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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-21
STRAWBINO SHOULD BE
 WELL IN RING TOURNEY

I'd be most willing to risk brand new hat that the B. A. C.. lands first place in the featherweight division of the coming southern boxing champion ships" asserted Tommy Tompkins boxing instructor of the local institu- ton.
 'If Frank StambinO, the lad who will represent the club in this division, lives up to what he has been showing lately, there will probably not he n single feather weight entry who can touch him.'' continued the lean and Ianky Tommy. "Strawbino is one of the hardest hitting feathers in the amateur ranks that I have seen in n long time. He uses both mittts and when he lands solidly. the re- suit is terrible to see.
 The man who wins from Straw bino certainly gets my congratula- tons. Tor he must be dandy tc do SOL
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-21
KNOXVILLE WANTS GAME WITH TOURNEY. WINNER

The writer is in receipt of the fol lowing letter from Arthur M. Flo wler sporting editor of the Knoxville Tenn, Sentinel:
 Marvin McCartey,
 Dear Sir-I understand an AIa- bama interschOlastfc basketball tournament is being played in BIr- mingham, or is to be played soon. Do you think there is any possi- bility, or probability of arranging ganfe between the winner of this tournament and the Knoxville High school quintet, which looks sure winners of the East Tennes- see prep title.
 "k. H. s. is planning to play a game in Atlanta on Tuesday night. the last one of the S. I. A. A. meet, With an Atlanta team. Coach SiIer desires to stage n southern trip, and include Birmingham in the Jaunt. But as yet he does not know the best team in Alabama or Huntingdon to meet. Would like to get some information and some one whom the manager of the K, H. s. five could write with refer ence to n game. Sincerely.
 ARTHUR M. FOWLER.- such a game could be easily ar ranged and would, in fact, be a bi, event in prep circles of the south.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-21
GAR JUNIOR Il WINS
 MOTOR BOAT EVENT

Miami, Fla, February 2O.-Gar Jr. Il, express cruiser, owned by Gar A. Wood, commodore of the Detroit Yacht club. won the 157-mile race from Miami to Key West, yesterday, negotiating the course over the open sea in hours and 52 min utes, an average speed of 30 miles an hour.
 Cigarette, owned by Gordon Hammersiy of New York, came in 20 minutes be- hind the Gar Jr.. while the Shadow V, owned by Carl G. Fisher, came in third
 in hours and 52 minutes.
 This was the final test for exhibitors on the open sea in the Miami midwinter regatta
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-21
TEN TEAMS ENTERED IN
 FIFTH AMNuA DOG RACE

Ashton. Idaho. February 90 Ten teams have been entered in the fifth annual dog race, which will be run at Ashton. Washingtons birthday.
 The teams are started at 10-minute ln- tervals, for the marrow trail of the x5- mile course hardly permits q team to pass another until the approach to Ash ton. where the course Is through the main street. It has frequently happened that when team attempts to pass an- other. the dogs engage in . free-for-all fight r s.I S's T'i'' S r
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-21
Dothan High Cage Five
 and Ozark Play to Tie

Dothan, February 20.-(Special) 1.-The Dothan High school basketball team fought the Ozark High school to tie yesterday afttrnoon on the Ozark court. Ozark has been defeated by Dothan once this season. but they seemed to have brushed up "a great deal for the game yesterday. The game was hard fought all the way through and both teams flea tured with good playing. The final score was 15 and l5. f4&
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-21

ond installment. mi-finals and finals will be run off Saturday.
 The E. A. c. officials have been spending much time in preparing for this meet, and the people of Birming- ham should show their gratitude by att tending the contests whenever possi- .ble. Clarence McEachen and Coach Hutsell of the club are the big pro- moters in this undertaking, and they should be congratulated for their splendid service. The prices of ad- mission are 25 cents for students and 50 coppers for the older folks
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-21
INTERNATIONAL TRAP TOURNEY ON FOR TODAY

Kansas City. Mo. February 2o.-The foc-target international wing shot cham
 pionship of the seventeenth annual in-
 terstate trapshopting tournament was not completed yesterday and went over
 until tomorrow after each of the 2s con
 testants had shot at 55 targets. Harry Snyder of Kansas City was high with 52
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-21
SUTTON WINS THE NAVY
 FEATHERWEIGHT TITLE

