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New-York tribune., 1921-12-11

his captain. Last Saturday he was
easily the master Of Ellis, OF Detroit.
Neal, at left guard, and Vince. on the
other side. have played sterling ball in
every game against some Of the best
talent in the country, and they have
yet to be cutpiayed. Crook, at center,
is the best the Presidents have had
since the days of Burleigh Cruikshank,
in 1914. He plays defensive guard,
with Neal at defensive left tackle in
place OF Stein, and the shift in posi-
ton seems to have strengthened the
play.
Behind the line Fullback Basista haa
proved in his first year of college foot
ball one CT the greatest defensive backs
the Presidents ever uncovered. while
he is wonder on offense as we'll.
Erickson, West. Brenkert and Me-
Laughlin, Who are regarded as the
rest of the first string backs, are the
best the Presidents have placed on the
field in years.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-11
Commercial I'll. S.
Beats Out Erasmus
In Trophy Shoot
Flushing Finishes Third;
Goodfellow Is Highest In
slividual Scorer Of Meet

Marksmen from Commercial High
School came out on top yesterday morn
ing in the second group Of schools 20
try for the Standard Bearer Trophy,
which is being contested at the P: S.
A. L. Athletic Field in Brooklyn. They
scored a total Of 9SS points. Erasmus
Hall was second with S48, while third
honors went to the riflemen of Flush
ing High School, with al average OF
e39 Manual High School was fourth
with 600 points.
The above -FOUR schools will meet
Evander Childs, Jamaica and De Witt
Clinton next Saturday in the final OF
the tournament
While the CommerSial boys were
busy piling IN their nigh point score,
David Croodfellcw. of the victors,
scored 1872 points for himself, the high
est individual score of the day.
The scores follow:
New-York tribune., 1921-12-11

and high fancy diving; her little sis-
ter, Josephine, prize winner in national
tests Miss Helen Wainwright, national
indoor springboard champion; the
Misses Florence Briscoe and Alice
Lord, present and former bearers ot
the national junior crown. And these
are just the topnotchers of 8 very large
and able contingent.
In plunging Tor distance Mrs. Clune
rates foremost on past work. She
held the national record for women
until recently. But it looks as if she
will have to Guido ali previous efforts
Co retain leadership, for some of the
newcomers are showing exceptional
nhilitv anS particularly Miss Georgia
Wilson, of the Women's Swimming As
sociation, credited with remarkable
performances st practice.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-11
Games Point Score

mile relay race in the 1DO-pound class,
which WAS won by P. s. 40, Manhattan.
The quartet composed of Cannon. j.
Napolina, I. Schif and j. Zingali,
clipped three-ffths Of second from
the former record OF 54 % seconds.
The winners completed the quarter
mile in SO AS seconds.
The other creditable performance
was the victory of Warren Roberts. 8
colored lad, in the 60-yard dash. 100
pound class. Roberts has been q con-
tion and is unoeaten in his speciality.
He won the SO at last years meet and
also Mt the outdoor championships. n
yesterdays competition he equaled
the mark of Z 2-5 seconds, which was
established IN 1909.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-11
Catholic Soccer Teams
In Title Game To-day

The soccer championship Of the
Catholic soccer clubs OF New York will
be decided at Dycsnan Oval this af-
ternoon in q match between the Tyr
conel Csltics and the Catholic Club OF
West Harlem, to be played for the
benefit Of the Knights OF Columbus
81, 600, 900 New York Superhut Fund.
Former Governor .Al'' Smith will
kick OF the ball. Father Francis p.
Duffy and Comptroller Craig will be
among the distinguished spectators. It
il expected that che game will yield
more than S5 900 for the K. Of C. fund.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-11
Cancellation of
NOtre Dame-Centre
Game Disappoints

LOUISVILLE, KY, Dec. 1o.-Over
long distance telephone to-day j. B.
McGee, manager of the Centre Col
lege football team at Danville, said
that Centre is ready to meet any legiti-
mate college or university team which
the San Diego Chamber OF Commerce
may select on December 26.
I'VE regret very much that Notre
Dame cancelled the proposed contest"
said Mr.. McGee. However, Centre
College has valid contract with the
San Diego people and the money.
$4,000, Is deposited in Danville bank
TO assure the carrying out OF the obli-
CATION. Centre stands ready 70 fulfill
its contract to the letter"
New-York tribune., 1921-12-11
Three G.. C.. n. Y. Teams
In Action This Week

