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The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-01-19

On Friday evening, January 28th
the Labor Day Committee will hold
their old time dance in the Belding
Opera House. This dance will be
for old and young and it will also
be to start the fund for our coming
Labor Day celebration for 1921. So
everybody come and help boost the
good cause along. Tickets $1.10 in
cluding war tax. Ladies not ac-
companiedy 25c including war tax.
Music by Belding Orchestra. Com.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-01-19
Second Semester Opens

This week marks the closing OF
the first semester in the local schools
and a number Of the children with
good standings are free from TAX
ing examinations. The second Sc
mester starts on next Monday and a
lot of changing around will take
place as a result Of students pass
ing from one grade to another. An
other thing of interest to parents of
little five year olds is that the little
folks, even though they may lack a
month of being five years old, can
be entered in the kindergarten.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-01-19
Recruiting Officer Here

Srgt. L. d. Smith, recruiting Off
Ger for the u. S. army will be in the
city at the post Office on Thursday
and Friday for the purpose of en-
listing young men in the service.
Special inducements are offered in
the 4th Division at Camp Lewis,
Washington, together with $50 cash
bonus for a three year enlistment
Don Harrington enlisted today.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-01-19
Ford Keeps Gaining Votes

The Ford-Newberry vote recount
going on at Washington has so far re-
suited in a gain of nearly 1000 votes
for Ford. Several big errors were
discovered in Kent County.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-01-19
Operated On For Appendicitis

Leon Knight, the nine year old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Knight, was
taken to the Greenville hospital yes
terday and was operated on last
night for appendicitis. The boy is a
student in the third grade of the 10
cal school. His condition is reported
as being as gao2as can be expected.
He would undoubtedly be glad to re-
ceiye post cards or flowers from his
schoolmates while he is in the hos
pital.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-01-19
Buy Millinery Stock

Mrs. Will Whitney Of this city and
Miss Rosina Bignell, of Casselton, N.
d., have purchased the Stanton &
Sabine millinery business from Mrs.
Edgar Stanton. Mrs. Whitney will
conduct the business alone until Miss
Bignell finishes her teaching year at
Cassellton.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-01-19
Big Amount In Interest

on page 2 they call your attention to
the amount which they paid out in
interest last year. Cashier Spencer
ing your liberty loan bonds at this
time
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-01-19

For the benefit of the laborini
class / will extend the 1ec until Feb.
10th, after that date 4e6 will be col
lected. Please take advantage of
this and remember the date.
j. b. Essex, City Treas
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-01-19
Four Patriotic Orders Install

Major F. r. Chase acted as install
ing officer for the G. A. R., w. r. c.
Sons and Daughters of Veterans at
the G. A. r. hall, Saturday. More
than 100 people were present and a
splendid dinner was served. Names
of the officers installed will appear
in next weeks issue.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-01-19

Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Everest, of
Cyrstal, arrived Saturday to spend
the winter at the home Of their son,
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Everest.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-01-19

The ladies of the Church of Christ
will hold their regular supper Sat
urday, January %. Pork Roast. Bill
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1921-01-19
HOOVER RELIEF FUND
ADDED CONTRIBUTORS

The following names are of those
who have contributed to the Hoover
European Relief fund since last
weeks LIST was published:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-26
Jack Dempsey Put
 to Flight by Very
 Small Young Man

Atlantic City June 25-Jacx Dempsey claims he isn't afraid Of any man in the world, but he was put to flight last night by the dimin- utive sergeant at arms of the dis trict, David Brown. Brown waited outside the national stadium grounds until the champion hove in sight and then stopped him with the announce ment that he held a summons for his appearance in court next Wednes- day
 "Fine," exclaimed Dempsey. and he turned upon his heels and ran. He didn't stop until he got into the grounds.
 Don't let that man in" he yelled to ground guardians, and they bolted the gate.
 Brown cooled his heels while and then told the court what happened. The summons is result of suit brought by Philadelphia physician for $500 alleged to be part of hls bill for an operation performed on Dempsey
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-26
CHICKS RETURN TO-
 WINNING FORM GAIN BACK GROUND
Winning Spurts of PeIS and Barons Feature Week in
 Southern League

