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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-09
Rockies Sent Through
 First Practice Battle
Moleys Team Wins From Shutter Matthews Outfit by OneSided Score-"Old Dollar BilP Presents
 Evidence of Springs Arrival

stances rockies don't wait to De re- leased. There have been times at Redwood where the young hopeful, unable to put up a convincing brand of baseball, sensed the fact that the tinware was in the offing and simply drifted from sight. Ths is rarely done, however, where the youngster is under contractS
 It is wee bit early for pitchers to put anything on the ball, but in the practice game Wednesday Moley was able to get q line on just how much the rockies in use knew about the art-of pitching, whether their de- liveries were correct and what they knew about cutting the ball loose with the bases occupied. He tried out two local semi-pros on his team, Pace and Light, while Allen, O'Don- nell and Lewis were used on Shutter Matthews team. Incidentally a gen eral estimate of the score tended to show that Carlton's faction won out by a score of something in the neigh borhood of 12-2
 Rymer Hit lem Hard
 Nothing exciting about the practice melee except that a young fellow named Rymer, from Florida, who stands over six feet in altitude, dem onstrated to everybody in the park that he could hit spring pitching bet ter than any one at Redwood, and that Tooter Brandon qualified for the first time as second-sacker. With seven more catchers here to show Moley their wares and-yvyith a short age of infielders for the early prac- tice tilts, Moley sent Tooter to second.
 With another day or so of good weather some of the Yannigans will be in pretty good shape for the first will be staged Saturday afternoon. This battle will be between the best of Moley's rookie outfit and Harry Santemeyer's Lewisburg aggregation Moley has given out no lineup for this practice game as yet, but it is believed he will use Rymer, Tice and Simon in the outfield; Traynor. Kane, Mohrman and Taylor on the infield, with several of his catchers and pitchers being used as battery be- fore the game is over.
 Wednesdays Lineup
 Moley's team-Mohrman, shorstop; Kane second base; simon, left field; Tice, center field: Rymer. right field; Traynor, first base; Gooch, third base; Schultz, catcher; Pace, Light, pitchers.
 Matty's team-IIilliard, left field; Williams, center field;N Gilbert right field; Taylor, third base; Brandon, second base; Freeman, shortstop Hendrix. first base; Totch, catcher Allen. ODonneH. Lewis, pitchers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-09
Close Games Are Features at the
 City League Meet
SIoss-Sheffield, Panther Reserves and Y. M. C. A. Win Games
 at "Y"

Sloss- Sheffield was given big scare by North Birmingham wednes- day but managed to shave through to a 16 to 13, win, while Birmingham southern managed to beat out Avon dale Mills, 20 to i6, and the Y NJ. c. A. squashed Woodlawn by a q 10 IS count. In this last game the lights went out with about five minutes to play
 Sloss was pressed to the limit by the fighting Northerners. the score at the half being and s. Great shoot ing by North Birmingham had kept them in the running and nearly won the game for them, the final count be- ing l6 to 13. Sloss missed many shots. Waldron. Montgomery and Dandridge starred for the winners. while Riddle was the outstanding star for the Norsemen. shooting nine of their points; FleelS and Harrell also did we'll Lineup;
 Sloss QS)-Adamson CD and Mont somery (D, forwards; Dandridge, center; Waldron (D and whatley CD, guards.
 North Birmingham t1s)-Biddle CD and N. Nash (2). forwards; Davis CD. center; Harrell and Fleck, guards.
 Substitutions-Nor for N Nash.
 Panther Cubs Win
 Avondale Mills came back in the last half of their game with Birming- ham Southern and scared the Panther Cubs, but the first half Jmargin of Birmingham southern of 15 to put them across by 20 to 16 tally. The two guards, Caldwell and Levie, stood out for the winners. while Tom And ersop-s brilliant floor work and CampbelPs shooting featured for Avoudale. Lineup:
 Birmingham- southern t2O)-Chueh- i'll t6) and EnRlebert t6), forwards; Webb, center; Levie (D and Cald- well (D. guards.
 Avondale Mills Q6)-Anderson @ and whiteside CD, forwards; Camp bell (S), center; Howell (4) and Hein- baugh, guards.
 Substituttons - Richardson r LeVie
 Y. NJ. (. \. Wins Easily
 The Y ran away with Woodlawn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-09
BOXING NOTES

