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Seward daily gateway., 1923-06-14
MARKS N0W SELLING
 10000 FOR DOLLAR
NEW YORK, June 14-German marks are selling today at one hund- red thousand for a dollar.

SEATTLE, June 14-The wife of H. A. Pallady, wealth Seattle man. ufacturer, mysteriously disappeared from her home about a week ago and no trace of her can be found.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-06-14

J. Kelliher, an old timer of the Kougarok ,<district, who has been in Alaska since 1897 was an arrival on the Watson, leaving today for the in terior
Seward daily gateway., 1923-06-14
AINUNDSEN STARTS ON LONG FLIGHT TQ
 NORTH POLE ]
RADlOGRAM RECEIVED FROM IN. TREPID EXPLORER ADVISING
 DANISH GOVERNMENT

CHRISITANIA, June H. Raold Amundsen hopped off on his flight to the North Pole today, according to radiogram received by way of Spitzbergen today The message said that he expected to make the flight from Danish Island over the pole to the island of Spitzbergen in twenty two hours.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-06-14
TODAY'S FISH PR|CFs

KETCHIKAN, June 14.-Fresh hal- ibut, 1872 cents.
 JUNEAU, June 14.-Halibut II and seven cents; king salmon, reds, 13c; small reds, 10c; white, 3 cents.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-06-14
BALL GAME TOMORROW

There will be a ballgame tomor- row evening at 5:3O o'clock between the local team and a team off the radio steamer Gold Star.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-06-14

John s Adams, who arrived on last nights boat from Seattle, left today for Anchorage.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-06-14

Many passengers now in Seward en route to Interior points, were pre- pairing to take the Alaska back to Cordova and go over the Richardson road, but they will now wait and leave on Mondays train.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-06-14

Paul Barnes, commercial man, ar rived on the Watson He is a repre- sentative of M. Seller & Go.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-06-14
NO DANCE TONIGHT

According to latest information ob- tainable there will be no dance to- night.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-06-14
REPAIRS COMPLETED ON ALASKA B. R.
 BY SATURDAY
LINE BE OPEN AND TRAFFIC BE RESUMED SOMETIME EARLY
 IN THE WEEK
Especial to The Gateway)

ANCHORAGE, June 14.-Repairs to the damage on the main line north ot Curry have been progressing much rapidly than was expected, the most serious breaks including the Nenana river bridge, being repaired by Sat urday, June 18th. The line will be open and traffic resumed throughout on Wedensday, June 20th.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-06-14
BRIDGE CLUB NETS

The Bridge Club meets tomorrow at the usual hour with Mrs. Geo. Sexton.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-06-14

Mrs. N. Robertson of Fairbanks is registered at the Hotel Sexton.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-06-14

c. M. Sharpe, representing the Schwabacher Hdw. Co.,, of Seattle is in town.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-06-14
BANDITS WHO HELD
 UP TRAIN EXECUTED

MEXICO CITY, June 14.-Twelve bandits who held up the Jalapa- Pueblo train Monday, were shot this morning by orders of the War de- partment
Seward daily gateway., 1923-06-14

E. Olson, an Anchorage resident, is registered at the Sexton.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-06-14

c. M Burroughs and wife, register. ing from Mccarthy
Seward daily gateway., 1923-06-14
OPERATING EXPENSES ALASKA RAILWAY
 DECREASING
DEFICIT FOR CURRENT YEAR BE LESS THAN $70o,ooo
 SUBSTANTIAL DECREASE

WASHINGTON, June 14.-Operat- ing expenses of the Alaska railway were $1 772,376 for the year ending December 31, and operating revenue $718,93O It is estimated that the de- ficit for the current year will be less than $7OO,OOO
 When construction work is finished expenses will be lessened and reve- nues increased.
Seward daily gateway., 1923-06-14

WEATHER FORECAST Cloudy tonight, colder Anchorage Frdiya; probably showers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-09
AMERICAN TENNIS BATTLING KELLE
 STARS ARE LUCKY WILL BOX M'GINT

