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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-14
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ENGLISH POLOISTS
!. COME OVER TO SIZE
UP 1924 OPPONENTS
Some Give Up Hope for In.
ternationnl Victory Over
Americans.
BY FAIR PLAY.

copyrisht. by The Sap Antonio Light.
New York, Oct. '13.-More than a
mere casual visit to the United States
to enter our polo championships of
the fall has been the mission of the
English players and experts who have
been participating in and watching the
games at Meadow Brook.
The British sportsmen came primar-
lily to study the American players and
ascertain what they, will be up
against next year, when they have
challenged for the international cup.
which America won in 1921 with an
all-star team. That doesn't mean that
the Britishers are here in the capacity
Of spies. 1t is quite ethical to study
ones prospective opponents.
Their visit has convinced the British
players that their work will be cut
out for them il they are to lift the
cup. They know now that they will
have to face a tenn as fast as the 1921
combination. mounted on ponies quite
as good as the 1921 vintage.
The English poloists are not saying
what they think their chances of vie-
tory are, but some of the British crit
les already have given up hope.
As a matter of fact, there is not
much to choose in horsemanship be-
tween the Englishmen and tn, Ameri-
cans. nor is there any radical differ
enc in their knowledge of the game.
It's the weakness of the Britishers ''at
bat" that maks the trouble. "At bait
sounds more like baseball than polo.
but it is about the best word available
to describe the difference between the
play of the Americans and the English
men.
The Yanks stroke the ball with
drives of great force. The British can
not do that. Devereux Milburn of
the United States might appropriately
be described as the Babe Ruth OF polo,
with Tommy Hitchcock in the role of
Cy Williams, the Babes warmest riv-
al. Milburn. from a pony, lifts shots
that Ruth can't make with two hands.
standing on the ground. Milburn has
hit drives at full gallon for distance
of $50 yards. Compare that with a
home run. Hitchcock doesn't hit
quite as far nor quite as accurately.
out lOO-ydru Wauop is HOthihs ui
common for him, and every now and
then he scores n 100-yard goal from
a seemingly impossible angle.
In this department the British are
wholly outclassed. They haven't got
a distance driver among them. They
dribblc well---yery well. in fact. per-
haps even better than the Americans.
But .he Americans don't play n drib-
bling game. They hit in the good old
fashioned home-run manner.
British golfers long have credited
the Americans with being better driy-
ers than they are. Now they yield the
palm in polo. Is it matter of strong
err shoulders in the United States
The British critics say not. Their
idea is that it is because the English
players are "too bally lazy to prac-
tice.''
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-14
CATS LOSE THREE
Texas League Will Battle Same Old
Fort Worth Club.

If the Texas League as a whole
hoped that the Fort Worth baseball
team, which has COPIED four straight
pennants, would be wrecked by draft,
trade. sale. ETC.. and that jake Atz
would have to rebuild next spring. the
league as a whole has another hope
coming.
The Painters, in the final ,koning.
lose only three players. One of these
Pitcher Dolly Gray, drafted by the
Philadelphia Athletics. didn't do Fort
Forth any good this last summer and
was farmed ont TO Beaumont.
The other two are Third-baseman
Goldie Rapp, recalled " the Phiia-
delphia Nationals. who may be sent
back to the Cats but who can be re,
placed without much trouble. and
Pitcher Lii Stoner. recalled by Detroit.
whose loss is the most serious OF all,
since he was the leagues leading pitch
er and the Panthers' ace in the 1913
campaign.
But it'll be pretty much the same
old Cats in 1924.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-14
BILLY EVANS SAYS

