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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-11
Coach of Presidents Trying
Experiment in Taking Team
Out Only Two Days Early
BY WALTER CAMP
SuecfaI Correspondent of The Age-Herald
TCopyriRht. 1871 BY The Age Herald.)

New York, December 10.-Follow-
ers of football Will watch with in
terest the experiment Coach Earle
Neal proposes to maze IN taking his
Washington and jefferson team to
the Pacific coast only two days
ahead of its New Years battle with
the University of California at Pasa-
dena. If this strategy keeps the
esSterners from going stale as has
been the case in former years when
eastern teams reached the coast a
week or more ahead of the big game.
a real test of the relative merits of
the two teams will be afforded.
Roth Undefeated
Both these teams have gone
through the regular season undefeat-
ed. The University OF California
simply outclassed everything on the
coast this year. While the Presi-
dents do not rank as the foremost
eastern eleven and their schedule was
not as severe as those of some other
teams, they have emerged unscathed
from tough battles, their most cred
table performance being the defeat
of Glenn Warmers Pittsburg team.
The stars of the California team
are preeminently Muller and Nc
MILAN as far as the line goes, Muller
the other players in California's lines
are not to be ignored. Stephens.
who took Muller's place when the
star was laid UP in midseason, is an
understudy who runs his principal
very close, and Berkey is another
star end. Cranmer is good guard,
and Latham is steady, reliable
center.
Erb, although he doesn't play the
role of carrying the ball, as men
like Killinger, McMillin and Devine
do, is in their class in all other re-
spects. Back of the line, Toomey
and Nichols are splendid runners, and
Nisbet is star punter. On occasions
he has outpunted any player the
writer has seen in the east. ANDY
Smiths team will play a combined
running and forward passing game,
in which Muller, Toomey and Mich
OILS will star. Muller is the longest
forward passer on the gridiron, and
also one of the best receivers of the
forward pass. Nisbet should be able
to more than hold his own with any
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U.s. S. A A. CONVENTION COMES TO A CLOSE --SPORTS

compiled by President Harrison, fol-
lows:
Opening remarks by Charles L.
Harold. chairman.
Talk by Frank Butler, represent
ing West End section of the city.
Presentation of eastern division
trophy to Alabama Power Company
club. Judge William V, Fort, speaker
Presentation of Glass B division
trophy to Avondale Mills club, Judge
william e. Fort. speaker.
Talk by DIR. r. G. Hershey on splr-
itual aspect of athletics.
Presentation of central division
trophy to Preston Motors Corpora
ton club. DR.. C. B. Glenn. speaker.
Presentation of city championship
trophy to Alabama Power Company
club. DR.: w. r. Hendrix. speaker.
what Other Cities Are Doing
for Public Fairgrounds. Robert Tot
ten.
Municipal Fairgrounds" NJ. T.
Messer.
Talk by Commissioner William l..
Harrison. who has charge of parks
and Fairgrounds.
General discussion.
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WINTER MEET OF
THE AMATEURSIS
ON FOR TUESDAY
Annual eonfab of BasebaIIers
Scheduled for Civic Asso-
citation This Week
ny HENRY VANCE

Amateur baseballers of the Magic
City, with President James Harrison
as the guiding spirit, are planning
one of the biggest times in the his
tory of amateur sports Tuesday
night, December 10. when they will
assemble at Civic Association head
quarters at the Hillman hotel for the
annual winter meeting. Trophies
won by the division winners and the
city champions Of the City league
viii be presented 1T this amateur
be seball and general playground
jubilee, and general campaign will
be launched to further the play
ground system i'm Birmingham
President Harrison stated Saturday
night that appropriate talks would
be made by some OF the citys most
prominent men-men interested IN
the ubbuilding of the youth of the
city from a physical standpoint, in
the presentation of the handsome sill
yer trophies given the winners by
Spaldng Bros. of New York city.
Many Notable Guests
Mr.. Harrison stated that, in addi-
tion to the members of the present
city commission, representatives
from the Junior Chamber Of Com
merce, Civilian club, Kiwanis club,
Civic association. Community club,
Rotary club, Boys club, Optimist
club and Playground association
would be on hand to champion the
cause of better Fairgrounds for the
Magic City. and to boost the stock of
amateur baseball for the season of
1922
Col Bob Baugh. ex-president Of
the Southern league; Col. Quack
Smith and Billy West of the local
professional baseball club; Tom
bragg, Claude Estes, Tillery, r. s.
Munger Robert w Wharton, Ted
.Brownell, W. w Tarleton, Paoli
Smith. Reid Lawson. Donald Conner,
] T. Driver. T. D. Moor, Dalton
Swami Fred Culley, F. d, Mahoney
and w. u. Carroll have been issued
special invitations TO attend the
meeting and have accepted.
The Program
The program for the evening. as
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KID ELBERFELD GETS
RID OF HENRY DEMOE

