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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-18
TILDEN BATTLES JOHNSON TO DRAW IN UNFINISHED SET

Philadelphia, September It, Playing stroke for stroke and point for point, William T. Tfl- den, II, and Wallace Y. Johnson, both of the Philadelphia Cricket club. were tied mt eight games all in the first set of their 1921 championship singles match on the courts of the Germantown Cricket club here this afternoon when rain halted the contest. After wait of one and a half hours without abatement of the downpOur. the match was post poned until 4 D. m. on Monday when, weather permitting, play will be resumed In an entirely new match.
 Decision to disregard the 16 game contest of this afternoon wns reached by mutual agree ment between players and the tournament referee.
 Rain preceded the beginning of the match and the turf was soft and sOGgy while the atmos- phere was heavy with humidity when play began. Conditions fa- vored Johnson's slow, heavily un- dercut returns. With water soaked halls in play, TiIden found it difficult to drive and place with his usual accuracy. Each accumulated nbout the same number of earned pofnts and errors ands<there was little advantage In favor of either player when rain halted the match,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-18

Kelly has lots of natural ability possessing speed, a hard punch and instinctive fighting ability. With proper application to the game, he ought to develop into one of the souths best In a few months.
 Allen in Shape
 Allen has been working out for the scrap with about as much zeal as Kelly. With the tricky Billy Landis as sparring partner he has been getting in some lovely scrim- maging lately.
 While he has not the far reaching ambitions of Kelly, Allen realizes the seriousness of the game, and Is go- ing int othe bout Monday night with the intentions of giving the very best that is In him.
 Allen is one of the kind of boxers who trains almost continuously, all though he has no bout in prospect. Consequently, he Is usually In good shape, and this instance is no excep- tion.
 The Allen-Kelly fracas is attract ing lots of interest in Birmingham. and it would not be surprising If capacity house greeted the two scrap pers tomorrow night.
 McGinty vs. Simpson
 In the eight-round semi-wind- up, John McGinty the Pratt City star, will meet Sailor Simpson. McGinty is fast advancing in the game, and local fans are watching his improvement in each bout over the last one with lots of interest.
 Johnny Shahid will meet Johnny Marlow in three-rounder, while Claudie Wilson will meet Hollis Ar mold In another preliminary bout. These boys are excellent boxers and should furnish considerable enter tainment.
 Biscoe Seals will referee the two big bouts The first preliminary be- gins promptly at S:30 o'clock tomor- row night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-18

Memphis. Tenn, September IT, The 1921 Southern association season ended today with the Memphis club, led by Spencer Abbott, veteran man ager, and a new -comer in the South ern association. winner of the pen nant and the right to compete with the Fort Worth club Texas league pennant winners. in the first official postseason series between Class A leagues for the baseball champion ship Of the south.
 New Orleans finished in second place seven and half games be- hind Memphis, Birmingham third, Little Rock, last years champions, fourth, Atlanta fifth, Nashville sixth, Mobile seventh and Chattanooga eighth.
 Held Lead Continuously Besides winning the league title, the Memphis club set precedent in the Southern association by holding the leadership continuously from the drop of the flag to the finish, and established a record for number of
 games won, 104. The nearest ap-
 proach to the record for games won
 was in 1917 when Atlanta ran up a string of 98 victories.
 | It was the first pennant Memphis has won inN IF years, the third for the Chickasaws since the association was organized in 1901. and the sixth | time Abbott has piloted champion ship team in his fourteen years as a minor league manager.
 Throughout the greater part of the
 season, which started April IS, the first division berth was between the
 Memphis. New Orleans, Birmingham
 and Little Rock clubs, with the latter club making the nearest approach
 of any club to the Chickasaws, when
 slump of eight games lost in row
 reduced the Memphis lead to four
 and half games early in June. Mem phis rapidly retrieved lost ground,
 however, and at one time widened its lead over the runner-up club to
 eleven and half games.
 Barons in Second Once | Birmingham mounted to second
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-18
Jack Is Absolute King Of Heauies, As No Suitable
 Contender Has Been Found
Tommy Gibbons Is Not Rugged Enough to Stand Up Against Champion, While Brennan Is Only
 Second Rater, Says Sparrow McCann

