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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-29
Grand Finale For Football Today On Dixie Fields

ATLANTA, Nov. 2S.-Southern football elevens present their grand finale tomorrow with several teams carded for annual Thanksgiving Day classics and with conference teams battling for ownership of silver cup symbolic of conference supre- macy for the season.
 The cup. to be awarded by Champ Pickens of Alabama to the confer ence eleven voted the highest point score by a. group of southern sport writers-will lend additional color to the Alabama Florida and Wash ington and Lee-North Carolina State contests tomorrow. Both Alabama ana the Generals boast perfect aver ages with the former having four victories to its credit and the lat ter three victories and one tie. Ala bama's followers predict that the Crimson will continue It's winning streak by overwhelming the Gators and the Generals are given the edge over North Carolina State, accord ing to the records.
 Vanderbilt, although 1t has com pleted it's conference card with three victories and a tie, looms as con tender for high honors, as will the winner of the Virginia Military-Vir- ginia Polytechnic annual battle.
 The institutes with four victories and one defeat each, play tomorrow for five and one rating which is expected to be a factor in award ing the conference championship.
 Another classic on the program for Turkey Day Is the Virginia North Carolina affair at Chapel Hill, and while 1t will have no bearing on conference standings the .;ame is one of the days features. Virginia has lost It's four big games and of their five major engagements thus far the Tar Heels have won two,
 Perhaps the most colorful battle of the day and season will be fought at Grant field here by Georgia Tech and Auburn. The stands are ex- pected to be packed for this engage ment, the outcome of which defies prediction.
 Tennessee and Kentucky play at Lexington and South Carolina takes on an old foe, Wakeforest at Co., lumbia. Clemson battles the fast moving Turman outfit at Greenville and Richmond faces William and Mary at the formers field. Ogle- thorpe and Chattanooga meet at Chattanoga and King college will try for a big addition to its season score in its contest with Carson Newman at Bristo,. At Fort Smith. Oklahoma and Arkansas will provide the card.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-29
Tnlman To Box
 Jimmy Finley At B. A. (. Monday

Matchmaker Dave Evans of the Birmingham Athletic club stands to- day as the unparalleled hatcher of America. Dave is not only a crack hatcher when it comes to ring bat ties but he can match anybody of any known profession for a fight. Matchmaker Dave has just sprung two big ones in 8 row. First he has matched Max Scholder and Kid Pace boxing bout, and second he has shift ed the scene of activity again in the Jimmy Finley fight Monday night and instead of Warnie Smith, will send in Johnnie Tillman.
 The first opponent for Jimmy Fin ley was Johnnie McGinty, Pratt City slugger. Then it developed that Me Ginty was suffering from a bad eye from the Kelly scrap a week earlier, so Dave was forced to make a shift. He hot-footed to a telegraph office and wired to Chicago for Warnie Smith. Warnie was given clearance papers from the Smoky City and was ready to start for the Magic City right off. Then came a wire from a friend of Dave's in Chicago
  embroiled in a scrap Monday night in a Chicago ring and Dave immediately wired the N. c. to Warnie's manager, then dug in for another man. This Is the reason that Johnnie Tillman, whose list of opponents reads like the blue book of the American prize fighters of the welterweight class.
 Among the few leading battlers that Tillman has met may be found the names of Jack Britton, former champion and historic figure in the American ring; Benny Leonard, present champion, whom Tillman fought 10 rounds in a no-decision fight; Lew Tender, one of the lead ing challengers for the title; John nie Dundee, another champion; both Pinkie and Ritchie Mitchell and Jim my Jones. One of Tillmans recent fights was with Sailor Friedman, an other top-notcher, whom he whipped in Is rounds.
 Tillman halls from Chicago and his meeting with Jimmy Finley will be the Dixie boys big chance to gain national rating. Finley is claiming the southern title and has good claim. A victory over Finley would put him In good shape for crack at the title.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-29
SHADES-CAHABAIS WINNER SCORE 7-6
Jones Valley Fails To Count Extra Point And
 Loses