Little Rock. Ark, December To-
Especial. I'LL Henry Demoe won't
be in the Southern association next
year, either. Kill Elberfeld, in a
message sent today from New Or
leans, announced that he has sold
the clever little infielder to the
Charleston club of the South At
lantic league.
Little Rock bought Demoe from
New Orleans in mid -season last year
The Kid is swinging the big axes
by way of making good his recent
announcement that he was going to
sell off all his old players and start
with a new team in the spring.
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PLAYER CAN REPRESENT
ONLY ONE COLLEGE IN
HIS ATHLETIC CAREER

places on varsity teams are assured
the attraction of playing for a large
college are too great and the small
institutions must lose their stars The
migratory rule prevents this.
All this was brought out in the dis
cussion of the two rules yesterday
morning.
Amendment to RuIe
An amendment TO the one-year rule
was passed yesterday morning, which
provides that freshmen who played
on 1921 teams shall have the came
status as If they had been a year IN
college without taking part in varsity
athletics. This amendment gives
froshment of this year three more
years to play football, instead of two
as would be the case under the origi
nal ruling.
The above rulings were the mos.
important issues to come up before
the S. l. A, A., but they made his
tory for the association.
The passage of the one-year RUE
marked the temporary close of a
fight of 20 years standing. 1t was
In 1901 that the first fight for a
one.year rule was inaugurated.
DIR. Phillips Reelected
DR.. Henry Phillips of sewanee was
nominated and reelected to the
presidents chair of the S. l. A a
yesterday. Delegates at the conven
ton seemed to realize the long and
faithful service of DIR. Phillips TO
southern college athletics, and TOOK
this measure of showing their APP.
probation of his value to the
S. !. A. A.
Vice presidents were elected as fol-
lcV f.tr
Caroiina), j. b. Coleman Second
district Georgia, Alabama and Flor
ida), J. h. Crenshaw; Third district
tMissssippi and Louisiana), Thomas
w. Atkinson; Fourth district (Ken-
lucky and Tennessee), Robert f.
Hinton.
Edward T, Holmes Of Gordon col
lege. Georgia, was reelected seere-
tary-treasurer.
Next Meet mt GreenvilIc
Furman university of Greenville, 5,
c., put in its bid for the next con-
vention of the S, l. A. A., and it
was voted to hold the 1922 session of
the association at Greenville.
Louisiana State university asked
for the next track meet of the S.
l. A. A., and was awarded the meet.
l. S. u made an attractive guar
antee to the association, and was
given the event, to take place at
Baton Rouge at time to be an
nounced later.
Coach stegeman OF Georgia an
nounced that the next S. l. A. \.
basketball tournament will take
place at Atlanta on the nights of
February "a. 25, 81 and 2s,
There was some tala yesterday of
the smaller colleges withdrawing
from the S. /. A. A. and forming Il
Little Ten" conference. Nothing
definite was done, however.
The new Southern intercollegiate
conference seems to have come Off
victor in its first clash with the
$. l. A. A., inasmuch as several of
it's primary eligibility rules are now
ordinances in the association.
Several football schedules were an
nounced yesterday.
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Migratory Rule Passes, and
Convention Adjourns With
Factions Dividing Spells of
Victory EVenIy-PhiIIipS
e-eIected Head S. |. A. A.