of several classes, notably the mid dleweight and featherweight divi- sions. but when you come down to 1t, the heavyweight division Is no bet ter off. It is fortunate to have one great fighter in it's ranks, Dempsey. Otherwise what have we got in this category? Gibbons sure is terror among the lesser weights, and he may be the class among better men than he has met But that can only be a matter of guesswork. Gibbons, by the way. is s2 years old.
 As to Jess Willard
 Jess Willard Is big overweight farmer, who never was a real fighter and is less of one today than he ever was. If he gets himself in any sort of condition, Rickard may. in desper- ation, sfgn him up for a match. but no keen critic of the fighting game will get very much excited over a Dempsey Willard battle.
 Bill Brennan is a good second-rater who has been twice defeated by Dempsey. Even casual followers of the ring game would not take an- other Dempsey Brennan meeting SC. rfously. Everyone, though, would he keenly interested in a bout between Brennan and Gibbons.
 Other Possibilities
 Fred Fulton can knock the dubs out of the ring in jig time, but when he gets against any one having a claim to class, all the fight seems to run out of him. He offers to bel that Jack Dempsey will not get into the ring with him this year or next It Is a fine bet.
 Charley Wienert. Bartley Madden Billy Miske, Jack Renault, Bob Mar tin, Captain Roper and Gene Tunne,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-18
BUSINESS VASTLY IMPROVED---
 CROPS M0VINC-- C---MONEY EASIER


 If this crop can be sold for 25 cents, the south will again be on it's rect. and next years crop will bring 40, because indications are that acre age will be reduced
 Our business has always been good, because everyone must keep in good health, and those who know would not be without FERRALINE in the home. It is fast becoming famous as a preventive of indlges- ton, cure for rheumatism and the most agreeable and efficient BODY BUILDER known.
 Mir. John Caldwell of Lake Cormor- ant, Miss. says. T suffered from Rheumatism and was in very nerv- GUS and rundown condition. l have recently used FERRALINEl and find il great system builder The use CT two bottles has greatly relieved me and l feel much better and stronger"
 Mir. M c. koskey. Memphis, 66 < years of age. says. tor the past two years have been sufferer from Stomach Trouble and was so
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-18
 Many Wilson Wins Taken Fro,,, Club

Portsmouth, Va, September l7.-- Acting under the recent decision of K. M Landis, supreme arbter of baseball, w. B. Bradley president of the Virginia league, tonight an nounced that he had thrown out all games won by the Wilson. N. C., club up to July 23 in the second half pennant race This decision pulls the Wilson club to fourth place and puts Norfolk on top.
 The announcement of President Bradley's decision was contained in letter received today by owners cf the Portsmouth club, awarded the first half pennant by Commissioner Lands September s.
 In announcing his decision to throw out all games won by the Will son club from July A. the date of the beginning of the second half race, to July 2S, when new Wilson con tracts placing that club within the salary limit were received, President Bradley said
 T am doing now only what should have been done at the meeting of league directors in Norfolk July 23.' 23"
 the Wilson club makes the Norfolk club the league leaders for the sec ond half, with Richmond second, Porthmouth third and Wilson fourth in the percentage column. Monday starts the final week of play in the league.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-18
MA TIONAL GOLF MEET
 BEGINS AT ST. LOUIS

