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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-16
ST. BERNARD QUINTET
 DEFEATS CULLMAN

St. Bernard, January 15.--tSpecialo The St. Bernard basketball team de- feated the Cullman High school in the first game of the season in the col 'lege gymnasium Friday afternoon py
 the score of 46 to 9. The nrst 1ew minutes of play augured well for
 hotly contested ganfe, but as soon as
 the Saints" overcame their early
 nervousness goals were shot with mo notonous regularity, and 1t was only a question of how large score they
 would register. Jack Stockelberg, SUD stituting for Tom Wynne, at forward,
 by the deadly accuracy with which he located the basket scored almost half
 the points for the Saints" Edmund- son, for the visitors. made herculean
 efforts to keep down the score ana by his splendid defensive work easily outclassed his teammates. Summary St. Bernard. Culiman hlgn,
 Bonner =. ...... center.s... burkart Wynne .forward... Newman Eckford forward .... Edmundson Meehan ....... guard. .....-... Long Reilly guard. ........ Burke Substitutions: St. Bernard. Lyng for Bonner. Stockelberg for T. Wynne Goals: Bonner 2. Wynne 2. Eckford l 5, Reilly 1, Lyng 3. Stocke1berg 10, !Edmundson ?, Burkart 1
 Fouls: Edmundson 5.
 l Referee: P. Jerome.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-16
WEEKLY SHOOT OF
 THE GUN CLUB

In spite of the bad weather there was a large bunch of shooters out for prac- tice at the Birmingham Gun club.
 I. M. Crum was shooting in fine form and tied c. E. Goodrich and John Fletcher for high gun with the good score of 91 out of his 100. MT. Crum is new shooter, but has become such a good shot that even in the worst of weather he can give the high man good race.
 The shooters were glad to see the con genial Charlie Goodrich once more, for Charlie is quite favorite with the Bir- mingham shooters.
 In the 50-target match. o. L. Gar' was high man, going out with 4S out of his 30 w. M. Young and M. k. Dewstoe tied for second place in this match with 47 each.
 Charlie Goodrich was high professional and E. E. Strader was a close second. Dick Leland was shooting a @-eauge which accounts for his low score, for he has been shooting at a mighty good cir Iof fa1u
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-16
WILLIAM A. GAVIN HAS BROUGHT MITT|
 GAME BACK IN W. Y.
100 Per Cent lrishman Is Re. sponsibIe for Great Deed Done Boxing In
 This Country
By JAMES J. cORBErr

This is the story of a man who had a. dream a few years ago--a dream seemingly fanciful and unreal-and vet a dream that has come true in it's entirety.
 It is the story of William A. Gavin
 who brought back boxing to New York
 state and whose indomitable will
 power perhaps results in a complete
 reorganization and complete purifica-
 ton of the fight game in sthe United
 States.
 Gavin, an Irishman--and 100 per cent Irishman at that--came to the United States some years ago, took up his residence here. made application for citizenship and then began to dream of day when boxing couio hcome back to New York and be placed on the same high plane it knows ia England. thoughts of the re-establishmenty of boxing were considered absurd. The lfstic sport earlier had come upon&evil days, the governor of the state had ordered the sport legislated out of cx- istence, and everyone who had for aerly been connected with it In clean and honorable way had washed his hands and muttered Never again "' GAVIN LOVED BOXING Gavin loved boxing as few men have loved it. A sportsman from earliest
 boyhood. his greatest fondness was for the fight game. He formed acquasn- tanceships in this country and made many intimate Friendships. He sounded out all he met concerning the re-estab- 1 lishment of boxing. Most of them shook their heads They didn't think it could be done. But Gavin had a different view and with the tenacity of bulldog he clung to his belief. When the United States entered the
 European conflict and boxing became the fistic sport of the army, Gavin real
 ized that the opportune moment had
 arrived. The time had come for ac-
 ton.
 vs3yuliRmsAaRvin QAme>re 4nyx Seutio Q nearly three years ago.. declared
 Gutzan Borglum world famous archl-
 tect of New York. the other day. He
 invited me to join him in a campaign
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-16
Miller Returns to Panther Basketball
 Squad In Good Trim
By JOHN E. HOLMES