l According to Atlanta newspapers inc Avera -Stribling fight was to have
 been to decide the opponent Of JaKe 1 Abel/in southern welterwehSht II championship bout. There was no
 winner in this scrap. so Jake's oppo- nent is estill undecided. If rlbling ] defeats Kelly here Monday night, local officials may take the match over ana i stage a Stribling Abel bout for the welterweight title.
 While local railbirds are picking | the Macon mau1er to paste the battle
 out of Kelly Tommy Tompktns states | that local scribes can quote him to
 the effect that Kelly stands some
 thing better than an even chance to
 wallop Stribling Monday night Tt
 will be battle of left hands, states | Tommy, "and I know for fact that Kelly's left is much better than Stribling's. That will win the fight for the Battler.'
 Billy Jingles will get his chance
 Monday night. for he has been match :
 ed to meet Battling Phil Keith, Of
 Miami, Fla. in one of the bouts. Both 1 Jingles and Keith have very good clippings to prove their experience
 and ability in the ring game, and the
 winner of this- scrap will probably
 get a final bout at the B. A. C., pro-
 vided they show theexpected stuff. ! Meantime, Tommy Tompkins. B. A. l c. boxing impressarrio. is busily pre- pairing. his two crack amateurs, Claude Wilson and Danny Stevens. for 1 the southeastern championships at Macon this month. He states that both will probably be used on Monday nights card.
 Eddie Cent, who fought Benny Parman q the B. A. c. a short time ago. feels that a letter from Red Dewitt, who manages Parman, some what vindicates him for his part in the poor showing made by these two scrappers in their bout. Red writes; in his letter to the Age-Herald sport 1 ing editor:
 'T could not let Parman go out and
 swap punches with Eddie Grant, and, to be plain with you, there are very few bantams who will slug with Grant. It was not bennys fault that he did not fight instead of box with Grant. It was not Benny's fault that
 he held Parman down and instructed him to box and keep out of Grants
 windmill right"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-09
Over Thirty Candidates Re- port to Coach Charlie
 Brown
By HORACE RENEGAR

Tho chill winds of winter have been swept away by the warm zephyrs of springtime, and just as the robins come south, so is baseball practice ushered in on Sunshine Slopes, for Coach Charlie Brown sounded the call yesterday afternoon for Panther diamond artists to begin work. Some 90 athletes reported for the initial workout, among them be- ing only two regulars.
 While things arc not the brightest in the world from a Birmingham seuthefn standpoint. it does seem favorable for optimism over the pros poets. The regulars out yesterday were Frog" Miller, pitcher. and Mike Morton, outflelder. Creek Griffin receiver of last years team, was not out, but Griffin is expected to report today or tomorrow. Bob" Rowe, out fielder, and Jack Stuart, first sacker, are two regulars off on the Glee club tour of the southern states and will not be back until next week.
 The practice Coach Charlie Brown sent his cohorts through was light. consisting mainly of batting practlce and tossing the ball around. It will probably be the last of the week before they will be down at hard work.
 Little is known yet of what kind of pitching staff the Partners will have this season, as Frog" Miller is the only regular hurler out. Jim Rogers, Babe Ruth" Graham Of Simpson fame, Oates and Golson are all out for slab assignments, and are all being counted on to deliver the goods.
 Among the new men out for the varsity nine are Frank Ward, Bob owens, Cotton Caldwell and Rudolph Scott. However, it is still far too early in the season to even attempt to predict who will compose the squad, as Coach Brown has much material to choose from.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-09
TWO TEAMS LEAD IN
 SIX-DAY BIKE RACE

 New York. March S.-The teams or Brenda -McNamara and Brocco-De- ruyter tonight remained one lap in advance of the field in the six day bicycle race in Madison Square Gar den.
 Frequent attempts to regain the lap lost last night were made oy the Strongest teams of the field and many jams were started but the rela- tive positions were unchanged after the evening sprints.
 The two leading teams had covered 1,241 miles and nine laps when the seventieth hour was reached, as com pared to the record of 1,42S miles, two laps made by Lawson and Dro- bach in 1914.
 Thirteen teams were punched at 1.241 miles eight laps and the team of Kopsky- Erskine was lap behind the field.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-09
Tickets for Monday Nights Scrap Go on Sale
 This Morning

