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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-24
Alumni Tean, Wins
 Victory Ouer Butler Quint of Greenuille

GREENVILLE. Ala, Dec. 23.-(Spe- cial.)--Greenville basketball fans witnessed one of the most exciting cage games ever staged in this city Friday night when the team of the Butler High was defeated by a mar of the Greenville High school. 'as- sisted by several other players. The score was IT and 16.
 At the end of the first half the score stood to 5. At the close of the last half the score was 13 to 13 It was decided to play the tie off with five minutes to play. At the end of, the extra five minutes the score stood Is to t5. It required another five minutes of play to unite the score.
 The 1920 Greenville High school team was assisted by Coach George Reynolds of the Junior Partners of Birmingham, a guard.
 The game was full of thrills and excellent rapid playing by both teams.
 "Skeet" Mcqueen, the star center of the Butler High, was unable to be in the game due to sickness. No two better guards ever donRed Green vile uniform than A. Stabler and Newton. These two lads will cer- tainly give an account of themselves at the tournament to be held in Bir- mngham during February. Smythe, Dunn and Ray are showing up well.
 Line-ups:
 Butler Hikh G6)-"Baby" Stablsr 10, r. f.; Ray 2. l. f.; Smythe 4, c; Newton, r. g.; A. Stabler. l. g.
 1920 Greenville Q7)-"Muscle" Riley 8, r. f.; Herman Steindorff 2, l. f.; Vastine Stabler [, C.: Reynolds, r. g.; Campbell. l. E.
 Substitutions: Butler High. Dunn for Ray. Ray for Dunn and Dunn for Ray. For 1920. Glass for Reynolds. Reynolds for Glass, Glass for vastine Stabler, Vastine Stabler for Campbell, Campbell for Reynolds.
 Referee, Dunklin GA. B. B. O.. Umpire, Dunklin (Alabama).
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-24
Frank Moran's Purse For Johnson Battle In Peculiar Shape

PARIS, Dec. 2s.-Frank Moran, who meets Marcel Miles. heavy weight champion of France, on De cember 30. is having a much harder fight against the legal entangle-
 ments surrounding his share of the purse for his battle against Jack Johnson in 1914 than the negro gave him during their 20 rounds of mill ing. Immediately before the fight someone placed an attachment on the < entire purse, amounting to 100000
 francs, which was then deposited in France. Then the war came and, later, the promoter, Theodore Vienne, died; red tape intervened, and the money is still in the bank.
 With compound interest at per cent counting up for nearly 10 years. the sum has increased practically by half and the account now totals close to 300,000 francs. By a strange anomaly, however. its real value in purchasing power has decreased nearly half. As Moran explained to the correspondents: 1.-TWO hundred thousand francs in 1914 meant $40.000; 30o,000 francs today mean only little more than $2o,000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-24
PENN STATE LIONS SPEND CHRISTMAS ON PACIFIC COAST
Fasteners to Meet Western Foes in Annual Tournament
 Game at Pasadena

STATE COLLEGE. Pa, Dec. z3.- According to, word that reached here Friday morning from William. Ariz., the Penn State football players are standing the long trip to the coast in fine fashion and they are glad of the arrangement whereby they are to spend Saturday in sightseeing up the Grand canyon. The trip will then be continued tonight, reaching Pasa- dena shortly after noon tomorrow. Christmas will be spent quietly at the Hotel Raymond, but the balance of the week will see the Nittany Lions going through some final in- tensive practice under their dynamic coach, Hugo Bezdek.
 Two Defensive Teams
 According to information concern ing the University of Southern Cali fornia which has been received here, both of the teams selected to take part in the tournament of roses game are noted as defensive teams this year. The Trojans, as the western CTS are called, held the University of California to two touchdowns. while in their remaining games only two other touchdowns were pushed over on them. Penn State also showed up better on the defense this fall than on the offense so that coast fans should witness a stubborn defensive game.
 There is one factor that may change this outlook, and that is the post Thanksgiving practice period for both teams. Gloomy Gus-Hender- son of the Trojans did not bring his team's offense along until after mid- season, and in the two final games, Southern California ran up a total of s2 points. This is quite a bit of scoring and If the same development took place after the close of the regular season 1t is likely that the Trojans will have f1ashy attack as well as a stubborn defense. As for the Nittany Lions, they did not put in three weeks of the hardest kind of work in snow and ice and cold for nothing. Bezdek made a wholesale shake-up in his team after the Pitt game, sent in five new players, and the new combination has been going like one of the old-time Bezdek scoring machines. Penn State is the one eastern team picked by critics as the under-dog in the three big post contests and that Nittany Lion may rise up and roar his loud est when 1t Is least expected. You never can tell about a Bezdek team.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-24
Killing a Black Cat
 Caused This Failure