pars, but slipped on the short twelfth, where his tee shot got out of control The Atlanta star got back to perfect figures on the next two holes, but met with a terrific mis- chance on the 695-yard fifteenth. He put his drive into a difficult trap took two to get out and two mora to reach the green, accumulatins seven strokes before his ball found the cup. Three pars kept him to Ss for the last half. His card: Jones out ...... 432 455 344-34 Jones in ...... 444 547 344--39-77
 Chick Evans card.
 Evans out ... 434 644 335-36 Evans in ....... 433 554 445-37-75
 Of the survivors, nine were from the Pacific coast eight from tho south, two from Great Britain. II from St. Louis, seven from Chicago. three from Texas, 12 from other mid- dle western cities and 12 from east of Ohio.
 The foreign invasion was reduced to Hunter and Armour, Raymond Swift of England, William Mckay of Scotland and Biggerstaff Wilson and Frank Thompson failed to do better than ST.
 I. J. Osbun of Birmingham qualified with ST. Scores of those who sur vived the round follow:
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----------7-7-7-7-7. .s'-----------------~-- VOLS MAKE CLEAN
 SWEEP OF SERIES
 AT LOCKWOOD PARK
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tNOukiuutu iEom tuSt lHTeesJ rookie for the Vols. had the Barons buffaloed at every stage of the game. The Bernies found him for only five widely scattered hits. Doyle's little right handler looks like he might go good in, this league next summer.
 The Vols hoped on Bates for their first run in the fourth inning. With one down Morse beat out an infield tap and followed it up with a steal of second. He took third on Tooter' s wild throw. Knaupp worked Red for a pass to first and Burke rocked the right field walls with double. Klein also passed. thus filling the bases. Then Red steadied, striking Jonnard and Lucas out.
 Vols Get Another
 In the sixth the Vols added an other. Morse led off with double, his third consecutive wallop of the afternoon. knaupp beat out an in- field tap and Burke hoisted sacri- foe fly on which Morse counted, Klein singled and Jonnard walked, this stunt filling the bases once more. Red Was again equal to the occasion however getting by the remainder of the inning without further damage
 The Barons lone tally was regis tered in the sixth frame. Brandon walked. and Bates hit into double play silva also drew q pass and stole second. Stuffy Stewart then uncorked three-basser and sent Silva across with the first and only score. Allen lit to first and Burke tossed to the, pitcher for the third out.
 Vols Get Revenge
 Nashville opened the season here April l5 anG closed it here Septem Der l7, but the close was far less Impressive than the beginning. Ir the opener q park full of people cheered themselves to whisper, as Lefty Whitehill triumphed in a 14- inning struggle About 1000 spec tators, minus any lung power wha.- ever. sat through Saturdays en. counter ard saw the Vols vanquisf the Earons for their third straight loss
 Following the Saturday game. the Vols shipped oul of town Saturday night for Nashville. where they ge to disband, playing an exhibition game at tn" Dell Sunday. The Bar. ons stl,Sed cut of town Saturday night and the migration will con tinue for the early pr of the week Tooses Erandon has the shortest trir for Pratt City
 It's been d great season, and a if. nancial success from a Birmingham standpoint. the local club having played to good attendance all sum. nser. Moley did we'll to finish 1T third place with the material or hand. The hint has gone forth that Rick Woodward will buy enougf good, hard hitters to win next years peEnant. The fans will rest for 2 winter. and then go out to Redwood to see ii the tip has been a good one
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-18
ny spARRoM M,GANN
Special Correspondent of The Age-Hera Copyright, 1891, by The Age-Iierald)

Special Correspondent of The Age-Herald
 Copyright, 1891, by The Age-HeraldJ
 New York, September ,i7.-Jack Dempsey may step into the ring this winter against some set-up but Tex Rickard said today that he had no plans for great heavyweight cham pionship battle this year. He added that his main reason for extending his lease on the big amphitheatre on for battle early next summer be- tween Dempsey and some opponent who in the course of the coming win- ter, will have demonstrated his right to contend for the title.
 If Tommy Gibbons should meet and defeat Carpenter this winter" said Rickard, there is no doubt he would be the popular choice as chal- lenger for the title"
 GibbonG Chances
 Rickard is probably right in this statement, but there are lot of keen followers of the boxing game who feel that Dempsey Gibbons match would be as bad a match as was that between Carp and Demps. And everyone-or almost everyone realizes now that Carp went out of his class when he fought Jack. Gib- lbons is by no means as big man or as rugged a man as Dempsey, and 1t looks now as though he never will be. He is a true light heavyweight. None the less, if he can stow away Carp. he will size up as by all odds the outstanding candidate for the heavyweight title.
 ;. We hear lot about the poor status
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-18
BLOUNT COUNTY GRID
 TEAM IS AT HARD WORK