As result of Young Stribling s splendid showing against the veteran, Larry Avera, in their bout at Atlanta Tuesday night, interest in the Kelly Stribling bout, to take place here Monday night. has been greatly i'm creased. states Tommy Tompkins. boxing matchmaker at the B. A. C.. Tommy states that demand for tickets has been so great that E. A. c. officials have decided to place the pasteboards on sale this morning.
 Stribing was given draw with Avera. but. according to Tommy. who says he has first hand information from a ringsider at the Atlanta bout, the Macon boy clouted his opponent all around the ring and deserved the decision.
 While Stribling was scrapping Avera. Kelly has kept plugging away with his sparring partners at the lB. A. C.. and it is claimed he is round ing into splendid condition for tho bout.
 A good sized crowd of spectators witnessed Kelly in his workout yes terday, and seemed pleased with ths peppery work of the local challenger for Stribling's crown. Kelly has his left hand working like a piston rod, and his footwork seems at it's best StribIing Is Fsvorite At present, from latest curbstone quotations, the odds have been placed at 10 to s on Stribling to win the match, but, judging from the rate of advancement of Kelly's stock, the local favorite may enter the ring on even terms with his young opponent.
 Tommy Tompkins, aside from di-
 recting Kelly's training. states that he has found time to get together what seems to be the best prelimi- - nary card he has arranged in some time Tommy is still looking for an opponent for Claudio Wilson, who will fight the semi-final if he can be matched up.
 Billy Jingles of Louisville will get the chance he has been seeking to show his wares, as he has been matched with Fighting Phil Keith of Miami. Fla. Both of these boys have been in town for some time, trying to obtain matches at the club, so Tommy decided to Kill two birds with one stone and try them out together
 Several other preliminary matches have been arranged.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-09

trouping in and requested mics and lockers. The two men ara pitchers and they travelled into birmlngham on the same train, coming from the same city. They are l. A. Williams and R. A. Chambers from Mobile.
 
 First Swig of Iodine
 The old iodine bottle has been aging in the wood since last summer. Moley knew it was re- posing on the shelf in the club house with the other liniments and lotions, but had no idea it would be called into play so quickly. In the practice game Wednesday. however, Johnny Kane sought to tag a man going into second base, and the back of his hand came in contact with the runners steel shod hoofs. As a result the plucky Irishman's hand started bleeding profusely and Moley paged the iodine bot tie and Johnny took a swig.
 F. S.-Since writing the above the thought suddenly occurred that iodine is applied externally. Funny medicine, wot?
 Schultz Full of Pepper
 Youngster Schultz. who is try ing for a berth as backstop is as full of pepper as a slice of barbecue. He caught in the prac- tlce game Wednesday and att tracted quite 8 bit of attention by his incessant chatter. He also drew word of praise from Mo- ley when he backed up first base la Johnny Gooch and kept the runner from advancing another base.
 Gooch, the infielder, who is working out with the Barons, is cousin of John Beverly's.
 Glazner Is Working, Too
 Despite the fact that whitey Glazner, star pitcher of the Pitts burg Pirates last season, has not come to terms with the Corsairs, he is letting no grass grow under his feet when it comes to getting in condition. As his fel- low players are lodging snow flakes at the West Baden camp Whtey is working out under warm southern sun and getting the old souper in trim. He was out Wednesday in uniform, and after tossing the ball around to get up a good sweat he went behind the pitchers box and um- pired the seven inning game.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-09
ANS START BASEBALL WORK-SP
ATLANTANS LOSE OUT IN NATIONAL CAGE TOURNEY

Kansas City. Mo, March s.-The Atlanta Ga, Athletic club basket ball team was eliminated today in the national A. A. U tournament when 1t was defeated in second round game by the Kentucky and Indiana Terminal five of L5uisvilie. The score was 33 to 30.
 The contest. described as the most spectacular Of the afternoon games. ended with the Georgians fighting bard 10 overcome the Terminals lead. The Terminals lead at the end of the half 16 10 9 and took ten point lead early in the second half. The GeorEians then staged a rally but 1t fell short O'Sullivan, Atlanta floor captain, played hard game, but his efforts were offset by the inability of his teammates to score.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-09
Junior Panthers Hdue First Baseball
 Practice