Bryan Harris, better known as "Slim,">js a member of the Philadel- phia Athletics pitching staff.
 Harris Is one of the best pitchers in the league as far as stuff Is con cerned. He has a dazzling curve ball that breaks sharply, and one of the fastest balls in major league keeping.
 Besides having a great amount of stuff, Harris has an awkward deliv- cry, and this peculiar pitching motion adds to his effectiveness.
 Harris won nine games and lost 20 last season. A black cat made los ing pitcher of Harris. It happened down in Texas one day last winter. Harris. amusing himself with a slingshot, took crack at black cat that was wandering across a field. Ills aim was true and he killed the cat.
 The killing of the cat happened in the presence of three witnesses and the news spread. It reached the American league and the ball play CTS. always eager for a psychologi- cal advantage, seized upon the incl dent and made 1t part of their attack whenever Connie Mack called upon Harris to. pitch.
 As Harris warmed up he would hear condoling messages such as:
 Tough luck, Slim, that a pitcher with your stuff can't win. but it's that black cat you killed that's doing 1t. Killing a black cat ruins a man for life.'
 Gee. Slim Id sooner break 100 looking glasses than even slap a black cat, much less kill one"
 The thing finally got Harris. He became firmly convinced that 1t was the black cat that held him back and any time he pitched he kept thinking about the death of the smoky feline so that he could not concentrate upon his pitching, would slow up ir his delivery, fail to get the break or his curve ball and lose control. The story of Harris failure in 1s1i Is the story of a slain cat.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-24
McGraw Says Players Union Should Start Find for Douun and Out

NEW YORK. Dec. 23.--Manager John J. McGraw of the New York Giants. who is opposed to the pro- posed baseball players union, sug- gested today that if the union wants to do something worth while. 1t raise fund for impoverished players.
 Some very pathetic cases have been brought to my attention" he said. Many old time stars have been located without a penny to their name. Let the union take its dues and devote the money for this cause instead of spending it for high sal aries for the organizers and dele gates. The major league will help and many thousands of dollars could be raised by an old timers bensfit game once a year"
 McGraw said he soon would under go an operation to have a section of iigament removed from his nose. The trouble Is the result of an accident 15 years ago when Dummy Taylor. the Giants mute pitcher. threw . ball which struck McGraw on the side of the nosa-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-24
INDIANS SENDING. HELP TO STRANG' NICKLIN'S OUTFIT

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Dec. 2S.- President Strang Nicklin of the Chat tanooga Lookouts says he is to dis play before his new grand stand at Andrews field next spring the best Southern league entry that he has boasted since he assumed the relis If the local club.
 Nicklin has back practically intact the team with which he finished the 1922 campaign and this aggregation. 1t will be recalled, gave and took with the best of them the closing six weeks of the season, starting the Memphis Chicks on the downward trek that cost them the pennant.
 What is even more inspiring from a Lookout standpoint, Nunamaker is coming from the Cleveland In dians to be Nicklin's first string re- ceiver and handle his young pitching staff. No less an authority than John Dobbs has expressed the belief that Speakers battery coach of last sum- mer will be the best catcher to don the spangles in President John Mar tins circuit this coming season. Nun amaker will replace Doc Neiderkorn, who has been sold tC Little Rock.
 Another addition to the Lookouts will be Harold Leathers, purchased from the Mobile Bears to plug the gap left at short by the passing of Dud- ley Lee in case none of the recruits tC' be sent to Chattanooga from the In dians seems suitable. President NICK lin is to get five players from Speak CT after Iris has decided which he will keep for major league duty.
 Chattanooga fans are hoping that Doran and Shaute, who were sent to the Le okouts the latter part of. the 1929 season, will be included in the lot.
 Both Neiderkorn and Lee leave here with the best wishes of Chattanooga fandom. Doc has done yoeman ser vice for the Lookouts since coming here from Atlanta three years ago along with Fred Bratchi in exchange for Bob Higgins, while Dudley was the spark that started the Lookout blaze that warmed the hearts of the faithful at Andrews field last August and September. The Crackers secured Neiderkorn from Mobile two years previous. so when he joins the Tray elers he will have played with half the teams in the circuit.
 Manager Eddie Mcdonald of the 1922 Lookouts will. of course, not re- turn. With Nunamaker on the payroll there will be no need of Eddie's coun- sel and advice and his playing days are well night spent. Present indica- tions are that Charley Leonard. who managed the Cleveland club In the Appalachian league last year. will plug the gap at the keystone sack for the 1923 Lookouts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-24
Bill Meekin, Wylam Semi-Pro, Signed as Candidate For Dunn's lnfieId in 1923