With the Southern intercollegiate
Athletic association unbroken, but
with an undoubted split into two fac
tons, the 5. |. a. AS annual con
vention came TO close at the Tut
wiler hotel early yesterday after
noon, with each party retaining some
portion Of the victory,
The migratory rule, to proven.
tramp athletes from wandering from
one school to another, was passed,
which gave the smaller colleges, rep
resenting one faction, a victory over
the larger colleges. representing the
other faction. The passage of the
migratory rule is regarded as sig
nificant of the fact that great prog
ress towards absolutely clean college
athletics in the south is being made.
The new migratory rule prevents an
athlete from representing more than
one college during his athletic career.
Ii man is on college team, varsity,
reserve or freshman, he is not ell
gible TO represent another college on
any of its athletic teams
New Rule In Effect
The new amendment went into eff
feet with its passage, and men who
played on 1921 football teams can
not represent other colleges during
tHtlI dlHlGllC career
The migratory rule was passed by
a vote of Is to 2, and reads as fol
lows: No student who has partiGi-
pated in athletics as a member of
team of any Institution of collegiate
rank shall be permitted TO psrtici-
pate in any intercollegiate contest as
member of any other institution of
this association"
Offsets ADVANTAGE
The migratory rule offsets the adj
vantage the oneyear rule gives the
larger colleges, it is thought The
ene-year rule, of course, is not as
hard on larger colleges as 1t is on
smaller institutions, so it is thought
10 favor the bigger schools. a small
school, with its small student body,
has trouble enough making up its
team with freshmen in the lineup,
officials of some Dixie colleges say.
but without their first year men il
becomes an almost impossible task.
With the passage of the one-year
rule, there was much bitterness
among the smaller colleges, and it
was thought at first that the new
amendment would mean the breaking
up of the S /. A. A. The smaller
schools stuck, however, and had their
inning with the passage of the mi
s atory rule.
Helps Smaller Colleges
Where the migratory rule works To
the advantage of the smaller schools
is this. representatives of this fac
ton assert: Stars are developed at a
small school and then, when their
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dents In every sense of the word, that
all, vicarious sacrifices on the altar
they are well taught and properly
disciplined, and that from an eligibil-
ity standpoint they do not start out
their college careers on a lie. There
is no more sinister influence on the
college campus tolay that the fig
ure' known to all students, who goes
to classes when he pleases and struts
around contemptuous of the restric-
tions and constraints that apply to
other students. The time has come
for colleges to declare the policy,
and make no apology for it, that ath-
ietics is as much the business of the
president, faculty and trustees as is
teaching mathematics or English. and
no more to be relinquished to stu
dents or alumni than are any other
features of the college work and gov
eminent, and then we shall need
faculty representatives with steel
backbones to put the job across.
Athletics has properly won a high
place in the affections of che student
body and the alumni. and their CO.
operation and help in every proper
way should be sought, appreciated
and encouraged, but in it's last analy-
sis the responsibility for a thing so
vital and dynamic must be left to the
jame hands that guide other matters
of equal or greater import Natur-l
ally students, alumni and coaches are
alike interested too much In the i'm
mediate success of the athletic teams
and forget sometimes the more en-
Turing laurels of fair and sportsman
ike conduct and that enduring friend
ship between institutions of learning
that intercollegiate athletics should
foster-not DESTROY
Up to S. 1. A. A.
In conclusion, what will the S. 1.
A. A. as an association do in the face
If the new order of things? win
ultra-conservatism. or ignoble self
Interest be permitted to relegate to
the rank of Junior college associa-
ion this Organization with it's rich
experience and heritage of 25 years
If service and experience? VIII it
allow many of its members to break
away because it will not adopt rules
in harmony with the necessities OF
the times2
AS one to whom this association is
very dear, but to whom reasonable
results in the cause OF amateurism
are even dearer, may l urge You not
20 miss this opportunity to take that
leadership before you let the scepter
of supremacy in southern athletic
control pass into the hands of others.
Let US not feel that we are gath
cred together about the bedside of a
dying friend, but rather that we are
coming hero in response to a trumpet
call to arms for yet greater useful
ness and service.
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Our Christmas Savings Club checks supply Santa Claus
know didn't miss the money you deposited
Christmas 1t buid
the good economy
today. Bring FAMILY
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WASHINGTON AND JEFFERSONIS
PLAYING u. OF CALIFORNIA TEAM

kicker that Neal offers.
Turning to Washington and JEFF
ferson, there is little doubt that in
Stein the Presidents probably have
the greatest tackle in the country
He is spoken of as a tackle because
his name figured in the lineup in
that position the greater part of the
season. But on the defense he plays
a rowing position. and on the Of
fensive he plays at end and drops
back into the hacgfield to run with
the ball. Winderquist is Washington
and Jeffersons other tackle, and ne
is a good one. while Korf and West
are both crackerjack ends.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-11
FOOTBALL PLAYER is
EXPECTED TO RECOVER

