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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-23
 RED SOX LEAD IN FIELDING AGAIN FOR 1921 SEASON
Four Triple Plays Executed During the Last Baseball
 Season
Fielding Statistics Compiled by
 Irwin M. Howe, Chicago.

Boston led the American league again this season in fielding with 975, maintaining the record estab- lished in 1916. A six year record of leadership in any single department of play is believed to be unique.
 Philadelphia had the greatest num- Der of put outs, 4,200, and Chicago the most assists. 2.t24. Chicago was also first in double plays, 155. St, Louis had only seven passed balls and New York eight. Chicago, Wash ington, St. Louis and Detroit each turned one triple play. This latter feature (four triple plays none sea son) is also unprecedented and Was undoubtedly made possible by the fact that never before were so many men on bases as was the case this year.
 Makes Only One Error
 Prominent among the individual records Is that of first baseman Me- Innls of Boston, whose record for the year is .999. he being charged with but one error in 152 games, No other fielding records either in percentage or accepted chances per game were established though the scoring was unusually liberal. Indeed the hitting was so terrific that the averages of all infielders except first basemen is below normal
 For the third straight season sec- ond baseman James Dykes of Phila- delphia leads in accepted chances per game for men playing his position regularly, being closely pressed for that honor by the veteran Collins of Chicago, who leads in percentage with .975. Dykes record is GIT Il. .-f q
 With one exception McInnis also led all rivals in accepted chances a. first base with 10.S6 per game the leader being Sheely of Chicago with 11.40. In ratio of assists Sheely was also first, 119 in 152 games, with George Sisler second with 10S in 13S games.
 Shanks Leads Howard Shanks, Washington, leG the third basemen with 960 percent , age in handling 57t chances in 154 games. His record of 3.49 chances at third was also the best In addition 1 to maintaining his great record of continuous playing shortstop Everett Scott of Boston led the shortfieldefs with the handsome average of .972 and accepted almost six chances per 1 game.
 1 MdHdser ITS SpedkeT, CleNeldHu. ] first among the catchers with S. l.. l played regularly with an average of .9s4. Jacobson with 375 put outs and seven assists was third in 1 chances accepted.
 | R. H. Veach of Detroit with 3S4 put outs and 21 assists was first. while the runner up was Rice of l Washington with 5So put outs and Is assists.
 R. w. schalk of Chicago is again first among the catches with S. F. l O'Neill. Cleveland, second and E. P. l Charity, Washington, third. Schalk 1 has now caught more than 1000 games in nine consecutive years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-23
CLUBBERS MEET BAYLOR
 QUINT AT B. A. (. TONIGHT

alternate at center and forward. He may be shifted to play a running guard position in case the Bear of- fense works effectively
 Putnam, who has been playing the best defensive football in the south western conference, will also make the southern trip as a guard. Wood son and Burnell. two fast and accu- rate goal tossers from the cub ranks. will rest Scott and Bradshaw at the forward positions when the team is playing a weak opponent
 Nine men are being carried on the trip. The men and their positions are; Hill. captain, guard; Lyons, all southwestern center. center; Scott, forward; Burnell Bradshaw and Woodson, forwards; Kelley. Pittman' and Wiliiamsons guards.
 "Big Four" Team
 The Bears are one of the ''big four" in the southwestern conference. The conference includes the larger col leges of Texas, Oklahoma and Arkan- sas. Rice, Texas, Texas A. and M. and Baylor are considered the "big four" of the conference.
 Last year the Baylorites defeated some of the best teams in the south. Louisiana State university fell before the fierce attack of the Bears. but were barely able to nose out the Bears in the second clash.
 Bridges to Coach
 Frank B. Bridges, mentor of the Bears, has national reputation as a basketball coach. He was coach of the Columbus Y team at Columbus, Ga. six years.
 During this time khis team was sew eral times champions of the south This team was rated by many bas ketball experts as the equal of any quintet in the country. The Baylor Bears are said to show the same ac- curate passing and goal tossing abil- ity, as we'll as speed, that character ized the Columbus team.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-23

