The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-03

As 8 consequence the Thompkins entry came back to Birmingham with sundry scars of battle across his mush, and he had just as soon remain idle until the bruised spots have thoroughly healed as not.
 Jack Aliens Chance.
 The cancellation of the Barring ton Hanlon fight gave Jack Allen, the young gent from the Pacific coast, his real chance. The rail birds down at the B. A. c. have been marveling for the past few weeks over Aliens clever boxing ability. He seems to be more clever with his dukes than any man who has showed here in some time. He also claims to have met such men as Joe Rivers and Ad Woigast Of course he met these birds after they had seen the prime of life, but nevertheless, Allen asserts that he has been in close to loo battles and has come up smiling In a majority of them. Now, he is to get his chance. He has been matched to meet Sailor Blanc Mon day night at the club. The main question all along has not been can Allen box?" but can he take punishment" Those who have been interrogating themselves on this point will get the answer when he goes against the sailor, for that naughty nautical nemesis can certainly deliver punishment in carload assignments when he steps into the ring against a foe
 
 Special Is Filling Up.
 Birmingham is to be well-repre- sented at the Carpentier-D Dempsey fight in Jersey City. July 2. When Paul Taylor and Gene Henry, over at the county courthouse, char tered special train to run to the fight they took a gamblers chance. The thing had never been attempted before and they didn't know ex- actly how it would pan out. It de- velops, however, that there are any number of ed-blooded sports around the Magic City, who are anxious to be on hand when the American steps into the ring against the French champion. Every day since the announcement was made that Messrs. Henry and Taylor would stage the party reservations have been coming in over at the courthouse, and the game of chance element has been obliterated.
 l was talking to Paul Taylor yesterday and he said: Gee, the interest is already at a fever heat in this section, and it looks like Alabama is going to turn out In grand style for the fracas. AL ready we are receiving queries from a number of Alabama towns, q. Il. i. ~xN zlr ing to join us on the trip. We are taking 'em along. too, believe me.
 The fact that the train will be parked near the arena and used as a hotel for the Alabama delegation, and that meals will be served from the diner at all times, is making a big hit with those who are book ing passage on the special from Birmingham. Tickets purchased from Henry and Taylor also en- title the guests to seats at the fight.
 Erwin Has New Stuff.
 Umpire Erwin, who made his de- but before Birmingham fans with the arrival of the Bear Baron series, got his first chance to give the local bugs a show behind the plate yesterday. Erwin comes in- to the league with some new stuff in strike and ball signals. The nNw arbiter, when calling a strike or ball, wigg1es his hands, very much in the fashion of an Egyptian dance, and then comes to a rigid stop with his digits as they fly out arms length.
 Stuffy Stewart hit safely in his seventeenth consecutive game Thursday. For a time it looked like the Baronial keystoner would be stopped by Pope. In the sew enth, however, he came up and smacked out a clean safety, and then again in the ninth he beat one