With the return of Aubrey Miller. the star forward of the Panther basketeers,
 to the clan. things have taken on
 brighter hue as regards cage athletics
 on Sunshine Slopes. He was delayed i'll
 returning to school and thereby missed
 an opportunity to match his skill against
 the thinly clad warriors of Alabama. The Methodists received a heavy defeat
 at the hands of the Crimsonites as q
 where they fought their first real en-
 counter of the season. But this severe
 defeat serves only to put more fight into
 the Partners, and Coach Charlie Brown
 is more determined than ever to put out the fastest 5anch of cage ball players
 that has ever cavorted in the spacious gymnasium of .Birmingham-Sou But handspring of the five is still missing in the person of Shorty Propst, who plays the center position in stellar fashion. He has been out of the game nearly the entire season on account of an injured hand It is hoped that he will be back in about three weeks or
 so, and until that time comes Big Hoss Gands will work in his place. so far Candy has done well here, but his regular position Is at guard.
 With Millers return, the stellar trio or | forwards is now complete. "Greek Griffin of Central High fame and Mike Norton are ,he other two tossers wh" have counted for much in former seasons at this responsible position. Griffin Is not so big wheI 1t comes to dimensions I but he is a Eig counter when 1t comes ] to marking up the scores. This year I sees him at his best and he will De re 1 lied upon to do a big part of the scorihs l for the Partners this year Norton IS
 captain of the five and his steady play ling is a big factor also.
 l There have been many applicants TOT I the guard positions, the most outstana-
 ing ones being Red Richardson, biii
 Saffarans, Senator Vardaman, Hoss 1 Candy and Little Sig" Levie. Richarc- son is a new man on thes hill, but ne 1 is fast building up a good reputation III basketball as he did in football Sal, farans is another new man to the "h'iI 1 but not at all new to this partlcuisl, form of sports, for he has served "e,l on other fives. Vardaman and Ganns
 are old men on the team, and everyon. who has seen them in action Will vousn that they are both stickers to the finisn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-16

Memphis, January 15.-(Special.)-- His refusal to give up his college career to play baseball in the Southern league, but his willingness to do so to become
 major leaguer has resulted in the sale by the Memphis club to the Cincinnati Nationals of Grailey H. Berryhill, an in- fielder on the baseball team. and cap tain elect of the 1921 Vanderbilt foot ball team, for a price which is be- lieved to establish precedent for a player who has never performed in pro- fessional society before.
 The price paid for Berryhill is an nounced as $2,000. Information that the Reds have bought him was received from Nashville today, where Berryhill is attending Vanderbilt university and was verified by Tom Watkins. presi- dent of the Memphis club. The deal was closed in Chicago this week.
 REPORTS THIS SPRING According to a statement made by Berryhill in Nashville, he will report
 to the Cincinpati club this spring. This means that he will not return to Vandy l to captain the Commodore gridders next season.
 l Berryhill, who lives at Mckenzie, Tenn, signed a contract with the Mem ! phis club in the fall of 1919, but re- fused to report to the Chickasaws last | season, on account of his returning to Vanderbilt. He had not announced that he would not report to the Memphis l club this season, as he intended to
 return to Vanderbilt where he grad luates in medicine in 1921.
 l GETS HIS CHANGE
 1 President Watkins stated last night that, as Berryhill has announced that he would not quit school to play in the Southern league, but was willing to go 1 to the majors. he would not block his
 way and consequently accepted the offer 1 Of the Reds. Berryhill has never played professional ball, but has had consid- | erable experience in semi-pro ball where he has been a star for the past 1 six years. He started playing with the i Martin, Tenn, team in 1914 as a short stop. Last spring he stagted the season ] with the fast semi-pro team of Dyers- ] burg. Tenn. but left Dyersburg to join
 the Charleston club of Independent Del l ta league of Mississippi. He returned ] to the Dyersburg club and after the
 season there went to Martin. where he 1 ended the year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-16
Baseball Federation
 Places Class A on
 An Amateur Basis