Teddy Lyons, at center, has proven the best jumping center in the. south western conference. He was the unanimous choice of all sport writers last year. Lyons plays the court wells is fast ag- gressive and accurate in his at tempts at baskets. Last season he did not go against single man who could outjump him at center. For this reason he aided materially in the wonderful of fense which the Bears flashed in the conference last year. He lead the field in number of goals made from the floor, and was never ef- fectively held down by any man playing opposite him. He is tall and rangy, but wonderfully active and fast for his height and build.
 Lyons is also the star baseball twirler of the southwestern con ference. This summer he won 22 out of 24 games pitched for the Ninton, La, club. He will be the mainstay of the Bears in baseball this spring.
 He was captain of the Bears last year leading his team mates with ability and success. Around Lyons, Hill and Scott, the Baylor mentor is building his basketball hopes for this year. There isn't better center in the conference than Lyons. and with the added playing experience and training which the southern trip will give him, he should outco his confer ence record of last year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-23
Basketball Game to Be Fol- lowed by Dance-BayIor Bears Said to Be Classy Outfit

The B. A. C. basketball team will formally open it's season tonight in q game with the Baylor university team from Dallas, Tex The game will start at o'clock, and though it is the first game of the year, 1t is ex- pected to be one of midseascn cali her. A large crowd is expected to be on hand to watch Coach Ery1ns crew try it's luck with the Texans. As an added attraction, there will be a dance after the game. Davidson's or chestrL will serve the music, and q good dance, as well as q good bas- ketball game. is expected
 The material this year has been the best to turn out for the B. A. C. in d number of years. and it looks as though Coach Erwin will have a team capable of stacking up with the best of them before the season is over. Asido from a large number of veter- ans back in the camp, there were also a good many new men out for the team and some of them have been good enough to keep the old men worried over their positions.
 Line-Up Uncertain
 The lineup for tonight has not been given out yet, but from the showing made by some of the aspi- rants for the team it looks like some are sure to start. At center, Bak CT or Bryan will do the work, and right here 1t might be said that no matter which one of these boys starts the game the pivot position is bound to be well taken care of.
 Chisholm and Holt look good to start at the forwards, and from the showing that both of these two have been making In the practice workouts they should form a good scoring com mnation. Chisholm played on the team last year and Holt played in the City league.
 The guards are the most uncertain of all. but it Is a cinch that they will be picked from Baughlinhouse, Smith, Shugerman and Moughon, all of whom have been going good ever since the season started Everyone of these men are veterans of the B. A. C. team and should do some classy work in keeping the opponents from scoring.
 Bears Are Classy
 The Baylor Bears are a stellar ag- gregation of basketeers. Last year they were runners-up in the south western conference. tho Texas Aggies nosing them out for first honors by a mere fraction of percentage.
 Lyons. all-southwestern center of last years conference team; Hill, all- state guard; Scott. varsity forward, and Wooson. Kelley, Surnell and Gayer from last years cub quintet. have been out for the past three weeks. During the last week, Coach F. B. Bridges has been working with his whole squad of about 25 men.
 Grid Star in Line-Up
 Bradshaw, all-southwestern quar- terback in football, will be one of the regular forwards on the southern trip; Williamson, picked by some sport writers for all-state tackle, will
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-23
PLANNING LADIES, NIGHT

Selma, December 22.-(Special.)- )- Selma Rotarians are preparing the greatest program in the history of the local club for Saturday, December 31, which will be the sixth annual ladies night. A prominent Rotarian refused this morning to divulge the program which they propose to be a surprise to the ladies preesnt, but promised that there would be quite a few novel stunts pulled off, which would eclipse anything yet prepared for ladies night. There will be something like 200 present, including Rotarians, their wives and invited guests. The X-K-Ro club rooms will be hand somely decorated with holiday attire for the occasion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-23
CHARLIE HALL CELEBRATES

