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No. 5; whence U. S. NJ. NJ. Kayak No. 19 bears s. "A deg. 51 min. w. 1919 1t; thence N. 10 deg. 27 min. w. 527S it. to Cor. No. 2. identical with Cor. No. 3 Ruby Oil Claim No. 3; thence N. 79 deg. 29 min. E. 1317.3 it. 10 Cor. No. 3. identical with Cor. No. , Ruby Oil Claim No 3; thence s. 10 deg 29. min. E. 52SO fl. to Cor. No 4, identical with Cor. No. 1 Ruby Oil Claim No. 3; thence S. 79 deg. 34 min. w. 1317.6 it. to Cor No. 1, the place of beginning, containing an area of l50.662 acres. Magnetic vari- ation 29 deg. 30 min. F."
 RUBY OIL CLAIM NO. 3.
 Commencing at Cor. No. 1. Ruby Oil Claim No. 8, identical with Cor. No. { Ruby Oil Claim No. 4 whence U. S. M. NJ. Kayak No 19 bears S. 75 deg. 50 min. w. 623S2 1t; thence N. 10 deg. 2s min. w. 52S0 it. to Cor. No. ?, identical with Cor. No. 3 Ruby Oil Claim No. 4; thence N. 79 deg. 2S min. E. 13S3.S it. to Cor. No. 5; thence S. 10 deg. S2 min. k. 5277.1 it. to Cor. No. 4; thence s. 79 deg. 2l min. w t2S9.I it. to Cor. No. 1. the place of begin ming, containing an area of l55.S7S acres. Magnetic yaria- tion 29 deg. 30 min. E."
 This claim is located on unsurveye, public land in the Chugach Nationa Forest, Alaska, about nine mile northeast of Katalla. in Latitude & leg. l4 min N. and Longitude I4 leg. F min w. This claim i bounded on the north by vacant pub ic land, on the east by the Rub, )il Claim No. 2, unsurveyed. on tn, outh by the Ruby Oil Claim No. 10 Ruby Oil Claim No. g, Bonanza Oi ;laim No. ?, all unsurveyed, on tn, vest by the Ruby Oil Claim No. 6 lnSurveyed.
 Any and all persons claiming ad 'ersely the placer mining ground O premises, or any portion thereof, S, described, surveyed and plated, ar, lereby notified that unless their ad .erse claims are duly filed accordin, o law and the regulations there lnder within the period of publica ion, or eight months thereafter. witt he Register of the United State land Office at Juneau, Alaska, the, will be barred by the provisions o he statutes.
 FRANK A. BOYLE.
 Register. First publication Jan. r. 1921. Last publication March 26, 1921.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE, JUNEAU, ALASKA, December 31, 1920. Serial o4654.
 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
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OF THE INTERIOR, UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE, JUNEAU, ALASKA, December 3f, 1920. Serial o4653.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE, JUNEAU, ALASKA, December 31,
 1920. Serial o4655.
 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
 PATENT.
 Notice Is hereby given that in pur suance of the Act of Congress ap- proved May 10, 1872, and Acts amend atory' thereof and all subsequent Acts of Congress and the regulations made in pursuance thereof, the ALASKA CONSOLIDATED OIL FIELDS, corporation organized under the laws of the State of Washington, and having it's principal place of business at Seattle, Wash ington, by II. L. Faulkner, it's duly authorized Attorney in Fact, whose postoffice address is Juneau Alaska, has made application for a patent for the area embraced within She placer mining claims known as Ruby Oil Claim No. ,, Ruby Oil Claim No. 4 and Ruby Oil Claim No. 3, contiguous placer mining claims embraced in Mineral Survey No. 1071, Juneau Land District. sit uated in the Kayak Recording Dis trict, Third Judicial Division, District of Alaska. and described upon the official plat herewith posted and by | the plat and field notes on file in the office of the Register and Re. | ceiver of the Juneau Land Office, ! District of Alaska, and which are more particularly described as fol- 1 lows:
 RUBY OIL CLAIM NO. 5.
 Commencing at Cor. No. 1,