Cleveland. O., January 14-A1i play ers who have participated in a profes- sional game were barred from playins in class A of the National Baseball fed eration at it's annual convention here today, thereby placing that class on strictly amateur basis.
 Another rule adopted provides that the federation representatives is to De held responsible for the eligibility ol players from his city participating in intercity elimination series
 Canton, O., and Bethlehem, Pa' joined the federation today.
 Plans to extend the federation geographically were outlined.
 It was proposed that the country pc divided into four zones, to be known as the west central, east central anu east sections, and that sectional oi1 rector be appointed by the president' of the federation for each zone. rms director would be responsible Tor the sand lot baseball situation in his sec tion.
 ZONES
 Subject to the cities named attiliat- ing with the federation, the zones would be composed of:
 West Section-Omaha, Lincoln, pu -l luth St. Louis, Kansas City, Des' Moines, St. Paul, Minneapolis, Mil waukee.
 Central-Chicago Cincinnati, Louis- vile, Indianapolis, Memphis, Colum- bus, Dayton
 East Central - Detroit, Cleveland-' Youngstown, Flint, Akron, Canton Toledo
 East-Boston, Pittsburg. Johnstown, Buffalo, Philadelphia, Washirston- Perth Amboy oil City, Bethlehem
 Elimination series. would be held m each section, the sectional winners to- play for the championship. Eight-club circuits would be established in each zone
 The president was authorized to ap- point the sectional directors who are to organize their respective zones and report at the next meeting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-16
Magic City Fans to Witness One of the Niftiest Scraps
 of the Season

When Duette Alfred and Ash- ,ton Donza clash at the B.. A. c. Thursday night, it will undoubt edly be one of the best scraps ever offered by the local club.
 In the first place, it will be a grudge affair. Both Alfred and Donza have been hankering after a chance at the other for almost year now, and, IT, fact, they have been matched, but unexpected happenings each time forced cancellation of the bout.
 There are two distinct styles of fighting typified by Alfred and Bonza. The local lad. Alfred, is d close, conservative boxer, await ing his opportunity to slip across a winning punch, like a duellcr seeks an opening in which to thrust his rapier point. Donza, on the other hand puts everything ne has in every minute of fighting, seeking to win by battering lis opponent down by powerful right and left blows to body and head.
 It must not be thought that All red holds out or stalls, though, for , nothing could be farther from the fighting programme Of the little lecal featherweIght. Deuette sim ply boxes carefully with his op- ptnent. seeking to land telling blows at every opportunity. When he sees his chance, a swift right cross or a lightning uppercut is sent across, and, if the blow lands right. the fight is usually over. Alfred is one of the cleverest lit tie fighters ever produced in local rings.
 Ashton Donza seems bound for the top in featherweight circles. His earnest clean fighting al- ways wins the admiration of he audience, and he has many friends in the Magic City, as he fought here before, winning a title or two in last years southern anna teur championship tournament.
 Thursday nights fight will be staged at the B. A. (.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-16
Interchurch Cage
 Season Is Closed

The finals in the Five Points inter
 church basketball tournament were
 nlaved Friday afternoon at the Cen
 tral High school gymnasium. In me
 senior les.rue Cecil Harris team car
 r;ed off championship honors. while the "California. aggregation, pilote1 hv Walter Phillips, was victorious III the junior league. In both leagues an extra game was necessary to deter- mine the pennant winners, this re-
 sulting in some of the classiest pasket- ball playing seen on local prep courts
 this season.
 Harris team won the final game
 from McHenry's by the superb passlhs
 and team work of Harris, Newton anu
 Perry, McHenry, however, proved to
 be the distinct star Of the senior
 tournament. In the junior contest be- tween ..California" and "Cornell' Bras field was finally able. despite the ex- ceLent guarding of Chancey and Scott' to ring up a decisive win.
 The games closed most success ful season of basketball among epe churches grouped around Five Polnts. Instead of each organization putting out a team, mass programme was carried out in which every denomlna- tion was represented on each team. During the season when was piay ee. for the general benefit Of the poys or the community and to select varsity to represent Five Points in the Young Mems Christian Association Community league the following men assisted in the coaching of the teams: Tram Ses- sions, J. l.. Robertson, shorty Propst and John Bryan.
 The following squads have been picked out of which a varsity team will be selected to enter the Com
 munity league which begins at the Young Mems Christian association next Friday afternoon: Seniors--Ware c. Anderson, McHenry, Mills, Harris, C.
 Perry, Newton, Holder, R. Perry.
 Cobbs, Gordon, Piatt, Sykes, Jones and
 Aird Juniors--Bruce, Reubel, Chancey.
 Brasfield, Phillips, Baugh, Hancock.
 Scott, Allison, Hart, Taylor, Lipsitz,
 Paul Sells and Glenn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-16
ANDAL USIA PLAYERS
 PAY VISIT TO TROY