Playing a slow game, Shades-Ca- haba defeated the Jones Valley Brownies at Redwood Wednesday afternoon by single point, the final score being to in spite of the fact that Shades -Chahaba made more than double the number of first downs made by the Brownies.
 The Mountaineers outplayed the Jones Valley combination during the first half and in the early part Of the second, scoring their only touch- down by means of a fake kick in the second period. the supposed punt turning into an 1S-yard pass to Hall- man, who ran the remaining l2 yards to the Brownies goal line.
 Jones Valley also made their only score in the same quarter as a direct result of a number of long end runs, which put them in scoring distance, losing the game by falling in the final play. which kept them from gaining the extra count gained by the Noun taineers.
 The second half was played almost entirely in midfield. neither team making any regular gain and eacn side counting an equal number of first downs A special feature of the game was the line playing Of ths Shades -Cahaba backs, Wallace, Da- vidson and Poole making a number of gains by that method. In the line the outstanding player for the Mountaineers was Willis Davidson, who played a good defensive game at tackle, although the entire line held well, practically all gains made by the Brownies being around the wings.
 Lovett and Fox did excellent work for the Jones Valley backfield with Sandlin as one of the outstanding men on the forward portion of the team.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-29
Andalusia To Play At Greenuille Thursday

ANDALUSIA, Ala. Nov. 2S-(Spe- cial)-"One more river to cross" and the curtain will have been rung down on the Andalusia gridiron stage for the year 1923. The team will be accompanied to Greenville on Turkey Day by goodly representa- tion of the student body, including tho "ugliest man and prettiest girl" by popular vote. and plans are being made for a great day, aside from the game. which will be bitterly con tested.
 Coach Green threw a great offen- sive and defensive into the game here last Friday. to come as near stopping Monroeville in their race for championship honors as any team could and not accomplish the de- sired goal, but his men came out without injuries and are this week fresh for the final game with the Butler county lads. Dad" Novater Greenville coach, has been looking the field over carefully within the last week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-29
MANDY READY FOR SEWANEE TIGERS
Thanksgiving Day Games Will Decide Southern
 Championship

NASHVILLE. Tenn, Nov. 2S.- (Special)-After a Hull Saturday, when the varsity players viewed the Vandy- -Sewanee freshmen encounter the Vanderbilt Commodores resumed practice in anticipation of the Tur- key Day clash with Sewanee. The seasonal game with the University of the South marks the close of her collegiate schedule this year, but an unofficial special benefit contest will be played on December 8 with the Princeton All-Stars, an aggregation of Old Nassau moleskin luminaries of tho present year and past sev- eral seasons.
 The melee with Sewanee is at tracing no little attention this year, and while Vanderbilt. with an un- blemished southern intercollegiate conference record, is conceded one of the foremost teams in the south this year, Sewanee is known to have de- veloped a formidable squad, espe- cially during the latter part of the present season. The annual Thanks giving game is always bitterly con tested as the two institutions have long been rivals and regardless Of previous performances of the out fits this fray is always one of the principal holiday affairs.
 While Vanderbilt lay idle Satur- day, her foremost conference rival, Alabama, overwhelmed the Georgia Bulldogs by 36 to 0 score in the principal southern game of the past week. Vandy the week before had trampled over the Georgians by d substantial 35 to count in one of in and shot up to the peak of the s. 1, c. column on a triple tie with both Alabama and Washington and Lee. While the Commodores have by no means relinquished their hold on the top division rung of the S. I. c. lad der, Alabama seems to have in trenched more firmly by virtue of whitewashing Georgia by a slightly larger figure than was piled up by Vanderbilt The Crimson Tide has yet to meet the Florida Gators, a conference eleven, Thursday, while Vandy takes on Sewanee, an $. l. A. A. team. Washington and Lee, the third team in the top division dead lock, was defeated ingloriously 19 to 0 by Centre, but, while this does not affect her conference rating, her honors as a Dixie contender were considerably dimmed.
 The race really narrows down to d SlTukslo ptlWeeH AldDdfHd dllu Vanderbilt, and the Turkey Day con tests will determine the clan des- tined to wear the 1923 laurels. Ala bama early in the season was held down to a meager to score by Sewanee on Alabama soil. and II comparative scores are to be crite- rion then a two-torchdown margin over the Tigers should bestow the conference honors on the McGugin tribe. All Dixie is anxiously await ing the results of these two games Thanksgiving to see how the Tide meets Florida and how badly Wander bilt will conquer Sewanee. team that has not beaten Vandy since 1914 and who drew tie but once in all those ten years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-29
GEORGIA CAPITAL EXPECTS LARGEST SOUTHERN CROWD
Auburn PIainSmen Going To Atlanta To Whip Tornado This Year
By staff Correspondent