Charlie Hall Thursday night for his old home Mem p and by topping off his golf work at the Country ub he turned 68 for the Is Thursday afternoon To the ayman this remarkable those followed golf the Country club for To- these will recall that 67aso made by Has the best turned the Country club To within of his record mdwiner when golf posed be played handicap nothing of remarkable
 Charlie playing another handicap Thursday after He had mental hazard working around his brain cels but in spite of that he turned his few days while the cold busy numbng his hands, careless Sir Charles broke driver he had been png with for 15 When this club those who know Charlie figured his would suffer materially result
 But what does he do Steps the with driver that he familiar enough with by first name swishe this wooden club through the with surere skill of old, and rolls 68. Can you beat it?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-23
HURT DY EXPLOSION

Florence, December 22.-tSpecial. ) Charles lnman, young man, driver of the delivery truck for Oscar Enice, who conducts a store near the county
 bridge in Tuscumbia, was badly hurt Tuesday when the gasoline tank of the truck exploded. which was caused by lighted match being thrown in the rear of the machine. 1t ignited some cotton near the tank, thus causing the explosion. Mir. Inman was blown through the top of the truck and was badly burned and otherwise injured. He was given prompt medical attention and is re- ported as resting well at his home in TuScumbia.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-23
.TENDLER-ADAIR
 BOUT CANCELLED

Philadelphia, December 22. The eight-round bout between Lew Tend Ter, Philadelphia lightweight, and Barney Adair of New York. sched- uled to be held here Christmas after noon, has been cancelled, it was an- nounced today, Tender injured his right hand last week in his match with Sailor Freedman at New York, the announcement said.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-23
Harry Frazee Is
 Champion Wrecker

Boston. December 22.-Thc champion wreckcr of the baseball age Is the characterization of Harry H. Frazee. president of the Boston Americans, attributed to Bnn Johnson, president of the American Iengue, by a local news paper. The quotation was pre- scented today in connection with a story on the recent transfers of Red Sox players to the New York and Cleveland clubs, with the statement that 1t was President Johnson's answer to telegram asking him for his opinion of the deals.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-23
STREIGLE WILL LEAD TENNESSEE NEXT YEAR

Knoxville, December a2.-Roy Pap" Streigle, stalwart guard. who will then be playing his fourth and last year will lead the University of Tennessee football squad next year. having been elected captain of the Fighting Volunteers at banquet given in their honor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-23
DISMISS Fon CHRISTMAS

Rockford. December 22.-t -tSpecial0 Coosa county high school dismissed yesterday at noon until January 2. The grammar school will dismiss at noon Friday and have a Christmas tree in the afternoon. The Methodist Sunday school will have 6 White Christmas Friday evening for the benefit of the Methodist orphanags at Selma.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-23
MONEY FOR STADIUM REPORTED RAISED

Nashville. Tenn, December B. The effort to raise $75,O00 by con- tribution to go toward the erec- ton of $150,O00 stadium for Vanderbilt university closed to- day. when the amount was re- ported raised.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-23
E. A. C. CAGE TEAM OPENS SEASON TONIGHT --- SPORT
BOXERS AND CLUBS
 MUST POST F0RFEITS

New York. December PA ruling requiring all boxers and clubs to post heavy forfeit as a guarantee for carrying out the contract for each bout was adopted yesterday
 Each contestant in champian ship bout must post forfeit GE se,500, and each club supporting a championship bout S5,000. In all other bouts the contestants must post 10 per cent of the estimated amount of the purse and the pro- r,loter 20 per cent
 The committee explained that it would not permit the holding of any bouts unless these forfeits were posted
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-23
NEGRO FIGHTER IS
 REPORTED DYING

New York, December 22.-sam Me yey, one of the greatest negro heavyweight boxers in the history of. pugilism, was reported today dying from pneumonia in Harlem hos pital.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-23
GiIlem Catching Up

links Gillem is trying to get caught up with his golf. He fell way behind during the football season, due to the fact that he was helping Charlie Brown get the Birmingham Southern Pan thers in shape and keep 'em in shape Now that the strenuous football days are over, however, the old Sewanee star Is seeking to catch up with his golfing, which was sadly neglected. De- spite the long 1ay-off, however. links seems to be smitiHg em well.
 Greetings From Burke
 Marty Burke, the New Orleans heavy, post-carded me some
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-23
CINCINNATI