Panama, February 21.-The featherweight boxing champion ship of the American navy was awarded to the Atlantic fleet to- night, when sutton of the flag ship Pennsylvania won the deci- sion over Etchcll of the battle ship Arkansas in n six-round bout. The men fought to n draw last Wednesday,,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-21
e---------- Georgia Golf Championships

Augusta, Ga, February 20.-The Geor- gia amateur golf championship tourna- ment of 1921 will be played over the hill course of the Country club of Augusta on April 13, IA and 15, it was announced last night. More than 100 golfers are ex- pected to participate,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-21
CITY CAGE LEAGUE
 WILL PLAY FINAL GAMES WEDNESDAY,
Y. M. c. A. and SIosS Battle for Championship-Tie
 "" Wins
CITY LEAGUE STANDING

1. The 1921 City Basketball league fos- terminate one of its most successful seasons Wednesday night, when the re- |spective contestants will. meet for the Ilast time. From a standpoint of both attendance and the caliber of play of fered, this season has been very good one, .1 ltgss 5
 Last week the dope was again knocked for a row of the W. k. ash recepticals, when the City league lives convened at the Y. M C. A. Vest field, the successor, to the muchly bat |tered >Adamson bunch, handed the forecaster their initial punch with 26 to 16 win over the strong secondary Panther quintet. The Sunshine Slope singers were expected to win rather easily. but the reverse was the result. The men from the west have been rap idly improving lately, but have not chance to finish any higher than fourth on account of their late en- trance.
 KICKED AGAIN
 The second reverse for the "old man" was the great opposition that the Stockham Y aggregation put up against the lanky gas attack of the Sloss- Sheffield By-producters. The final score of this contest was IS to IS. but the count does not do justice to the performance of the Pipemen. farrell. as usual was the highlight for his team, but Lawley and Stubbs put up great defensive games, and ran the floor well, holding the heavy scor> n m anI1 : lowest score of the season. Whatley, lanky guard for the Slossers, played his best game of the season, scoring l5 points and defending his goal well.
 The final encounter of the pro> gramme also furnished another set back for the predictors, with the fast fighting North Birmingham Communi- ty competitors holding the Central Y. M. c. A. men to a 16 point score This is the lowest score that the TriangIes have been held to this sesaon. It must be taken into consideration that the Y used many substitutes, but you must also consider that the Communi- tymen also were deprived of the serv- ices of their regular sentinels
 In case the Y defeats the Slossers. whom they meet Wednesday, night an extra game will have to be played, the Slossmen having won the first contest between these teams. The sec ond installment for this weeks enter talnment will be a scrap between Bir- mingham Southern's Reserve Panthers and the improving Sotckham agg-ega- tion. This will be a good game with the Pipefitters fighting for a tie for fourth place. The third bout will be a 30-minute fight between Westfield and North Birmingham Community for either tie or absolute possession of the quartet post on the league ladder. It is bound to be a fast and furious contest. with this title for the stake.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-21
T'EREST w STATE CAGE MEET ---S
STAFF CHALLENGES
 MATHIESEN TO RACE

Lake Placid, N. r, February 2O.-Ar- thur Staff of Chicago, who won the American professional speed skating championship here last week, today chal- lenged Oscar M. Mathiesen of Norway to contest next season for the worldos championship. Mathiesen won the worlds title last year from Bobby Me Lean. former American professional champion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-21
Kelly Released to Columbia

Toledo. Ohio. February 20.-Roger Bresnahan, president of the Toledo American assocition club, has announced the release of Catcher Bernard M Kelly to Columbia of the South Atlantic league.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-21
State Normal Girls Lose

Jacksonville, February 2O-(Special. J. The State Normal school girls basket ball team has returned from Tuscaloosa, where they were defeated by the unl- versity team, to S..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-21
Make Arrangements
 for Tennis Tourney

