL CONTENDER IN THE. 4. A. U. TOURNEY

Kansas City, Mo, March S.--The Tul- sa Oklahoma university five furnished the sensation in second day play of the National Amateur Athletic union basketball tournament here this after noon, when by a score of 3s to S3, they eliminated the Young Mems Order of Detroit, Michigan, from the competi- ton.
 The Detroit team had been regarded by its supporters as one of the probable championship contenders. The Mich igan players took the lead at the start, but the Oklahomans came from behind. At the end of the half the score was 20 to IS in favor of Tulsa.
 The Epsilon Eta team of St. Louis. had little difficulty disposing of the Dallas, Texas, Katys, the score being 5S to IS.
 The Pacific coast triumphed over the south when the Livermore, Cal, Athletic club defeated the spartanburg. S. c. Athletic club, 52 to Ss.
 Atlanta Ca, Athletic club remained in the tournament when the Hale, Mo, Athletic club finished at the short end of 34 to 21 score.
 Four games were played tonight The elght winners will meet the elSht clubs which finished first in yesterdays competition. tomorrow.
 The night scores follow:
 K. N. I. and T. railway employees club, Louisville, Ky, 35; DesMoines, Ia., Athletic club, 25.
 Southwestern college, Winfield, Kan sas, 2S; Whiting Owls, Whiting Ind, 21
 Nevada university, Reno, Nevada 35; Osage Athletic club. Osage, Iowa, %.
 Lowe and Campbell, Kansas City, Mo, S8; Ottawa University, Ottawa, Kansas, 2S
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-09
SPORTS-- LEGION OUINT READY FOR GAME ---SPORTS
A BARON A DAY
By MARVIN MCCARTHY

Manager Molesworth seems to have knack of taking over cast-off catch CTS and turning them into big league timber before two seasons are over. For instance, Big John" Peters was shipped to the Barons after Strang Nickhn of Chattanooga had judged him unfit for duty in the Southern league, Moley took Big Pete in charge and after two seasons sent him to Philadelphia in the National league, with every prospect of the big boy sticking with the Phillies.
 Now it seems ns if MOiey will
 repeat although 1t may take
 while longer to get GOOch his
 chance, for Johnny GoOch is the
 next catching sensation the Bar
 ons have after ike departure of
 Big Pete. GOOch is only a young
 ster and needs experience before
 he can hope for big league
 show, but he is s4there, with the
 promise and natural ability.
 Gooch was taken on by Moley last spring after New Orleans had made him free agent. Johnny Dobbs didn't like Gooch's looks, or perhaps he was too sweet on Hank DeBerry, for he didn't see Gooch, and Johnny was cast upon his own resources.
 Previous to that, he had trial with the Vols, but was rejected by Roy Ellam, then pilot of the Nashville crew.
 The Barons got Gooch after JOhnny Dcbbs had turned him ndrfft, and nfter Moley took charge Johnny began to show a de- cided Improvement over his pre- -viOws work in the Southern league. When Peters was forced out of the lineup on account of injuries, ~Bobby" Gooch stepped fin and filled Big Pete's vacant shoes in admirable fashfon
 Gooch caught about half the Barons'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-09
FORMER HARVARD TRACKSTAR vow
 LOCAL CITIZEN
Warren Wants to See Birminq. ham Get Ahead In Cinder-
 pounding Sports
By OLD DOLLAR BILL

| Funny how a feller will go off to school and study for the ministry. and /, then get kicked out of college because he introduced cold deck in class poker game. Then you've saw boys what would take law course, finish it. and start out making their bread and meat With weenie stand In other words, things seldom pan out, and if mother wants Reginald to be a clothes designer when he gets grown, the chances are he'll get job in some button-smashing laundry and be clothes-washer instead
 or course, they is an exception every then and now. Once I knowed a boy what took correspondence course to be detective. He learned the yell and immediately showed signs of becoming detective, by arresting the faculty of tn school for using tn malls to defraud.
 Herbert Warren, formerly of Boston, but now of Birmingham, is another ex- ception. Herb did road work in college, and after college he went to France and done road work, and now he is m Birmingham doing road work. Now by saying he done road work in France one might get the wrong impression. A felia might think that I was referring at Her bert's road work in France because he run for the Botch. That aint so Herb built roads in France for us to haul our shells and supplies and the wounded enemy on.
 But that's not the question The thing I'm trying to bring out is that in pia or in work Herb never had inclination to. switch jobs. The road work he done ty7 lylT ard 1. team. The road work he done in France was Uncle Sam's truck team. And the road work he's doing in Jefferson county is with somebody's mule team.
 Herb is the general engineer and fire man in the construction of the county's paving on the Montgomery highway. What I mean by him being fireman is that he can fire fella what has been exposed and shows symptoms of incom- potency.
 He was a track star at Harvard for a coupla years. and knowed all about rum ming trunks and frat grips.
 He is the son of the elder Warren Of the Warren Bros. Road Construction com pany. and while Boston is his original home. he's already been here long enough to get drawl and biscuit appetite. Being former track man and interested r track athletics, he's naturally enthusi- astic over the cinder track being built on Munger field.
 I think Wilbur Hutsell, and Bill Streit, and Charlie Brown should make stab at getting Herb to help in the track work, which Is being contemplated here. He wants to see the south get ahead in track. and he could certainly be of aid in helping coach Birmingham runners for the spring meet, which is to be staged over the Munger bowl course.
 Herb might kill me for writing this about him. for he didn't know I was go- ing to do it. but it looks to me like a former Hayward relay man could help put pep in this branch of athletics in the Birmingham district.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-09
OLD DOLLAR BILL SEE.

