The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-15
S7EWAR7'S MEN LOSE TO KIDS AND DROP FROM FIRST /
IROPER-BERRY BOUT CLOSED FOR MONDAY NIGHT HERE; CLUB TO MEET GUARANTEE
By MAC

They're sportsmen. are those officials of the Birmingham Ath- letic club And because they are willing to take a chance, Bir- mingham's sporting public will have its chance at big time box ing, it's chance to see some of the big fellows in action, instead of on the sporting pages of the big dailies.
 At a conference of Herbert Cobbs, c. w. (BilD Streit and Dave Evans Tuesday morning, it was decided to risk comfort able guarantee to Bob Roper. and the Roper-Tom Berry bout for Monday fight has been definitely closed. h
 Cobbs, Streit and Evans-the Big Three" of boxing in Bir- mtgham, as president, boxing chairman and matchmaker, re- spectively, of the B. A. Care running a risk, md they know 1t. It has never before been the policy of the club to gunran 'ec boxers my amount, their terms being strictly on percentage basis. If the bout should prove n financial failure, the Athletic CiuD BtuHuS tO lVbC dh able sum.
 But they are sportsmen, are those officials of the Birming- ham Athletic club, and Birming- ham will get its chance to see big time boys perform in a big time show.
 Bob Roper and Tom Berry, eastern heavyweights, will meet In the main event at the Bir- mingham Athletic club on Mon day night, August 20.
 Harrington Back In Harness.
 There's something pathetic about the manner in which old timers cling to their laurels, and refuse to stay down under the deadly punch of Father Time, greatest champion of them all. Announcement was made Tues day that Dummy Harrington, the grand old mauler who used to swing a right even wilder and even more effective than that of "The Wild Bull of the Pampas," Luis Angel Firpo himself.
 And next Monday night, Dum- my Bnrrington-who has fought the best ones in Dixie in his tfmc-will meet preliminary hoy in a 'come-back" bout. And fandom will probably be with Dummy, for 1t would be a pitifuI sight to see the game veteran fall before he rushes of an in- experienced boy.
 Dummy has friends in Bir- mingham, hundreds of them, and they will all be at the ringside Monday night to see, if by any chance, the hard hitting Magic City veteran can hit any harder, : or less frequently, than he used to in the widest, most slugging days of his career:
 Home Sweet Home To Them.
 Those pastimers of Stewart, who have enjoyed as wild a career as the fastest moving stock of the Stock Exchange, are on the decline once more. Yes terday they lost to the Pebbles of Little Rock, and, even a. a pebble sinks into a pool of water they sank into the second divi- sion again.
 It's home sweet home to them, is the second division to the BarOns. Since the first of the season the Magic City pastimers have enjoyed n wild whirl be- tween seventh and fifth places, and its nothing new for them to find themselves in second divi- sion again.
 They're on the outside looking in this morning, but the men of Stewart are undaunted, and be- lieve that when the week Is over, they will be enjoying a sofa seat on the inside looking. out-the Inside of first division, of course.
 Ed Wells, big southpaw from Detroit, will more that likely hurl the third game of the series against the Travellers today. Ed has hit a winning stride lately, and ought not to experience much difficulty against the Travellers. Wells is only a youngster, and an inexperienced one at that, but he is learning fast and someday will make somebody mighty consistent winning pitcher. And that some- body will be among those "high- CT up," the critics are saying, after watching Wells perform ances recently.
 Unless he hns learned to time his blows quite n bit better than he used to, 1t would not be sur