Another step has been taken in the rebuilding of the Birmingham Barons into a pennant winning ag gregation in 1923. Billy West, sec retary of the Birmingham Baseball association. announced yesterday. Two more players have been signed for next season, one of them with better than Class A experience, and the other a recruit.
 Joe Dunn and company yesterday purchased Pitcher Plateau R. Cox from the Rochester club of the h. ternational league, 1t was announced by Billy West. Cox is a right-handre, and made a good record with the In ternationai league club, Class AA poutfit.
 Walter Hapgood, part owner and business manager of the Rochester club, was in Birmingham some time back, and stated that his club was to be practically torn up and rebuilt for the coming season, and that many of his good players would be sold. That probably accounts for Cox being sold to Birmingham, for the Rochester hurIer performed in creditab1e style in faster company last season than that in which the Barons travel.
 Billy West stated Baronial moguls are expecting Cox to come through in grand style next season, and be one of the mainstays of Joe Dunn's hurl- ing corps.
 Local Semi-Pro Signed
 w. J. (Bill) Meekin of Vivian, semi-pro ball player, was signed by the Barons Saturday, it was also an nounced by Billy West.
 Meekin is an infielder. and played with the Talladega semi-pro outfit last season. He made good record in tho fast ball played by Alabama's lesser clubs, and is said to be an eN- ceptionally good hitter. The depar- ture of Stewart, Neun and tho ru- mored deals to come which will mean the disposal of another in fielder with the Barons. leaves sew eral holes in Dunn's inner defense that will have to\be plugged
 Meekin will probably be tried at shortstop or third base.
 About Spring Training
 Baronial moguls haven't made fi- nal plans for their spring training of 1923 yet, but Billy West stated that Joe Dunn will report here early in the year, and will wind up plans and preparations for the coming year in baseball.
 Meanwhile, the business of scout ing, purchasing and signing ball. players will go merrily onward, Billy West states, and Birmingham VIII witness a likely looking squad at Redwood some time in March, when spring training begins.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-24
Maryland Eleuen Will
 Play Yale and Penn

COLLEGE PARK. Md. Dec. ss.- Two eastern universities Yale anc Pennsylvania. arc to meet the uni- versity Of Maryland on the grfdiron next. fall. The Maryland schedule, announced tonight, includes eight games with southern teams. one with Pennsylvania to be played at Phila- delphia October 6, and one with Yale to be played at New Haven on Mo- vember 10.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-24
[. 5. '. Officials Are Seeking New Coach

BATON ROUGE. La, Dec. B. When asked today about the op- pointment of Mike Donahue as coach for the Louisiana State university football team for 1923. E.. T. Watkins, chairman of the thletic council, issued the fol- lowing statement:
 Tn response to the recent state- ment appearing in. certain newspapers that a coach had been selected for 1928, I desire to say that the same Is not correct; that while the athletic council has been very busy on the subject for several weeks, no contract has been made. As soon as the com mittee has anything definite, 1t will be announced"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-24
Miss Mary Ballard of
 Birmingham Hockey Star at Ohio Wesleyan

DELAWARE. O.. Dec. e3.--Miss Mary F. Ballard. 143s Eighteenth street. south, of Birmingham. Ala, who is now freshman at ohio Wes- leyan university. was one of the few first-year girls to make her numeral In hockey this year. Teams in this sport were chosen from each of the classes and through the fall they competed for the championship of the school.
 Girls hockey is comparatively re- cent sport at Ohio Wesleyan. but due to the large number of those who turn out-to play. 1t has become a reg ular part of the athletic program. Miss Ballard had never played the game before coming to tho univer- sity. but she showed considerable adeptness at learning the game and is expected to be a star during the next three seasons.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-24
Investigation Is Made Of Siki-Carp Scrap

PARIS, Dec. 23.-The commission appointed by the French Boxing Fed eration to investigate the charges that the fight between Siki and Car pentier was a "frame-up" concluded It's work of taking evidence this eve- ming, and will render it's decision some time next week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-24
Babe Ruth Will Test Prowess in Yankees New Ball Park Soon

NEW YORK. Dec. 23.--Babo Ruth is coming from his farm in Sudbury. Mass, in week or two to visit the Yankees new stadium and bat few drives over the fences just to prove that zoning rules for homeruns would mean nothing to him.
 In letter to Col. T. L. Huston, who is soon to retire as part owner of the Yankees, made public today, the Bambino says:
 q don't care where the fences are. I can hit 'em anywhere. Put the marks anywhere you like"
 Babe added that he was working hard every day; was down to 210 pounds and still dropping.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-24
WATER POLO TRoPHIEs

an incentive to bringing out candi- dates for the Yale water polo team, George Wiltshire of this city has do- mated six cups to be awarded to the members of the winning class team in that sport. it was announced tol day. Competition among class teams will start after the holidays. AL though Yale has won the iritercol- legiate swimming title regularly in recent years, it's water polo teams have not ranked with those of other colleges.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-24
A. P. Sports Editor
 Joins the U. s. [. "A.