Philadelphia, February 2o.-Plans have already been made for the erection or four-sided stand to seat more than 10000 persons at the Germantown Cricket club grounds, where the national lawn tennis singles championships will be staged next September. In addition, there will be seats on the loggia of the main clubhouse. Work of preparing the grounds for the matches will start as soon as weather permits.
 The courts for the tournament will be laid out on the cricket field in front of the main clubhouse The turf was made in 1890 and it is considered as fine piece of greensward as is to be found anywhere in the country. With careful grooming, the courts will be as good if not better, than those at Forest Hills where the turf, although very fine, is not yet 10 years old.
 There will be- A courts in all which is sufficient to meet the tournament re- qurements. The championship courts will be five in number, as at Forest Hills, with superimposed alleys. Nos. l. and 5 courts will be used for the fea- ture matches daily until semifinals and finals, when Nos. 2 and 4, with their fresh turf, will be utilized.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-21

expecting to make somebody hustle when thy go up against the other high schcoi aggregations throughout the state.
 The trip has been a success from every standpoint, and Coach Reynolds IS pleased with his charges, as well he may be. Work will start again Monday and the art of shooting free goals will be stressed, as this was the weakness that the clan showed on the trip. However, they played on different court each night, and it is exceedingly hard to get accustomed to a new set of goals every night, as each court is different from the last in many respects.
 The tournament beginning Thursday will bring to close the cage season and baseball will take the spotlight on the ringing down of the curtain on the basket pastime at Simpson.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-18
APPRFCIATfOs.

Editor Every Evening. Because II
viii be impossible for me ~ thank IN
person the Newspaper mon throughout
the eastern pennsylvnnia, New Jeraey
and Delawnre divisional command ~
the Eaivation Army, for their splendid
cooperation In our annual appeal for
funds 10 support tho 1921 Home Her
vice program, | nm taking this means
0f expressing the gratitude ~ the sai-
vntion Army and myself for these efforts
In our behalf.
Without the help Of you and your
paper. ~ would have been difficult in
deed for the Salvation Army 20 raise
the necessary funds for its maintenance.
and your help was especially appreci-
ated, because | fully understand that
the public generally II weary of drives
and / am equally asire mat kindly and
conslderate newspaper editors have
much the same feeling. Consequently,
n is with q double sense of obligation
that I extend you my heartfelt thanks.
Sincerely yours.
Iieut.-col Arthur r. Brewer.
Commanding Eastern penns.. Southern
New Jersey and Delaware Division.
Philadelphia, MAJ IS.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-18
AN UNJUST ACCUSATION.


or a meeting Of the Republican First
District Committee, MoYday evening,
at which Mr.. Leroy Harvey, Republican
candidate for mayor. was present and
made an address. a report printed in
the Morning News of yesterday says:
I'm speaking of his activities II elected.
Mr. Harvey promised to devote his en-
tire time to the work of city govern
ment, thing which has never been
done by any mayor in the past"
This sta4ement is somewhat anabigu-
Gus in form, and leaves IT a matter of
conjecture whether the accusation OF
indifference on the part of past MAYORS
is made by Mr.. Harvey or by the re-
porter for the Morning News. But. no
matter by whom fathered. it is untrue
in respect of one mayor-and one who
served very recently--at least.
Certainly. the accusation involves an
Of our mayors. including Mayor Tay-
lor, and we leave it to him to either
disclaim or admit the soft impeach-
ment" made by Mr. Republican candi-
date Harvey or the reporter of the
Morning News. But we emphaticauv
deny that it applies to MIR. John W.
Lawson, Mayor Taylor's immediate pre-
decessor.
During his term in the office. Mayor
Lawson entirely surrendered his long
service with the Pennsylvania Rail
road and devoted all his working time
to his official duties. How well he per-
formed them. and how faithfully he de-
voted his time to furthering the inter-
ests of the city. especially during the
exciting and exacting period. of war
emergency. our people well know. He was
clearly entitled to the compliment Of
reelection: but partisan influences. .pre-
vailed, and now the Republican candi-
date for mayor is putting forth a plea
which. by implication. alleges that the
change from the effective administra-
ton Of Mayor Lawson to conditions
under the present administration by a
Republican mayor are such as to call
for reform.
The entire system, IN truth, cans for
reform, and the necessity for this reform
was admitted by many Of our people
by clear majority, in fact--in their
demand for a new charter at the recent
session of the Legislature. The parti-
san Republican influences that are now
working for the election of Mr.. Harvey
and the entire Republican ticket de-
feated that righteous movement for a
new charter, and the election Of their
ticket at the June election would be an
Endorsement OF their eyn work. Then
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-18
THE LEGISLATURES WORK.