CANNES, Dec. S.-American dollars, not American skin and stamina, won
 the Davis cup and the worlds tennis
 championships, according to Suzanne
 Lenglen. Not that Suzanne wants it to be believed that the games were
 not on the square. Oh, no, but Ameri-
 can tennis players don't have to
 work for a living and, therefore, are
 able to devote the requisite amount
 of time to training.
 "Johnston and the others are great players" admitted Mile. Lenglen, who
 is training down here for next years matches, but it~is because they are always In trim. They train all the time. But look at our player, Brig non, for instance. I have often seen him at the courts between noon and ? o'clock, his lunch hour, with sand wich in one hand and a racket in the other. That's how he has to train. If our players had the same freedom from the financial necessities of life they would make the Aniericans take back seat. I hope some wealthy
 Frenchman, or association, can find a
 way, without encroaching on the amateur sport regulations to permit
 our tennis players to train as the
 Americans do. If that were done l am certain the tennis honors in the Olympics would not go away across the Ocean.n
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-09
SIMPSON QUINTET
 START PRACTICE
Purple Tornado Shows Much Good Prospects For
 Season

Cage practice at Simpson began Friday under the direction of Coach Dick" Webb, who will have charge the basketball season for the coming year, three veterans and number of excellent prospects reporting for service on the first day.
 "Slick" Vincent will be back at for ward this season with the prospect ing season than he was last year, when he easily made an all-state berth by his playing for the Tech sters during the entire season last year.
 Curdy Byrd, crack center of the Purple and Gold cagsters is also back for another year, being out at the first call Friday afternoon. Byrd was another one of the Tornado stars of the past season and, with Vincent, should form the backbone of an excellent quintet this season,
 Little Boy'' Wright. another last years veteran, has also returned TOT rractice, and a number of unsuccess7 full candidates of the past are look ing good this time.
 Dewey Byrd and Albert Vincent are out with the intention of fol- lowing in the footsteps ot tneis 1a brothers of stellar fame and shouio do some good wark this season as should Cunningham, Harris, Hickman and others. Several new men are expected out at the opening or prac- flee this week to increase the num- Der of good prospects for the year. According to early appearances, the best bet in the new material among the Techsters in Johnson Ellis, an wno no apparently intends to fill the piacs left vacant by the loss or aGh sem of last years fame. Ellis handles himself well and will probably de veiop into one of the best ,ao o on ra tnf set at the beginning of the season;
 The cage schedule for the Pui ple Tornado has not yet been announces ,s and no games are scheouleu to inc Christmas holidays, according 10 Coach Webb.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-09
Veteran Says He Will Whip IriShman Or Quit The
 Game

Battling Kelley has started on his comeback. Although the Battler stages his come-backs intermittently and occasionally often, he is serious this time. T am going to whip John McGinty or l am going to quit the ring for good" and the Battler was in dead earnest when he spoke these words. Incidentally, Matchmaker Dave Evans of the Birmingham Ath- letic club has scheduled the two to run amuck in the Athletic club arena on Monday mighty December IT.
 Johnny MeGinty won out over Kel- ley in the recent scrap the two had. which was, incidentally, a grude af- fair in itself. Kelly was not satisfied with the bout and as he thought it would not be too great an effort to lick McGintY he was not as careful with his training as he was wont to be. However, this time the Battler means business and says he will be in better condition for the bout on Monday night week than at any time this season, and that he is going in for revenge on McGinty.
 The Pratt City slugger made his first appearance as a maip-bout boxer against Kelley and showed the fans some first-elass slugging. He has done lot of training since that scrap and is doing much more, for McGinty is an ambitious youngster and sees | visions of crowds to win in the squared arena.
 sMcGinty is an experienced prelimi- nary boxer but has not ventured far out into the professional world. Evans is- looking after the Irishman's wei fare in the ring and is leading him on gradually to some real top-notch matches. An offer was made for a bout for McGinty in Memphis, but
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-09
BENNY LEONARD IS OUT FOR 4 SCRAP.