Can a ball player steal q base with
out having the catcher or pitching
figure in the happening? That point
was raised during n game in New York
between the Yankees and st. Louis
Browns. The official scorer, as well
ms all the other scribes, decided that
such a thing was possible. As a re-
suit. Second Baseman Ward OF the
Yankees YVES credited with most I'M
usual stolen base.
When a player steals base. the
impression conveyed is that the pitcher
either allowed the runner to get too
big a lead or the catcher failed TO
make an accurate peg. In this case,
however. Outfielder Ken Williams OF
the Browns was the player directly re-
sponsible for Wards steal of home.
Here are the facts in the case:
In the fifth inning of the game,
Ward, who was on first base, went all
the way to third on Catcher Hoff-
mans single to left field. After stop
ping the ball. Williams. with the ball
in his possession, trotted in toward
second, several times feinting a throw
to the plate. Ward accepted the chal-
lenge Of williams and with every step
that Williams took toward second
Ward advanced step in the direc-
ton of the plate. When about mid
way between home and third, Ward
made a wild dash toward the plate,
taking Williams off his guard. Will
liams at the time was just back OF
shortstop. His throw was a trifle wide
and Ward easily beat the play.
How would the play be scored? Al
the close OF the inning several OF the
players asked me what l thought of
II. l told them that Ward had I'M
auestionably outsmarted Williams in
the matter and WIS entitled TO some
credit for so doing. The only pos
sible credit was to score the bit OF
daring as stolen base. also Of
fered the suggestion that it might
be scored as an error since Williams
had invited the situation and then
failed to get his man because the throw
was wide. While such scoring OF
the UlHN NOulu pOAahNNN "
liams. still IL would have given Ward
no credit for his smart play.
The idea OF a stolen base was rather
scoffed at. the impression among the
players being that stolen base would
have to have the catcher and pitcher
figure in the play. II was argued
that such . scoring of the play would
convey the impression that either the
catcher or pitcher wa at fault. yet
in this case neither had the slightest
to do with the play.
I understand that the play caused
as much discussion in the press box
as ,it did on the field. Evidently the
scorers agreed on a stolen base fol-
Ward. as that is the way il was car
ried in all the summaries of the game
the following day.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-14
BIZ JOHN b. HESS.


Couyright by the San Antonio Light
(The tempest i'll sporting cir
cles that has followed the recent
unpleasantness Mt Columbus, Ca,
has left the public mind much
confused, not as to whether Mike
McTigue still is light-heavy-
weight champion of the world,
but as to the treatment actually
accorded the visiting title-holder
and those accompanying him. Nc
Tigue has stated since his return
TO the North that he was COM
PEELED to fight with an injured
hand under threat of bodily harm,
while Referee Harry Ertle- has
declared that he was told that he
would be lynched If he didn't
award the decision to Young
Stribling. The following dis
patch, written by a member of the
staff of the Columbus Enquirer
Sun. purports to tell precisely
what hapDened.l
Columbus, Ca. Oct. 13.-Here Is
the truth about the championship tilt
between Mike McTigue. holder Of the
worlds Interchangeable title, and
Young Stribling. the challenger.
On the Wednesday night before the
fight. late in the evening. local news
papers learned that group of Colum-
bus physicians were in conference at
McTigue's headquarters at the Waiver
ly Hotel.
Mai. John Paul Jones. representa-
tive of the American Legion unit, spon
soring the fight, was called TO the
hotel soon afterward. There he was
met by Joe Jacobs, manager for Nc
Tigue. and informed that the fight
scheduled for the morrow would have
to be called off as the doctors had
concluded after thorough examina-
ION that McTigue had an imperfect
" healed fracture of his left thumb.
Said He Could Fight.
e Next morning. Major Jones as
sembled committee of ten doctors
and men interested in the fight. head
ed by himself. and went to McTigue's
room at the hotel. After another ex-
animation the physicians stated that
although McTigue did have an imper-
feetly healed fracture, it was not of
such n nature as TO prevent his ell
tering the ring in defense Of his title.
At noon McTigue agreed to fight, bat
against the heated protests of his
manager. - -..u-
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-14
Injured Gridster Recovering.

Fort Worth, Tex, Uct. 1S.-fiOW-
ard Hamilton. North Dallas boy. Sc
riously injured in the North Dallas
North Fort Worth high school foot
ball game here Friday, was reported
at the local hospital where he was
taken Saturday afternoon TO have
spent good night and to be some
what improved.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-14
Hundred to Eight Shot Wins.

