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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-27
THIRTEEN KILLED
DURING SEASON
JUST FINISHED

Chicago, November 2e.-Football
claimed IS victims during the 1921
season which closed with Thanksgiv-
ing Day games, according to reports
to the Associated Press today
The death list was none less than
1920. and six above the toll of two
years ago. Ten lives were lost as
the result OF games in 1918, ~ in
1917, Is in 1916. and Is in 1915. AS in
former years, the majority of youths
killed were members of high school
cams. The figures apparently up
hold the contention of football ex-
perts that proper training and physi-
cal condition greatly minimize the
LANCER of the game. for only one of
he players killed was a member OF
college eleven. One was a semi
pro player, one member of naval
team, and the remainder were high
school or sand lot players who did
not receive the intensified training
and physical inspections given in the
colleges.
With one exception, none OF the
victims was more than 20 years old.
The list of deaths follows:
Floyd Watt, Villisca, Iowa; captain
VI AiSA Sthpot team oAOPPCN All
conscious, dying later, following a
line buck in game November IA.
William Pritchard, Elizabeth City,
N. c., 16 years old, died of injuries
received in practice game Septem-
Der 20.
Donald Davis, Emporia, Kan.
halfback with Kansas State Normal
eleven, died November 81 of internal
injuries received in game against
Baldwin university
Monroe Beatty. Bellevue, Pa, high
school player, died November II of
injuries received in high school game.
Carrolton Manneback, Toledo, Ohio,
Is years old, instantly killed Novem-
Der II playing in amateur game !;
neck broken as result of being
tackled.
Harry Johnson, Evanston, ILL.,, high
school player Is years old, died Oc-
tober "a from conclusion of brain;
injured during practice.
Francis Fricke. Flint, Mich, high
school player, is years old. died Octo-
Der 10; kicked in abdomen during
practice.
Frank Nadeau, Lowell, Mass, %
years old, died November as result
OF ruptured blood vessel at base of
pEdiH, Heihper OIL naval team.
Matthew Karyacich. Belleville. ILL.,.
20 years old killed November "a;
Killed in mass play
Waldo Menkel. %, quarterback of
the Mounds. Okla, football team, died
in Sapulpa, Okla, last night from
injuries received in a Thanksgiving
Day game.
Sim" Barber, captain of Abilene,
Kan, high school team, died No
vember from injuries received in A
game with Clay Center High school
on November 3.
Charles Brewood, Kansas City,
Kan, high school player, died early
in the season as result of internal
injuries received in practice.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-27
PORTS- GEORGIA HOLDS DARTMOUTH TO SCORE -SPORTS
Another Big Scrap Would
Endanger Carpenters Life

around the day after the fight and
has since been repeated by men who
should know what they are talking
about.
Descamps keeps insisting that his
man will come over to America to
fight Gibbons. Richard had a letter
to this effect the other day, but this
will be believed by certain men close
to the fight situation in this city only
when Carpenter arrives here and
starts training. The Paris inform
ant above referred to, says that Car
pentier will not fight Gibbons and
that it is extremely doubtful II he
ever fights anybody save some second
or third rater of light hitting power.
Maybe Tex Richard was not such
come-on in the matter of the Johnny
Wilson Bryan Downey fight in the
Jersey City arena as some persons
have thought. There is story going
the rounds that the great promoter
did not attempt to swing the battle
by his lonesome-maybe he wasn't
permitted to do so-but that GER
tain group In Jersey declared them
selves in on the show; when they saw
the poor attendance and realized their
Investment was gone flooey, 1t is al
legged. they ordered Wilson's money
held up in order to save their bank
roll. If this is true, Wilson's purss
is not existence at the present time.
Perhaps this is the reason why the
cheese champion Is not suing for his
money.
When prize fighter comes out and
decries the growing Importance OF
the gambling element in boxing it
would seem that things are getting
to pretty bad pass. Benny Leonard
is the boy who made the crack and
he gave this as one of the reasons
why he does not care to box to a de-
cision in New York. He has no de-
sire, he said, to run chance of being
framed out of his title. He added that
where betting Is a strong feature OF
the preliminaries of an important
bout and judges selected for the &C.
.casion are of unknown character and
quality a champion is up against
condition that he would be a fool to
accept. Benny is right. Gamblers
have killed boxing in New York state
several times and their present activi-
ties may well lead to another death.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-27
Carpenter May Never Enter
Ring Again Against a
First Class Foe
BY SPARROW M'GANN
special Correspondent of The Age-Herald
Copyright, 1921, by The Age-Herald)

