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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-16
MitcheIPs Seconds Throw in Towel When White Has MiI- Waukee Battler in Helpless Condition

NEW YORK, Dec. 15.-Charley White, Chicago lightweight, won Q technical knock -out over Ritchie Mitchell of Milwaukee tonight in the tenth round of a 15-round match at Madison Square Garden.
 Mitchelrs seconds threw a towel into the ring after 2 minutes and 4s seconds of the round had elapsed, and as Mitchell fell to the canvas for the third time.
 Mitchells ehifty style of attack bothered White during the early part of the bout, but the slender Mill waukeean was unable to stand up under Whites terrific blows. White floored Mitchell in the first round with a left hook, but the latter came back in the second round and had the Chicago boxer groggy, opening cuts under Whites right eye and on his lip.
 Mitchell stayed on the aggressive during the- next few rounds, but both slowed up their pace. Seizing an opening in the ninth round, White staggered Mitchell with his left and sent Ritchie to the canvas. The bell saved White from knockout in that session.
 How White Won
 White smashed his right and left across with telling effect in the tenth and soon had Mitchell in dis tres. Greggy and badly battered, but still game, Ritchie tried to fight back, but ran into a left hook that again sprawled him on the floor. He staggered to his feet, only to go down again in the face of a fueil- lade of blows and the fight ended as a towel was tossed into the ring from his corner.
 Johnny Shugrue of Jersey City, re- cent conqueror of Willie Jackson, added another victory Jo his string when he received the judges decisien in the sensational 12-round bout with Elino Flores, Filipino lightweight.
 The bout had been advertised as an elimination affair for championship battle with Benny Leonard, king of the lightweight division. Charlie White, who has met Leonard before, as tonight's winner. will more than likely have another opportunity to knock the crown from Champion Leonard's brow
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ing the National Amateur Basketball association, Care General Delivery, Birmingham. A meeting will prob- ably be held Monday of next week. The tournament will be played off January to 1o and therefore high school teams playing in the tourna- ment will not be affected in any way and the arrangement of this tourna- ment will give them plenty of chance to get in trim for the high school tournament that follows later in the spring These tentative dates were announced last night.
 The games most likely will be played on the Y. NJ. C. A. floor if authorities in Birmingham favor this tournament. The official Spaulding rules will be used and Spaulding will be the official ball. Spaulding also will furnish the trophies.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-16
BIRMINGHAM AGE-HERALD SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16 1922
Charlie White Stops Rce Mitchell and Erns Right Meet Chanp

church teams, employed boys leagues. Y. NJ C. A. teams. and other club teams, also all high school teams. The first section of the tournament will be high school league. Winner will play winners of the other divisions. Those eligible for the tournament are all amateur basket ball players aged from 1s to 23, who have not received an intercollegiate letter. The average weight for teams will be 160 pounds. The tour nament will be an elimination tour nament and therefore only teams of good standing will be expected to be seen on the floor. These announce 1pents were made by visiting officials.
 The awards will be silver trophy for section title, silver trophy for district title. and individual gold medals for national title. The na-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-16
National Basketball Association Moguls
 Want q League Here

Members of the National Amateur Bask%ball association, who have been in Birmingham for several days, an- nounced late last night that Bir- mingham amateur basketball teams may have a chance to play in the National league. The winners of the southern section of the United States will play inc winners of the north ern section late in May next year.
 The tournament will be open to all amateur basketball teams as fol- lows: American Legion teams,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-16
Tommy Gibbons Is Winner Ouer Miske

ST. PAUL, Minn., Dec. 15.-Tommy Gibbons of St. Paul won the referees decision over his fellow townsman, Billy Mske, in a 10-round boxing con- test here tonight. Gibbons led most of the way.
 Gibbons had a marked advantage in at least seven rounds, ringside critics agreed. Miske showed best in the third session, in which many gave him draw. In the fourth round Gibbons shade was not pro- nounced, and one of the later rounds also was a narrow margin affair Their street clothes weights were: Miske 196 pounds and Gibbons 1924.
 The victory is considered here a stepping stone to a chance at the worlds championship in a contest with Dempsey.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-16
CRIMSON QUINTET TO OPEN SEASON AGAINST TIGERS

UNIVERSITY, Ala, Dec. 15.--( (spe- cialD-The Crimson cagesters will usher the season In when they en- counter the r. NJ C A. Tigers from selma Saturday night. Very little is known of the Selma aggregation except from reports there that they have one of the fastest and strongest qulntets of many season.
 The Rama team is in good condi- ton, with the exception of Vernon Stabler, star forward, who suffered sprained ankle In practice game with the Tuscaloosa all-stars last
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-16
METHoDIsTs RUN WILD