Oneonta, September 17.-Special.)- The Blount County High school eleven are being put through the final practice for the big game with Albertville Monday. The team shows well for it's practice and it 's predicted that they will put on a good game. The line has an average weight of about 152 pounds and while most of them are raw they have had intensive drill for the past three weeks and have developed some speed.
 Although this is the first game of the season. Albertville is looked upon as a formidable enemy and the boys will put, up the best they have to win this game.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-18

Always possessing lots of natural ability as a fighter. which won for hi mthe name Battling" Kelly sew him the name Battling" Kelly sew been bitten by the bug of pugilistic ambition. Since holding Johnny Con ley of Brooklyn, to a draw,at Hot Springs. Kelly has had the idea that the going should be fairly easy for him in boxing, so he's adopted the plan of treading more swiftly the road of fistiana, leading, he hopes, to fame and fortune.
 Meets Allen Monday
 Kelly meets Allen at the Birming ham Athletic club Monday night in a 10-round bout, aud, while he is not expected to have an easy time with his opponent, he will doubtless enter the ring favorite tomorrow night. This bout, Kelly says, is the first of a series of scraps which he Is ex- pecting to win recognition for him self as one of Dixie's premier light weights.
 Its the straight and narrow for me-" asserted Kelly yesterday. "Tin in the game for keeps now, and training Is going to be my middle name from now on.
 Weighing 134 Pounds
 q am weighing only 134 pounds now, and I intend sticking around that weight for somee time. A little later on I may decide to take on more weight, but for the present I am going to scrap as a lightweight.
 Magic City fans want to take a peep at me when I really get to eo- ing, about two months from now. I dare say they will be a bit sur prised."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-18

place In mid-season. but was busted early in August by the Pelicans, who up to last Monday were in position to overtake the leaders if they fal- tered. With Mondays victory for Memphis over Birmingham, the Chickasaws gained lead which could not be overcome and the fight since has been between other first divi- sion teams for positions. with the closest race between Little Rock and Atlanta for fourth place. Little Rock won out by margin of seven points.
 During the season, New Orleans has been the only club to win a ma jority of It's games with Memphis. New Orleans was the victor in 12 of it's 22 clashes with the Chickasaws. The greatest number of wins for Memphis over any club was in games with Nashville and Mobile, the cham pions taking IS from each. Nash : vile won four from Memphis and Mobile three. Another unusual fea- ture was that Memphis won just two more games than Chattanooga in last place. lost.
 A protest filed by the Atlanta club early this week because of the play ing of what was termed an "exhibi- tion.' September g, between mixed teams of Memphis and Nashville play CTS. umpires and outsiders, which If allowed, would have eliminated the Memphis lead added interest to the seasons wind-up. John D. Martin league president. held, however. that the so-callrd exhibition was merely a farcical performance was merely sense an exhibition game or in vio- lation of the league rules.
 The record for the final week of the season in games won and lost with runs. hits and errors follows:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-18
Ike Boone Still
 Leading Batter

Chicago, September 17--I. M. Boone of New Orleans failed to change his average of week ago and continues to top the batters of the Southern association with a mark of .39l. Griffith. a teammate, increased his average for the runner-up honors to 1856, while Polly McLarry of Mem phis is next with 1852.
 High of Memphis is out in front among the run getters with 131 tall lies while Bernsen of Birmingham, who cracked out three hpmers in the past week, is showing the way to the four-base hitters with 20 cir cult drives.
 Stewart, also of Birmingham, is blazing the way to the basestealers with 65 thefts, having negotiated seven since the last compilation of figures.
 Other leading batters:
 Bogart, New Orleans, .345.
 Burke, Nashville, .345.
 Camp. Memphis, .340.
 Don Brown. Memphis. 1886.
 Traynor, Birmingham, .336.
 Bernsen, Birmingham, 335.
 Harper. Little Rock, .329.
 Stewart, Birmingham, 1926
 Wano, Little Rock, 1925.
 Williams, Memphis, 1925. Anderson, Chattanooga, .S24.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-18
Colorado Promoter Offers $65,OOO for
 Wilson-Gibbons Go