Memphis, June 25.-Return of the league-leading Memphis club to it's stride. after losing eight games in q row, and continuation of the winning spurts of the New Orleans and Bir- mingham teams, the weeks play in the Southern association ended with break il the tie between New Or leans and Birmingham for third po- sition, the Pelicans going ahead by a half game, the only change in the relative standing of the clubs.
 Memphis, by taking 3 of games, bettered it's lead over Little Rock, in second place, to six and a half games.
 New Orleans had the best record for the week, , won and only 1 lost; Birmingham won and lost 1 At lanta won 3, lost 1 and played d 17-inning tie with Little Rock, the longest game of the season; Little Rock won of the 5 games played to decision, while the other three clubs, which are trailing Atlanta in -the second division. fared badly, Mo- bile and Nashville each with only 2 victories in starts and Chattanooga 1 in z.
 LoOkOuts on the Bum
 Chattanooga's defeat of Memphis today gave the Lookouts their first game in Il days. while Atlanta's win over Little Rock halted a winning streak in which the Travellers piled 'up 10 consecutive victories.
 Extra base hits were plentiful dur ing the week with more than the usual quota of home runs, total of 19. Williams of Memphis and Wick ham of Mobile lead with three each.
 Bar0ns Lead at Bat
 Unofficial averages give Birming ham the lead in team batting for the season with a percentage of .299, but only one point ahead of Little Rock. New Orleans held the team fielding honors with a percentage of 96S.
 The weeks record of games won, lost and tied with the runs. hits and errors, follows:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-26
UMPIRES CAN DOCTOR .PELLETS-WITH MUD

New York, June 25.-National League umpires have been instruct ed, before each game, to rub up' in moist dirt at least two dozen balls for use that day. This inexpensive treatment for increasing a pitchers effectiveness, adopted after experi- ments with several other substances has proved best, according to Presi- dent Heydler.
 He declared that no kicks were be- ing received from pitchers and added that no other means would be em- ployed to doctor balls. He had heard nothing officially of the use of a chalk substance in American league games. Several weeks ago, National league magnates considered using rosin to aid pitchers, but the idea was dropped after it had been drowned upon by American league heads.
 Several umpires, Heydler declared, had found the soil on one or two diamonds of the circuit especially eff fectiye in taking the gloss off new balls. and carried small amounts from ~one city to another for this purpose. The orgy of batting which has featured the spring and early summer season, is approaching an end, in the opinion of MT. Heydler. He declared that the slowness of the pitchers in rounding into top form in cool weather had been wholly responsible
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-26

Personally l have booker pas sage on the special train what Paul Taylor and Gene Henry is got up from Birmingham. and when the great iron equine gal lops out of the Terminal station next Wednesday I will have the old family toothbrush in my grip, bound for the scene of ifs tivity." You might say that I'm killing two birds with one alley apple on this trip. l want to see the fight in the first place, and in the second place I've been fearing a spell of sleeping sick ness, here lately. All anybody has to do what is got sleeping sickness, symptoms thereof, or fears thereof, is to get on sleeping car. Nobody is ever been known to sleep on one, and if he does happen to doze off the en- gineer and firemen hold a cou- bling pin test and tries to jerk the engine from the cars. But Wednesday I will kiss the land of my nativity goodbye for the temporary and hie me to New York. What will be Alabamas loss will be Jersey Citys gain As Patrick Henry once said: You tell em.''
 Seventy thousand, nine hundred and ninety-nine fokes is plan ming to do the same as me, for it has been stated in the public prince that S0,000 vox populiars will see the scrap. It will probably be the biggest crowd that ever orbed a sporting event of any kind. Even the French populace is dizzy over the com ing fight and many is planning to come across the ocean and take it in and be took in. Paris, France, is Georges Carpenters home town and 400 is coming over from Paris. With these 400 Parasites at the ringside, them from Birmingham is liable to come back speaking French fluently. These birds oughta stay at home, however, and get the returnsN by cable, for seeing ones countryman and feller townsman beat into a pup aint no pleasant sight. They is any number of Legioneers what would like to see Georges drive rivet through Jacks dome, but the consensus of opinion seems to be that Georges has about as much chance of landing a narcotic knock as oleo has of retiring from the dining table league, Dr. Brady to the contrary notwith- standing.
 The young athletes what will seek to do alterations to each others features is primed for the battle. Georges may jump a lit tie rope and a few rabbits on his farm at Manhassett, but other wise his training is hill and void from now on. He is not to be Saw by newspaper men until he steps into the ring at Jersey City. July ?. Manager Descamps, what is Georges official chap erone. has locked the doors at Manhassett and throwed away the keys, stating that Georges will not be at home to nobody from now on. Georges will not even De allowed to entertain the celebrated movie actors and theatrical actors what visits his camp between now and Saturday. Descamps probably figures he will see enough stars Saturday
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-26
TRUSSVILLE DEFEATS
 MAGIC CITY OUTFIT