 Ruby Oil Claim No. 5; whence l U. S. NJ. M. Kayak No 19 bears
 s. 72 deg. 5S min w. 361O 1t.
 running thence N. 10 deg. 30
 min. w. 524S.7 it. to Cor. No 2; thence N. 7S deg. Al min. E.
 1221.1 it. to Cor No. 8, identical
 with Cor. No. ? Ruby Oil Claim
 No. A. thence S. 10 deg. 27 min.
 E. 527S it. to Cor. No 4, identical
 with Cor. No. 1 Ruby Oil Claim
 No. 4; thence S. so deg, % min.
 w. 1316.4 it. to Cor. No l, the
 place of beginning, containing an
 area of 159.333 acres. Variation
 29 deg. 30 min. E."
 | RUBY OIL CLAIM NO. 4.
 "Commecing at Cor. No. 1.
 Ruby Oil Claim No. 4, identEal
 with Cor. No. Ruby Oil Claim
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deg. 31 min. E. 1462.1o feet to
 Cor. No. ?; thence N. 4S deg.
 55 min. w. 520.OO feet to Cor. No. 8; thence S. 46 deg.
 Sl min. w 1462.10 feet to Cor. No. 4; thence s. 4S deg. 55 min. k. 520.00 feet to Cor. No. 1, the place of beginning, containing 17.453 acres.
 SHEPARD EXTENTIoN LODE
 Beginning at Corner No. 1, whence U. s. Location Monument No S27 bears s. IT deg. 22 min. w. 6369S0 feet; thence N. 46 deg. 31 min. E. 1462.1O feet to Cor No. 2; thence N. 43 deg. 53 min. w. 565.S0 feet to Cor. No. 8; thence & 46 deg. 31 min. w. 1462,10 feet to Cor. No. f: thence s. 43 deg. 53 min. E. 565.SO feet to Cor, No. i, the place of beginning, containing 1S991 acres.
 OBSTACLE MINE LODE
 Beginning at Corner No. 1, whence U. s. Location Monument No. S27 bears & Is deg. o6 min. w 6660.50 feet; thence N. 46 deg. 3l min. E. 14621O feet to Cor. No. ?; thence N. 43 deg. 0S min. w. 59S20 feet to Cor No. 3; thence s. 46 deg. 31 min. W. 1462.10 feet to Cor. No 4: thence S. 4S deg. 0S min. F.. 59S.20 feet to Cor No. 1, the place of beginning. containing BOOTS acres.
 ADJOINING CLAIMS
 David Lode, adjoining Obstacle Mine Lode on the northwest and the Armstrong Extention No 1 Lode on the northeast, unsurYeyed. James Flynn. alleged owner
 Non-Mineral Survey No. 252. ad joining and conflicting with the Whit ing Tide Water Extention Lode. Orca Mine Lode and Armstrong Extention Lode.
 From Corner No. of the Arm strong Extention Lode, Corner No. Survey No. 252 bears N. deg. IS min E. 323.9O feet. Corner No. 3 Non-Mineral Survey No. 252 bears s. 13 deg. E. 74.5O feet.
 Corner No. 4 Non-Mineral Survey No. 252 bears s. 50 deg. 15 min w. 109.40 feet.
 The Etta V. Lode. unsurveyed, Etta " Kennedy, owner. and the Copper Cliff Lode. unsurveyed. James McCor mack and John O'Neill, owners. ad joining True Blue Lode on the south east
 The Copper Cliff Lode and the Copper Alice Lode, unsurveyed James Mccormack and John O'Neill owners, and the Copper Bell No. 1 Lode, unsurveyed. L. T. Murray owner, adjoining the Copper Queen Extention No. on the southeast Copper Bell No. l Lode. Copper Bell No. Lode and Copper Bell No. Lode, unsurveyed, L. T. Mur. ray, owner. adjoining the Copper Queen Extention No. Lode on the southeast.
 The Helen Holmes Lode, Isabel Holmes Lode. unsurveyed. J. J. Holmes. owner. and the Kentucky Bell Lode, unsurveyed, L. T. Shel- don, owner, adjoining the Copper Queen Extention No 8 on the south Sootr anu thC AJOuGS uLl- J. J. Gregory, owner, ad- joining the Orca Extention No. 4 Lode on the southeast and the Cop per Queen Extention No. Lode on the northeast Any other claims this survey are unknown, Any and all persons claiming ad- versely any of the above mentioned lode mining claims or any portion thereof are required to file their adverse claims with the Register of the United States Land Office at Juneau. Alaska, during the period of publication or within eight months thereafter or they will be barred by the provisions of the statute.
 FRANK A. BOYLE,
 Register. First publication Feb. fl. 1921. Last publication, April 16, 1921.
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NOTICE