Copyright, 1871, by the e-Herald)
New York, November 26.-Ii
Georges Carpenter ever fights good
man again. he will do so at the peril
OF his life.
Word to this effect came from Paris
today from a man whose information
Is always reliable. Down under the
right ribs the trouble lies. 1t is the
spot where Dempsey hit the French
man about 40 seconds before he de-
livered the knockout which, accord
ing to Dempsey's own testimony. was
not real knockout. In other words,
Dempsey always has believed Carpen-
tiers hash was settled before he land
ed his right on the jaw. Lots of
others agree with him.
The writer was seated just under the
ring at the spot where Carpenter re-
ceived that body blow and at the time
marveled that the foreign fighter
could stand it. Ii was a fearful wal
lop. The fact that 1t touched none
OF the nerves that momentarily in
duce insensibility need not be regard
ed as important. Men, mortally shot,
have walked a quarter of mile OF
more SO with Carpenter.
Only Hard Blow
And here is an interesting thing.
1t was the only really hard body blow
Dempsey struck In fact, he attempt
ed none. Practically all Of his hitting
vas confined to arpentler's heat
Why? Well, here is one reason. Per-
II a \. lie he At,l,
was told by at least one expert in
physical science that Carpenter was
poorly protected by flesh and muscle
in the region of his vital bodily or
gans and that care should be taken in
attacking the Frenchmans body lest
the bout end in a mortal injury. AT
least this is the story whispered
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-27

requests his protest be printed
there is nothing else for me to do
but pass it along to the column
readers. He's the letter:
My Dear Town Pump:
/ read your article in The Age
Herald Friday morning in which
you made mention of the small
attendance at the Alabama a. Il
M. game Thanksg wing.
Dit it not occur to you, old dear,
that the superb and unmitigated
gall displayed in charging 81 to
see these two pitiful Glass X
teams play reduced the attend
ance several thousand at least?
Many people are wrathful at
the University of Alabama, claim
ing that they locked up every
available date in Birmingham,
and then established the outrage
Gus price of 50 to see their II
of i per cent team muddle
through four quarters of So
called football. They were not
alone-Birmingh CHAM Southern and
Howard also gouged the public as
deep as they could, and even
Central and Bessemer charged
the general public one berry for
admission. Holy suffering snakes.
/ think someone should sug-
gest to these schools that a re-
duced admission price would go
much further toward boosting at
tendance than merely changing
opponents. OF course, Georgia
would be hailed with joy by most
of us, but unless admission prices
are sharply reduced there will
be more empty seats than filled
ones at Redwood next year..
The colleges should wake DIP to
the fact that we are passing
through a period of readjustment
and that said adjustment is
downward and not upward, as
thew seem 20 think G. d. M
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-27
MAGNATES no HOLD MEETING
T. MARVIN EDWARDS. JR.

MAGNATES
Now that football has heved the moguls baseball will
their the meght before the holidays
the before the baskehoote the
their regular The the
Southern league scheduled for Memphis December and Pexy
W. d. Smith of the local club Billy making
their plans attend the conab which will be presided
by Boss Martin.
With the conchv little than week develops that
of the things before the will the
player rule The limit,
number of from taking their with their
outfits of would
Bernsen frstsacke for the Larry Gilbert
Knaupp of the New Orleans Peans Rube Robinson of
tie Rock Travellers The of opinion be that the
eague directors will rescnd this when the called
order in Memphis
Mobile will be represented by club
meeting John Logan having retired probable that
Spler the the Atlanta
Frank to Memphis line
the rule holds good stands
Memphis will number of Southern
Prexy Smith bit reticent about discussing
propose at the annual winter
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-27
JOE LYNCH FIGHTS
DRAW WITH SMITH

New York. November 26-Joe
Lynch and Midget Smith. New York
bantamweights. fought ten fast
rounds to a draw last night In Mao,
ison Square Garden. Smith floored
Lynch in the fourth round with a
right to the jaw. but the former
champion came back and had Smith
staggering at the bell. Jim Darcy,
Portland. Oregon. welterweight. de-
feated Al Nelson, Manchester. N. H..
the referee stopping the bout in the
fourth round after Nelson had been
floored twice.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-27
OVER $4,000 BALES GINNED