OMAHA, Neb., Dec S.-Benny Leonard whose fistic ability draws millions of dollars from fight fans, is carrying on private man-hunt today for a newspaper reported.
 The lightweight champion is itch- ing to fight for nothing as 8 result of newspaper story published here saying that Benny was rushing" Miss Alyce Mccormick, called the "prettiest girl in Nebraska"
 Miss Mccormick attracted atten- tion by her transition from a Salva- ton Army singer to a chorus girl in a musical show,
 My mother is my only sweet heart" said Leonard. Miss McCor- mick and I are only good friends. We met on the stage in New York.
 Dave advised the local boy to turn down the match, as he was not ready for any of the tougher fighters of the ring just at this tage of the game.
 In Kelley. however, McGinty is meeting veteran boxer, and clever one. Kelley is a shifty slugger and is a hard man to solve. The last bout was rather nip-and-tuck affair, al- though McGinty finished strong. Kel- ley packs a terrific wallop and a clever "cork- screw" punch along with his regular assortment of tricks Of the game The coming bout should be a much better one than the last, and also decisive one.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-09
BESSEMER TEAM IS GIVEN BANQUET
Howard Parsons Is Elected Captain Of Tigers For
 1924

Bessemer High school has just closed one of it's most successful foot ball seasons, winning seven games out of nino played. The squad has been the recipient of many compi- ments since the season closed. A banquet given by MT. Vail of Besse- mer for the team, and it was in vited by the U. of A. alumni to the banquet given to the U. of A. team, and last they are being banqueted Friday night by MT. and Mrs. Arthur Jacobs. two of the most loyal fans of the Bessemer district.
 Howard Parsons, better known as Cotton" was elected captain of the team for next year with Bill Granger, star end, as alternate cap tain and Hosea Smith as manager.
 The following men have their let- ters this season: John Granger. cap tain; Bill Granger, Lester,Armstrong William Cunningham. Howard Par sons, Lewis Jacobs, Herbert Salmon T. w. Goodwin, Pettus Lowrey Robert Kirkpatrick, Paul Jones, Thad Smtn, Kennith McNeil, Frank Moses, Otis Anthony, manager
 The inter-society football is Tn full sway at Besscmer high now and basket ball is getting under way. Coach Collier will again have charge of the basket ball and baseball teams and will have nucleus of four let ter men to build his basket ball team around
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-09
PANTHERETTES TO PLAY NEXT FRIDAY
Alabama Is First Foe Of Blr' mingham-So Southern \
 C0-EdS

rho pirmingham Southern Panther cites are working hard Tn prepai tion for the first game Of the sea son Friday when they Will meet tue University of Alabama co-ed case- sters in Tuscaloosa.
 Coach Ben Englebert is giving ms men some good rehearsals peloIe the game with the unlVefs,1S Siaid and will probably enter the lieio u,ith inc strongest team in co-ed basketball history at Birminshain :. Southern. the biggest loss of Captain Anna Neese. star center of last year, being partially made up by the good material entering the race TOT the central position this year.
 Captain Mary Brinskelle and Corda StanAury will probably form the forwards Tor the first game or .he season, although others Will DC al- lowed to play during the game Stansbury is a new member or the team and is fast and good tosser with the prospect of being one Of the hest on the coed squad during the coming season.
 Jucile Williams and ! Elizabeth Green are the two regular guards who are back for another year on thF team. Julia Manar, the Ie'l.dl mid fn7 veteran. is making strong bid TOT center in opposition to Helen Crahe' another good prospect. Lucille Can, non and others are showing up well in rehersals and should form part of the regular squad.
 The game with the university co eds will be the only regular game to be played by the Pantherettes pc, fore Christmas, although seVeiai nractice games including one with Mortimer Jordan, county high school champions of last year, are planned.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-09
BIG INCREASE IN WEST GOLF BODY
Calumet Country Club, Chi cago, Sit For The 1924
 Tournament