The Simpson High School Junior Panthers covered Munger bowl carly yesterday afternoon in their nrst baseball practice of the season. Bee tween $ and 50 men reported to Coach George Reynolds for the first workout.
 Chances look good for winning team at Simpson Tech this spring, with the superabundance of material that Coach Reynolds has to choose from. Six letter men were among the candidates out for tho squad yes- torday, and from the pace that some of the new mon seem about to set, everybody should have a run to land a place.
 The new men to report who ara showing up in good form are "Skin- ney" Edmondson at second and Charlie Vincent at third. Edmondson seemed able to cover the territory around the keystone in fast style in tho opening practice, while Vincent. of basketball fame, looked good ham ding the hot ones around the torrid corner.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-09
TO PAY SMALLER TAX

Mont gomery. March S,-(Special) The Louisville and Nashville railroad will be required to pay mortgage tax on only s12,000, 900 of s210.0o0.- 900 mortgage which will be filed for record in Alabama during the next few days as a result of a decision of the state board of compromise to- day.
 While the railroad, under the mort gage, is permitted to borrow 32IY, 006. .0G0, the loan having been re stricted to this amount by the inter- state commerce commi sion Thc board of compromise ruled that Il would be justice to require the rail road to pay the recording fee onl5 on the amount of money actually ot tained by the mortgage.
 The additional recording fees wi be collected as the rallroao obtain additional funds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-09
Wildcats Start
 Diamond Practice

The Jefferson County Wildcats are in the midst of baseball practice now. 29 men answering Coach Bryans call yesterday afternoon. Prospects for a winning team at .he Boyles institute look good for so early in the season.
 The hurlers who are being counted on are Jack Clay and Littletown, all though several other boys are confi- dent of making them hustle to keep them off mound duty.
 Simultaneous with baseball started track work at Jefferson county to- day. Jefferson is entered in the field day meet at Birmingham- Southern next month. Over 20 candidates are out for track places.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-09
By HENRY VANCE
Spring have camel

opflhg have came!
 Sufficient proof thereof lies in the fact that Moley allowed his rockies to stake seven-inning practice game Wednesday afternon. and this tilt, coming on the heels of several hours work in the morning, left the Lunch pretty well Jagged out squad. Many of them were blowing, and groping for a foothold in the turf but still too game to holler calf rope" before the evening affair came to a halt.
 s Further evidence that spring is here was brought to light when Moley discarded his civvies Wednes- day afternoon. put on knickers and the shirt with the big "B" on the left side, wrapped a gray sweater around his bulky frame and directed affairs from the famous split-bottomed chair near the dugout.
 Making 'Em Slide
 While the game was in progress, Harry Matthews took up his stance near the third-base coaching line and l. ad several words to say to each joyed the afternoon by virtue of the fact that he argued several rockies into hitting the dirt. It's awful early in the spring and the flesh is too tender to hit that hard ssand-packed runway, but Matty called several slides for the boys and they got up grooming. It had peeled the skin.
 With a super abundance of sun shine and real warm weather Moley took thorough advantage of the good Gay, and he put the rockies through the hoops from early morning until late in the afternoon, with time out for lunch so that they might inhale bowl or so of soup at the Cafe de Mandy. The Baron chieftain is talk ing no chances with the treacherous spring weather, and he's taking ad- vantage of every minute of sunshine and every square inch of blue sky He has but a week to judge some of the rockies, and he wants to look 'em over as much as possible before the squad of regulars arrive Monday.
 No Releases Yet
 No releases have been made as yet, lut the expert eyes of Matty and MoleY have observed much even in the three short days of work. It is probable that they have already made up their minds about certain rockies and a bunch of pink slips is expected to reach the hands of individuals by sunday. anyway. The park is too cramped for such a wholesale Quan- tity of talent, and this means that many will learn the sad news by the end of the week. In some in-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-09
THE AK MAN OF SPRING