Colorado Springs, Colo, September 17-Terms for a 15-round decision bout here within five weeks between Johnny Wilson of Boston, middle weight champion, and Mike Gibbons, were offered Wilson today by R. R.. Richards of St. Paul, Minn. Richards in telegram to Martin Killilea, Will sons manager, offered a purse of $65,0o0.
 Mike Collins, Gibbons manager, agreed to any of the three following divisions of the purse: 75 per cent to the winner and 25 per cent to the loser; 50 per cent to both boxers; winner take all.
 Collins said he preferred to fight on the winner -take-all basis, and would post side bet of $25,000 that Gibbons would win.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-18
Mile. Lenglen to
 Sail Wednesday

New York, September 17.--Susanne Lenglen. French tennis star, an nounced today that she had booked passage on the steamer France, sail ing for Havre next Wednesday. Her mother and A. R. DeJonnis, vice president of the French Lawn Ten his association, will accompany her.
 Physicians attending Mile. Lenglen have ordered her. she said, to. refrain from violent exercise for an indefinite period. She will confer with spe-
 alists when she reaches Paris. she
 ided.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-18

all are good as far as they go but they don't rate even on the fringe of the championship class. Harry Wills is popularly regarded as a great fighter, but good judges of fighting form don't subscribe to this view. Jack Johnson is old and out of the question, any way.
 All in all. Jack Dempsey, who Is now 26 years old. may have to walt long time before he goes into the ring to face a nopponent who has an ever chance of beating him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-18
Sporting Blood Wins
 Latonia's Big Race

Latonia, Ky, September IT. Bud Fishers Sporting Blood, running sec ond all the way to Bradley's Black Servant until the finish, won the I,a- tonia champion stake race at mile and three-quarters here this after noon in 3:05 3-5. The race was worth $24,225 to the winner. Black Ser want, coupled with Behave Yourself. ran second and Humphrey, an out slider, finished third. The favorite, Gray Lag, was never a contender. Five horses started.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-18
Goluin Leaues to
 Join Cub Outfit

Mobile, September 17-First Base- man Walter Golvin of the Mobile Southern association team, purchased by the Chicago National League club, Jeff tonight to report to that club. Golvn is credited with being the leading first baseman of the league.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-18

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 T am 66 years of age and feel stronger than for years and do not hesitate to state that I believe Fer railne to bes the best remedy on earth" x
 Ask your druggist or write FER RAI.INE, Demopois, Ala,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-18
GENERAL HUFFMAN TO
 COMMAND CAMP KNOX

Washington, September 17.--Army oi ders today contained the assign ment of Brig. Gen. Dwight k. Ault- man. now at Camp Dix, N. J.. to Com mand Camp Knox, Kentucky.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-18
POLO GAME FOR U. s.
 TITLE IS POSTPONED

Philadelphia, September 17. IT The polo game between the Meadowbrook and Rockaway clubs for the senior polo championship of the United States, scheduled for the Philadelphia Country club today. was postponed on account of rain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-18
Battling Kelly Meets Dixie Allen at B. A. C.
Kelly States He Has Been Bitten by Boxing Bug for Now and Will Stick to the Game Until the End
By MARVIN MCCARTHY

Battling" Kelly have really obd with the idea something big the mit At least that's what would concerning training Alen place Birmingham
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-18
CHICKS HA VIZ LED w
 SOUTHERN FROM START
HOW THEY FINISHED

Memphis September standing
 the close of the championship today according unofficial figures, folows
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-18

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-18
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-18

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