CHICAGO, Dec. S.-(By Associated Press.)--A record sipcrease in mem bership was reported tonight by the Western Golf association at it's an nual meeting. Present officers. in- cluding- President Charles O. Pfeil, Memphis, Tenn, were all reelected, and the Calumet Country club of Chicago was selected for the open championship in 1924.
 Selection of a course for the anna teur championship was left with the executive committee. which an nounced that the contest will be played on some Chicago links to celebrate the twenty-fifth annivers- ary of the association. With tho ac- quisition of 7S new member clubs in 1923, the association now has total membership of 422 clubs in 3S states. The executive committee will also select links for the junior cham pionship.
 For the first time in several years no question of rules or golfing au- thority came up for discussion. While the question of changing the control of golf has not been definitely set tied, it was said by one of the of ficers that a committee, comprised of representatives of the leading golf associations of America now had un- der consideration a revision of golf control in America that would prob ably eliminate any friction over the subject and put United States golf CTS in a position to demand any necessary changes from St. Andrews.
 The remarkable growth of the as- sociation was reflected in the re- marks of Ed P. Martin, who was president in 1903-4. four years after it's organization. He said that dur ing his incumbency there were only AS clubs. The organization started in 1899 with II clubs.
 An incident of the meeting show ing the elevation of the golf pro- fessional was a speech by Alec Pirie. president of the Illinois Professional Golfers association. Only a dozen years ago golf professionals were not>allowed to enter club house and not until after the national amateur open tournament at the Midlothian Country club in Chicago in 1914, were professional golfers admitted to club houses as equals with amateurs. he said.
 Tonight, for the first time in the history of golf, Pirie and Phil Gaudin represented professional golfers at an annual meeting of a major golf association. (.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-09
" QUINTET WINS
 EASY GAME, H-9

The E. BIB. basketball team ran rough -shod to Il to nine count over the Sixty Street Methodist team, in the opening game of the season at the "Y" Saturday night The F. B. B. team is not only one of the strongest representing the boys department of the Y. M. c. A., but is one of; the strongest junior teams in the city.
 The feature of the game, was the beautiful team work of the F.. B. B. With Cunningham and Lackmond leading in scoring, Captain Ray. playing a stellar ~,.me at center, and Darby and Kontos. playing air tight ball at guard, all went to ac- count for the decisive victory of the E. B. B.'s Lovett showed best of the visitors. x
 The Methodists offered more re- sistance than the score indicates, but showed lack of practice in goal shooting. The game was clean and fast, only five fouls being called throughout the game.
 Methodist-Cohen forwaxd; Levin
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-09
WEST VIRGINIA TO START CAGE WORK
Wrestling Team Will Also Get BuSing In Mountaineer
 Camp

MORGANTOWN, ". Va, Dec. s. (Special.)-S far as intercoliegjate competition Is concerned there Is a complete hiatus in athletics at West Virginia university between Thanks siWng Day and the Christmas holi- days. Many Mountaineer athletes compete in two and three branches of sport and for them it is a period of complete rest.
 Schedules are arranged in a man ner that makes it possible for coaches to get their squads in shape without beginning practice sessions until just before the winter recess. As a rule the squads practice for about 10 days. after which the men go home for a short vacation. They return In time to open the season during the first week of January.
 Mountaineer athletes are idle these days, but they stand ready to get back into training whenever coaches order practice to be started. Francis H. Stadsvold of Minnesota. Is to coach the basketball team for a fifth time, while Scott Hoguh, West Vir- ginia, will make his debut as coach by taking charge of the wrestling squad.
 Both coaches intend to call candi- dates together during the coming week and work will be started inn mediately
 west vitginia's 1923 basketball team is intact, but none look for the regulars of a year ago to hold their berths. Several may be retained on the varsity. but newcomers are ex- pected to oust some of the others who played regularly last winter.
 The wrestling squad was hit hard by graduation and Coach Hough has no less than three Openings for the right men. He also hopes to strength zen his squad in other divisions, and it would not be surprising to see the personnel greatly changed.
 Director of Athletics H. A. Stan bury is still working on the basket ball and wrestling schedules. He eX- poets to- have both completed and ready for announcement before the loli6aVSk
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-09
Sewanee Is Only New can, Taken
 Into Conference