After hanging on as long as possible,
under conditions that seemed TO indi-
cate for awhile q hope OF leaving things
~ such a situation that the governor
would be compelled to call a special
Ssiou-vhich would mean compensa-
ton al ten dollars a day for thirty days
--thc General Assembly OF 1927 ordered
Ell adjournment sine die Monday
u.ght Even then there were efforts to
srmt additional legislation which.
most fortunately. were blocked by the
nrmness of the State senate. although
~ a te vote Of eight 10 eight. The
character Of one Of the new measures.
proposal to reimburse a State highway
contracting firm 10 the extent Of the
Increase Of railroad freight rates on its
working materials. indicates to what
an extent some msmbers were willing
io so IN lavish and unauthorized ex-
pendliure % public money There is
4 natural interest IN this connection
whether the firm In whose interest this
uuusual concession was proposed would
have rendered any refund OF its con-
tract price COR the road work had rail-
road frcieht rates on it's materials been
reduced, instead OF increased.
While the session was marked by a
considerable amount Of work. it is very
difhcult % see how much there is in
the. entire product that VIII prove OF
real benefit 70 the people, There was
move in the direction Of concentrating
some Of the many unnecessary and
overlapping boards and commissions
that have been constituted so lavishly
fur years but il did not extend very far.
Credit is claimed for State aid for a
bridge project in Kent county. but its
main benefit will accrue 20 a beach
watering place. The Lewes-Cape May
ferry project was encouraged by
state appropriation. but that such a
through route OF travel would not be
Of far more benent TO New Jersey than
% Delaware is a matter Of grave doubt.
Also. II has been nuliified as to the
New Jersey end by the opinion of the
encouragement that the legislation by
that State to further the project is un-
constitutional, and therefore void
Ar 20 the school legislation, no one
can say at present whether il will
prove beneficial or otherwise, as much
study and consideration viii have TO
4 given 10 the enactments in order to
fuzzy understand their complete appli-
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-18
PERsHING FOR CHIEF OF starr

PRESIDENT Harding has cut the Cor
dian knot OF the Pershine problem ~,
deciding 70 make the General c.niaf of
Stan. The term is four years. As he
VIII retire for age on September II
1924. there viii be skilled work for him
10 do. and plenty Of It. so long as ~
remains in the army.
The office of Chief of Staff under the
Reorganization act is a position of
great responsibility and usefulness
There are not many officers in the army
who measure up to its requirements
General Pershing is the most compe
tent or them as regards the needs Of
the service. His critics NAV submit
that he is too stiff in opinion and too
stern disciplinarian. but the fact is
General Pershing's mind does not run
in narrow groove. His public ad-
dresses since his return from France
should satisfy any one on that point.
No soldier has the efficiency OF the
army more in mind If he has a fault.
ii is excessive reticence but that is
to err on the right side.
The General is a hard. conscientious
worker, and 1t is one of his merits that
he is in no sense a politician. Earnest
ness is the key TO his character. 1t has
been said that he favored his friends in
France, and particularly West Pointers.
This is the caviling of the disappointed.
Mistakes in Judgment he made, no
doubt but they were not many nor were
the results serious. Americans should
be proud of General pershings record
in France. but il is doubtful whether
they have understood how excellent it
was, what big man he proved to be-
New York Times.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-18
CANAL ToLDs ISSUE.

