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Evening star., 1923-01-24
COCHET IS RANKED FIRST
IN FRENCH TENNIS LIST

Word of the Omcial ranking OF
the ten foremost players Of France
has been received at the once Of
the United States Lawn Tennis
Association. The men are placed
os foIlowss Henri Cochet Jean
Rorotrn, Andre III. Colbert, Jean
Samnxeuilh, NJ. Blanchy, J. BruE.
nor, p. AIbarran, J. Coniteas. n.
Danet and Max DecuEis. The
French association has sent word
that it's covered court cham piOn-
shin will begin February ~, and
that the national championship
will be held June o.
The prOvisfonal schedule of the
English association. also received
by the u. 8. l.. r. A., shows more
than 100 tournaments listed for
sanction It is expected that there
will be additions before the list 10
finally adopted. The champion.
shjps are set for Wimbledon for
the week beginning June rs. The
Irish championship will be held
from July 16 to II and the Welsh
ShampIonshiS the same week.
Evening star., 1923-01-24

The vanquished Techites are TO
face their old rival. Central. in the
Initial battle of the dual bill Friday.
AS Central Coliseum Is not available,
this and the Eastern-Western match
are being staged at the Arcade in
an effort to make up time lost
four scholastic contests played and
the postponement Of two others due
to the renewal OF the titular series.
In beating Business SO decisively,
the Fasteners continued their dash
ing play that upset Central last week
and put up a far better performance
than in the invalidated game that
went to the Stenographers. 21 to 20.
With Hook and kessler playing bril-
iiantly at forward and guard. re-
spectively. Eastern had everything its
own way in the first half, which ended
in it's favor. Is to 4. Business took
new lease on life in the second half.
via the personal foul route: but East
ern. travelling under a comfortable
lead. attempted little more than
defensive game in the latter portion
of the fray.
About the only comfort Tech can
CLEAN from yesterdays mix-up with
win as handily as in the discarded
match between the teams. That
ended 80 to IL against the Manual
Trainers Tech put up a good battle
In the first half yesterday, but it
never really had a chance against
the Red and White. The latter found
itself in the second session and from
then on scored with ease. Frisby.
victors, while Boyd was best Of the
Techa
Evening star., 1923-01-24
OVER MILLION TICKETS
ISSUED AT PUBLIC LINKS
Estimated That More Than Triple This Number
Would Have Used Courses Had There Been
Room-Facilities to Be Increased

HCAGO January AThe pressing
supply the demands of the increasing OF golfers
by the compilation today of the number of golfers
during
been demand if there had been
fall and
in
players teed off, 500 day. This
CURED the starting of four players five
pm. on the
Evening star., 1923-01-24

q SI-to-21 game. The Caseys were
out IN front all the route.
Mackin Athletic Club handed the
Libertys 51to-3S drubbing. Bon
ner. Morris and Worksman played
brilliantly for the victors. Corson
and Simonds did the best work for
the Libertys.
Georgetown Athletic Club Juniors
vanquished the Mount Pleasant Meth
odists. 35 to 23. Hart OF the winners
tossed eight goals from scrimmage.
Giant basketers defeated the In
dians. 20 to s. in the Central Y. NJ. C.
A. League. The schedule for the re-
mainder OF the season in the circuit
follows: January 81. Indians VS..
Tigers: 80, Senators vs. Giants; Feb
ruary 3. Indians VS.. Senator's; s,
Giants vs.. Tigers; 10. Tigers VS.. In
dians; Is. Giants vs.. Senators: IT, In
dians VS. Giants: 20, Senators VS..
Tigers; "a. Senators VS.. Indians; 27,
Tigers VS.. Giants: March 3, Tigers
VS.. Senators: s, Giants vs. Indians;
10, Indians VS.. Tigers; 13, Senators
VS.. Giants; II. Indians vs.. Senator's;
90 Giants VS. Tigers
Evening star., 1923-01-24