The registration book of the Town of Cordoya is now open at my office in the Blum Building, Second street, Cordova and will be kept open every day from 9 a. m. to D. m. The reg istration book will be closed o'clock D. m. Saturday, April ?, 1921.
 K. G. ROBINSON, Registrar.
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RETENTION NO.
 LODE

LODE
 Beginning at Corner No. 1, whence U. s. Location Monument No. S27 bears s. deg. 20 min. w. 5S91S0 feet; thence N. 45 deg. 40 min. E. 1477.10 feet to Cor. No. 2; thence N. 43 deg. 43 min. w. 550.00 feet to Cor. No. 8; thence s. 45 deg 40 min.W 1477.10 feet to Cor No. 1; thence S. 43 deg. 43 min. E. 55O.O0 feet to Cor. No. 1, the place of be- ginning, containing 1S.659 acres. RETENTION NO.
 LODE
 Beginning at Corner No. l, whence U. S. Location Monument No. 827 bears s. ' deg. 21 min. 2S sec. E. 5929.00 feet; thence N. 45 deg. 55 min. E. 5S7.90 feet to Cor. No. ?; thence N. 45 deg. 40 min E. 903.5O feet to Cor. No. 3: thence N. 43 deg. 43 min. w. Q 55S00 feet to Cor. No. i; thence s. AS deg. 22 min. w. 359.90 feet to Cor. No. 5; thence s. It deg. 50 min. w. 46540 feet to Cor. No. 6; thence S. 54 deg. IS min. w. 3S260 feet to Cor. No. z; thence S. 32 deg. 53 min. w. 357.30 feet to Cor. No. s; thence S. 43 deg. 43 min. E. 326.10 feet to Cor. No. 1, the place of begin. ming, containing 15.19S acres. oRCA RETENTION NO. 4 LoD Beginning at Corner No. 1. whence U. s. Location Monument No. S27 bears s. a1 deg SS mia.
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OREGON MINE LODE

Beginning at Corner No. l. whence U. S. Location Monument No. S27 bears s. deg. 36 min. w. 54S6.10 feet; thence N. 46 deg. 23 min. E. 1476.90 feet to Cor. No. ?; thence N. 43 deg. 0S min. w. 59S.2O feet to Cor. No. 3; thence S. 45 deg. 40 min. W. 1477.10 feet to Cor. No. 4; thence S. 43 deg. OS min. E. 5S0.00 feet to Cor No. 1, the place of begin ming, containing 19.978 acres.
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tion, or eight months thereafter. with the Register of the United States Land Office at Juneau. Alaska. they will be barred by the provisions of the statutes.
 FRANK A. BOYLE,
 Register. First publication Jan. r, 1921. Last publication March 26. 1921.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-31
GIANTS WILLING
TO PLACE KAUFF.
IN LINEUP AGAIN
All That Is in the Way Is
Lands Suspension,
Say MogulS

New York, December S0.-Benny
Kauff, suspended outfielder of the
New York Giants, can have his job
back whenever the suspension i'm
posed by Judge X. NJ. Lands, base
ball commissioner. is lifted, counsel
for the club told Supreme Court JUS
tice Whitaker today at hearing on
Kauffs application for permanent
injunction restraining Judge Lands
and club officials from maintaining
the ban against him.
The clubs counsel argued that no
injunction order should be issued. in
asmuch as the club merely was obey
ing the commissioners order. It was
pointed out that the option clause in
Kauffs last years contrast expires
next Sunday and that If the ban was
not lifted by that time the club
would have no further claim on Kauf!
and Kauff no claim on the club, un-
less new contract was negotiated
Counsel for Kauff, who was SUI
spended following his indictment for
alleged completely in the sale of a
stolen automobile, charged Judge
Lands with "czarsm" in continuing
the ban after Kauff had been ac-
quilted by a jury. The judges attl-
tude, he said, constituted an unfair
boycott that. prevented Kauff from
earning a living.
Justice Whitaker reserved decision.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-31
PIRATES BEGIN THEIR
TRAINING ON MARCH 5