American vessels using the Panama
Canal paid nearly s5,000,000 last year in
tolls, Exemption viii mean that this
amount will be remitted as subsidy
to the producers and shippers of the
Atlantic and Pacific seaboard and used
as a means of putting the Midwest
shipper and producer to a disadvantage.
The Mississippi Valley was not ex-
ernpt from the taxation upon which the
Panama Canal rests. The Midwest
shippers and producers paid their money
and win continue TO pay it, but II Is IN
sisted by the special coast interests
that the canal which the nation built
shall be converted into . commercial
advantage to two politically powerful
sections and into disadvantage to
section seemingly negligible politically
The inland producer cannot meet the
prices which the coast producer, aided
by a transportatioh subsidy, can make,
The inland producer uses the rails and
he meets waterl competition IN which
If is proposed that the government
should knock off the tolls in order that
the cost of hauling may be reduced.
The Michigan and Wisconsin auto
mobile makers will not understand why
the government should take their money
and with it give transportation re-
bate to the Eastern manufactures and
enable him TO beat the mid-W esterner
TO the Pacific market with a lower
price.
The Middle West dairy products nlan-
ufacturer win not understand why the
government should give a transpofta-
ton subsidy to Eastern products ana
open a cheap carriage to markets with
money which the Middle West helped to
provide. Philadelphia railroad products
viii have this national subsidy and
Chicago equipment makers win help
pay it to enable their rivals to beat them.
Illinois and Indiana steel will holp pay
the subsidy to Eastern steel. Illinois
watch makers viii pay it to Eastern
watch makers. The clothes makers OF
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-18
ARMAMENT REDUCTION NOW.

In Difference to something or other
about the international situation. pro-
visions in the Naval Appropriation bin
looking towards limitation of arTna-
ments have been dropped. But Senator
Rorah does not propose to see one of the
outstanding issues of the hour IN
definitely postponed. He announces
that he will renew his fight for a con-
ference Of England, Japan, and the
limited States to consider the question OK
limiting the armaments OF these row
ers. senator Pomerene also announces
his intention Of pressing resolution
for such a conference. These senators
are absolutely right. Nothing In the
international situation or anywhere else
makes a move of this kind untlmeiy,
The very reverse is true. Everything
in the international situation, 10 say
nothing Of domestic economy, renders
a conference upon reduced armamenfs
highly appropriate. The calling or such
a conference would not suspend work
upon a single battleship. It would look
TO no alteration in the relative strength
of he worlds leading navies.
England has already adopted policy
of limited armaments. She has official
ly announced her abandonment OF her
traditional two-Power standard in favor
of a. one-Power standard. And this Is
the moment we seize to declare for
abandonment of our traditional policy
of a defensive navy and the adoption OF
a two-Power standard! TO oppose a
conference upon the subject of limiting
arnaments would be to turn our back
upon our whole history. Our manifest
duty is TO call such a conference at
once-N. Y. Evening Post.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-05-18
SAFETY FIRST.

The quiet. quick action of the man
aecr avcrted a panic in moving PIC
nro theatre Monday night when hre
hroke out back stage. Fortunately an
wectators reached the street without
injury. and the nre department arrived
+, ttmo 20 save the building from de-
structlon. BUT what would have been
thc result n the theatre had been jam
.a 70 capacity--if thousand or more
women and children had been Within
rs.eaa ~ the 3o0--and IL the manager
laii i,st his headg Would a great ca
tas,rophe have rcsulted7 These ques-
tt.pns affect every man. woman and child
81 wilmington.
ndcr the cumbersome and antiquated
system OF government in this city,
ltttls provision is made for the proper
safeguard of the public while in places
- amusement. There is no central au-
tbority. like department Of public
safety. which cities with moro modern
governments have. The police have the
authority to prevent theatres admitting
more persons than can be seated at a
kscu time. But how often is that au-
ihoity exercised? The chief OF the Fire
department is authorized 10 regulate
m, safety appliances in theatres. But
has he sufficient authority. and the
power to back up his decisions?
what wilmington needs is a Depart
ment OF Public Safety. which practically
every modern twentieth century city
in America has. with the absolute au-
thority 20 regulate the safety provi-
slons Of all places Of amusements. While
many amusement property holders real
izc their duty to their patrons and pro-
vide them with every safeguard, others
aim only 70 keep within the inadequate
law. The majority OF wilminstonians
patronize such places once a fortnight.
Their safety should be looked after in a
modern. up-to-date manner.