WASHINGTON, Dec. S.-Decision fixing after the first Monday in September" as the earliest date for
 beginning football practice for all university and college members was
 the outstanding actiorftaken by dele gates at the closing session here to- day of the annual meeting of the southern conference. the new name voted at the meeting for the south- ern intercollegiate conference.
 In what was perhaps it's least keventful annual session, the organiza l tion voted down all proposed rule changes bearing on the summer base ball question and passed over the subject without protracted debate. The University of the South was the only one of eight applicants voted to membership in the confer ence. The organization, after ad hitting the new member, decided to limit it's membership to the present number of twenty-two, and to con slider no further applications unless vacancy occurs by the withdrawal of a member.
 The conference reelected all of ficers, including Dr. s. V. Sanford, of the University of Georgia, as presi- dent, and Dr. J. B. Crenshaw, of . | voted unanimously to, accept the in- vitation of the University of Tulane to hold the next meeting in New Or leans.
 Fixing of a uniform date beginning of football practice by amending the present rule reading "September 10 or the beginning of college" was voted after supporters of the new rule had argued that institutions opening before September 10 had enjoyed an advantage in the longer time permitted them for practice un- der the old rule. The change was carried today after being rejected when first proposed yesterday by H. C Byrd of the University of Mary land.
 In addition to the other decision yesterday to prohibit all football games after the first Saturday after Thanksgiving. the conference today voted to limit the number of fresh-. men football games No five, with limit of two away from home.
 In other branches of sport. 1t de- cided to hold the annual track and field championships at Montgomery. Ala, on the second Friday and Sat urday in May, and to begin the an nual basketball tournament at At lanta on February 20. It was voted to limit participation in the latter conference games.
 Contrary to previous reports. the conference yesterday voted down a proposal that conference teams be prohibited from playing and non-cofi- ference teams in conference territory. except members of the s. l. A. A. un- less both teams competed under the conference eligibility rules. Although the proposal developed considerable strength during a lengthy debate. it was finally voted down, 12 to 9.
 The conference also rejected with out much debate today "a proposal to change existing rules as to summer baseball playing so that player would be allowed to play on any team Tn any game to which admission was not charged Adverse action also was taken on a proposed rule by Which any member playing on team With professional would lose eligi- bility.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-09
AMERICAN, TEAM
 WINS BIKE RACE
koCkler And Lawrence Comes In One Lap Ahead
 Field

NEW YORK, Dec. S-Ernest Rock Ter of Chicago, and Percy Lawrence of San Francisco, riding as the American entry, tonight won the thirty fifth annual slx-day bicycle race at Madison Square Garden fin ishing oneflap ahead of the field.
 Reggie McNamara of Newark, N. J., and Peter Van Kempen of Holland, won the most points and finished second.
 Eddie Madden and Harren Horan, both of Newark, N. J., finished third. They rode as the Irish entry.
 The official finish figures follow
 Teams Miles Laps Pts
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-09
Big Match Scheduled

PINEHURST. T. C., Dec. s.. four-ball match between A, .hrr Havers, the British open char. pion. and his partner, Jim Ockenden, the French open champion, and Joe CapeIlo. Bangor. Maine. and Alex Ross, Detroit. is scheduled to be played here December 24
 The match. to be 3S holes with Is in the morning and IS in the after noon will be, it is said, the first match in America with both the British and French open champions pa artic.DatinC.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-09
BOBBY BAUGH
 SETS RECORD

TUSCALOOSA, Dec. s. Both amateur and professional golf rec ords on the course of Tuscaloosa Country club fell before two Uni- versity of Alabama golfers, play ing together, during the past week.
 Glen Crisman of Selma, state amateur champion, who recently won the Roebuck tournament in Birmingham, covered the course in 72, and few minutes later Bobby Baugh, runner-up in the recent open southern championship, made in the course in 70. Baugh set new course record,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-09
Appleby Wins Title

Appleby of New York tonight won the amateur 1S.1 balkline billiard championship at the Newark ~Ath- letic club. defeating John A. Clin- ton of Pittsburg, 250 to 214. Apple by's victory came after an exhibition of splendid shooting in which he overcame 104 point lead at the thirteenth inning. He stroke the win ming point in an unfinished high run of 67, the highest of the siX-day tournament. Clnton's high run was 56. Appleby's average was 12-34 and Clinton's l6-3S.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-09
 'TATy LAWRENCE IS TIGER CAPTAIN

AUBURN. Ala, Decs s.-(Special.) James Driskell (Tats) Lawrence of Plantersville, Ala, will lead the Au- burn Tiger football team in 1924. The Pelection was held at the annual feed for the football team. given by the Sigma. Nu fraternity Saturday night. Thomasville. Ala, was chosen as all ternate captain. Both of these men are veterans of three seasons with the Bengals and the assurance of their return will mean much to the team.