Pittsburg, December $0.--T. B. Glib
son, manager OF the Pittsburg Ma
tional league baseball club. last night
announced the spring training for
the Pirates. The manager and pitch
ers will assemble at West Raden.
Ond., March ! and on March the
remainder of the team, regulars and
recruits, will arrive. The Pirates will
remain there until March IL, leaving
that day for Hot Springs. Ark.
The stay at Hot Springs will term
mate March 81 when the team will
take to the road, playing exhibition
games. During the training period
exhibition games will be staged al
Hot Springs with the Boston Red Sox
on March IT, 49, 10. 20 and rs.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-31
Johnny Dundee and
Willie Jackson in
Fifteen Round Drau

New York, December so.-Johnny
Dundee and Willie Jackson fought 5
rounds to draw in Madison Square
Garden tonight. Dundee weighed
1881 and Jackson 1S4h pounds.
The contest was hard fought. with
honors even in most of the rounds.
Jackson tried hard for a knockout.
but Dundee managed to ward off
many of his terrific blows.
In the fifth and sixth rounds Dun
dee landed several heavy body blows,
but Willie backed into the ropes and
came back with rights and lefts that
found Dundee's extended jaw. Dundee
frequently used his old trick of
bouncing back off the ropes, fight
ing as he came. In the ninth Dundee
cut Jackson's lips and landed sew
eral hard body blows.
Then the tide turned. Jackson maxi
ing several valiant attempts for a
Knockout by using right hooks to the
chin. They lacked power. however,
and Dundee was always coming back
for more. This was the eleventh time
that the two men have met.
In the semi final, Kid Norfol.s,
holder of Tex Richards colored
heavyweight championship belt, was
awarded the decision over Jamaica
Kid, formerly Jack Dempsey's train
ing partner. The bout went eight
rounds
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-31

Is = CLUBBERS MEET AGGLES HERE TONIGHT = SPORTSL
PITTS 1922 GRID
SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED

Pittsburg, December S0.-Univer-
sity OF Pittsburg's 1922 football sched-
ule is as follows:
September sO-University of Gin
cinnati at Cincinnati.
October Lafayette at Forbes
Field.
October 14-west Virginia univer-
sity at Forbes Field.
October 21-Syracuse university at
Syracuse, N. Y.
October 2S-Bucknell at Forbes
Field
November Geneva at Forbes
Field.
November 11-University of Penn
sylvania at Franklin Field, Philadel-
pha.
November S-washington and JEFF
ferson college at Forbes Field.
November 25--No game to be sched-
uled.
November 80 Thanksgiving Day.
Pennsylvania State college at Forbes
Field
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-31
Coast League Now
Seeking Major
Ranking

Hot with humor is the recent dec
laration of Doc Strube that the Pa
cific Coast is a major league and
will appeal to Judge Lands for that
rating
In the first place, the Pacific is a
minor league, harboring minor
league players. playing minor league
baseball in ball parks of minor
league seating capacity, and in the
second place, Judge Lands has no
authority to change the classified
ton Of any league. He is authorized
merely to conduct baseball as a whole
on well defined plan, details of
which form a contract between the
owners of baseball and himself
Lewis in Comeback
Duffy Lewis. cast orr by the Red
Sox and the Yanks, went out to the
Coast league last season and hit ,403.
Twelve major league managers would
welcome his services next esason, but
Duffy has signed to manage the Nor
mons and is satisfied out there.
High attitudes and short fences
is the way he explains his sudden
comeback. Probably he is too polite
to say that pitching inferior to the
major league brand had much to do
with his success. He never hit any
where near 400 in the major leagues.
and he was In the big show for con-
siderable period.
Crawford With Angels
Sam Crawford-yet the Detroit
Sam. not his son-continues PLAYING
right field for the Los Angeles club,
which won the coast pennant Wade
Killefer also is active, as is Art
Griggs. Chef Chadbourne and Bill
kenworthy and Charlie Pick all well
known performers. Doc Crandan OPP
crates In the Coast league as does
Maurice Rath. who was known as the
only ball player In the National
league who could cut his own hair.
The Federal league thought it was
major. but the public knew better
and the Federal league Is no mo-
About so more first class ball players
would have made the Federal a ma
jor organization.
Few Sent TO Majors
The American association possessed
its full share of able .ball players
yet only a lew were sent to the ma
jors this fall. Dave Danforth was
exchanged by Columbus to the
Browns for IL men. while SINNERS
went from indianapolis to the Giants
Louisville had at least three mer
worthy of coming up, but Cap Neal
did not care to deal.-Atlanta Geor-
gian.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-31
The First East West
Game Played
in 1899
From the Football World.