Sellers and Rawls ran wild last night, scoring an even dozen points each, and First Methodists defeated North Highlands Methodists, 32 to s10.. Hillburn also played good of- fensive game for the winners, while Griffin was best for the losers. Line ups:
 First Methodists (s2)-Simmons and Hillburn (6), forwards; Bum stead, center; Rawls CPD and Varda- man, guards. Subs-Kennedy CD for Simmons; Sellers CPD for Bumstead, Wilson for Rawls, Hairston for Var sdaman.
 North Highlands t1o)-Sherrod and Caldwell CD, forwards; Cross CD, center. Gideon and Griffin (6), guards.
 Referee--McInnis.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-16
Downey and Littleton Draw at Ne.v Orleans

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 15.-Bryan Downey of Cleveland and Happy" Littleton of New Orleans fought IS fast rounds to a draw here tonight. Downey appeared to have the better of the majority of rounds in the first half of the fight, but Littleton came back strong and in the last few pe- riods had Downey holding in the clinches to evade the terrific, body blows with which the local man ap- parently was cutting him down.
 Downey weighed 1541z pounds and Littleton I6O
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-16
 EASY VICTORIES FEATURE WEEKLY LEAGUE BATTLES
Baptists, Preds and First Methodists Win Games at
 5. 5. League Meet

Winning teams had little trouble in caslfina in with their victories at last aiahts weekly sunday school basketball league games. The fol lowing sames we're played:
 Seuthside Baptists 16, Handley Me- norial E..
 Fifth Avenue Preds 26 St. Johns. G..
 First Methodists S2, North High lands Methodists 10.
 A fairly large crowd attended the games, which despite the cCmpara- tive case with which winners carried off their victories, were interesting from first to last.
 BAPTIsTs STOP MEMORIAL
 The Southside Baptists stopped every member of the Handley Memor- ial outfit last night except Mike Grabin, and all the damage Grabin could do amounted to seven points. The deep water boys won, Is tc' q.
 led the Baptists scoring, while Mcintosh, Sanford and Angel played good floor games. Line-ups:
 Southsde Baptists t16)-Wilson CD and Lee, forwards. Mcintosh l2) center; Angell @ and Sanford, guards. Subs-BaldwiR (S) for Lee, Hamilton fer Mcintosh.
 lfandley Memorial 67h--Grabin CD and Eeeman. forwards: Perrine, cen ter: Sheppard and Eatman, guards. Subs--Thompson for Beeman, Neai- ans for Eatman Crawford for Shep- pard.
 Referea-McTnnis
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Friday afternoon. It is very doubtful whether he will be allowed to take part in the coming game. Last year Stabler sustained like injury, and was kept out of the games for nearly a month, and Coach Bernier Is not willing to take a chance at mak- ing matters worse.
 Captain McCauly will most prob ably start at his old position at for ward, with Carter at center. Last year Carter was considered one of the best pivot men in the south, and he has been showing more stuff than ever in the early practices.
 Leake, veteran Of three years, will hold his station at guard, and Me Cartee and McClintock of the football squad will very likely start the game.
 The interest shown toward basket ball even surpasses that of last year, and full house Is expected to be out for the first game.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-16
Conference Moguls
 Haue Special Meet

CHICAGO, Dec. 15.-Faculty repre- sentatives of the western conference will meet in special session here tomorrow to reconsider previous ac- tion oi recommending that Dig ten athletes refrain from competing in the national collegiate track and field games, which are to be held on StaEg field next June.
 Mai. John L. Griffith, commis- sioner of athletics in the conference. and.a member of the committee hack of the national games. will appear before the faculty representatives to- morrow to ask reconsideration of their action
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-16
VETERANLIGHTWETGH7' WINS IN TENTH ROUND
How Charlie White Floored Mitchell
Round one

