The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-22

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 Hands Too sensative
 Unless the powers that be in boxing allow each fighter to hit with d pair of brass knucks the entire crop of pugs in all weights will be depleted inside the next six months. The fighters are either hitting harder, their rivals are growing tougher frontispieces or material in making hands Is much more inferior than in the old days, when they fought with out gloves or tape to protect their dukes and rocked along for 45 rounds in this manner.
 In those days one seldom heard of a fighter with q bum hand, unless probably he contracted bar cramp from lifting too many schooners off the counter. Of late nobody Is stylish in pugilism unless he contracts a busted thumb while seeking to sing a croon song to some pugiiistc foe.
 Carp knocked his thumb out of focus in Jersey City. Mike Gibbons recently dislodged a digit against Battling Ortega's frontispiece. Many other fight CTS have called off bouts in the past few months because of bum hands, among them being the great Bannah Leonard, light weight champ.
 Gee, wouldn't it be great if a fellow could cal1 off all bets in poker game on account of n , bum hand, like they do in fistic circlcss
 Allen Afflicted. Too
 The plague of digititis has in vaded local ranks. as well. When Dixie Jack Allen slammed his duke to Battling Kellys mush at the Athletic club the other night q swelling started. Next day he was matched with Shifty Logan of Memphis for a so at the club. Instead of receding, the swelling kept swelling. And, Jack was -forced to yield to his doctor s -ad $ vice and cell off his part of the scrap. Kelly was substituted and the fight will go on just the same
 It seems that Aliens hands are super sensitive. They have robbed him of d couple of fat purses of late. A few weeks ago he was matched with young Leonard of New Orleans. A few days before the fight his hands got stove up in gymnasium work and he was forced to step down and out, giving Eddie Hanlon his share of the purse. Now comes the same old trouble bobging ua again.
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 Country Club Course Fine
 Golfing at the Country club was never better than now. l had never plowed furrows around that course, but bad broke.i ground at Hillcrest, Roebuck and Woodward. The other afternoon 1 took my trick clubs in tow and proceeded to deeode the turf at the Country club.
 Charlie Hall, noble pro at that place, was spending a busy after noon. Charlie is having his hands full these days diagnosing golf troubles and seeking remedies therefor. He probably keeps buster correcting golfing faults than any three professionals in Dixie. Charlie gets results. too, having patiently nursed many dubs along until he had them on their way to stardom.
 Mir. Hall is quite enthusiastic about the way the golf game has grown in the Magic City. When told they were changing the Woodward course he exhibited interest, and stated that he had suggested the proposed changes more than a year ago. With nun Der one changed completely and number two heightened at Woodward. that club will have one of the snappiest little nine reel affairs in Dixie" said Charlie.
 The post-season series between Memphis and Fort Worth is rather bore to Oscar Tuero. Oscars home is in Havana and he wants to get back there for the winter. Draw two"
 Ex-BarOn in Series
 X former Baron IS taking prominent part in the post season battles between Fort Worth and Memphis. This lad is Homer Haworth who back stopped at Redwood for couple of years, and who was let out suddenly one spring by Moley.
 Hay has been going good in the Texas league ever since he re- tired from Birmingham, and his fine work behind the plate was largely instrumental in helping the Cats grab off both ends of the pennant campaign in Texas
 He would be in much faster company today if he knew how to interpret the training rules in their strictest sense. Boss Moley, in commenting on Homer's sud- den departure from Birmingham
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