Local Sleeping Car, Southern Railway
 System Leave Birmingham .....+..T .T:16 D. m. Arrive Cincinnati 9:30 8. m. City Ticket Office. 1o5 N. goth St.
 Phone Main 37o
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-23

Is n Memphis Hoy
 Charlie is off to spend the holl- days up Memphis way and Coun- try clubbers who wish to get up on their game must wait until even the wagon body" of the turkey is gone from the table in Memphis. The Country club pro will play tag with the Mississip- pi and revisit his boyhood haunts.
 And, although he has been away from the Bluff City for years. and Is one of the biggest boosters the Magic City has, he still has a warm spot ip his heart for Memphis, and grows quite home-sick when some one digs back in the records and puts "The Memphis Blues,' or "The Beale Street Blues.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-23
A FUTURIST WORKEI

From Simplicissimus, Munich.
 You look tried.'
 Well. it's hard work carrying a bod of bricks up to the third story" Have you been doing it long?" ''No--I start tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-23
Holiday Golf the Thing

Lots of the fellers seem to be taking Christmas week as a holi- day period In which to tap the lit- tie old ball around I noticed Jim Wood, Hubert Drennen, links Gillem, Bob Gregory and a bunch of the other boys out Thursday afternoon.
 One man told me confidentially that Jim Wood had writeen Santa Claus to bring him a new driver, and was now all up in the air about the letter, as he had failed to state to old Santa that he Was a eft-handed golfer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-23
spANIsH-AMERICAN VET DIES

} Meridian, MISS. December 22.- Special )-James g. Keenan. age 61, died yesterday at the home of John W.
 Smith at Bonita, suburb of Me
 ridiap. Deceased was a Spanish American war veteran and formerly resided in Mobile and Omaha. Neb. The body was shipped to the latter city for burial.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-23

md platinum. with diamond chips for a border. cost very nearly SJ,000, 1t Is said.
 There nre over 400 small diB- mOnds on the border, with large diamond in the center. The belt k a beauty.
 The lettering on the belt buckle reads; 11Tex Rfckard Belt Worlds Heavyweight Champion"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-23
Crackers to Train at Bay St. Louis
 Again Next Spring

Atlanta, December 22.-(Special.)-
 It is back to Bay St. Louis for the
 Atlanta Crackers next spring. In the
 playing between Columbus and the Bay, with Atlanta's training game as
 the stake, the little Mississippi city
 had the cards stacked In her favor. and for the third year in succession the Dutchmans ball players will
 work out winters kinks with the
 Gulf of Mexcio furnishing the back
 ground.
 The capital of Muscogee county. Georgia, had the call over Bay St. Louis as a training site, but Colum-
 bus was unable to meet the demand
 of the local moguls. The dates of
 fered President R. J. Spiller and Man ager Charlie Frank were in conflict with the contract already signed by with Columbus Chamber of Commerce with the Toronto club of the Inter- national league.
 Spiller returned today from con ference with Columbus officials. He declared that he had been unable to strengthen his claim to the Columbus site and had decided to turn it down. He was hot under the collar for hav- ing to do so. In statement given out President Spiller asserted that it did not make us feel very good to realize that Columbus preferred to entertain club from outside the
 United States instead Of Georgl:, club"
 He announced that arrangements
 had already been completed for the
 Atlanta outfit at Bay St. Louis. The
 invasion of Bay St. Louis, Spillep
 stated. will start on March 15. He
 was not positive, but he stated that
 the pitchers would probably be sent
 down week earlier than the rest of the players. This plan was tried out last spring, and the Cracker twirlers were in fine fettle at the stort of the campaign.
 He had no new trades to report,
 but indicated that some would be
 completed within the next few days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-23

Here Is the championship belt belonging to stanislaus Zbyszko, worlds heavyweight wrestling champion. Tex Rickard, famous sport promoter, donated the belt to Zbyszko when he won the championship from Eddie Lewis.
 The belt buckle, which Is a wonderful bit of work, of gold
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-23