Round One
 White took the aggressive in the first round and dropped Mitchell for the count of. nine with d left hook to the jaw Mitchell! drew blood from Whites nose with q stiff jab, but White retanated with a terrific two listed attack badly cutting Mltchelrs mouth.
 Round Two
 White took the aggressive in the second at the start, but Mitchell un- leased unexpectedly Q sensational as- sault. He drove White about the ring with hard lefts and rights to the Jaw. White plainly was groggy as the bell rang.
 Round Three
 Mitchell staggered White with a wicked left hook to the chin. White swung wildly several times and clinched repeatedly. Mitchell nearly fell through the ropes backing away from clfncf. but quickly recovered and was on the aggressive as the round ended.
 Round Four
 Both waded in with two-handed drives and White shot over a hard left to the face. Mitchell started a fresh flow of blood from cut on Whites right cheek. They spent most of the round sparring.
 Round Five
 The round opened slowly, Mitchell shooting over the first effective blow. a hook to the jaw, and following shortly afterward with a hard right to the body. He snapped White a fA4a ne rights. but White retaliated with stiff left hook to the jaw.
 Round Six
 White shot in his left twice with out reply and drove Mitchell to the ropes with a right to the body Mitchell missed a terrific right hook as they mixed. White drove both hands to the Milwaukee fighters head. opening a jagged cut over the latter's right eye.
 Round Seven
 White landed two hard lefts to the body but Mitchell came right back and traded punches on an even basis. He shook White ith a left uppercut. They were sparring as the bell rang.
 Round Eight
 Both landed hard blows to the
  White hooked a stiff right to Mitch ellis chin but received a hard right and left in retaliation.
 Round Nine
 Mitchells shlfty attack and left jab bothered White. The Chicagoan landed lightly on the head and then missed. Mitchell staggered him for a moment but he came back with terrific assault and sent Mitchell down for count of nine. White was booed as he pushed Mitchell to his knees from clincn. The bell saved Ritchie from further punishment. His mouth was cut and his face badly battered.
 Reund Ten
 White sent Mitchell down again for the count of nine after a staggering series Of blows to the head. Mitchell came up to take the aggressive, but did not land effectively. White waited for an opening and sent Mitchell down again.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-16
PREDs WIN IN A WALK

Led by Moody, substitute forward, the Fifth Avenue Preds ran away with their St. Johns Methodist foes, winning 26 to 6. Pinson was the only St. Johns player who could locate the basket, and he scored all six of their points. Moody, Cunningham and Holt were offensive stars for the winners. t.ine ups.
 Fifth Avenue Preds f26)-Thcmas l2i and Cunningham f6), forwards :: Putnam, center; Godbee and Harreli I2), guards. Subs--Moody (10) for
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-16
RUNNERS TO BE GUESTS AT BANQUET TONIGHT

Birmingham Athletic club of ficials will be hosts to visiting athletes tonight at 8 banquet at the Tutwller hotel The 50 run ners who will compete in this af- ternoon's three-mile race through the streets of Birmingham will be the guests tonight.
 The banquet at the Tutwiler vii, begin at o'clock. C. w. (BilD Streit. Jr., referee for this afternoons race. will have charge of festivities tonight.
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tional title most likely will be played for in Kansas City, Mo.
 Any information in regard to this tournament can be obtained by writ
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Thomas, Holt (4) for Putnam. McRob- erts t2) for Godbee, Lother for Harrell + St. Johns' Methodist (6)--Pinson 7(s) and Tyler, forwards: Morrison, center; Tanner and Shell. guards.
 Referee-McInnis
The Washington herald., 1922-04-04
Training Camp Gossip

LITTLE ROCK. Ark. April s.
Everett Scott. the Yanks' shortstop.
holder of the record Of consecutive
games played. seems to be in dan
ger of breaking his run. Scotts
throwing arm has been ailing late
ly and he retired from Saturdays
game at Fort Worth and benched
himself against Dallas on Sunday.
These lapses do not figure in his
record. but II his arm was in such
shape thus nigh to the start OF the
league season. he may be forced to
lay off for a few regular games un-
til the weather warns up.
MEMPHIS. Tenn, April 3.-The
disabling Of Heinie Groh with the
date set for the start of the
championship season little more
than a week away is disturbing. to
say the least. yet fortunately the in;
jury suffered by the doughty third
sacker is not as serious as II might
have been. and his absence from the
line e-up will be OF only few days
duration.
The second finger of his left hand
is split Just below the second joint,
but happily no bone was broken.
anu II zane OHAy q 10" uas
for the soreness to seep out of It.
LITTLE ROCK. Ark. April O.
Recent injuries to Sam Crane. Chuck
Ward and Hal Janvrin have given
Andy High. the Robins midget
rookie from the Memphis club OF
the Southern League, another OPP
portunity to become a regular In
the Brooklyn's infield. and the little
fellow is making the most Of the
chance to break into the inner
works.
LITTLE ROCK. Ark. April a.
Jimmy Johnston, Brooklyn third
baseman. pulled a rare fielding
stunt in the game with the Yankees
here today when he SHARED a rabbit
galloping at full speed across the
diamond. The cottontail broke
through the, crowd in left field and
headed straight at Jimmy, who
swung the bunny off its feet with
neat one-handed pickup. He
stuck the rabbit under the back of
his shirt and played out the inning
thus encumbered.
The Washington herald., 1922-04-04
Revenue BOwlers Start.

