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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-08
Donald Ross Has q
 Solution for Stynlie

Pinehurst, N. C.. January 5.-Silas H. Strawn of Chicago, former pres dent will present at the annual meeting of the United States Golf as- sociation at Chicago January IA, it was said here today, plan of Donald J. Ross. which. MT. Strawn considers. will be an excellent solution of the stymie problem.
 "The solution of the problem" said MT Ross, which l have arrived at after making practical tests in which experts as well as average amateurs have taken part is to increase the distance when the stymie is in eff feet from the six inches between ball and ball." the St. Andrews rule for merely used in the United States. to two feet between the nearer ball and the hole, and two feet between ball and ball.
 "The most serious objection to the stymie is that it occasionally brings about an impossible shot in golf. If the two-foot rule were in effect it would eliminate the impossible shots. for when the nearer ball is at least two feet from the cup and the stymied ball at least two feet from the nearer ball. it is always possible to negotiate stymie by pitching over the nearer ball or coming around it"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-08
Neu Idea to Find Boxer Public
 Likes

New Orleans, January 7.- eSpecial.)-Frank Joret, n New orleans boxing promoter. claims to he the originator of n brand new idea to feel the pulse of pub lie sentiment regarding the box CTS of the day.
 Monday night Chuck Wigp,rs and Hurry Foley. middIeweightx, fight here. On the back of the tickets sold for the affair are spaces In which the holder is re- Guested to write the name of the principal he likes the best.
 In this manner Joret claims he can easily and quickly find out just who the public favorite is. after few matches have been staged and u few favorites picked.
 promoters can greatly i'm crease the popularity of the game by giving the fans matches they want.' asserts Joret, -and to do this they must know what boxers they liISe.o
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-08
Draft Price Is Raised From $5,OOO to $z,5OO
 By Big League Moguls

cipaily because one of the owners thought 5000 was not enough for a player. For this reason it was predicted tonight that the amendment will be saticfacrory to the association. The Inter national may be willing to follow the lead of the American asso- ciation. baseball observers said, but little Is known regarding the attitude of the Pacific Coast league.
 Would stop Farming Out
 No statement was made at the close of today's meeting regard ing the proposal recently submit4 ted to Judge Landis by Al Tear neY, president of the Western and Three Eye leagues, the only other circuits not within the scope of the draft. Tearney pre- sented proposals which he said would stop the farming out of drafted players by the majors.
 Minor league leaders said that the higher price would make the majors less anxious to draft players indiscriminately In re- turning drafted man only half the draft price will be paid pack. as in the original agreement.
 The new arrangement. if ae- cepted, il was stated, win include the feature agreed to by the ad- Nisory council in New York to the effect that when players are turned back by the majors they must be offered first to Class A, then 10 Class A leagues. and so on until they are accepted. This win insure the player of being in company fitting his ability.
 Leslie O'Connor, secretary 10 Judge Landis, said tonight that President Johnson and President Heydler were both opposed to the higher price, but had agreed to give it years trial to determine how 1t will operate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-08
U. of Georgia Fiues Haue Made Great
 Records
nv EARL WATSON


 Athens. Ga.. January L. tSpe- cial0 al0-University of Georgia basket ball teams have lost only 12 collegiate games since the Red and Black went into this form of athletic competition in 1910 Added to the glamour of this feat is that of having won 6l games out of total of s5 played for an average of .71S
 The Bulldogs have won 43 games from college quints, and 21 clashes with athletic clubs and Y. M. C. As. As will be imagined. the Atlanta Athletic club has dealt defeat 10 Georgia most consistently winning 10 out of IS starts. And that after the Athenian lives had eontributeM nine players to the club. and In this nine will be found the greatest lum- inaries that the Atlanta team ever boasted Tillou Forbes. Emory Cooke Howard Mccall, Johnny Westmore- land, Ed and Frank Carter, Louis Lester, Louis Morrison and Alfred Scott are the men. '
 The Georgians have beaten the Au4 burn Tigers 10 times out of 3. No college team that Georgia has met has won more games from the Geor- gians than they have lost.
 In 1917 and 1918, two of Georgia's g greatest basketball years, Bulldog hobp riflemen shot a total of TAO points, and long Alfred Scott, said by many to be basketballs most finished product rang just exactly 351 of them.
 In a game between Georgia and the Birmingham Athletic club, played on February 8. 1917, Clarence Rawson and Howard Mccall, Bulldog super guards held the fast Birmingham forwards without the ghost of goal, which is performance that has gong unparalleled in major southern inteEE collegiate basketball. Georgia wolf this game, 16-12.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-08
CARROLLT0N LOSES
 TO REFORM QUIN7