Huntsville. November 26.-(Spe-
cial.)-Madison county gins had
handled 1851 bales OF cotton of the
crop of 1921 prior to November II.
according to the report of Charles
r. Williams, gin reporter. made pub
lie here today. This number com
pares with 1910 bales ginned to the
same date from the 1920 crop, which
produced about $4,000 bales. The gin
nings already are much larger than
tho original estimates OF the entire
crop OF this year.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-27
J. S. INCLUSION AND
MORAN LEAD BOWLERS

j. S. Mcouiston led the duckpin
shooters the past week in the bowl
ing league, while NJ. A. Moran topped
the tenpin smashers. High scores
for the week follow: ]. S. McQuiston.
1872; II. c. Parrish, $50; Roy Sensa-
baugh, 1856; Brown, 1873; C. G. Reem,
1873; II. w. Pickens. 1926; A. Haynes,
1913; w. Parker, 121: l.. Dexter. 12O:
ii. l.. Gruman. 18TH W. Bowes, ia;
NJ. Egerman, 112; j. T. Sheehan, III:
Carter, Ito; II. G. Allen. 100; Brown
10s; l.. Perryman. los; H. Kruger,
LOG; w. Collins. 105: ]. Trommer-
hauser, 102; b. T. Johnson, 100. Ten
pins: M. A. Moran. 235; H. R. Roy,
233; H. C. Parrish. 222: w. Parker,
220; L. Perryman. Pill; H. w. Bowes.
210.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-27
ALL Star Prep EleUens Are
Picked for 1921 Season

BY HORACE RENEGAR
In making an all-state pick the
writer. because of his inability to see
all of the major prep teams in action,
is bound to make some mistakes, but.
then, with the great number of stellar
high school teams this year in the
state, it is harder than ever to Sc
lect a team that Is really the best in
the state. However, after careful
thought and study on the merit OF
the players, the choice for a first and
second team is made above.
Honorable mention: DeShazo, JEFF
ferson County; Hunt, Marion County
Wright, Tuscaloosa Dodd Walker
County; Hickman. Simpson; Rush,
fornia had one of the longest dis
lance passers in the country in Mul-
Ter, but almost every team had a
fairly well developed attack on the
aerial side.
1t was a great pity the Penn State
Pittsburg game was played, as last
year. in a sea of mud. The game
promised to be one OF the best Of
the year. Two first-class backfields
would have come together. showing
whether one, including kllllnBer,
Wilson and Lightner. was better than
Glenn Warmers star backfield. which
includes Davies, The game was as
much of a joke as that of last year
in footing and handling the ball
Those who went to Philadelphia
on Thanksgiving Day to see Cornell
defeat Pennsylvania had the salts
faction of seeing a walkaway. The
writer was surprised to find many
Pennsylvania men who thought their
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-27

and then that Robertson threw his
pass.
| Second Half
AS the second half opened, Georgia
awoke to the realities of the occasion.
It's line was now able to stop Dart
mouths drive. On the other hand,
the Georgians could now gain
against Dartmouth. With short
steady plunges by Smack Thompson
and Randall, bulldog touchdown
seemed inevitable. The ball was
worked down to Dartmouth's 25-yard
line.
One player failed and then the
Georgia students forgot the rules Of
logic they must be taught at the
| great university. In the middle of a
drive, with the opposition worried
and pregnable point in the opposi-
| ton line apparently discovered Geor-
| gia elected to try forward pass be-
| hind the goal line on second down.
| OF course, the pass was incomplete
and the ball was brought out to the
20-yard line and given Dartmouth.
Georgia was not to be denied. though
always when it had possession of the
ball in the second half 1t could gain
with some consistency. but a new
| trouble developed.
| The Georgians began to handle
punts more wretchedly than punts had
ever been handled on Grant field. The
Georgia safety men couldn't catch
them. They couldn't even let them
| fall dead
Toward the end of the third period,
a tumble by Hartley on punt that
fell at his feet gave Dartmouth its
! second chance. Again the Dartmouth
drive developed and the ball was car
ried to Georgia's S-yard line A sec
ond touchdown emed inevitable.
Dartmouth ca Position. Georgia COZ
Threshie ............... o. Reynolds
Left End
ROBERTSON ............. - j. Bennett
~ Left Tackle.
ID. Moore .................. Welcnei
Left Guard,
Suttm1er ........,......... Day
| Center
G. Moore NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Anthony
Right Guard.
lNeidlinger ..,............. Pew
Right Tackle.
| Lynch ................... p. Bennett
Right End.
Smith .................. Randall
| Quarterback.
| Calder ............. Thompson
Left Halfback.
Burke ................. Hartley
Right Halfback.
| Edwards ............. Splcer
| Fullback.
Score BY periods:
Dartmouth ........... VI
I, Georgia .. 0 0 0 %
Dartmouth scoring: Touchdown
Lynch; goal from touchdown, Neid-
llinger. Referee. Magoffin, Michigan.
Umpire, McGrath. Head linesman'
Springer. Pennsylvania. Field judge
Burleigh Periods Is minutes each.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-27