London. Oct. fS.-Major. Harold
Cavzrr's Poisoned Arrow. four-yenr-
old brown colt. quoted as 100 to ;
shot. Saturday won the Duke of York
bandicnp Mt Kempton. The race was
worth 1000 sovereigns. Bschelor. 100
10 I was second and Light Dragon.
Z to /, was third, in field of ftf'
teen
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-14

understand that the play caused
as much discussion in the press box
as ait did on the field. Evidently the
scorers agreed on a stolen base for
Ward. as that is the way il was car
ried in all the summaries of the game
the following day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-08
REGIONAL CONFERENCE
 COMMITTEE CONFINES
Church Peace Union Wires to Delay
 Sessions Untl May

The committee on the regional conference to be held in the near fu ture in Birmingham in the interests of Americas participation in World Peace, held meeting in the Cham Der of Commerce Wednesday morn ing at which time a telegram from the Church Peace union was read suggesting 9 further postponement of the conference until the latter part of April or the first of May.
 pr. W, R. Hendrix and Dr. N. R.. Simpson were chosen members of a steering committee who will secure tte cooperation of not only the churches but of all tn business and professional men and women in the necessary preparations. Special attention was drawn to the fact that Birmingham will become responsible for reaching ten other cities with the messages originating from the conference.
 The following were present at the meeting: Dr. Charles A. Brown of the education board; MT. Harris of the Business Mems club, Lieutenant Smith, recruiting officer of the navy; l.. K. Plosser, ~demurrage bureau; D. F. Weaver. Woodlawn: Secretary Smith of the Chamber of Commerce; Mrs. J. NJ. Hankins, president of the Jefferson county League of Women Voters. and Rev. F. E. Cabaleri. Rev. Oscar dew. Randolph. Rev. w. R. Hendrix, Rev. Morris Newfield and Rev. George Eaves and Rabbi Schwartz, of Montgomery.
 During the course of the meeting
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feature, Bring Him h." with Earle Williams S the star, patrons and friends of Loews Bijou are assured by the management of some rare en- tertainment during the second half of this week, beginning this afternoon.
 Dance Creations" described as a spectacular whirlwind dance classic, with a quintet of charming femin- initX, presented by Edward Stanis- loff and company, is che of the out standing features, consisting of a revue of variety dances, including Russian, Spanish. classical, toe, char acter and ballet, with elaborate scenic effects.
 Another feature is a novelty com edy playlet, said to be brimful of hearty laughs, under the title of Mary Lou" enacted by the magnetic comedienne, Nancy Boyer. assisted by Henry Testa and Harry Hamilton, who are said to excel in this comedy of today.
 Other acts include Thomas Potter Dunn, vaudeville's favorite comedian, in songs. stories and original char acter studies, also Billie Norton and Ethel Wilson in From the Sublime to the Ridiculous" with songs and comedy, and additional variety is promised py Bell ana GNa III a Nei s" tile originality, At the Soda Foun- tain," declared to be a real novelty offering, with comedy talk, dances, acrobaties, tumbling and trampoline feats.
 In the screen feature, Bring Him h." Earl Williams, as surgeon and friend of the northwest mounted po- lice, is seen in an entirely new role, and a beautiful love story is intro- duced early in the picture.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-08
STANDARD O|L |S LOWEST BIDDER IN
 CITY GAS SUPPLY
Commission Awards Contract For the Year or Basis of Satisfactory Service
 in Past Contracts

Contract for the city's gasoline and oil requirements for the year was awarded the Standard Oil company at an adj ..rned meeting of the city commission held at o'clock Wednes- day afternoon. Action was taken when Commissioner w. B. Cloe made motion that the gasoline be fur nished by the Wofford Oil company and the oil by the Acme Oil company and before the vote was taken Com missioner w. E. Dickson offered substitute motiGn that the contract b. awarded to the Standard Oil com pany. which passed the commission by to ? vote Commissioners Mary Echols and w. L. Harrison voted yea on Commissioner Dickson's resolution.
 T,.e meeting followed a lengthy session held Wednesday morning. al which time no action was taken on the contract other than discussion of thu oil the various companies bid on. When it was found the commission could not agree, Commissioner Dick son asked the meeting to adjourn un- til afternoon.
 the companies had substituted new of oil which was not entered on their previous bids. He suggested that samples be sent to Auburn for an analysis. He pointed out that as the Standard and the Texas company had each had contracts with the city in the past, it was no more than fair to see the home concerns share in the city's businesss.
 President McLendon stated that
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-08
WOMEN NEED SWAMP ROOT