With three teams in action, this WILL
be busy week FOR sports at C G. n.
Y. On Friday night the swimming
team will engage In It's second inter
collegiate dual meet and water pole
game with Princeton University.
On Saturday afternoon Coach Can
tors wrestling squad will invade the
Columbia gymnasium in it's opening
mach with the Blue and White. On
Saturday night the varsity basketball
team will clash with Princeton on the
City College ce~srt..
New-York tribune., 1921-12-11

Won Boeckn,an Leads
In Bergen Beach Shoot

The members Of the Bergen Gun
Club returned TO their original pro
gram OF 100 BIRDS in their weekend
shoot on the shores of Jamaica Bay
yesterday. The high scratch gunner
again proved TO be 2. ron Boeckmar,
who lad the excellent total Of SO out %
e possible 100 targets. j. A. Howard
vas the winner OF the high handicap
prize. with full card Of 100 targets.
The scores:
New-York tribune., 1921-12-11

eHaief 20 Obtain oliIci3l aVet-'
age.
Every trapshooter who has obtained
IN average may figure out beforehand
mis- yardage mark and his class.
Every trapshooteS of known ability
but without an average may be f,andi
capped and classified by a committee
appointed for that purpose.
The so-called dark horse" has been
guarded against, for the 20-yard rule
still will hold good in the case Of g.
shooter whose ability is unknown.
While there was objection to the
standard system this year, it also was
realized by persons yho make a deep
New-York tribune., 1921-12-11
afavette five Wins. 34-13

EASTON, Pa, Dc. 1o.--Lafayette Col
'ege opened its basketball season here
tonight by defeating the Ursinua Co
iere i've by the score CT ga TO IS. Jack
Longacre was the ind vi'1ua! h oh
scorer for coach Bill Anderson's team.
caging eight acld goals
New-York tribune., 1921-12-11

Stein is regarded as one of the hest
tackles in America, for he at times
plays an end position and on defense
Is rowing center. In addition, he calls
signals.
But Weiderquiat, on the other side
IS almost as good, and in some respects
ON straight football is the superior OF
New-York tribune., 1921-12-11
Washington and Jefferson Has
Remarkable Defensive Record
Last Three Opponents of Neale's Team Have Made
Only Four First Downs Against Eleven That
Will Play California the Coast ON January 2
Special Correspondence

WASHINGTON, December rushing
ee stands the defensive Washington and Jef
football team against three hard Of
games which have just played the
tive preparation for the nteresctona clash
at Pasadena January with University Of California
eleven Two ct by the University
each by West Virginia University UNIVERSITY w and
adherent claim that the country the same defensive
strength against three opponent suchc
New-York tribune., 1921-12-11
trescents Win at Soccer

eeass sa o. OF the Crescent Athletic
hs - "-o' ~ ~I~ve- -eprase~t-
- Tacr football club Of the
aals.~. 80 css-S4 league, on the
~ az grduna 1t Bay Ridge yester-
ee.Is ICON, and won by the score OF
q. 70 9. The home team had II
sn wsy IA tho frat half, scor-
iss - uoar a the xDals put through
New-York tribune., 1921-12-11
Pettitt Is High Gun
AT Nassau Club Shoot

Only small field OF gunners took
part in the weekend shoot Of the Mas
sau Trapshooting Club over its Mineoia
traps yesterday. The winner was J.
" Pettitt, who had a run of 48 ou. os
a possible so targets. In the shoot
for the high handicap prize. r. s. &
Munsie and J. White tied. each with
full scores Of fifty targets. On the
snoot-off, Munsie took first and Wh!ts
the second trophy.
The scores:
New-York tribune., 1921-12-11
STANDING OF TEAMS
Lehigh Loses AZ Soccer

fes;st fs; nLEHEM, Pa. Dec. 1n.-The
Ssss Sssn Soccer team went low n 4 =
d. % Mis afternoon at the hands Of
4 sndeIeated Hoksndanuua ele sen by
iAh,ssso OF TO O. In the first half
,Onsnt. ceeidedly outplayed its op-
e osss' 80 out missed Ave opportunities
New-York tribune., 1921-12-11