 Trouble is number tn broadminded mixed wife might be maxim recangle outn it the STEAMBOATS LAST Steamboat Johnson the incomparable umpd his the Southern League for job in the South Atlantic known Certainly there best arbe in the circuit When the loop gets April Brother limbs like Queen Anne table quite character favore with
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-09

games last year and, while he didn't tear up the league with his hitting. his steady, reliable backstopping and timely bingles proved entirely satis- factory to the local boss. for Gooch stayed in the lineup while Peters thoroughly recuperated from the run down condition which he was in along towards the middle of the season.
 The writer has heard quit b.t
 of argurpent, pro and con, among
 local stove Ieaguers as to whether
 Johnny is really a good catcher
 or not. The fact that the Bar0ns
 won gnmes with him in the line
 up stands to reasOn that he is,
 for any ball club is moterialiy inn
 paired with a ~bone-Eiead" or urh-
 reliable catcher in the lineup.
 Gooch is expected to arrive in Bir- mingham any time now. Johnny has written that he is in excellent shape for the coming season and that he has enjoyed long rest at Smyrna, Tenn, where he makes his home.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-09
ONLY TWO TEAMS
 ENTRIES M DIXIE RING MEET LACKING

According to officials of the Athletic club, success of the Southern amateur boxing tournament, to be staged at the B. A. c. next Monday and Tuesday nights, is already assured, as 16 out-of- town entries have already been received and Mississippi A. & M. and Camp Ben ming are still to be heard from.
 The B. A. c. has entered 9 boxers in the meet and Coach Hutsell confided to the writer yesterday that local club of ficfals are expecting to win several of the titles. The bantam, feather, special and lightweight divisions will probably have the strongest local representatives.
 Memphis Y. M. c. A. has entered George Lemon, the lightweight who had hard luck and sustained a broken wrist last year.
 Atlanta will be represented by Louis Silver of Boys High school. a protege of Jake Abel. southern champion welter- weight. Abel claims he has a young wonder in Silver.
 University of Alabama has two boys Joe Wilson 146 pounder and Ed Duffy middle, light-heavy and heavyweight entered. Duffy is expected to show up well in the meet. Wilson is said to be a hard puncher and fairly fast man on his feet
 Sid Zitterbaum of Rome, Ga.. is the only unattached entry in the meet, at least the only one to turn in his entry blank yet Zitterbaum is bantam weight
 Spring Hill has three boys entered. namely, Frank Rogue, 125-pounder; Joe Tumminello, heavyweight, and Sam Im- pastato. welterweight. Moon Ducote $ boys are said to stand a good chance Of winning q title between them in the coming meet
 Coach Hutsell wired Mississippi A. & M. and Camp Benning for their entries yesterday. Nothing has been heard from Auburn. so it is not known whether Mike Donahue will have anyone entered in the tourney or not
 At any rate, if no additional entries come in. $ are assured, which would be four more than the number of boxers to compete in last years meet
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-09
YELL0WH0RSE, FORMER
 TRAVELLER, IS MAKING
 GOOD WITH PIRATES.

Pittsburg, Pa. March s.-George Gibson, manager of the Pittsburg Ma tional League baseball club, is well pleased with the work at West Baden of two new Pirates, one being Chief Ycllowhorse of Little Rock, who came to the Pittsburg team this season. Tho Indian will be used in the infield. The manager reports that he is also pleased with the work of Drew Rader, the FL mira, N. Y., southpaw. Rader played with Syracuse last season.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-09
JOE SEWELL HOLDS LIMELIGHT DURING
 FIRST DAYS WORK

Cleveland. O.. March S.-Joe Sewell. the University of Alabama shortstop who joined the Cleveland Indians foi- lowing the death of Ray Chapman, was the center of attraction at Dallas. ac- cording to advices received from the spring training camp today. He showed up well in batting practice.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-09
TEX WILL ANSWER
 GRAHAM MARCH IS

New York. March S-Tex Rick ard today informed c. E. Graham of Montreal that he would give n definite answer March 15 to his offer of n guarantee of $70O,OOO for the Dempscy-Carpcntier champion ship bout. Graham. who repre- sents n group which desires to hold the contest in the Canadian city, conferred with the New York promoter yestertiay and today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-09
"PUG" GRIFFIN IS
 SHUNTED TO OMAHA

Omaha, Neb.. March S>-Purchase from the New York American league club of Frank Griffin, out fielder, formerly of the Memphis Southern league club. was an- nOunced by the management of the Omaha Western league team.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-09
Ross Breaks Another Record