The second annual tournament OF
the Internal Revenue Duckpin
League opened last night at the Rec
reation Alleys. Tonight the blind
pig with sixty entrants will be the
feature. and an elimination tourna-
ment will be inaugurated tomorrow
night with over seventy bowlers
taking the runways.
Last night scores: Estate Tax, L.
4S4; Annex No. 1, 1853; Prohibition,
LAO; Sales Tax. LAS; Annex No. 3,
1,432; Deputy Collectors, 1.42o; Sup
ply and Equipment 1,41s; Superin-
tendent of Collectors, 1891; Solicit
tors, 1,372; Tabulators and. Miscel-
aneous. 1850.
The Washington herald., 1922-04-04
DODGERS SWAMP
YANKEES, IL TO 2

LITTLE ROCK. Ark, April a.
Nineteen hits for a total Of 2S bases
ratified Off the bats OF the Brooklyn
Dodgers today and they defeated the
Yankees. 12 to 0. Carl Maps. who
had played a round OF golf earlier
in the day. was the first Yankee
pitcher to succumb. He was nailed
for 10 hits and chased to the showers
in the sixth. Two walks, a hit bat
ter. some errors and a pair OF stolen
bases figured in the discontinue OF
Mr.. O'Doul.
George Murray. the recruit. went
the last three innings for the New
York team and held the marauding
Dodgers to two hits. Burleigh Grimes
and Lefty Dutch Reuther pitched for
the Dodgers and held the Yankees
to FIVE hits.
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Norwich. y. J. and G. Gordon.
Providence.
S:45-l:3O-Harry Hampton. De-
troit and Bob Cruickshank, Shacka-
maxon.
s:5O-I:35-Gene sarazen. Pitts
bu=gh and George Kerrigan. White
Plains.
s:55-1:4O-Gn Nichols, Provid nee
and Pat O'Hara, Richmond Country.
10:00-1:45-Jim Barnes. Pelham
and Fred Mcleod. Columbia.
1O:05-1:5O-Willie ogg. Worcester
and Harry Ayton. Evanston. III.
10:1o-1:55-Walt>S Hagen. New
York and Joe Kirkwood, Australia.
1O:l52:O0-Jock Hutchison. Glen
view and Boo Mcdonald, Bob o'Link.
10:2O-2:o5-C. Hackney. Atlantic
City and John Golden, Tuxedo.
1O:e5-2:1O-Arthur Reid. Ardsley
and c. Mothe-sole. Weeburn, Conn.
lo:SO-2:l5-Gene Mccarthy. Jack
sonville and Darcy Bannagan, CO.
lumbia.
1O:s6-2:2O-orrIn Terry. Chevy
Chase and Tom Skipper. Rolling
Road.
1o:Io-2:25 George Dow. New
ofrk and Jack Tucker. Washington.
lO:45-2:30-Cyril Walker. Engle-
wood and Willie Scott, Baltimore.
Leaders at the END of the lS-holes
were: Harold Weber. Inverness, a.;
]. II. Topping. Greenwich. "A: Arthur
Yates, Oak Hill. "a: E. L. Scofield,
Stamford. "a; A. Lucien walker, jr..
Richmond County. 75: W. c. Fownes'
jr.. Oakmont. IS: F. C. Newton.
Brookline, "a; S. NJ. Newton Seven
Pines. "a: ]. A. Gammons. Wanna
moisette, Il; G. X. Robson. Roches-
ter. Il: \. W. Roberts. Royal st.
Georges, II.
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summaryi Two-base hits, Powell,
Boeckel, Charity. Three-base hits,
Judge. Sacrifices. Watson, Shanks.
Sacrifice ny, Southworth. Double
plays. Boeckel, Ford and Holke;
shanks, Harris and Judge. Base on
balls, OF OeschEer, 4, on Watson. 2,
OF Phillips, 2, OF Zachary, 1. Hits
on OeschEer, 3 In 5 innings; on
Watson, 1 In 4 innings, on Philips,
In innings, on Zachary, 4 In 4
innings. Hit by pitcher. by Phil
lips tHolkeD. Struck out, by Oesch-
ger, 3; by Watson, 81 by Phillips, 1,
by Zachary, 1. Umpires, Hart and
Walsh. Time, 1t47.
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Jefferies Leads Tiger Five.