From the Football World.
Sectional football games between
colleges OF middle west and the far
east against Pacific coast colleges is
not as new as the present generation
of football followers believe. Way
back in 1899 the first of these con-
tests was played when the then IA
nous Carlisle Indian team defeated
the University of California at San
Francisco by a score of to 0. From
that date until last January l no less
than 16 of these games have been
played, the eastern teams having won
eight to seven won by the Pacific
coast teams. The eastern teams have
scored a total of 215 points to 145
scored by the coast aggregations.
Four Games
From 1899 to 1908, inclusive, four
games were played, as follows: Call
fornia VS.. Carlisle, Stanford vs. Uni
versity of Michigan at Pasadena,
Michigan winning Al to 3, 1907; st.
Louis university played Washington
State at Spokane and lost IL to 0, and
the next year the same team lost to
Muitnomah club at Portland, IL to 8.
The year 1915 was a banner for
international contests and since
then. with the exception of 1918, some
team has come out OF the east every
year and played coast teams. In 1915
no less than four OF these sectional
contests were played. Oregon Aggies
defeating Michigan Aggies at East
Lansing, Mich; Syracuse and Mon
tana played a tie game at Missoula;
Syracuse defeated Oregon Aggies at
Portland. rs to 0. and week later
the same Syracuse team at Los An
geles defeated the Occidental college.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-31
New Years Dance viii Fol-
low Basketball Game at the
Athletic Club Tonight-The
Game Begins at 8:15

The B. A. C. five will enter its sec
ond hard battle of the season opened
last Friday night, when they meet the
strong team from Mississippi A. & NJ.
Sonight.
While the Clubbers looked unusu-
ally strong in their first game with
the Baylor five, they expect to be
forced to the limit tonight to heat
the Aggies. In their first game every
man on the b. A. c. team showed
worlds of stuff, but fans will prob
ably see a better team in action to-
night than that which opposed the
Texans. The biggest fault seen in
the 3. a. c. five in the Baylor clash
was bad passing but during the last
week the Clubbers have been working
hard and they have improved mach
in this department of the game.
The b. A. c. team will need to be
at its best tonight il reports con-
corning their opponents are reliable.
There are seven old men back on the
Maroon outfit, and aside from these
many new men that came out for
the team have shown lots of stuff
and the AEgie clan that meets the
Ciubbers tonight is expected to be the
strongest cage team the Starkville
INSTITUTION ever sent u oil liiiA6 liuiiis
AgEIe Forwards
Perkins. Wilson and Bryant are the
three boys that will do the work at
forward for the Maroons. Wilson can
also play center II necessary, out the
Aggies are planning an extra strong
attack for tonight and Wilson will
more than likely do all OF. his work
at forward.
The Aggies are pinning then hopes
at center on one long. lean Individual.
answering to the name of Morris.
Morris is a veteran of the A. & M
outfit, and he is said to be one of
the best centers that ever battled
under the Maroon and White.
Captain Anderson, Laird and Cat
chell constitute the A. & NJ. guards,
and as all three of these men are
veterans on the team, they are being
counted upon to make things real in
teresting for the b. A. c. opposition.
The above named Aggie players are
good basketeers. but il Coach Ervin's
men are in form the visitors are In
for the stiffest fight that they have
ever had in their large number of
y lists TO Birmingham. No lineup has
been given out, but things should be
pretty much as they were in the
Baylor game. Chisholm is sure to
start at forward, and with him In
The lineup the Clubbers are sure of
at least one man that will lead tho
Aggies dogs life. Chisholm looked
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-31
THIRTEEN DRIVERS TURN
In NAMES AS ENTRANTS
IN AMATEUR SPEED MEET
Big Leaguers Turn
Towards Texas in
Looking for Camp