HE AK MAN OF SPKINCS The ax man hasn't yet been caught, And all our sleuthing's gone for naught
 His blade is sharp and shiny He weilds wicked stroke, 'tis said And when he seeks victims head,
 Counts "eenie-meenie-minie' And then he plasters on the mo- And swats the victim with a blow
 That splits his neck asunder. Despite the watchful attitude Of the befrightened multitude
 He's out to loot and plunder. Look out for Sundays cold, gray dawn, And keep your watchful optics on.
 You rockies, or you betcha That bold, bad ax man, Carlton M, To keep his woodman stroke in trim
 Will swoop right down and getchaI
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-09
PANTHERDIANOND STRIBLING IS STILL CRACKERS CHANCE PROSPECTS STAGE FAVORITE TO WIN THEIR TRAINING
 FIRST WORKOUT OVERLOCAL BOXER GROUNDS IN 1923

Atlanta March s.-After this spring the Atlanta Southern associa- tion team will abandon it's training camp 1t Bay St. Louis, Miss. and will assemble for the preseason work outs at Warm Springs. Ga, R. J. Spiller, president of the club. an nounced today. Spring training this year will start next Monday at Bay St. Louis,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-09
PURDUE WINS BIG
 TEN BASKET TITLE

Chicago, March S.-Purdue univer- sity won it's final game in the BE Ten conference basketball race from the University of Illinois team last nieht and emerged from the scramble for basketball honors with the con ference championship in it's possess sion.
 The standing of the teams in the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-09
TOWARDS CAPTAIN WRITES ABOUT THE
 G0-EDS CAGE TEAM

The sporting editor of the Ago Herald is in receipt of tho foilowing letter from Miss Thelma Stacey. cap tain of Towards cO-ed cage team.
 March : 1922, Sporting Editor. Age-Herald "Birmingha, Ala.
 Dear Sir:
 Your paper of March carried the information that the Howard Sir mingham Southern Coed basketball game had been called off because the athletic officials of Howard refused to play on the B. A. C. court.
 'lf you will give us the space in your papor we would like Go state the reasons why this game was not played.
 "In the first place no date or place was agreed upon by the two teams. We would not agree to play at the F. X. C. because we did not feel that if would be fair to us to play the de CidiHg game on tt court which we had neither played nor practiced on. especially this court because it is similar to the Birmingham Southern court in that il has only 'one out of bounds line. Since both teams had won and lost one the Y. NJ. C. A.. court we felt that it was only fair to play the last game there.
 "Fhe games as they stand the first game 13-4 Howard, the second S-7 Birmingham Southern. We will play them on any court with four out ot bounds.
 We only wanted the facts in tho case to be known, and the readers can judge for themselves as to who did not want the game played.
 Thanking you, 1 am, yours very truly,
 CSigned) "THELMA STACEY, Captain Girls Basketball Team.
 Howard college, Birmingham, Ala"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-09
O'ConneII in Center

San Francisco. March s.--Jimmy O'Connell. San Francisco ball player recently sold to the New York Giants for $T5,000-the highest price ever paid for a minor league player probably will play center field on the local Pacific Coast league team this year, according to word from Boyes Springs. where the Seals are train ing. O'Connell does not report to New York until next season.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-09
Bowling Congress Meet

Toiedo, March s.--Today was a day ot importance In the minor events of tae American Bowling Congress tour nan ent. Bowlers from Cleveland Toledo and Monroe. Mich, were the only performers. and none was able h get into the lists in either the dou- bies or singles divisions. A team from Huntington, w. Va, partici- pated in the five-man division to- night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-09

despite the latters' hard fight. The Red Birds were going at flashy speed throughout and shot brilliantly. Hilburn was the big star for the win ners. while NJ. Burns and Campbell shone for the losers. Lineup;
 Y. NJ C, A. C2O-Brunson (2) and Hilburn OD. forwards; Endsley 60, center; Sheppard CD and Davis guards.
 Woodlawn G3)-B. Burns Cb and Obenehain, forwards Moore co, een- ter: Kent and NJ Burns. 63). guards.
 Substitutions-Cam for Kent Bush for Brunson, Burns for Shep- pard.