Reform. January 7,-(Special.)- Hopelessly outclassed and utterly be- wndered by the "five-man defense Of the modern game, Carrollton was defeated by the Tigers of P. c. H. S. to the tune of 43-1S. The game at first looked in Carrollton's favor for they had three-point lead for Q lew minutes, but soon the Tigers began to show their real form and after this the result was never in doubt. The Tigers played strictly a
 flVe-man defense" and never tried to get the ball away from Carrollton until they brought it into the danger zone, 1T 1t had been a real game of the@ol d-fashioned type, it would have been novelty to see Carrollton with the ball except for a pass or two for Turkey" Wilson and Bob Smuth- CTS always got the old ball when they got tired of seeing Carrollton play with it. While the defensiv ve play of the Tigers was excellent, they seemed at times to be rather shor at the goal, and if they had gotten anything like a fair portion of their tries, an adding machine would have been necessary in order to get the total While the boys from Carroll ton had a fast team, they seemed u ldtN tcdihWOths anu dlSO SnOWeQ knowledge of the modern game.
 It would be hard to pick the stars for the Tigers, as all the boys did good work. and show promise of a better team in basketball than they had in football. Special mention mus. be made. though, of the field work of both Smuthers and Turkey" Will son. These boys repeatedly passed the ball all the way up the field by themselves-and no one who saw the game could help but applaud the wonderful shooting of Smuthers, the boy from Coalfire gathering 13 field goals and one foul, and won enough picture show money to keep Dr. M lone up for a while.
 The schedule has not been com pleted yet but will call for about six home games and three or four away, in addition to a trip to the B. A. C. tournament. The game that the fans are looking forward to with much interest now is the one with Aliceville. January 20, and they fec sure that that defeat in football will be wiped out.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-08
BIRMINGHAM SOUTHERN
 GLEE CLUB ARE READY
 FOR THEIR INITIAL BOW

The Birmingham- m-southern College Hlee club Is about ready for it's in- itial bow, which will come next Fri day evening at 8 o'clock at the Eleventh Avenue Methodist church. Director o. Gordon Erickson is in charge of the club this year. and indications point to very success ful season. with several long trips already arranged.
 Wyatt w. Hale Is manager of the Glee club. and is busy booking en- samements. The Glee club will make trip through the southern part of the state and into Pensacola, Fla
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-08
JOCK HUTCHINSON WINS
 CALIFORNIA TITLE
By Associated Press

San Francisco, January 1.-Jock Hutchison of Chicago. holder of the British open golf championship, won the northern California open golf championship today with medal score of BOA for 72 holes of play. He made the first four rounds m s0-71-76-75. Eddie Traub of San Fran cisco was secohd. with total of 3i3 and Harold Sampson of San Fran cisco scored 314 for third place.
 John Black of Oakland. who lost the title today; Leslie Davies of Mill valley. and A. B. Shinsa of Oakland tied for fourth place with 316.
 Jim Barnes, open champion of rLe United States. and Dave Prufelli of Oakland, with score of SIS, were tied for fifth place.
 The low score for amateurs was made by Jack Neville. former anna teur champion of California. who was sixth with 522 strokes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-08
CONNIE MACK TO LOOK OVER CHAMPION BOWL
 AT MONTGO GOMERYT TODAY

Montgomery, January 7.-Connie Mack. manager of the Philadelphia Americans, arrived in Montgomery to spend Sunday. MT. Mack will look over Crampton Bowl, Montgomery's s60. 900 athletic field. with a view of bringing the Athletics here for spring training in 1923. Arrange ,ments will be made tomorrow for a series of exhibition games between the Athletics and a Southern league team during the early part of April this year.
 MT. Mack announced while here that he closed a deal for 1922 spring training at Eagle Pass. Texas.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-08
CAGEPROSPECTS
 AT GEORGIA ARE
 NOT VERY BRIGHT
Reaction After Highly Suc- cessfuI Grid Season Lessens
 Interest in Basketball
By EARLE WATSON