Memphis. December 1O-Richie
vowell.. half-back on the University
of Tennessee football team, injured
in a recent gridiron battle. is suf-
fering from fracture of the upper
vertebra, but will recover. according
to statement of his physician to-
day Vowell whose injury at first
was not believed serious, was brought
to Memphis hospital several days
ago for treatment.
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Increasing Club Plan
Put In ic, 2c 30 or loo the first week INCREASE
your deposit 1c, 20, Sc 10c each week. In SO weeks
1c Club Pays STATS Sc Club Pays 6375
&c Club Pays $3.50 Zoe Club Pays $i27.50
Decreasing Club Plan
Start with the largest and decrease your deposts
each week. This is a very popular plan.
Even Amount Club Plan
Put In same amount each week. in so weelfa
Csc Club Pays 1880 s 500 Club Pays ESQ
SOC Club Pays $500 1000 Club Pays 500
81 90 Club Pays 5000 1000 Club Pays 1000
$500 Club Pays 10000 5000 Club Pays $500
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Now and Be Ready for Next Christmas

When you deposit small sums REGU-
LARLY in our Christmas Club you
soon have big sum; that is the way it
works.
Bring In as your first deposit, the
amount you can spare each week
Join the Club and have money next
Christmas.
The following tables explain the diff
ferent clubs:
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-28

Russia may do the world good turn by
this demonstration that the Rod rule is
worse then the black death Boston Her
aid
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-28
SHOWS WOMEN'S SSTyLES
FROM MOTHER EYES DAY
Expert Says Slant Eyed Nippon
ese Girls Are Best Dressers
of Moderns.
i,y Associated Press to Every Evening

Isy Associated Press TO Every Evening
PittsfcId. Mass. March 2s.--Fashions
in woman's wear for the last 1000
years. from the abundant robes Of tho
Roman patrician 20 the abbreviated
skirts Of today. are represented on lS5
dolls dressed by Mrs Charles S. Wright
Of this city Work was begun on the
unique collection of mannequins more
than six years ago. after months of
study Of authenticated prints portray
ing styles Of different periods II is
said 20 be one of the best of its Kind
IN the world.
In specially furnished room mad
ans of the dark ages contemplate
bellies of the Renaissance and sprightly
debutantcs of our ante beilum and
modern days. Eve also has n place in
the fashion review, but merely as ar
example Of how clothes make the wo-
man
ono Of the most interesting costumes
is that Of fisher woman from the
Firth OF Forth. Tailored suits and
peck boo waists have had no effect
on the lusty Scots who live on that arm
Of the sea, for their dress standard has
remained unchanged for 500 years
Shifts In American styles are illus
tratcd by eight waXen faced beauties
starting with the street gown of 1850.
In this display are an afternoon frock
of 1851. a calling costume OF 1869, baiI
gowns OF 1860 and spring wear of 1869.
The opera gocr of 1910 stands haughtily
erect in the extremely tight skirt of
that year.
Leaders in dazzling costumes are tho
Japanese from the time of their intro
duction TO the Western world Slant
eyed, brown faced dolls present "A com
pletc picture of feminine Nippon s
armor Of conquest in rich silks and
satins. a large group of Chinese man
nequins. arrayed in heavy silk fabric
peep from beneath coquettish Oriental
sunshades.
Hats have received particular atten-
| tion in the collection. There are horned
headgear popular in the year 1900. the
monster mitre hats and the sugarloaf
| hoods with clusters of hair. dressed high
against the supporting heartshaped de-
! vice.
In analyZing the various styles. Mrs
/ Wright. who is an author and the wife
/ Of the district attorney of Berkshire
and Hampden counties. says women oi
all ages apparently cared less for tht
material and more for the cut the worle
over.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-28
MASSACRE OF NEGROES
TO Be PROBED BY STATE
Grand Jury to Investigate Deaths
in Georgia Peonage
Cases.