ATLANTA, Ga., Nov. 2s.-One championship at least will be decided Thanksgiving afternoon on Grant field when the Golden Tornado of Georgia Tech will endeavor to slay the Tiger of the Auburn plains for the fourth successive time. By bar ring all save tall slender gentlemen from a small section of the stands, southern attendance record of 50, : 900 for an athletic contest is practi- cally assured.
 Barring this, the only title either team can hope for is the champion ship over the foe of the day. Auburn has tasted defeat at the. hands of Georgias Centre and the Army, ob- taining dogfalls with Clemson and Tulane. Tech found the going mucn too hard at South Bend, the habitat of Notre Dame, and gave up the gost again when Penn State showed higher score. Alabama, Florida and Kentucky scored a touchdown and drop kick among them to tie Tech Tn three contests.
 With these bare facts of the sit uation and what the game means to outsiders disposed of the struggle Is expected to end a victory for Tech. Relief was expressed by many Teen supporters tonight that John Shirey and big Ed Shirllng were among those missing from the Orange and Blue ranks, though sighs of regret were occasioned when Red" Bar ron and Al Staton were recalled the next moment. Jimmy Brewster was another factor in the Tech victory, side stepping and twisting his pay for material gains all during his stay in the contest. Oscar Davis did yeo- man service at his guard post.
 With Gibson and Slick Moulton gone, Auburn is counting on the ris- ing generation to give Tech blow for blow and gain yardage. Crane of Birmingham is star whose actions were a treat in the Centre Auburn fracas at Redwood a week or so ago. Buck" Williams is also slated to give the Tornado defense trouble "Flivver" Ford, who is not in the best of shape, IS expected to get into the game. How long he can stay Is another matter. Huckabee, big for ward. will be on hand, but is not ex- pected to figure in the lineup.
 Captain Rip" Reagan of Auburn, who taught Centre and Tech to re- spect hin. last season, is expected to prove stumbling block tomorrow, with Fatty" Lawrence, mentioned In the same breath hereabouts with Claire Frye, Techs all-Sourh rhern cen ter. an able aide.
 chosen from the following: Staton and Gardner, ends; Merkle, Usry and Huffines, tackles Captain Mcintyre and Mcconnell, guards; Frye. cen ter; Hunt, quarter Wycoff. fullbacl1 Williams and Reeves, halves.
 Auburn will enter with this array 1t is expected: Ollinger and Pruitt, ends; Brice and Harkins, tackles Reagan and Sitz, guards; Lawrence, center; Peterson, quarter; Green or Ford, fullback; Allen, Howe, Crane or Williams, halves.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-29
ALABAMA AND FLORIDA WILL
 PLAY FEATURE DIXIE GAME
Prize Ball Comes Home; Lost In 1913

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Nov. 2s.- Capt. Nick Brown of the 1913 Von- derbilt team walked off the field on Thank sgiving of that year with the football which his team had used to defeat Sewanee. Award ing of the ball to the victorious captain was tradition.
 Captain Brown proudly took his prize pigskin to his room in old Nissan hall. on the campus. Some enthusiast stole 1t. That was nine years ago. Today, on the eve of another Sewanee battle, the foot ball came home. George Armis- tead was the culprit He is now a newspaper man. The ball Is on display.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-29
DARTMOUTH TEAM OUT FOR VICTORY
Green Wave Trying To Make Great Record This
 Season

NEW YORK, Nov. 2S-Dartmouth hopes to register it's first success over Haughton football tomorrow afternoon, when, at the Polo Grounds, fits gridiron eleven battles Percy Haughton's Columbia team in the final games of their respective seasons,
 The football representatives of the Hanover, N. H., institution has at- tempted five times to vanquish aughton-coached teams, yet never have succeeded. They first opposed Haughton football in 1908, when the present Columbia coach became head coach at Harvard, and continued an nual engagements with the Crimson and the Haughton system through 1912.
 During the five seasons prior to Haughton's regime at Cambridge, Dartmouth won two, tied two and lost once in engagements with the Crimson, but the tide swung with the advent of the famous tutor.
 The Green, which defeated liar yard 16 to this year, holds out high hope of victory tomorrow. But the Hanoverians have slumped to some extent since mid-season, while Columbia has come forward steadily, despite reverses, throughout the sea son. It Is no secret that Haughton has pointed his men for the Dart mouth game. With the brilliant Kopisch leading it's offensive, the Blue and White may cause an upset.
 On comparative records, however, Dartmouth shows to better advan- tage. The only real basis of com parison Is through Cornell, which downed the Green, 32 to T, and a week later trounced Columbia $50. That was Dartmouth's only reverse, s1l. .1,f 1nc to Williams and Pennsylvania and was tied by Amherst.
 A capacity crowd at the Polo Grounds, another 55,000 gathering at Franklin field to witness the annual Cornell-P l-Pennsylvania game, the 35,000 who may watch Pittsburg and Penn State, and, probably 10000 at the West Virginia Washington and Jefferson game will make Thanks giving Day big factor in boosting the seasons football attendance record.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-29