In q shoot of the same kind where
there are forty contestants and less
than one hundred, there will be four
classes, with SO per cent, 6S per cent,
SO per cent and under 83 per cent will
be the dividing line.
Trapshooters who have found It I'M
possible, because OF illness OK any other
cause, 30 shoot at the required num-
Der OF registered targets and thus OBJ
tain an oficia. average may be handi
capped and classified by the handicap
committee, provided the contestants s
ability is well known to the commit
tee.
This does not mean that the contest
ant in question may bring friends to
vouch for his skill. but the new rule
gives the committee much latitude and
will enable beginners TO shoot where
they belong, because the men selected
30 serve upon handicap committees are
trapshooters of long experience who
keep a watchful eye on the game and
the people who play it.
Once upon time the so-calied dark
horse made his appearance at shoots
ana frequently fell into a soft spot De-
cause the handicap committee did not
care 30 make the going too rough for
a stranger. But il was realized that
this was the incorrect attitude OF the
committee 30 take, and for the pur-
pose OF correcting this fault the Stand
ard System originally was inaugurated
It was felt then. as it is now, that a
handicap of four yards will take care
OF the dark horses," so they will be
J required TO stand on the 20-yard line
New-York tribune., 1921-12-11
Scfoolboy Games Summaries

Roche, P s a7. Bronx, 8 feet 5 inches,
IA inches. fourth.
S-pound shot-put turlmitsd weigh:
cIasa)-won By Henry schwener, P. Z. 81,
Bronx 20 feet inches r. Damn. P s: o.
Brooklyn. 50 feet 8 Ia inches second; Rogel.
p. s. 50, Brooklyn. 80 feet inches. third /:
Valdez. P. :. "a. Brooklyn. 30 feet 10
inches, fourth
Running high jump (rnliulitsd weight
class)-Won by Brandretl p. g. 169. Man
rattan, 5 feet . X inches, Levine, P. 8. 81,
Brooklyn 8 feet "a inch. second; a. Mos
kowitz. y. S. 10. Manhattan. feet, thira {;
Il. Marcus. P. s. 20, Bronx, feet 9i5
inrtaS -nurril.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-11
Centre Game Called Off

SOJTH SEND, md, Dec 9.-Fol-
lowing meeting to-day Of the NotTe
Dame faculty board in control or ath-
ietics at the university, ail negotla-
t;ons for a post season football game
with Center College at San Diego, De-
cnnher IS. were called of.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-11
Navy Five Scores Easily
Over Washington College

basketball from Washington College
here this afternoon by 70 70 10, the
Naval Academy five gave fairly prom
ising exhibition. Ault, captain and cen
ter, was the only regular Of last year
on the floor to-day, but Mckee, fast
forward, and Parr, guard, will be
available shortly. Of the new men
used to-day, Harris and Garrigues did
the hest work
The lineup:
New-York tribune., 1921-12-11
saonsciair Wins q. Squash

~ = amontclsfs 4. q. squash tennis
IA snsssased representatives Of the
r~.1nSs Club. TO o, on tie lat
asstc,s;1 yeetasday afternoon. The
ses-isssN piaye9x, who are in the Met
1hA a. so""sh Tera'S League, don,i-
Aass sas match shxosxhous and vera
~ dsnger - lssing.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-11

Trap Shoot Committee Acts
On Revision of Handicaps
Target Men Under New System Enabled to Figure
Yardage Mark and Class Beforehand, Max
ing 1t Easier to Obtain Official Average

None regulations resulting third
eetng of the general OF Trapghoog
Association held New York. quite interesting
apsho North America which they Will handi
brought the big
New-York tribune., 1921-12-11
williams Amherst Grid Captain

sion OF +. 3. Williams, Of Glastonbury,
Conn, as eaptEin os the Amherst foot
"And again. Purdue was wonderful.
las played at right end Ter two years.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-11

Field goa:s--Ault o.. Garrigues ts,
Harris ts). Barnes (2l. Day ~. Blue. Os-
tertag. Lyons. Cord 10. puny. Foul goals
-Ault 80. Day El1e. Gordy (13f.
Substi o-.a-Savaf Academy, Day Tor
Barnes. B,ue for Harris. Johnston for
suit. afatteucci for Gerrtgues Lyons 1cr
ostertaT. Barnes gor Day. Harris for Blue,
Ault for johnston. Iarrigues for Matreuc-
CT Ogtertag for Lyons; Washington Col
lcge Flower fer Duffy. Duffy for Flower
Russell! fer Duffy. Bankert for Russell.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-11

High scratch-T. Tekcui.
High hendicap-E J. Eisvorek-
Traver's Islaad-J. Nida
Monthly cup--A. Hick.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-11

Where the shooters are divided into
five classes at classification shoot in
which there are 100 or more contest
ants the shooter will be classcd as fol-
IoWg:
New-York tribune., 1921-12-11
COMMERCIAL
NEASMvs HAIL

Team totsl.
New-York tribune., 1921-12-11
uANrAr TRAINING
Team total.
CuRTI9

Team total.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-05
I9-YEAR-OLD AMATEUR LEAPS TO HIS
 DEATH FROM HEIGHT OF 2,O0O FEET