breaking up of the intercollegiate
Rowing Association.
1t appears that college crews row.
ing In intercollegiate regattas on Lake
Carnegie at Princeton last summer
were justified in their complaints
that the shells frequently dragged.
This was because Of the shallowness
Of the water.
When an oarsman says that his
boat drags he means that the keel OF
his craft is so near the bottom that
undue physical effort is expended.
Reports of Princeton engineers, sub
mitted to the Athletic Association,
show that in the course of the past
Ave years the mud flowing into Lake
Carnegie exceeds the gold that used
to flow into the pockets of the donor.
In many places not more than foot
and q half of water covers the bot
tom.
The engineers add that in their in
spection Of the lake bottom when
the water was let out last fall the
propeilers of launches which followed
the oarsmen bit into the mud more
than half the length OF the two-mile
course. Just what to do about the
situation is the topic of conference
now being held between the uni
versity engineers and two experts
who have served on the engineering
board.
Initial steps to be taken this spring
Involve the installation of two great
sucuon dredges, which will prepare
the course for regattas to be held
this spring and summer.
(Copyripht. 1921
Evening star., 1923-01-24
MISS COLLETT TO PRIME
FOR BRITISH GOLF EVENT

NEW YORK. January 24.-Miss
Glenna Collett, woman's national golf
champion, is en- route with her
mother to Bellair, Fla. where she
will begin practice for the southern
winter tournaments.
Miss Collett plans to remain in the
south until April II. returning home
for a few weeks rest before sailing
for England to participate in the
British womans championships.
Evening star., 1923-01-24
TOPS HOCKEY GROUP.

ST. PAUL, Mimi, January "a
Leading the western group OF the
United States Amateur Hockey League
by one full game, the St. Paul hockey
team will leave tonight for q two
game series with the Duluth team
Thursday and Friday at Duluth. The
saints last night defeated Milwaukee.
; to @.
Evening star., 1923-01-24
WESTERN GAME FRIDAY
TEST FOR EASTERN FIVE

7ASTERN Western clash in the second OF high
basket ball championship Friday at the
- will take deal of beating there
the 1925 At Central Coliseum yesterday the
ougod 6 and taking the
lead in with
Hill their Western easily
Business
Evening star., 1923-01-24
ATHLETES MUST EXPLAIN.

NEW YORK, January 24.-Loren
Nurchison, st. Louis sprinter. and
others who filed for entry for the
Fordham University indoor meet last
Saturday and then failed to appear,
will be asked officially to explain
their absence. Metropolitan A. A. U.
officials here declared.
Evening star., 1923-01-24
WINS BERMUDA TITLE.

HAMILTON. Bermuda, January "a
w. II. Buchanan of Port Chester.
y. V, a member of the Rye Country
Club, won the first Bermuda open
amateur golf championship. defeating
o. p. Schaffer Of Chicago in the final
round. 6 up and 5 TO play.
Evening star., 1923-01-24
FIELD TRIALS TO RADIO.

PINEHURST, N. c.. January "a
Radio, owned by DR.. ]. S. Brown Of
Montclair. N. j., took first place in
the derby in the field trials here
Wargley Dot, owned by Dr. j. T.
SEWER Of Asheville, N. c., was second,
and Silk Stockings. owned by H. L.
Hadwick of Lexington, N. c., was
third.
Evening star., 1923-01-24
CORNELL FIRMLY AGAINST
FOUR-MILE REGATTA ROUTE
With Penn Supporting Ithacans Against Columbia
and Syracuse, intercollegiate Rowing Asso'
citation May Go On the Rocks
BY LAWRENCE PERRY.

24-Corners attitude against rowing four
M mile regatta the intercollegiate aquatic
probably will adhere. Charles E. Courtney the
country advocated the
ground that much time required to
maintained that tests
convincing be held upon lanes of lesser length
much
development rowing Princeton and esa
OF friendly and spomank relations Cornell
taken the edge off the Poughkeepe affair
Evening star., 1923-01-24
TITLE-SEEKINC TOSSERS
In BIG MATCHES TONIGHT

scheduled
tonight, them which
the unlimited division championship
Domnics Hail. 9th
Lyceums will be host the St Paul Athletic Club FIVE while
Meade Md In the division the Lbery and Argyle Props
ater floor and Yosemies Western Athletic
Evening star., 1923-01-24

BURLINGTON. VT. January 24.-Ar-
rangements for a foot ball game to
be played in this city October l3 with
Queens College of Kingston, Ont, are
under consideration at the University
of Vermont.
Evening star., 1923-01-24

NEW HAVEN, Conn.,, January "a
Yale defeated Dartmouth. 23 to %,
in an intercollegiate league basket
ball game here last night. With Yale
leading 23 to 16, Dartmouth staged a
rally in the last two minutes.
Evening star., 1923-01-24