Veterans of that terrific struggle will face each other once more to- morrow. Capt. Al Clemens, w. C.. Baty, Tom Newton, Hulett Whitver, Ben Compton and Mamie" Paget all bear scars of Gator teeth and will seek revenge against the eleven that contains two of the '21 warriors, Captain Robinson and Stuart Pom eroy.
 All and all, it will be the mental breaks that will count in today's struggle. The result may depend quite lot on whether Alabama reached the crest of her tide when she ran roughshod over Georgia last Saturday or still retains the punch for the last big drive.
 It is certain that the Aggies from Mississippi placed Florida on It's mettIe with the tie score last week fray with a full understanding of the task that lies ahead.
 It should be an immortal battle and the football fans are the only ones certain of winning.
 Alabama, Clemens co, left end; Buckler, left tackle; Jones, left guard; Propst, center; Camp, right guard; Langhorne or Compton, right tackle; Newton, right end; Gillis, quarterback; Baty, right halfback; McCartee, right halfback; Hubert, fullback.
 Florida. Lightsey. left end; Will Hams. left tackle; Norton. left guard !; Cornwall, center; Goldstein, right guard; Robinson co. right tackle; ]; Merlin, right end; Jones, quarter back; Middlekauf. left halfback; Newton, right halfback; Pomeroy, fullback
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-29
SPECIAL SERVICE FOR TIGER TEAM

AUBURN, Ala. Nov. 28-(Specia1. ) Services at tho Auburn Presby- terian church were featured Sunday by two special services. one in the morning to members of the varsity and freshman football team, the oth- CT in the evening before a large su- dience on the life and character of Theodore Roosevelt. Rev R. w. Miles, pastor, was the preacher.
 At the morning service more than 30 members of Auburn's football team occupied special seats In the auditorium. MT. Miles spoke on the subject Strength of Youth" taking his text from first John, second chapter: T have written unto you young men because ye are strong"
 Speaking on the life and character of Theodore Roosevelt in the evening MT. Miles emphasized the late ex- Presidents thoroughgoing American ism, as well as his sense of what he termed practical righteousness. He quoted the nine reasons Roosevelt gave on why men should go to church."
 Next Sunday night Rev. Miles will preach on "The Passing of the Third Floor Back" famous book by Je- rome K. Jerome.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-29
Suits Charged Extra

HARMONY, W. Va. Nov. 2s.-The football uniforms used by Grafton High school players in a game at Morgantown last Saturday were so caked with mud that the railroad company charged excess baggage on them, Jasper Colebank, coach of the Grafton outfit, declared today. There was rio excess charge on the uni- forms from Grafton to Morgantown, he said, but after being used on the muddy gridiron the suits weighed so much that the railroad collected s3 excess on the return trip.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-29
Golfers Addressed

PITTSBURG. Nov. 2s.-J. Frederic Byers, president of the United States Golf association. voiced opposition to & movement to amend golf rules in an address before the Women's Golf association of Western Pennsylvania yesterday.
 "These people are trying to make the game easier instead of gaining success by skill" declared MT. Byers. They would experiment and tamper with the very fundamentals of the game, which have stood the test of centuries. Some of the rules may be ambiguous and probably should be simplified, but the fundamentals of the game of golf are sound and should not be tempered with"
 Mir. Byers also advocated placing restrictions by the United States Golf association upon manufacturers of golf balls and clubs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-29
Ainsmith Sues Cards

ST. LOUIS, Nov. 2s.-Eddie Ain smith, former catcher with the local Nationals, who, following his uncon- ditional release the latter part of last season signed up with the New York Giants, has filed an application with Commissioner Landis to order the Cardinal club to pay him approxi- mately S4,000 he alleges Is due him under his 1923 contract.
 The contract, 1t was said, contained "a good behavior" clause. under which the greater part of Ainsmiths pay was to be held until the end of the year. Last September Anismith was day late in returning from Chicago and his release followed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-29
Sarazen Will Marry