Athens, Ga, January 7.-(Special) ) Bulldog cagesters will hear the open ing gun a week hence. The squad is rounding into form slowly. and for some reason the faithful Bulldog fol- lowers arc not bit optimistic about the hoop and net situation. There is a noticeable lack of interest in inc indoor sport here at the university Whether this lack of enthusiasm is clue to reaction after highly sen sational and successful football sea son, or to the more passing ailment of student nostalgia, is hereby re ferred for solution to Coach Laugh ing Larry Conover, an all-round op- timst
 Coach Larry is back in the local camp. and will assist Coach Stege . man in the aforementioned rapid de velopment which assumes a- this date very belated aspect. Conover has been sojourning at length in the east, leaving here early in Decem- Der. It is said that he played m four games of football within the short span of eight days.
 Twenty Men Out
 Twenty men, or thereabouts, were out for the first practice of the new year Tuesday. Exhaustive scrim- maging made the going rough, and it was a perspiring crew of basket practitioners that filed into Alumni hall locker room when work was over
 Eddie Rawson. who has two years of good basket craftsmanship to his credit now, made his initial appear ance of the season--a rrifle more slender than the Rawson of other days. but exceedingly well versed in basketball.
 George Clark, scrimmaging at guard, seemed the class of the eve hing. George has found himself al this guard position. The man who vas only sub forward looks pass ing well for premature selection for all southern guard.
 Ed Gurr, the Macon Apollo. was ringin' 'em from various critical an gles. The wise ones say that Gurr would have been regular some days ago if he had learned the value ef team work more clearly.
 Murray Works Hard
 Mercer Murray has been working The Fort Valley boy loves the game There is only question of his eli gibility. Paige Bennett wasn't there Tuesday, but he will be soon.
 The new crop Is enhanced by a number of men whose true value Is yet to be determined.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-08

securing q body hold. It was an
 easy matter to press him to the
 floor and pin his shoulders flat.
 BOb Martin Is boxer. not
 wrestler. and after he had missed
 that first blow he didn't stand
 chance.
 T don't know how such a strug- gle would terminate in a death com bat, but in our friendly engage ments l always had the advantage of Martin, and Bob is nobodys baby. at that
 Dempsey Knows Both
 Jack Dempsey would stand a het- ter show of conquering a wrestler than the usual boxer, for Jack has had considerable strength as Il wrestler, and knows the ropes well enough to take care of himself"
 Nevertheless, sportdom would-un- doubtedly show lots of interest in s finish struggle between Jack Demp- sey and Stanislaus Zbyszko. worlds champions of the two great lines Of sports. boxing and wrestling.
 It would be hard matter to have to decide which of the two would win. Dempsey, the swift young mauler or Stan zbyszko the strong est man in the world" and cham pion at 45
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-08

Chicago. January 7.-Maior league baseball leaders meeting here today with Judge k. M. Lam dis. baseball commissioner, tecid= ed to amend the major minor draft agreement so that s1500. instead of s5,000, will be the price for drafting a player from the Class A leagues. This agree ment, according to Ban Johnson, American league head, and John Heydler, who represented the National league, will be the last concession of the majors to in duce the minors to accept the draft.
 The major league chiefs con sen:ed to the increase in price only after an all-day meeting. the most of which was taken up by John Conway Toole, president of the International league, and President Hickey of the Ameri- can association in explaining why their circuits have objected to the major leagues selecting one player annually from each club.
 Either Can Withdraw
 At the suggestion of Judge Landis the amendment to the draft is to be so worded that either major league can with draw prior to January 1, 1923. This was the only condition on which President Johnson and President Heydler would agree to the change. Both Hickey and Toole expressed a belief that the raise might satisfy their respect fve club owners. but the matter will have to be put before these men and also before the major league owners before it can be put into effect.
 At q recent meeting Of the American association the draft question was turned down, 2rin
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-08
TIE BASKETBALL GAME
 AT THE SELMA Y. M. c. A,