Texas still packs the big urge for
major league managers searching
for suitable locations for training
camps. The Lone Star state next
year attracts five of the 16 major
league clubs, including the Giants.
In recent years ever since they
passed up California, the White Sox
have tried various spots in Texas
They used Mineral Wells on seyerai
occasions, but when the oil boom
struck that municipality they moved
to Waxahachie and found the hotel
accommodation worse. Now Pat
Moran will try the abandoned Min
eral Wells and understands condi-
tions have changed since the depart
ure of the hose.
The Athletics at this writing are
undecided. but probably will go 70
some place In Georgia. while tne Bos-
ton Braves may inhabit St. Peters
burg. The list as known at this time
is:
American League
White Sox, Saguin, Tex.
Cleveland. Dallas, Tex.
st. Louis Bogaloosa, La.
New York, New Orleans, La.
Washington. Tampa, Fla.
Detroit Augusta, Ga.
Red sox, Hot Springs, Ark.
Athletics.i Georgia probably.
National League
Cubs. Avalon, Santa Catalina
Island, Cal.
New York, San Antonio, Tex.
Philadelphia, Leesburg, Fla.
Brooklyn, Jacksonville, Fla.
Cardinals, Orange, Tex.
Cincinnati Mineral Wells, Tex.
Pittsburg, Hot Springs, Ark.
Boston, st. Petersburg, Fla. (prob-
ably).
This gives Texas five teams, Flor
Ida, for certainty, three; Arkansas
and Louisiana, two each; Georgia,
one.
Large Cities Unpopular
The Indians tarried in New Orleans
quite a spell, but finally passed up
the Louisiana metropolis in favor os
Dallas. 1t is deemed unwise to train
too frequently in a large city filled
with bright lights. The Giants went
to Marlin Springs, Tex, for years,
but abandoned that spot because of
hotel accommodations. The White
Sox might have returned to Waco,
where conditions were favorable, but
for the fact the ball park has been
cut up into a railroad yard.
The Cubs. of course take the
longest journey with the Giants run
ming second. 1t is a long Journey
from New York to San Antonio and
back, yet that is the route mapped
out for training jaunt by John
McGraw The Cubs are the only
ones to own their own ground. Cata-
lima being the proud possession of
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-31
SLAUGHTER HEAVY HOGS
Cairo Man Kills Porker Weighing
us Pounds Dressed

Auburn, December So.-(Special.)--
Just prior to the holidays the
slaughtering OF unusually large hogs
was the order of the day" in the
western part OF Limestone county. ac-
cording to report from County
Agent Fred Stewart OF Athens.
The leader in this work was NJ A..
Starkey of the Cairo community, who
slaughtered one hog Weighing 7l5
pounds, dressed: another 705 pounds
and a third $50 pounds. Another
monster was killed by Walter Morris,
which weighed. dressed, 612 pounds.
and J. A. Boyd Killed one weighing
555 pounds. These hogs were all of
the Poland China breed, and In excel
lent condition for both pork and
cured meet products.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-31
AMERICAN LEAGUE
PREXY EXPLAINS
THE LIVELY BALL
Change in Composition Of
Pellet Caused "Funny
Actions" Says Ban

Chicago, December s0.-Ban John
son, American league president, to-
day explained the reason for the
Jack Rabbit" baseball of the 1921
season, which bounded from the bat
with such startling speed. The lively
balls, which some players say were
responsible for some of the big bat
ting last summer, have been at
tributed by portion Of the fans to
some sort of inside baseball intrigue.
The real cause, said Johnson, was
simply that manufacturers were again
able to secure good yarn for the
spheres. When the war made Ill i'm
possible to use the better yarn, a
cheaper grade was substituted, he ex-
planned, and wrapped more tightly
than had been the custom. When
better yarn was again available. the
manufacturers failed at the first to
go back to the old method of winding
Other causes, he added, were that
the rubber covering of the cork cores
was sometimes uneven in thickness
SO that when the batter connected
where there was a good depth of rub
Der, the ball streaked away In SEN
sational fashion.