Atlanta. Ga. March 2S.-The grand
i,IYv will make an investigation Of the
general condition of Negroes. and es-
pecialIv the case Of John Williams. ac-
cused Of peonagc, and on and near
whose farm the bodies of eleven
Negroes were found. Judge J. 3. Park
said Yesterday. The judge said he was
awaiting word from GOV. Dorsey TO call
a special session OF the Superior Court.
and expected to issue the order Mon
dav. This will mean that the grand
ilIrv will begin its work Thursday or
Friday.
TWO bodies. partly decomposed and
chained together, We're found yester-
dav in the Alcovy River.e II Is said
all the Negroes were killed by Williams
and Clyde Manning, Negro empioye
TO prevent the Negroes from testifying
against their employer on a peonage
charge.
Although the Superior Court Of New
ton county is already III session and has
heavy criminal docket this week
sheriff r. L. Johnson of Covington said
last night that he would urge Judge
John 3. Hutchinson TO call special
term and place both Williams and Man
ming on trial for murder at the earliest
nossihle date. This should be done,
stated the sheriff owing 70 the senti-
meDt Of the people to bring about i'm
mediate Justice and show that the coun-
try has the greatest respect for law
and order.
The coun< authorities have offered
their cooperation in prosecuting the
case. Solicitor Doyle Campbell and
Sheriff W. +. Persons issued statements
saving they had extended every aid
they could since the investigation first
started but that conditions in their
Jurisdiction had been exaggerated.
Solicitor Campbell denied emphatical-
4, that there was anything improper
I'm his business relations with Williams,
exDlaining that when he was inter-
,iewed by Federal officials he told them
the farmer was in debt to him and he
was willing to aid them in every way
possible.
While more than 200 people stood
IN the Walter Bridge, spanning the
Rroad Alcova River, fourteen miles from
Covington. and watched the search for
the two remaining victims Of Williams
and Manning, which was begun early
Yesterday morning The news that five
Of the bodies had been unearthed on
the williams farm. and another found
in the river, brought hundreds Of peo-
pie TO the scene Of the search yester-
day.
The bodies-which are those Of
Little Bit" and John Brown, accord
ing To Mannings confession-were left
in the stream while Coroner Thad Cheek
Of Jasper county and his jury held the
inquest.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-28
HARDING "JUS' THE SAME"
Cook Says White House Has Not
Changed Warren c.; Same
Here as in Marion"

Washington. March 2S.-Whilc several
Office seekers were drumming their heels
AT the White House executive offices
last Friday. waiting 10 see George IS.
Christian. Jr., secretary to the President
a Negress, carrying paper package,
approached a doorkeeper and whispered, /,
sometbinfi TO him The result was that
she was shown into Mr. Christian $
Office at once.
"Hello. Inez," said Mr.. Christian,
"what can | do for your
81 want TO see the President and give
him this" and Inez McWhorter, the
Hardings cook in Marion, whose Clipped
beef and waffles received almost as much
publicity as the Pres Dental candidate
himself. showed Mr. Christian the con-
tents of her package. When the Hardmgs
came To the White House Inez was en-
gagged as cook in the Washington home OF
L. s. GRAFT, Jr.
A few minutes later Inez, broad smile
on her face, was stopped by newspaper
man as she was leaving the executive
offices.
Did YOU see the PRESIDENT" she was
'rYas,I saw the Pres dent and / gave
him suInfn he hasn't had since he was
ia Marion. she replied II made some
little cakes for hnu, the kind he likes with
English walnuts on top, an he took 'um
from me with has own hand. The Pres den
he's jus the
"Who is you?" Inez broke off, peering
into the face Of her questioner. is you
one of those men who writes for the news
papers? Cause if yo is, yo' write down
that they amt no change in Mr.. Hardin
him bein Pres dent He's jus the same
as he ever was.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-03-28

A new style in pets for the coming
season was inaugurated by one man,
who personally conducted small pig
up and down the boardwalk. The little
porker was gayly bedeclled in "a scarlet
ribbon. and emitted a constant success
sion of shrill squeals. Another striking
pet was a small bull terrier, VINO ran
about with pipe in his mouth ana
wearing a coat and hat of colors that
would have put the rainbow to ever
lasting shame.
While there were q number OF mp
pocket" parties in town on saturday
night, there was but little visible drink
ing yesterday. on the surface IL SEEM
ed that prohibition was really in effect
here for the time being, but the ire
quent trips of guests to their rooms IN
hotels and their added 1ovial1ty upon
their return downstairs was suspicious
to say the least. There were but rev
arrests because of drunkenness, which
is unite a change from the good old
days.