Central HiEh quint went to Episco-
pal High School yesterday and took
a 34-to-23 trouncing. Both sides were
of rules. but the game was interest
mgly contested. The Episcopalians
always held the upper hand. At
times, Genital rallied, but the home
team always had a counter-rally in
reserve. Morton, Bridges and Tyler
did some excellent playing for the
Episcopal team. Dey and Fellers
starred for Central. Others of the
losing combination were Birthright,
Johnson. Miller, Childress. Harper.
Hall and Yost. Episcopal probably
will meet Central here next month.
Three schoiasttc games are on tap
today. Eastern Is entertaining the
Georgetown Props. GonzaEa has a
game with Business on the latter's
noor and St. Albans is visiting
Swaveiy School.
Evening star., 1923-01-24

Jane the Great. 2.O3A, has been
added to Dick McMahon's stable of
harness performers.
Evening star., 1923-01-24
COLLEGE BASKET BALL,

Az New Haven-YaIe, cs, Dart
mouth, ~.
Military College, IL.
At Newark, Del-Delaware, n.
Penn Junior Varsity, 18.
At Ithaca-Cornell. 20; Buck
nell. l6
Evening star., 1923-01-24

A field goal tossed by Spencer Hart
in an extra f1ve-minute period gave
the Washington Collegians a 29-to-27
victory over the Manhattans. Both
teams played well.
knights OF Columbus basketers ran
roughshod over the Capital Silents in
Evening star., 1923-01-24

Hudson Athletic Association wants
matches in the 125-pound class. For
games address Maurice Fitzgerald.
sports department, Washington Post,
or telephone Main 42O5, branch 36.
Evening star., 1923-01-24

Epiphany Midgets and Georgetown
Athletic Club Midgets staged a bat
tie royal. with the former winning
"a to %. The Epiphany Midgets now
have a record of twenty wins in
twenty-one starts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-18
Shipping ActiUities
 ALabama's Seaport

MOBILE, Ala, Nov. 1T.-(special Leased Wire.)-The sole arrival of Saturday was the British steamer Keelung, consigned to Norton, Lilly Co. This vessel came In from New York Saturday morning and was immediately docked at Pier {, where she will lift cargo for the Far East. It Is expected that this steamer will be here perhaps ten days. With the Keelung, the American steamer Steel voyager, also to Norton, Lilly & Co.,, shifted to Pier 5, north side late Saturday to complete cargo for the Orient. The Steel Voyager has been taking rails at the Louisville and Nashville wharf for the past week.
 Due Monday Is the American steamer Memphis City, now at New orleans Whlch will go the Far East berth for otaru Yokohama and Kobe. The Memphis City is a Chckasaw ship, sister to the selma City. which was in Yokohama during the recent Japanese disaster.
 The steamer Carlton (United States shipping board. Waterman Steamship cor poration, agents) was scheduled to sail late Saturday afternoon for Gulfport to take cargo for Naples. The Wildwood (United States shipping board, Waterman Steamship corporation, agents) was re- ported at Gulfport last night.
 The tug Barwick (United states snip company. operators) Is in dry dock for repairs to her rudder and will probably be off the dock Monday, according to inIor- nation at the company's offices. The tugs James Dougherty and Harry c. Lytle will be In the river. The Dougherty, ac- cording to information yesterday. was scheduled to go down the bay to the schooner Rachel, which went aground some time ago, during the recent gulf dis turhance.
 The Norwegian steamer Brantland Is due Monday to the Munson Lines to go on the Cuban berth, and the Norwegian steamer Gro Is scheduled to go Sunday for Cuban ports.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-18

used by Frenohmen when they are asked an exorbitant or prohibitivs price for anything.
 BSvarian cities in this respect aren't much worse than the cities or several other countries, and are con siderably better than the northern German cities of Berlin and Ham burg.
 Like many of the large shops in most German cities, the large Munich shops multiply their prices by two, three and even four when Americans wish to buy About the only result of this discrimination Is to keep the the shop windows reading, NO Frencmen or Belgians will be admit ted to this shop"
 French and Belgian tourists, even if they had the inclination to do so, couldn't get German visas on their passports; but French and Belgians who for diplomatic or family reasons are forced to be in Germany can all ways purchase in German shops. even when speaking their own language Kenneth l.. Roberts, in the Saturday Evening Post.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-18
when I was boy--it was several years ago.