Dothan, June 4.-( Especial. )--Roy, the 1s-year-old son of Dr. M T. c. Scott of Headland. was instantly killed this evening about o'clock when he fell 1000 feet from the airplane of Max Fortner, local aviator, into field one snd a half miles from the city. Forg- ners is prostrated.
 Young Scott came. to the city today with friends, among them a. young man. Irwin Cutchens. also of Headland. who was to make parachute jump from Fortner's plane. Cutchens Host his nerve and declined to go up.
 Scott agreed to make the leap, ds- spite the overtures of friends, who begged him to stay on the ground. He was indifferent to their pleas and pre- srared to take his life in his hands and undergo q thrill he had never ex- perienced. and which he truly thought would come out safely.
 The harness of the parachute was str4pped to him and he clambered into the rear cockpit. the chute bundled and fastened to the side. They circled the city and gained an altitude of about 2,oo0 feet, according to eye wit nesses The ship was about two miles east of town when they saw small object fall from the plane. No ons thought It was the body of humaE.
 Fortner says that he did not see Scott after he had climbed out of his seat and swung under the plane by means of the rope, hence he did not know when ha had cut himself loose. z few seconds later he noticed the parachute hanging underneath and fly-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-05
By Assoela. s.s%

New York. u, Sx TJoding of Pueblo and aeo . osrado towns, with a re, sse osS of 800 lives, is the " oSN.stcr that has be- fallen p2 5untry since the sink ing ofV .e steamship Eastiand at Chicago in 1915 with loss of SIP lives.
 Within the last 10 years more than 1000 lives have been lost and millions of dollars worth of prop erty destroyed by floods of Amer ican rivers. The most memorable were:
 The overflow of she Mississippi in April, 1912, with loss of 500 lives and the destruction of sS.0oo,- 900 worth of property in scores of towns and cities in Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas and Tennes- see.
 In March, 1a13, the Ohio and it's tributaries overflowed with serious effects upon a large region in- s ilton, zanesville, Columbus and Cincinnati. In Ohio 452 lives were lost and the property damage ex- ceeded $20, .Oo0.
 The Rio Grande overflowed it's banks following heavy rains in July, 1916, and several hundred persons perished, mostly on the Mexican side of the river. There were 75 deaths at El Paso and hundreds were made homeless
 The greatest American flood oc- cured when virtually the entire city of Johnstown, Pa, was de- stroyed on May 31, 1889, by the breaking of the Conemaugh dam, just outside of 1t. The exact loss of life was never determined but reliable estimates placed the num- Der of lives lost at about 2,500.
 A great part of the damage to Galveston, Texas, in a terrific hur- ricane of September, 1900, was done by water blown in from the Gulf of Mexico. More than 5000
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-05
TAKING CENSUS OF
 L0W-GRADE COTTON
By Associated Press

Washington, June "A special cer- sus of low grade cotton Is being taken by the department of commerce under an arrangement reached with Secre- tary Hoover, by Senator Smith, demo- crat, South Carolina. The latter de- clared recently in the Senate that gover9ment cotton statistics were mi.- leading in that they, failed to sho " the amount of low grade cotton on hand, and contended that there was a real shortage of spinnable cotton.
 In advising Senator Smith of tho departments low grade cotton cen- sus, Secretary Hoover said:
 Tn accordance with our conversa- ton the other day, I have sent d. rections out to all the cotton enum- orators to determine the amount Of off grade cotton in public warehouses, and such other Storage as they can secure. am told that 1t Is very dif- ficult to get true statement of this on account of the fear that such infor- nation might injure the credit of the warehousemen.
 ''In order to overcome this preju- dice have authorized the enumera- tors to state that the government Is anxious to discover the volume of this quality of cotton in order that they might better organize for its disposal, and to endeavor to secure people in getting at the true situa- ton.
 "I am in hopes that we can have a return in hand within another few days, when we can have another meet Ing to discuss the subject"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-05
ANTI-RED LEADER
 PROCLAIMED HEAD NEW GOVERNMENT
By Associated Press

vladivostok June 4-officers of General semenoff, Cossak and anti bolshevik leader, today proclaimed him supreme ruler of the new state established at vladivostok recently by anti -bolshevik forces which over turned the soviet forces which had been in control. General Semenoff ar rived in vladivostok Thursday.
 Tokio June 4.-Information received here from American sources at Nlad- ivostok is that General Semenoff, the anti holsheviki leader on his arrival there was proclaimed commander-in- chief and supreme ruler by his off, ficcrs. He is reported to have ex- pressed a desire to begin immediate ly an offensive against Khabarovsk, in eastern Siberia
 A new government has been formed by General Semenoff, with Paul Izan- off as premier
 Many non-socialists at vladivostok declared that Semenoffs presence is no. desired. They say his activities are liable to disrupt the promising anti -bolsheviki movement"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-05
TWO TRAINS OVERTURNED BY FLOOD
 AND MANY PERSONS BELIEVED DEAD