' Montreal. March S.-A worlds record for the 44O-yard indoor swim of mn- utes and 3-5 seconds was set here last night by Norman Ross, Illinois A. C., Chicago. Ross, who was an Olympic win ner. and recently bettered the world one-mile indoor record. surpassed his own time of minutes and 4-5 seconds, made in Chicago in 191S
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-09
TWENTY-SIX HIGH
 SCHOOL QUlNTETS
 ENTER TOURNAMENT

Chicago, March S.-Twenty-six high school teams from 16 states today were entered for the third annual national interscholastic basketball championship tournament, beginning Thursday under auspices of the Uni- yer sity of Chicago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-09
Centre College Fiue
 Beats Brown Tean,

Providence, R. l., March S.- Centre colleges basketball team won from Brown tonight 40 to 2S. ' The work of Warner. the Kentuc- kians' center, yvha tnlIied 24 points was an outstanding feature. ~BO" McMillin, of football fame, nlsO starred for the visitors. while Jos lyn was Browns best man..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-09
Boston Braves Begin Training

Galveston. Tex. March S.-Fred MitchelPs Boston Nationals opened their spring training season here yes terday. A squad of IS pitchers and cGtchers. reporting ahead of scheduled time, were given light workout.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-09
Auburn Riflemen Win Match

Norman. Okla. March s.-The Alabama Polytechnic institute of Auburn. Ala. de- feated Oklahoma university. Sso to SA in pistol shoot held yesterday at each school. The results are compared by telegrams exchanged by the teams.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-09

the hours biting 10-penny nails in two over in Little Rock. The Brot- tenn Miller episode got going last summer, and it brought to an end a lifelong friendship between Elberfeld and Clarke Griffith. Griff had been the Kids boss when he led the New York Americans. After the Kid had been pronounced too slow for the big leagues Grfff turned a deaf ear to the critics and gave the Kid job with the Washington Senators. Then. after Elberfeld drifted down to the Southern league, they continued their friendship. Last season Griff wanted Bing Miller and Tony Brottem bad, and he finally framed up a deal whereby he would send two men, and cash to Little Rock in exchange for the two stars. Griff sent Calvo, an outfielder as one of the men. A few days later the Kid called off the deal. shipped Griffs offerings back, and at the end of the campaign he sent Brot- tenn and Miller elsewhere. Now, Judge Landis has ruled that they must be turned over to Washing ton.
 KID CLAIMED CROOKEDNESS
 Elberfeld's defense for blocking the trade after it had been eff fected was that Griffith had sought to pawn off a couple of crippled ball players upon him. At the time the Kid hurled so many insults Griff's way that the friendship of years was exploded, and they will probably spend the rest of their baseball careers as enemies.
 NICKLIN HAS A BOOSTER
 Here's one fellow who doesn't seem to agree with the Chatta- nooga critics that Strang Nicklin has gathered a bunch of misfits for the 1921 campaign. He sends in good boost for the Lookouts, with reasons given for his optim- ism:
 Dear Sirs: picked up your last Sundays paper on the train and noticed on the sporting page the Item, Gloom Has Seized 'Nooga Baseball Fans.'' It criticises Strang Nicklins policy of developing youngsters. The fans, in my opin- ion, in Chattanooga have no req son to criticise MT. Nicklin as I personally know at the end of the season he will surprise all his baseball friends. He has the best collection of youngsters in the Southern league this year, and some of the best Alabama boys are with him. Many Birmingham fans will remember Hamilton from Tuscaloosa as, one of the best first basemen Alabama ever produced. His average for all the years he was in the University was batting ,365 and fielding over 300 Before he went to France he played, with the Piedmont league in South Carolina, his average batting in that league was over .330. Take Daniel Boone. My prediction Is he will be in the big league before 1921 is over. Take Frank Osborne from the Florida league. Just watch him when he comes to Bir- mingham. It takes youth in bat tie and old men to do the thinking game. and at the end of this sea- son my prediction is the citizens Of Chattanooga will take their hats off to Strang Nicklin.
 Yours truly, J. B. WILSON,
 Decatur Ala
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-09
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-09
Benny Kautf Leaves for
 chicago-Wanted By Landis

San Antonio. Tex, March S.-Out- fielder Benny Kauff of the New York Giants, departed from training quar- ters here early this morning for Chi cago in response to telegram re- questing him to appear before Judge K. M. Landis, baseball arbiter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-09

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-09
FORMER SOUTHERN
 LEAGUER IS SOLD

Wichita Falls, Tex, March s. Floyd KrOh, former Southern asso- citation pitcher, has been sold by Galveston to the Wichita Falls club of the Texns league, 1t wns an- nOunced today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-09
Stecher Wins Come Back Bout

Omaha, Neb, March S-Joe Stecher, former heavyweight wrestling champion. last night won his bout from John Cln in straight falls, the first in 43 minutes and the second in IS minutes. It vas Stecher's first bout since his recent ill., aess.