when I was a boy--it was several years ago.
 was passing the Half Moon Lot. whose thirty acres include a number of fox dens, and just as I reached Boundary Elm, vast tree which marked the corners of four farms, heard a fearful scream in the dark ness close at hand which I instantly recognized as the screech of black panther.
 Not having with me rifle, toma- hawk. or even the long, keen hunt ing knife with which all the heroes of Harry Castleman and Mayne Reid. my authorities on partners, black and blond, were always armed, l was somewhat at a disadvantage. In fact, a hurried examination of my pockets showed no more deadly weapon than a slate pencil.
 However. l did not lose my pres ence of mind. Realizing instantly that flight was what the emergency required, I flew. At least l do not remember touching the ground until crossed the bridge over the brook at the foot of the hill half a mile away.
 At the timc felt that 1t was a very narrow escape and that I prob ably owed my life to the cool daring with which I had met the situation. In later years however since learned that my black panther was really red fox. l have had my doubts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-18
DECLINES FOLLOW. BIG COTTON GAINS

NEW YORK, Nov. 17.-Yesterdayis big advances were followed by re- actions in the cotton market today. There was buying on the continued strength of Liverpool, but 1t was sup piled by heavy realizing, and after selling at 34.30c at the opening Jan uary contracts broke to 83.70, clos ing at that figure. The general mar ket closed irregular at net declines lof to 20 points on all months ex- 'cept August, in which there was only one transaction, and which closed at a net loss of 1S5 points.
 The market opened barely steady at a decline of points to an advance of IS points, this being very poor response to the further sharp ad- vance reported in the Liverpool mar ket It ioked as if there was very general disposition to take profits on long contracts after yesterday s big advance and market comment heard on the floor suggested quite a reactionary sentiment, or feeling of caution at the prevailing level of values. Rather heavy offerings were absorbed on a scale down, how ever, and the market showed quite steady undertone during the greater part of the morning, although senti- nent was evidently nervous and un- settled. December sold off to 34.00c and March to 33 soc, making net de- clines of about 15 to 2 points on the active positions and there was con siderable December liquidation dur ing the early trading. accompanied by renewed talk of probable tenders next month. Later December was relatively steady and at the close showed a premium of 61 points over January, compared with AZ points at the close of Friday.
 Private cables said the advance in Liverpool was due to trade buying by American interests and the stronger market for Egyptian. The reactionary sentiment noted here em- phasized reports from Fall River, claiming that increased curtailment thero was likely, and that some mills were already running only three days per week. Sales of print cloths in the Fall River market for the week were estimated at only 3O,- GOO pieces. The recent relative firm ness of Liverpool was attributed partly to the decline in sterling, which showed further loss today.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-18
Wheat Price On Down Grade During Week


 CHICAGO. Nov. 17.-wheats prices have run down hill this week. hand in hand with foreign exchange. Sue cessive new low records for sterling in particular had a decided bearish effect Compared with week ago, wheat was 1@1 lac to 3hc down, corn 21s Q3ssc off. oats at 1s c Hc to 15c decline, and provisions varying from 15c setback to soc advance.
 Reports that the wheat tariff would probably be raised within a few weeks failed to have much effect in rallying the market. The chief ap- parent reason was that the news was given but little publicity here. and was more than offset at the moment by pessimistic views, associated with New York stock market declines. clines.
 Predictions that receipts on corn would become larger and that de- mand for feeding would be curtailed. pulled down the corn market. Oats were easier with corn.
 Scarcity of lard here gave firmness to that commodity, but other provi- sions were weaking owing to excess sive arrivals of hogs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-18
Idea Originated With Miss Belle BaruCh And Miss
 EVangeIine Johnson

NEW YORK. Nov. 1.-The Idea that resulted in the memorable radio address mae by former President Woodrow Wilson last Saturday night came originally from two alert young society women of New York inter ested in the League of Nations.
 The suggestion that MT. Wilson de- liver an armistice eve message to hundreds of Thousands of Americans by means of the radio came from Miss Belle Baruch, chairman of the information distributing bureau of the Woman's Pro-League council and from Miss Evangeline Brewster Johnson, chairman of the speakers bureau. Miss Baruch Is a daughter of Bernard M. Baruch, former chair man of the war industries board. Miss Johnson Is the daughter of the late Mrs. John W. Dennis.
 When the young women began to consider who would be a fitting pub- lie figure to deliver a prologue ArmiNice Day message, the first name that occurred to them was naturally that of MT. Wilson.
 Several weeks ago they wrote to MT. Wilson, extending him an invita- tion to deliver an address. He de- clined, and Miss Johnson wrote him an urgent argument to reconsider. Later Miss Johnson and Miss Baruch went to Washington, visited Mir. and Mrs. Wilson, and at that interview secured his consent to the propos1 ton. The address took place and was heard by the greatest audience MT. Wilson ever addressed.
 The young women were reluctant to figure in the achievement in any way, preferring that all attention be concentrated on the address itself.
 Please don't say anything about it." Miss Baruch, said. 'sThe im- portant thing is ,what we did, but what MT. Wilson did. We do not wish to be mentioned at all in con nection with it, because we feel that 1t would detract, however, slightly, from the essential fact-Mr. Wilson's great address"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-18
SCREAM OF DOG FOX
and Most UDcarthly Animal Note In North America.
 tho Cantrtrv