Selma, January 7.-tS Special. .l--The Dinkins Training school and the "Y" Tigers met in battle royal last night at the 'Y" gym, which result ed in a tie, requiring an extra five minutes of play to decide the fray. This is the first cage game of the local basketball season and was wit messed by a large and enthusiastic crowd. The final score was 29 to 24.. which was won by the Tigers in the last five minutes. Williams, Lee and Hillman were the principal shin. ing lightsNfor the DinlSins outfit. The : next game to be played will be on Monday night, when the "" Tigers will meet the High school outfit in the Y" sym.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-08

iilOE III IuG NilN pi6SClbs BARON MACHINE MUST BE
 REBUILT THIS YEAR
 The Barons must practically rebuild their team this year, as many of last years veterans are not returning to the fold.
 The outfield will probably return intact, with Allen, Silva and Emery still on the Baronial lists.
 For the infield, Stuffy Stewart and Tommy Taylor are being figured as certainties, but good first sacker and shortstop must be secured. Bern sen and Traynor have been disposed of the former to the Crackers and the latter to'the Pirates, so new play CTS must be found for their positions.
 The signing of Tony Brottem for mer Traveller catcher seems to take care of the first string backstop problem, but good second string catcher must be secured.
 Pitchers to Return
 Of last years pitchers. Wheeler, Eberhard and Whitehill will return. The hurling staff must be remodelled. if the Barons expect to finish in the money this season.
 There will be many recruits on hand to try out for regular berths, some of them already known to local fans, and some who are newcomers. Among those will be here are the fol- lowing:
 Warwick and Brandon, oatchers; Krheymeyer and Burkett. shortstops Linquist pitcher; Atz. infileder; Tien. outfileder; Bates, pitcher, and many otheRs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-08
NEW ORLEANS B00klES. WON'T BE ARRESTED

New Orleans, January 7.-At the request of Attorney General A. V. Coco, District Attorney Robert H. Marr announced tonight that he would cause no further arrests of bookmakers at the fairgrounds meet now being conducted by the Busl- ness Mems Racing association, until the courts had finally passed upon one of the numerous cases instituted hY him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-08
English Swimmer Sets
 New Record in Meet
By Associated Press

Middlesborough. Eng. December 14,-(By Mail.)-The worlds swim ming record of 6 minutes 55 4-5 seconds for 800 meters, held by Nor mar Ross. U. S. A.. was lowered here recently by J. c. Hatfield. the holder of several British champion slips, who covered the distance in 6 minutes 51 2-5 seconds. Hatfield was timed by officials of the Anna teur Swimming association. and the effort was made in public.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-08
KILLINGER SIGNS UP
 TWOLINES OF SPORT

State College, Pa, January 7.- Glen KiIlinger, Penn States star back, today announced he had signed n contract to coach the Dickinson college football team next fall. He also. announced that he had signed contract wf7b the New York American baseball team and will go south in March. He will receive his diploma at Penn State January Sl.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-08
w. & J. GRID TEAM
 HOMEWARD BOUND

San Francisco. January 7.-The football squad of Washington anu Jefferson college. which played a scoreless tie with the University of California team at Pasadena January 2. left here today. Coach Neale said he would like to bring his team back to California this year for another east vs. west game
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-08
Who Would Win, Jack
 Dempsey or Zbyszko?
Sportdom's Favorite Subject for Argument Wrestling &.@C Champ Vs. Boxer-Rickard Hot on Wilson's Trail. aA8 Benny Leonard Has Championship Aspirations.
By MARVIN MCCARTHY

Ever spodom f began proeamng Champions the which champion other hand to hand probably will champions of n the edarena
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-08
BULLDOGS EASILY WIN THEIR FIRST
 BASKETBALL CAME
Pat Shores and "RoWdy'' Crews Star in Towards
 36-3 Victory
Fly MAXWELL ALLEN