Trussville walloped the Preston Motors corporation baseball club in we'll played game at Trussville yes- terday afternoon by a score, of to Reeves twirled for Trussville ana had the Premocar boys completely at his mercy, allowing but three hits. Geddie, Johnson and Lewis got the three bingles.
 Lewis pitched good game for the Premocar athletes, but punched hits and errors in two innings were his undoing. In each instance two runs resulted. Self cracked out three hits out of four times up for Trussville while Towers got two out of four.
 Sparkling fielding plays by both infields featured the gams. Score by innings:
 Score. R IT E Preston Motors .. 900 900 000-O 8 Trussville .. ... 900 OPP 0Ox-4 9 3
 Batteries: Lewis and Shultz; Reeves and F. Ware.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-26
CLUBS MEMBERSHIP
 DRIVE IS UNDER WA Y
Willard Drake in Charge of Drive-B. A. C. After 25O
 New Members

The drive for new members at the earnest now. and from now on un- til at least 25O new members for the local institution have been se- cured Willard Drake and his lieu tenants will be securing the city fl om one end to the other in search of good Athletic club membership material
 At a meeting at the B. A. C. Fri day night. Willard Drake thoroughly organized his drive and. with the help of B. A. C. officials and mem bers he hopes to have completed the drive by the end of summer. There Is little over two months left of summer and the task of ob- taining 250 new members for the B. A. c. is a difficult one. After 25O New Members The. clubs roster has fallen off a bit lately, and now there are only about 500 members in the B. A. c. It is the plan of club officials to raise the roster to it's limit, 750 pose that the drive is being or ganized. MT. Drake. in making his report, had the following to say: "As a booster of Birmingham in southern athletics, the B. A. c. prob ably has no peer. The local insti- ution is known over the south as a foremost supporter of amateur ath- letics and booster of good. clean athletics of all kinds. To be able to say that anyone representing the Birmingham Athletic club is to com mand respect and attention from other Dixie institutions of like kind and everywhere where athletics oc cupies front position in community life
 Visiting athletes and parties are always entertained by the 5. A. C., and hospitality, both for the visitors and home folk, is a keynote in the athletic clubs policy.
 Help Athletes
 "Birmingham's best athletes are helped to greater opportunities by the B. A. C., which sends represen- tatives from the Magic City to large majority of the nations ma 1or events.
 "In view of the B. A. C.'s patriotic policy of boosting Birmingham and Birmingham athletics. the commit nty owes it to the Athletic club to support lI Tn the present uiiNo for new members
 Benefits at II. A. C.
 Then, there is the element, oi the benefits to be derived from 2 membership in the B. A. c. There IS membership for all, from the strip ling youth to the aged graybeard Competent athletic instructors see to it that everyone in each class has proper care and attention along phy- sical development lines.
 There is no better opportunity for the growing Loy, the young man and the business man to keep m very best of physical condition than to join up with the B. A. c. and take advantage of the benefits to be found there.
 Then, there are the lsuat-se,iu D benefits to be derived from E. A., c. membership, such as. the. shower baths, swimming pool, games and clubrooms, billiard parlors, readin rooms. gymnasiums, locker. rooms and tennis courts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-26
Amateur Driuers m
 Auto Speed Euents
 at Fairgrounds