Troy, January l5.-tSpecial)-The An- da!usia basketball team came to Troy Friday to pay game with the Troy High school Friday and one with the State Normal school Satnrday morning. The principal of the scho,l accon panied the team, which is composed of Frank stephens. Cecil Jones, Dossie Carroll, Fred Tav' or, Erwin Hart, Thomas Con- TOT and Fletcher Spicer. Misses Margaret Knox and Mtylae Broushton ac con1pa- n ed the sea T ae sponsors. Professor Bynam referked the game with the High school Ys
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-16
PANTHER GIRLS MEET
 AUBURN AT LOCAL "Y''

A change has been made in the court on which the girl Partners will encounter the team from Auburn next Saturday night. They will meet at the Y. M. c. A., and not at the B. A. e., as has formerly been announced.
 They are going through hard work outs daily and Coaches Gaudy and saffarans express high hopes of haud ing defeat to the female Tigers. This would be a sweet revenge for the de feat that was dished out to the locals short time ago when they journeysd down to Auburn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-16
CLASSY SHOOTING 1 BY "RUNNERS-UP"
By PETER F. CARNEY Edffor NntiOuaI SuOrts Syndit

No less than Is runners up in the state trapshooting championship tourna- ments broke 29o or more targets in 300, which gives you an idea of the quality of the second best in a number of states and further indicates just how good the winner had to be. In Indiana the runner up broke 295, good enough to win the championship in about 30 states The h. diana winner broke 296.
 In no less than nine states the run ner up in 1920 was a former champion. Class tells about as much in trapshoot- ing as in any sport. Year in and year out the high class trapshot can always be found near the top On the whole the shooting in the state tournaments in 1920 was better than in any previous year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-16

ment he ever made. is this:
 Boxing is the cleanest and manifest of sports when properly conducted. T always felt 1t was . shame that it had slipped to such depths in New York that it had to be abolished. But 1t was my thought that 1t could be re- established and conducted cleanly and squarely. It is back on the statute books--and 1t Is back to stay. because every effort in the future of those who helped Ito restore 1t will be directed toward Safeguarding the sport Ahd keeping 1t at the pinnacle of hone4ty s
 (Copyright. 1921, by King Features
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-16
JOHN F. MAULBETSCH
 APPOINTED HEAD COACH
 OF OKLAHOMA A. & M.

Saltwater. Okla, January 15-John F Maulbetsch, captain of the univsr- sity of Michigan varsity football team in 1916. and mentioned as all-America halfback, has been appointed heao coach of the Oklahoma A. x M 2oi- 'lege here, according to announcement today by President J. W. Cantwell.
 He played on the Michigan team in '1914, 1915 and 1916, and was captain of the freshman team, in 1915.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-16
50-TARGET MATCH

to lift boxing in America to the level it had attained in other countries. ! was keptical concerning the possibili- ties. MT. Gavin reminded me that the United States government had official ly approved boxing and that 1t was the psychological time to strike for the re- establishment of the sport He prom ised that if I, with some others he named, would join in campaign ns would establish great club which would become the national headquar- ters of boxing and the citadel " us defense. MT. Gavin told me he would restore boxing to the statute books in New York and form a great national boxing association. I was carrleu away by his, enthusiasm and joined him in his efforts"
 And every promise Gavin made has been redeemed.
 FOUNDED BIG CLUB
 It was, Gavin who managed the cam paign for the restoration of boxing Tn New York state. It was Gavin who, ing law which governs in the Empire
 State and which is model for every |commonwealt in the nation. It was Gavin who fought unceasingly and un7
 discouraged in the great fight against
 terrific opposition to bring boxing
 back to New York The boxing game is back. The 1n- ternational Sporting club which Gavin dreamed about three years ago Is a reality. Its enrolment now is around 5000, and the reason 1t is not greater 1 is because limits were set upon It. The club lists among it's members such men as Charles Schwab, August Bel mont. Nicholas F. Brady, Walter CamE Charles Dana Gibson, Charles Gould Coleman Dupont, Col. Theodore Roose Welt. Admiral William s. cfms. Row man Wanamaker, Mai. Gen.. Leonard Wood, Harry Payne Whitney Admira' Henry T. Mayo. Miles Poindexter Il H. Rogers, Frank Hitchcock, Foxhai F. Keene, Franklin K. Lane and Regi- nald T. Vanderbilt.
 Gavin's work in restoring boxing to New York state and in the creation tof a monster sporting club did no'
 content him. He felt that evil stil existed in boxing without nationa supervising board. So just recently he called together the most prominent boxing men inHthe various states and formed congress which, when It's or ganization plans are perfected VII have supervision over boxing in this Icountry and stamp out innumerabls shady practices which have hurt the sport. M IS TOO MODEST
 Those are the things which William A. Gavin has done-and those are the things which William A Gavin has sought to keep from: the puplicN prints
 dss4es ss NSess NSs ohfy Sssi Rs lyio atfTS publicity, but he shuns 1t. He rarely
 talks for publication concerning the
 work he has done and the only com
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-16