ported the crest of flood waters of the Arkansas river reached appoint mid way between Pueblo and La Junta. Col.
 An airplane view of the Pueblo dis aster was brought to Denver late today by William A. Kimsey. pilot who flew to Pueblo with staff correspondents of the Associated Press and the Rocky Mountain News.
 Aft.> ci.cNa~ above the osty to make an accurate appraisal of the havoc wrought by the flood, Kimsey and his passengers landed Tn the outskirts of Pueblo. the first persons from the out side world to reach the scene of the catastrophe.
 Observes Conditions From Air.
 Following his return to Denver after a flight. much of which was accom- plished through low hanging clouds which obscured the earth completely at times. Kimsey detailed the conditions heard of them from refugees who flocked about his plane after he landed at the state fair grounds.
 From an altitude of about 1000 feet" said Kimsey. The business dis trict of Pueblo looked like sea of mud and water. The city was hardly recognizable on account of the vast piles of debris.
 The railroad station stood out as an Island in the lake in which the tracks were completely submerged. but cars could De seen above the water.
 "Ali Of the outlying districts of tne lowlands anpaared utterly devasted and for mics around there was noth- ing but vast expanse of mud dotted here and there by houses perched at some odd angle.
 T didn't leave my plane after landed in the city, but number Of
 (conttnued on Page Tsa>
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-05
t. O.P. AGREE ON
 SUBSTITUTE F OR ]. BORAH AMENDMENT
Resolution Concurs In Declared Purpose of President to Call World Conference to
 Limit Armaments
By Associated rr.ss

Washington, June LA joint reso- lution "concurring in the declared purpose of the President of the Uni ted States to call an international conference to limit armaments," was agreed upon today by republican members of the House foreign af- fairs committee, as substitute for the Borah amendment to the naval appropriation bill.
 The text was drafted by Chair
 man Porter after . conference with
 President Harding at the White
 House last night, and ia believed
 to have met with his approval. 1t
 will be introduced Monday, and
 while its passage may be some
 what delayed, 1t ts intended to con-
 vey to House conferees on the
 naval bill the attitude of the House
 on the whole question of disarma-
 ment.
 Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt. who diAcussed the proposal with Chairman Porter yesterday. met with republican committeeman and talked over the mode of procedure.
 Different From Others
 Tn the dozen or more disarm.- ment resolutions introduced heretofore in the House. the phraseology was quite different from that finally agreed upon by the foreign affairs committee. Some of them "directed," "requested'' or urged" the President to call a com ference of the nations. others express ing the hope" that he would do so. In the final form. however, the Presi- dent would actually be placed at the head of the movement. with Congress expressing tits full concurrence in his declaration. as set forth in an address to Congress that we are ready to CO., operate with other nations to approxi- mate disarmament. but merest pru- dence forbids that we disarm alone"
 The resolution follows:
 Text of Resolution
 Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States
 (Continued on Page Ten)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-05
By AssocIated Press

Denver, Col, June 1.-Two trains turned over last night in the railroad yards at Pueblo and many persons were killed, according to information received late today by the Denver Post. No estimate of how many persons were killed was received. but it was said the trains were both filled with pas sengers.
 The trains were Denver & Rio Grande No. 3, which 1ert Denver for Pueblo at 3:55 p. rn., yesterday and Missouri Pacific No. i2, which left the Pueblo station at SOS o'clock last night. ac- cordine to the newspapers informa- ton.
 report received through vrailroad channels by the Rocky Mountain News tonight said there were on the trains about 300 passengers. of whom 10 were Killed.
 That report. however, had not been confirmed although the information said positively several persons were dead.
 At the Denver office of the Denver & Rio Grande tonight the report that train No. 3 had turned over at Pueblo was confirmed.
 New Flood Warnings.
 Flood warnings were dispatched to r towns and farming centers from Pueblo east to the Kansas state line today by District Weather Forecaster J. M. Sherier. Immense dark clouds menaced the eastern mountain slopes in the northern and central portions of the state all day and weather officials forecast a second downpour in limited areas
 Telegrams were sent by the bureau to Wichita and Dodge City. Kans.. to warn of the approaching flood down the Arkansas river.
 Late today the weather bureau rs-