Bessemer; Ditto, Marshall County
Shines, Pell City; Clay, Jefferson
County; Lawrence. Disque; Doobs.
Collinsville; Levy, Central; Banks
ston, Cherokee County; Hardwick.
Tallapoosa; Green, Coffee County,;
Beard, Cullman; Salters. Hueytown;
Haynes, Talladega; Propst, Fayette;
Rox, Central; McEvoy. Spring Hill
High; Deason. Pell City; Springfield.
Disque; Irvine. Barton; Jernigan, An
dalusia; Bracewell, Florala; Brake
field, Walker County.
Because of the fact that Morgan
County and several other north Alp
bama teams did not play in this secs,
ton of the state II was a very hard
matter to try to select their stars
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-27

team had a chance. Pennsylvania
was simply outclassed. and the 1tha-
cans took sweet revenge for many
trimmings administered by the Red
and Blue. The Pennsylvania team
was too light. 1t is seldom team
can afford to carry two light men
in the backfield. The great treat OF
the day was to see Kaw of Cornell
handle a Shiny, wet ball as though
II we're dry
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-27

All season long there has been
something brewing in fandom,
resenting the football prices put
on display for the past season.
The kicks have been numerous,
but in that they have been verbal,
l haven't referred to them before.
q. d. NJ. however, has spent a
perfectly good postage stamp in
registering howl. and in that he
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-27

Dartmouth scoring: TOUCHDOWN
Lynch; goal from touchdown, Neid-
|linger Referee. Magoffin, Michigan.
Umpire, McGrath. Head linesman'
Springer. Pennsylvania. Field judge
Burleigh Periods Is minutes each.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1921-03-23
OHIO COUNTY'S WHITE
PLYMOUTH ROCKS FAMOUS

That it pays to standardize in poul.
try raising is strongly demonstrated
by the results obtained in the rails.
ing of White Plymouth Rocks in Ohio
County Some time ago the White
Rock was decided upon as being the
breed of chicken best suited for this
section. and n the past year or two
many have standardized their fiocks
and Ohio County's White Rocks are
becoming famous.
Within the past three weeks the
county has received orders from Bal
lard county alone for more than 500
sittings of White Plymouth Rock
eggs and the demand can scarcely be
supplied. Reports from several who
started the standardization work un-
der the direction of Mr.. Browder.
former County Agent, show that they
have been shipping or baskets a
week to the Bank at LaCenter, Ky.
Since the demands for eggs have
become so numerous, every White
Rock raiser in the county whose
name could be obtained has been
notified.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1921-03-23
GO TO LEXINGTON
FOR PUREBRED CALVES

Assistant County Agent B. B. Nc
Inteer. of Hartford. and Mr.. Leonard
Wallace. of Rosine. went to Lexing-
ton. KY. last week. for the purpose
Of purchasing "a head of registered
Holstein calves from the Dir. Bailey
stock farm. The calves are 8 nienths
old and cost about $50 apiece. The
regular price for these calves is from
$4,000 to $4,000 but as they are
to be used in Junior Club work. DR..
Bailey made this concession.
Only three clubs have been or
ganized SO far. These are at Rosine
E. No Greek and Chapman. The
Bank Of Hartford and Beaver Dam
Deposit Bank are assisting in the
plans for this club work and offer to
take the note of any members who
are unable to pay the purchase price
Of calves.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1921-03-23
CALEB POWERS DEFEATS
wIFE'S ALIMONY DEMAND

Washington, D. c., Mar. 21.-
Former Congressman Caleb Powers
of Barboursville. who served in
prison following the killing of Gov
Goebel and who is being sued for a
limited divorce by Mrs. Anna M. d.
Powers, on charges of cruelty and
insufficient support, won the first
phase of the divorce proceedings.
Justice Wendell p. Stafford, in the
district supreme court, declined to
grant the wife alimony or allow her
'undisputed possession of their home
here.
The court was informed that de-
spite the charges of brutality made
by Mrs. Powers against her hus-
band. the couple were still living to-
gether and that she was in no dam
ger of being in want.
Powers, in his answer to the rule
to show cause, blamed his domes-
tic troubles wholly to Incompatible
ty Of temper. He admitted some
shortcomings, but denied her
charges of cruelty. He also denied
her statements concerning his alleg-
ed vast wealth.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1921-03-23