Christmas greetings yesterday. Marty fought Joe White in Mont gomery the other night, and while unable to knock the bulky Joseph out, 1t Is sad he punished Patsy Haley's prolese terribl. Marty really got his start in Bir- mingham, when he entered the southern amateur tourney here as middleweiSh He was young then, and keph growing r.nd de- veloping. Fred Digby, former sports writer on the New Orleans Item, was handling Burke in the early days and they have palled together ever since. It is under stood these two boys, who got their start in the Magic City, have cleaned up no small numb of scads in the pugtlistic game.
 Herman Another Mat Vet
 Jack Herman, manager of Stan islaus Zbyszko, who wrestled Co., bar at the B. A. c. Thursday night, has been in town several days with the Pole. Jack has been Zibbie's manager almost since the strong man came to this country and began seeking lau- rels in the mat game. Prior to 1915 Herman and zbyszko cleaned up a lot of money in the grap- bling game, and then the Poies patriotism carried him across the water in an effort to help out his native land.
 Herman quit the mat game with the departure of Zi bic for the other side. He was wearing diamonds, hoy. ever, ans was ca : rying a bank roll and a bank book. The movie game fascinated him, and he went into the pro- aLcing business. How he came out in the film game has never been ascertalned, but when Stan islaus was freed from an Aus trian prison at the termination of the World war and trekked back to America, Jack erman was the first man he looked up. He asked Jack to again take charge of his affairs, and Jack acquiesced. The two picked up right where they left off, and after zlbbie had weeded out some of the lesser lights, he got [. match with Ed Strangler Lewis and grabbed off the wrestling crown.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-04-18
Rain DriUes Many
TO MatrimOny, Says

BY United Press.
Chicago.-"Night's tle time for
wooing, OH" said a well-known
Scotch authority.
But L. c. Legnor, in charge of the
Cook county marriage license bu-
reau, has another version.
"When it's rainy and the fog set
ties down over the Old town, why
people just naturally sst lonely,
said Legner, "and they dream of
eozy flats and fire places, slippers
and homemade buscuits-they want
to love and hold hands.
80 on rainy days, we issue many
more marriage licenses than when
the sun is brightly shining
Dan Cupid is still as active as
ever this year but marriage licenses
are falling off according to Legner
Hight rents, the employment situa-
tion, or something else" is the
cause. Legner doesn't quite know.
Last year 42,503 couples were
married in Cook county. The A. y
=. got married in 1920. But. now
most of the war romance5 have
gone on the rocks or the partici
pants are married. But 1921 is going
to be bad year for weddings.
"This marriage license window is
an excellent barometer for the
country's economic condition. ad
ded Legner.
| Cupid's agent, however, denied
that romance is waning and tina
people aren't lovin' any more.
Zone can be in love and not ge
married." he explained.
Dispatches here from other cite
OF United States reflect a simila
condition. People are putting OF
their wedding until the jobs look
safer.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-04-18
c. Of c. Gets OUT
Ne VI BOOKLET To
BOOST CH|CKASHA

Many features Of this city are ex-
plotted in a booklet titled Facts
About Chickashab which has just
been published by the chickasha
Chamber OF Commerce. Ten thous-
and Of the booklets were. printed
and will be distributed to advertise
tie city.
The booklet contains n scene look.
ing down Chickasha avenue and
views OF the Rock Island station,
Rock Island yards. Santa Fc station,
Frisco station, city hall, fire depart.
ments BIT iding, Federal building.
Carnegie library. Methodist church
building, First Baptist church build
ing, Christian church building, Con-
gregational church building, the old
Presbyterian church building. the
new st. Joseph's academy admins
tration building at the Oklahoma
College for Women, Nellie. Sparks
hall, Junior high school building, the
five ward school buildings, the five
Chickasha bank buildings, the Chick
asha Cotton Oil mill, Apache Cotton
Oil mill, Chickasha Milling conn
pany's plant, Chickasha Gas and
Electric company's water plant, the
Chickasha stock yards, the Washita
Valley Broom Corn and Storage
company's warehouse, describing as
the largest broom corn warehouse
in the southwest and a scene in the
Cement oil field southwest Of this
city.
A brief history of the city by J
A. Rose, short discussions of the
many advantages offered here are
other features Of the booklet, which
contains 30 pages.