More than 10000 people are employ cd in the wearing apparel industry of New South Wales.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-16

Nearly all the phonograph cabinets produced in the United States are made in Grand Rapids, Mich
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-16

Teamsters employed in harvesting the beet sugar crop in northern Colo rado were paid $6 a day with board.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-16

Union shoe workers in New Zealand are insisting that their rate of pay at the present time be maintained.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-16

Nearly 140,O00 textile workers are partially idle in France owing to the slump in orders from clothing buyers.
The Denver Jewish news., 1921-04-27
POPPY DAY CELEBRATION.

With the official endorsement of
Governor o. II. Shoup and Mayor
Dewey C. Bailey, both of whom have
issued proclama lions recognizing the
civic character of the event, the grand
patriotic rally and championship
wrestling matches, to be held in the
Auditorium next Monday night for the
benefit of the American and French
Children's League will formally in
nugurate the drive, turnout the. West,
for the celebration of Poppy Day, May
2S.
The Auditorium meeting promises to
be Il cord-breaker in the matter OF
patriotic demonstrations. The rally
Is sponsored by the American Legion
which has named committee of for
ty. representing the ten Denver posts,
and general committee of the most
prominent men and women in Denver's
civic, social and business life.
Considering the public character OF
the big event the city has donated the
Auditorium and Gov. Shoup will pre-
side. There will be brief addresses by
the most eminent spcaScrs-in Denver.
But the drawing card will I've the
championship wrestling matches be-
tween Eklund, who holds the worlds
title as light heavyweight champion
and Hunnel, champion OF the South
west. and between Joe (Toots) Mondt
and .Jat,k Nelson.
The League purposes to make an III
tensive drive all over the country for
the wearing of the Poppy Oh Memorial
Day. May 30. Millions of these pop
pies have been made by the little chill
dren of the devastated war zone i'll
France, who were hft the victims OF
disease and fear as a result of the
war, and the proceeds of the poppy
sale will be devoted entirely TO the
sustenancc of these children thru the
L.eaguc. Denver should show its civic
and patriotic pride by n generous out
pouring at the Auditorium rally.
The Denver Jewish news., 1921-04-27
COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN TO
HAVE EVENING MEETING.
Dra-Mu.Lit Circle to Present Plays.

The Council OF Jewish Women will
again have an evening meeting after an
interval of several years.
The evening will no doubt prove
very interesting and serve to revive
the evening meeting as regular
feature. especially as the program will
be in the nature of Little Theater
performance. so popular thru the coun-
try at the present time.
The ORA Multi circle will present
two plays before the Council Sunday
evening. May in the vestry rooms of
Temple Emanuel. Some good musical
numbers will also be given.
"The Last Jew" one act dramatic
sketch by David Pinski, and "Sie
Must Marry Doctor" one act
comedy by SholOm Alaichem are the
plays to be presented. These plays
have been translated from the Yiddish
and are by two of the best playwrichts
of the present day. The Dra-Mu-lii
Circle has a group of very talented
young people whose efforts will no
doubt prove very entertaining and well
worth while.
The election of Officers will be held
May is. This occurs during Music
Week when an especially fine musical
program will be presented under the
leadership of Mesdames Leo II. Conn
and ID. T.. Harlem.