NEW YORK. Nov. 2S.-v ell. It's true all right. Pauline Garon. with her shyest movie smile, admitted Wednesday that she would soon be- come 8 champion on her husbands 8 side.- She Is bethrothed to Gene Sarazen, holder of the American Pro- fessional Golfers trophy for the sec ond successive year.
 But it isn't announced yet" she said. For anything more about 1t, you'd better ask Gene"
 Miss Garon is movie actress.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-29
Tenn. Off To Game

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. Nov. 2s.-The University of Tennessee football squad, numberingf 20 men, left Knox vile Tuesday night for Lexington, XIV, where the Kentucky Wildcats will be encountered Thursday after noon, This will be the final game on the Volunteer schedule and every man on the team has promised to bring back the fur of the fericious Wildcat Kentucky has been given slight edge over the Volunteers, due to their recent victories.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-29
Mick-Centre Game Of

ST. LOUIS. Mo-. Nov. 2s.-Coach Rockne of Notre Dame announced here this afternoon that the South Bend aggregation could not play Centre next fall as proposed. as he had arranged q game with Princeton for the date suggested. The Notre Dame coach added that he advised Centre of this several days ago but that so far he had heard nothing further from the Prayin' Colonels.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-29
BESSEMER BEATS TUSCALOOSA HIGH

TUSCALOOSA. Ala, Nov. 2S- Special )-The Bessemer High school football team defeated the Tusca- loosa High school Black Bears on Denny field Wednesday afternoon by score of to o. Both teams played good ball despite a drizzling rain. There was a small attendance present.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-29
Fitzsimmons Arrested

GRAND RAPIDS. Mich.. Nov. 2s.- Floyd Fitzsimmons, widely known boxing promoter, was arrested in Benton Harbor this morning, and ar raigned here on a charge of failing Ito turn over to the government some $5, 400 collected as federal tax on box ing matches held in Michigan City Ind, July 4, last year.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-10-06
UNIVERSITY IS MECCA
FOR POOR BOYS NOW
Dean Brooks Presents Figures
Showing Institution is Not
"Rich Mans School,

Al HENS, Oct. 5.-The higher
| educational institutions of Georgia
taking the University as an ex.
ample, are not for rich mem son,
only according to r. P. Brooks
dean OIL the School OF Commerce
Tie University and euitlor-mcnle.
Oh th@ Alumni Record. a monto.,
pupllc+tlon OF the Georgia Alumni.
society.
In an article in the Record fol
september DR.. Brooks gives somt
IacIs 70 retute, as he says, a state
| ment fnat a member OF The Iegisla.
ture made at the last session in ex.
planning why he could not vote for
appropriation for higher education in
TINS state. This member, accord
ing to- DIR. Brooks, stated, Il can.
not vote for appropriations for on.
higher educational institutions 50
long as none but wealthy mems
boys and girls are able to enter. ~
: DIR. Brooks Attempts to prove in
MS article that the University is not
a "ridhmans SCHOOL, but rather is
the mecca for poor boys and girls
OF the state. Students live and
are educated at the University on a
smaller cost per annum than at any
ether university cost figures avail
able, he states. Last year a CUES
tionaire was sent to Georgia stu
cents to ascertain the living cost
and 1922 answered this question
naire,
1t was shown that "a boys were
living on from $25 to $34 per
month. sc spent from $35 to SAL;
100 from $45 to $50; 81 from $5j
to $64; GO from SOS to STA.
These figures indicate that 4
large number of students manage
to get through college on from
$3.50 to 1915 per year while other
colleges report, among them being
Arkansas, California, Illinois, Ken
lucky, North Carolina and Virginia,
the cost being from $500 to $500, it
was stated.
About twenty per cent of the.stu-
dents at Georgia live in dormitories
while $50 of them eat at the col
lege dining hall, all that can be ac-
comodated on the campus and DR..
Brooks points out that it's the
states fault that more students
cannot avail themselves of this
low college education cost. In 9th
er words, legislators, through their
refusal to vote adequate mainten-
ance and dormitory fund, are fore
ing the states educational institu-
tions to become rich mans chill
dren's institutions.