PRINCETON. n. j.. April 3.-John
Howard Jefferies, of, Norbeth, Pa,
was elected captain of next years
Princeton basketball team at a
meeting of the letter men today. JEFF
ferries is Junior and prepared at
Peddie-
The Washington herald., 1922-04-04
FITZGERALD WORKS WITH
QUINCY.

Joe Hanson" Fitzgerald is doing
) the receiving for the Quincy A. c.
to get in shape to report to the
Waynesboro team. Of the Blue Ridge
League. 1t will be Fitzs third sea
son on the Blue Ridge circuit.
The Washington herald., 1922-04-04
LINwoRTH KIDS GET STARTED.

THE Linworth Midgets took up
L whore they left off last season
in baseball. In 1921 the Linworths
fitted through the l6-year -old class
with a record OF forty-six victories
and no defeats. On Sunday they
stretched the winning streak to for
ty-seven by slamming the Park A.
c. on one Of the Monument diamonds.
In trouncing the Parks. the 1921
champions settled a little family or
community dispute that has had the
juvenile fans OF the Southwest buzz
ing during the cold winter months.
Both teams 'ivee on Thirteenth
street, or at least the players of
the rival clubs hold forth on cor
ners within several blocks Of each
other.
There Is as much love between
the two groups as there Is between
a pair of strange bulldogs. When
the Llnworths established their rec
ord last year. the best they got from
the Parks was the merry ha, ha!
and a remark that cit was a good
record for kids" Remember, the
Parks are now big fellers." play
ing in the 1s-year-old class. An
attempt was made to get them to-
gether last season. but while they
they had something on the big
weather stepped in.
When the Linworths reorganized
this season, they decided to put an
end to the argument by showing
thay had something on the big
fellers." They did. and left no room
Tor agrument. They nfopped up the
diamond with the Parks. scoring 80
runs while their "nelghbors'' were
counting Z.
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5ROS START AT COLUMBIA TO-DAY
Calling EN- Right
In D. c. Sportdom
by KEEN GAUGER. /,

for an intercity race meet with Bal
timore. 1t Is to be staged in the
Monumental City between the speed
lest riders Of the two cities. In the
race last year. the District ''bikers"
easily defeated the Baltimore speed
boys.
G. Fiatow, Of Washington. who
finished fourth in the national cham
pionsh'ps, Is to test his speed against
J. COnover. Maryland State cham
pion. IN the feature event Of the
program. The races are to be held
Saturday, May 6.
FATE UNKIND TO KENYON.
LATE has been unkind to Bill
L Kenyon, captain of the George
town University baseball team, and
rated as one OF the best receivers
in the collegiate ranks. For the
third consecutive year Capt. Bill is
sitting on the bench nursing an In
jury. In a game at Hampton Roads,
field boss twisted his ankle in round
ing first base. He will be out Of
the game for at least two weeks
more.
Two years ago Kenyon received a
split finger in q game with Prince
ton and had to remain idle for sew
eral games. Last season the husky
little backstop was hit by a foul
tip in a game with Bethany and was
forced to do bench duty.
Fortunately for Georgetown, there
is some mighty good reserve talent
il the receiving end to NIL Kenyon's
shoes during his absence. But even
at that, there Is only one Kenyon
as far as this season Is concerned,
and the Hilltoppers will miss him.
The Washington herald., 1922-04-04
BICYCLE COMES BACK.

T IKE Old Dobbin, the bicycle is
IL not ready to be shelved. In
fact, the bicycle, which at one time
held the same position as the auto
does today, is coming back to its
own.
National Bicycle Week is to be
observed this year the first week
IN May. Races and parades will
be held in almost every city in the
country to shaw that the bicycle
is still popular.
In connection with the observance
in Washington. plans are under way
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LOST AND FOUND.

LOST-ON 14TH ST. n. W, BETWEEN
B and y, $40 cash. Reward. MISS II. c.
MORGAN, care Field Service Section, In
ternal Revenue. 14th and B. s.
SATURDAY, APRIL 1, STRING OF RICHIE.
lieu pearls, with diamond clasp. Reward
II returned to 1s4l n st. NV. Phone n 29e0.
70
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PERSONAL.

IT'S HARDLY 4 STEP
from the bargain sale but close enough
TO save some ''kaIe:" come hcre. Dad and
can show good selection and your size
and value 10 open your eyes. Slightly used
suits 81 up. I.ad~ store. 6l6 n.
JUSTH'S Old STAND 6lg n. as