Before a fair sized crowd of Ma sons and other motor fans, Brming- hams amateur drivers competed in auto and motorcycle events at the fair grounds yesterday,
 In the 5-mife event, Leonard Haynes, with John Morrison as me chanic, finished first in Ford. Percy Copeland in Chevrolet special, fin ished second.
 In the Smile event, Percy Cope land copped first honors in his Chew rolet. John Morrison, driving Haynes Ford, finished third in this event.
 The events were much enjoyed by those present as well as the pro- gramme of athletic events and comedy acts
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-26
ALLEN MEE1,S HANLON
 N MAIN GO MONDAY
Jack Brady to Clash With Frank Chestaine in Semi
 Final Bout
Rx MARNIN NlccAnrnY

It is something of irony of fate that Dixie" Jack Allen is meeting Eddie Hanlon at the Birmingham Athletic club tomorrow night, for it will be just another example of the saying, Youth must be served" i" and just another instance of a pupil being pitted against his teacher. Whether Allen has attained that de- gree of perfection where he can conquer his former master remains to be seen.
 While Hanlon can not exactly be dubbed Aliens teacher, as Dixie" Jack had his early training on the Pacific coast Eddie has done lots toward developing the youngster. When he resumed boxing after com ing to Birmingham, Allen worked with Hanlon and no doubt learned many bits of ring trickery from the sly old veteran Hanlon
 A Substitution
 The fight card for tomorrow night. as originally planned. called for a 1o-round bout between Allen and Budd, the latter of Atlanta, but Budd backed out and it was up to Tommy Tompkins to secure new opponent for his protegee. After several un- successful efforts to land a contract with Sailor BlanQue, Battling Bar riere. Tom Haney and one or two other Dixie top notchers, Tommy hit upon the plan of pItting the skill of young Allen against that of Han lon. so the match was made.
 The bout tomorrow night will be for eight rounds instead of the usual 10, but the shorter route will enable the principals to set a faster and snappier pace than over the longer route.
 Brady Meets Chestaine
 The fight entertainment tomorrow night will be on the order of a double wind-up, for Jack Brady, the Bessemer flash. will meet Frank Chestaine, the B. A. C.'s "knock-'em- dead' specialist, along lightweight lines. This bout will be for six rounds and should have almost as much interest attached to 1t as the Allen- Hanlon scrap.
 Brady is in first class condition. With a couple of cronies, he has been spending most of his time camp ing, and Jack Is as brown as nick ory nut and almost as hard. His wind was never better, he says, and he is in every way ready to put up the battle of his life.
 Chestaine Ready
 Frank Chestaine is always in shape. He Is one of the hardest hit ting lightweights to ever fight uD- der B. A. c. standards. and, while he takes his time in the ring. he usually manages to dispose of his man in very efficient manner.
 Brady represents science and speed, while Chestaine has both science and hitting ability. This scrap should be a thriller from start to finish.
 Wilson vs. Harweu
 Two old rivals will have an op- portunity to settle all their grudges tomorrow night, for George Har-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-26
RAIN HALTS PLAY IN
 NATIONAL NET MEET

Chicago, June 25.-Rain forced the postponement of play in the national clay court mems tennis championship today. all first round singles going over until tomorrow.
 It was announced that sam Hardy captain of last years champion Davis cup team in New Zealand, will ap- pear for play in day or two and will become the partner of R. Nor ris Williams. II. of Boston. in the doubles. Hardy Is not scheduled in the singles
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-26