The Howard quintet started it's sea- son off in a breezy fashion at the Y. NJ C. A. last night when they trampled over the North Birmingham team by murderous score of 36 to 3. The North Birminghammers waged a game fight and tried hard all of the time, but they were unable to do anything with the Howard team, as the Bulldogs had them completely outclassed
 The Bulldogs opened the game with a lack of speed in evidence, but after about four minutes they got busy and scored 23 points in the first half, allowing their opponents one lone point. The Bulldogs showed good floor work and goal shooting, but were not consistent, They played like champions some of the time and then would rest a while before play ing good bali again.
 Shores and Crews Towards two brilliant forwards. led the Bulldog attack from the start and it was the work of these two boys that was in a large measure responsible for the large score that the Bulldogs made on the North Birmingham team.
 Stubbs. Afford and Lackey. while Tot registering as many points. were just as much responsible for How ards 23 points in the first half as Crews and Shores, as these three boys did great work in keeping the ball away from the opponents.
 In the second half, the North Bir- mingham defense stiffened bit, and the Bulldogs were able to make only ft,fp in. Q n Il Crews who did the scoring, with Stubbs, Afford and Lackey doing great passing and good guarding , Pat Shores led the scoring for Howard. making 16 points and was followed by Crews with 12 points. <oth of these boys look good for a big year at Howard. It is hard to say just which of the other three men played the best game. as all of them worked so hard and gSt such good results.
 Riddle was the sole bright light of the North Birmingham team, making their only field goal and doing the bulk of the defensive work.
 The line-up:
 Howard (36) Position. N. B'ham. (O Webb .''.....''+' Fuqua 'l)
 Forward
 onOTes tlpj ..- - ''''- '. 'fN'' '''
 Forward
 StubbS (2) .......-... McN@ueeh
 Center Afford (c) (2) .............. Fleck Guard
 Gaylord ...,...:: :....,....-.'.... Nash Guard
 stitutions-Howard Crews CPD for Webb, Lackey (D for Gaylord, Webb for Crews and Gaylord for Lackey.
 North Birmingha ham: Riddle CD for Mcqueen.
 Referee; Pnton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-08
Basketball Results

At Macon: Georgia Tech 2s, Mer- cer 2S.
 At Chicago: University of Chicago 25, Ohio State IA.
 Most bacteria are little affected by cold. The germs of typhoid fever, for example. can be frpzen into a solid block of ice and still be capable of mischief when they are thawed out
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-08
MOLLY WILL STOP OVER
 TO SEE BARON MOGULS
Deals Pending, But Nothing Ready for Announcement Yet, States Billy West-Baronial Machine Must
 Be Practically Rebuilt This Year
By MARVIN MCCARTHY

Barona managerial scattered Dixie aren the Barns Southern league than they week Nothing official dope" baseball headquarters Billy of inc cl1l in+
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-08
GOVERNOR SILENT
No Reply Expected to Statement of
 Treasurer Ellis

Montgomery, November 7-(spe- cial.) )--Governor Ktlby probably will not make a reply to the statement of George w. Ellis, state treasurer, which he published Sunday morning in defense Of his employment of one daughter as chief clerk of the state treasury and the retention of another as assistant clerk.
 Governor Kllby today said there was nothing i'm the statement of MT. Ellis which called for a reply; that his charge that MT Ellis had con- Nerted his office into an arrangement for the advancement financially of his own family had not been an- swered. and that his purpose of ad- vising the puhlicin line with the law had been accomplished in the origi- nal statement
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-08
K|LBY CONSIDERS
 THE0 LACY CASE
Governor Is Carefully Study ing Records and Recom-
 mendation For Parole
By FRED H. GoRMLEY Montgomery Bureau. The Age-IIeraId, 22i-2 Firxt National Bank Building

Montgomery. November 7.-(spe- cial )-Governor Kilby is devoting every possible moment to the consid- eration of the petition of Theo Lacy fcrmer chief clerk of the state con vict department, for release on pa role following the favorable recom- mendation of a majority of the state board of pardons last week. It be- came known at the capitol today that the governor carried the record in the Lacy case to the executive man. sion Saturday afternoon and that every line of the evidence, the let ters of recommendation. the letters of protest and the arguments of attor- neys was read. @
 Governor Kilby would not indicate today whether or not he had reached conclusion in the case. Lacy's pe- tltion had been before the state board of pardons for about a year. Fitz- hugh Lee and William P. Cobb, mem bers of the board, voted to recom- mend Lacy's release on parole. while Harwell G. Davis voted against a favorable recommendation.
 Lacy is now serving six years for complicity in the embezzlement of S2,000 from the state. He has already served 10 years. less time allowed for good behavior, for the embezzlement of the main amount. about s100,000 He contends that he was not guilty of any offense in the second case and that the money involved in the sec ond transaction was deposited by him to the credit of the person who was president of the board of convict in- spectors at the time.