That Hartford's bucket fire bri-
gads does not sleep on the job was
again proven. late Saturday after
noon, when the alarm was spread
that Walter Parks residence was
on fre. The alarm. however was
false and occurred in the following
way Pendleton Hudson. who has
an impediment in his speech. called
some one over the Farmers Mutual
Telephone, asking him to tell Wal
ter Parks that his horse was out.
Miss Gibson, who was operating the
switchboard at that time, under
stood Hudson to say that Parks
house was on fire. In her zeal to
be Of assistance, she gave the alarm,
the court house bell soon pealed out
the fire call and within very few
minutes the residence was surround
ed by mass of humanity anxious
to assist in putting out the blaze.
They were, of course, glad there
was no fire and the run was a
splendid drill. 1t is the opinion OF
many that the people of Hartford
can respond to fire call quicker
than those Of any other city in the
state and from the above and other
recent experiences the opinion is
probably true.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1921-03-23
CLARA HAMoM FREED
Attend OF s0RDIO TRIAL
Morbid Crowd Showers Congrat.
uIations on Woman When
Freed By Court

Ardmore, Okla. March 20. -
Clara Smith Hamon was acquitted
of a charge OF having murdered
Jake l.. Hamon, Republican nation
al committeeman from Oklahoma
and millionaire railroad and oil
promoter.
The jury was given the case at
4:30 p. m. and returned to the
courtroom 10 minutes later, b. F.
c. Laughridge, 73-year-old foreman
said only one ballot was taken, a
secret one, confirmed by a rising
vote. "a
Clara Hamon obtained the in
formation fully seven minutes be-
fore the verdict was rendered in op-
en- court and sat, surrounded by
members of here family, half smil-
ing, half afraid to believe the mods
OF assurance that were bent toward
her. -
When Judge Thomas w. Cham
pion mounted the bench and receiv-
ed an affirmative response to hi.
questions: "Gentlemen, have you
reached a verdict?" her eyes follow
ed intently the motions Of the bailiff
as he received the verdict from Mr..
Laughridge, walked across the
courtroom and handed it to the
clerk. who read it in a nervous,
falsetto voice.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1921-03-23
KENTUCKY LAND VALUES
SLUMP IN PRICE
Improved Acreage Off From SIS
to sos, Report Show: Grain
Supply is Large

Frankfort, Ky. March 1s.-On
account of the mild winter, decline
in prices and reduction in livestock
holdings, Kentucky farmers have
an unusually large amount of corn
and oats on their hands this spring.
according to the March crop report
issued jointly by Commissioner of
| Agriculture w. c. Hanna and the
United States Bureau of Crop Esti-
mates. Land values, the report
says, have fallen sharply the last
year.
or last years Kentucky corn
crop. so per cent Cor 50,32O.O 900
Dushels) was still held by farmers
March 1, 1921, compared with SO
per cent of the 1919 crop Cor 29,-
100000 bushels, on farms March
/, 1920.
About Is per cent of Kentucky's
1920 wheat crop (or $4,000 bush
els) was held on farms March 1.
1921, compared with ii per cent of
the 1919 crop Cor 1,13S,oO0 BUSH
els) or farms March l, 1920.
OF the 1920 Kentucky oats crop,
farmers held SO per cent (or g.
961,000 bushels) March 1. 1921.
compared with 25 per cent of the
1919 crop (2,475,O0O bushels)
held March /, 1920.
About 10 per cent of Kentuoky's
1920 barley crop Cor 1900 BUSH
els) was still on farms March 1.
'1'2l, compared with 90 per cent of
the 1919 crop Cor 29,7OO.OoO BUSH
e!s,) on farms March 1, 1920.
Land values, according to re-
ports from farmers and others
throughout Kentucky, have fallen
since March l. 1920, from an SIS
average for improved farm lands a
year ago to S65 March /, 1921, and
from S62 average for unimproyed
farm lands year aso to SAC
average March /, 1921.
The average value reported this
spring for poor plow land is SS3,
compared with SAG year ago;
good plow land SIS, compared with
S95 year ago, and average of all
grades of plow land $50, compared
with $40 March /. 1920.
AS there have been comparative
ly few sales the last several months
these estimated values are based
partly on last falls sales and
prices at which farmers are now
lolding, these estimates being,
largely visionary.
The average cash rent paid for
farms. where an entire
arm was rented in 1920, was re-
ported as S9.16 and the average
'ize of such rented farms as 112
lcres. Where plow lands alone
we're rented for cash. the average
ash rent was $40 an acre.