without ringing in any on him during the week. Jim Jeffries said he was doped at Reno and Descamps may have took tip from Jim and not run the risk of anybody seeing Carp so they could dope him. Personally, I think that the only way Jim was doped at Reno was that he was doped to win, and he fell down miserably on his assignment.
 Jack Dempsey, on the other hand aint so secret about his movements over at Atlantic City. If a feller's got fifty cents and an inclination to set down on hard plank seats, he can see Jack anytime he wants to. At that Jack is about the most reasonable attraction at Atlantic City, for they stick you up for eight bits for almost everything else at the famous resort. Jack had a birth day Friday and celebrated and Carpenter will no doubt think Jack Is having another birthday Saturday when he gets in the the ring with him at Jersey lICHlPSOy, dNCOA oii6 u thC NAtl quis of Queensberry way of figuring is only twenty-six years of age. NJ friend Dr. Brady says that Jack breathes harder than Georges, but I can kill any gloom pr. Brady may have spread, by saying that he not only breathes harder, but he hits harder. too. Is there man within the range of my typewriter who can kill reparty or a argument like that?
 Workmen has been busy night and day on the arena which will seat S0,000. Tex Rickard is a bear for seats and receipts I haven't gave the stadium per sonal once over yet, but no doubt the fifty dollar seats is made up of highly polished mahogany. I can't imagine any seat costing fifty dollars, unless 1t is of ma hogany with an inlay of gold hither and yon. Of course seat in Congress or something like that is excepted, for states man will often spend a infant fortune in getting seat in Con- Eress. Tho stadium is out in the open. This is probably done so that nobody won't havc tok give Jack or Georges the air, when the harvester special, which is some times referred at as the haymak- CT blow, is delivered by one of the participants upon the jaw of the other participant Anyways, whats the use of building roof, when the cheering would prob ably raise the TOOL when the cli- max comes9 Pay stations has probably been installed amongst the five dollar seats. so that holders os these seats may can up over the phone iron, time to time and see how the battle Is progressing The chances are, though, that they won't get con nection before dempsey does. and ii this case tho only way they'll he able to tell anytl'ing' about the fight will he leading shout It in the extras.
 While the interest is high and there Is considerable betting being did, them what places wag- CTS, or a majority of them, is confining their betting to how long the fight will last. Some look for Carp to finish it in one
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-26
Black Barons Open
 Series With Tigers
 ct Rickwood Monday

Frank Perdues Black Barons meet the Chattanooga Tigers at Rickw ood tomorrow and Tuesday Perdue has signed a couple of new pitchers to bolster up the hurling staff of the locals, and yesterday he intimated that he will use them in the series with the dusky Lookouts. Both boys are said to be strong pitchers and should help the Black Barons out considerably in their rush towards the pennant of the Negro Southern league.
 Chattanooga has a strong team, on 3 of the best in the league, and is sure to make the series at Redwood in- teresting for the locals. The Tigers won two out of three games from ths Black Barons in Chattanooga short time ago.
 Tomorrow's game begins at asO o'clock promptly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-26
SIPSEY OUTFIT WINS
 THIRD FROM ACMAR

Sipsey, June Especial )-Dixie Walkers hard hitting Sipsey team defeated the Ackmar aggregation ty a score of 15 to in the third game of a five-game series between the two teams. The game was featured all of the way through by the hard. clouting of the Sipsey clan. Bryant, the star pitcher of Acmar, show ed extremely bad form, and was re- placed in the sixth by Morgan, a IT, year-old leftshander, who held the Sipsey crew to one hit for the re- mainder of the game. Score:
 R. Fl. E. sipsey ................... Is IS 3 AcHar ................. 8 6 Batteries: Cox and Bode; Bryant, Morgan and Shepherd.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-26

round by taking one on the jaw and ambling off into Siestaville. Others think that the movie magnates what is going to make pictures of the scrap ain't dumb bells enough to allow the battle to end in the first round. You see Georges and Jack Is both had contracts with the film factories and expects to appear in other eineaman roles. It would be mighty easy for the bosses of the film trust to make it plain that they wouldn't get on the pay rolls any more if they tried to make one-reel comedy out of the fight, instead of q six-reel tragedy. Personally I think that Jack could knock Georges for row of radishes any time he got ready, but one with mature mind like what Jack is got, may wait until about a bakers half dozen rounds has went by before he steps in with lullaby product and knock Georges into the sub urbs of inocuous deseutude.
 APPALACHIAN LEAGUE
 At Bristol 6-3, Johnson City 3-2.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-26
PITCHER FRANK WELLS
 SIGNED BY THE BEARS

Mobile, June 26.---Pitcher Frank Wells. formerly a member of the Independence, Kansas. team, has been signed by the Mobile club of the Southern association. He reported here today. Wells won ? and lost 2 games this season in the South western league.