NEW YORK. Dec. 23.-Edward B. Moss for 10 years sporting edi- tor of The Associated Press, has been appointed executive secre- tary of the United States Lawn Tennis association. 1t was an- nounced today. He succeeds Paul B. Williams. who resigned to be- come editor Of the Utica Daily Press.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-24

,ropean< stars in an international tournament in November and regain ing the title he lost the year before to Jake Schaefer. Roger Conti, oS Francel Edouard Horemans, of Bell gium; and Erich Hagenlacher of Ger many, represented the best of Eu- ropes cue stars in the tourney.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-24

Rhazes, Persian physician of the tenth century. picked out the site for hospital in Bagdad by hanging pieces of meat in different parts of the city in order to find the place least favorable to putrefactioIf.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-24

The Toronto club is going stronger for Mint league talent for next sea- son as indicated by recent deals such as the purchase of Glasier from Po-. Huron and Summers from Kitchener.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-24

Rcd Herring, Birmingham's sensational wcIterwefght, and veteran of several fights with Stribling, will see his rival in action Friday night. Herring planned an invasion of Havana, but decided to tone his ideas down to n tour of Florida. After fighting at Miami Tuesday, Red will return to Birmingham and arrive hero Friday morning, the day of the Stribling-Downey fight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-24

A young fnfieIder WAS added, too. in Bill Meekin of WyIam. Flip Neun md stuffy Stewart arc going to higher company, while it hns been rumored that Taylor will he sold. Danny Clark will be with the Barons again, to hold down the keystone, while AchinGcr will more than likely get another chance at short.
New-York tribune., 1922-10-05
Departures

Al.MERIA, Sept 2s-Meiasonier (Br),
(from Vs!ena!a). Boston
GENOA, Sept a9-Collingsworth, New
Orleans; Marte utal). New Orleans.
ROTTERDAM. Sept 29--H NJ FIagler,
New York.
GIBRALTAR. Sept 2s-osweso tfrom
Ieghorn). New York
NAPLES. Sept 29-Taormina (ItaD. New
York.
KOBE, Oct 2-Havana Maru tJep).
LONDON, Oct a--Atoundria, Mobile.
LIVERPOOL. Oct 3-From Merseyi-
Caledonia tBr), Halifax.
GLASGOW, Oct S-From Clyde-Cana-
dian Miller (Br). Montreal.
PORTO BARR1os, Oct 1--suriname.
= HoNGKoNa, Oct s-president Wilson,
San Francisco.
i LLWERPooL, OCT a--Rio. Philadelphia: :
TAIPnH, Oct 4-Shidzuoka Maru (Jap)
Grom IIongkongl, Seattle. 7
GRANGEMoUTH, Oct 4--olaf L Kong
81 IGIBRALTAR. Oct 3-(Passed) Tacoma
(Br), New York for salonica.
lsao1; sGo1T;Hp2N1nuRe. On Sept a7 Narvik
GtaD, New York; ssth, Vllle doran (rr1
from Leghorn), New York
HAnRn, sr9, Sept 3o-vincent, New York
ANTWERP, Oct 1-Gallicier (Belg).
Philadelphia
cssa ssHInLDs, Oct .-Mlddlemoor (Br,,
SnfOme N j.
Naw PORT ypr,l SAID, Oct 1-umzumoi eBro.
ST MIcHAELs. Oct s-Arabic (Br)
(Irom Napies), New York; Clan Ranald
(bro from Colombo), New York.
CARDIFF, Oct 4-Tuscaloosa City (Br),
Boston. -"
PLYMOUTH, Oct 4-Rochambeau (Fr)
from Havre), New York.
New York
BuENos AYREs. Oct s-King city <Br).
LIVERPOOL. Oct. 4-Ausonia (Br). New
York. ~"
;, PLYMOUTH. Oct. 4--Resolute (from
Ha!nburg), New York
New-York tribune., 1922-10-05
Radio Corp. of America

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Steel s Maker Us 8 Ambrose Oct 4.
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Liberty 1870 Il Ambrose Oct 4
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st Mary Is Philadelphia Oct A.
NJ unamar 60 NE Nassau Oct A.
General Ernst $50 S Scotland Oct A.
Annetta 995 Scotland Oct 4.
Haiu 1866 Scotland Oct A.
HVldehovet 320 e Miami oct A.
Wil1oro 833 Ambrose Oct a.
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