 Note In North America.
 Samuel Scoville in the Century
 Suddenly the stiffness Of a New Jersey countryside was broken py a perfectly appalling screaem: All though recognized what 1t was, my muscles jerked and twitched at th8 sound, and when it was repeated my companion, even though vet eran naturalist. gripped me so tightly that his finger-prints showed placK on my arm the next morning.
 It was the screaem of fox, proo- ably the most sinister, unearthiy wild animal note that can be heard in North Amereica. The howl of the wolf and the screech of the wildcat, ar bay ynx, are a weird sounds, to say nothing of the frightful shiek which the horned owl sometimes gives, but none of them begins to be as feaerful as the scream Of dog fox
 Usually he barks like dog that Is tust learning how, and the vixen squalls and squawks like a heron; but none of these sounds can ever be confounded with his screams, as rare and dreadful as that screech of a wounded horse which frightened even Hawkeye and Chingacgook.
 fox scream Is not usually heard more than a few times In a life time. My first experience with the sound was on Cream Hill. up in Cornwall. Conn.,. one dark night
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-18
NEW YORK COTTON FUTURES NEW YORK Nov. 17.-The market

NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 17-Advances on the opening of the cotton market to- day did not last. as great volume of realizing sales from the long side was en- countered and while no severe selling pressure was created the ring was unable to absorb the selling except at a some what lower range of values. From sd, vances over yesterdays close of IF to 1s points the market fell, in the late trading, to declines under yesterdays close of Fl to 81 points Last sales were at net losses on the day of 16 to 2s points, with the last transaction in January at S36Tc.
 OneninR advances were caused by the extremely strong Liverpool market. which explained It's tendency by cabling that buying had been induced by the weakness of sterling and by the big business in cloths that the Manchester market was reporting. After the first burst of buying, whatever urgent demand there was ap- peared to be satisfied and a mild sagginE tendency was in evidence thereafter, low est prices being reached toward the close, when January traded down to 33.63c.
 Some little selling arose from messages from Fall River stating that mills there, beginning next week, would curtail 60 per cent. Uneaslness over the European political situation had something to do with the rather freer offerings of late session
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-18
Grain Letters
IT. & B. BEER

CHICAGO. Nov. l7.-wheat: It was 8 typical Saturday, in the grain market. Wheat covered a half-cent range and fin ished unchanged. Corn ranged lower and closed with moderate losses The feature news of the day was furnished by foreign exchange, where pronounced weakness prevailed. This and corn weakness tended to press wheat prices, and considering this influence the market showed surpris- ing stability. Winnipeg wheat was firm and even all day, ranging above last nights closing throughout the session. The trade was Inclined to assume that the exchange weakness would hurt the export demand for wheat but as a matter of fact the seaboard reported improved demand with bids slightly below the market and higher Manitoba premiums at the sea- board. At Winnipeg No. northern sold x cent over November. Domestic cash markets were: Minneapolis unchanged but Kansas City reported 1c to 2c decline Our cash was unchanged to hc expected for Monday. Sellers are stress Ing the reported, increase in hog cholera. These were the chief influences in the corn market,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-18

The Mutual Relief association, an utilization of the Pennsyvania ratl- road, continues to receive many orr ders from employees for the purchase of Pennsylvania railroad shares. This department has purchased thousands of shares of the company's stock for the employees and while the orders for July and August were small, several hundred shares have already been purchased this month.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-18

Substantial gains made by labor in 1923 in the field of protective labor laws Include the improvement of ac- cident compensation laws In ma jority of the industrial states. all In the direction of greater Hberalitv to injured workers and their dependents according to a statement issued here by the American Association for La bor Leg islation.