Thousands of women have kidney and bladder trouble and never sus- pect it.
 Women's complaints often prove to be nothing else but kidney trouble, or the result of kidney or bladder disease.
 If the kidneys are not in healthy condition, they may cause the other organs to become diseased.
 Pain in the back, headache, loss of ambition, nervousness, are often times symptoms of kidney trouble.
 Don't delay starting treatment. Dr. kilmer's swamp Root, d physicians prescription. obtained at any drug store, may be just the remedy needed to overcome such conditions.
 Get a medium or large size bottle immediately from any drug store.
 However, if you wish first to test this great preparation send ten cents to Dr. Kilmer x Co, Binghamton N. Y.. for sample bottle. When writ ing be sure and mention this paper. Adv
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at 12:30 Wednesday afternoon from pneumonia, following fractured hin, will be held from the residence of his son, 30 Pine street. West End. at 3 o'clock Thursday afternoon. Burial will follow in Elmwood, Jonns in charge.
 MT. Hull, who was formerly con- nected with the Harde-Tynes Manu- featuring company, is survived by four sons: Asa P. Hull. Joseph F. Hull and Mac Hull of Birmingham, and o. J. Hull of New Mexico; four daughters, Mrs. l.. S Durham, Mrs. D. II. Huffman of Birmingham, Mrs. I. D. Lauderbach of Chattanooga, Tenn. Mrs. Victor Augustine of Cali fornia; one brother, two sisters and a number ef grandchildren.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-08
NOVELTY IS REPORTED
 LYRIC BILLS KEYNOTE
Pepita Granados, Spanish Dancer,
 Healthier For Last Half

Novelty is again the keynote of the bill at the Lyric opening Thursday afternoon. Headed by one of the time Keith vaudeville numbers will be presented, topped off by feature picture that is decidedly in teresting photoplay.
 Fepita Granados, noted Spanish dancer, is the headliner. She came over as the balllerine with the Span ish Opera company and scored. Then she was contracted for musical com- edy and was a hit with "Honeydew" and "MAytlme."
 Then vaudeville hailed her. Here she has assembled a little company, which includes Ethel Seagle. Spanish violinist, and Merton Dale and Hazel Mcclure, oriental dancers. Together typically Gpanish and oriental. said to be sung and danced to the most in spring of Spanish and oriental mu- sic.
 Humor is the thing in the added at traction. Jack MacLallan and Sarah present this act, "A Comedy What not" written by MT. MacLallan. The pair are said to form an ideal com- bination, stirring up two laughs where one grew before.
 And still more comedy is reported offered in the special feature by Lew Cooper. known as knight of the Temple of Fun. MT. Cooper is a blackface artist, who Is said to be ono of the most sparkling in his line.
 The bill is rounded out by Dan Boudini and Adele Bernard, reported tra-accordionists, and Jack Wells and Joe Boggs in Uncle Sil and the Law"
 "Forsaking All Others" is the screen attraction, with Colleen Moore and Cullen Landis in the prin- cipal roles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-08
MRS. WLH0ITE BACKS. HER HUSBANDS STORY
Defense Witness Springs Second
 Surprise in New Case

Charges that Ali Marc shot Ralph Roberts of Pratt City, at the Marc home last March and thrust blame for the killing on his wife. Edna Marc, were made Wednesday by Mrs. Ruth Wilhoite, first witness intro- duced by the defense in Naro's trial. Her statement, following similar one by her husband. Sam Wilhoite, Tuesday afternoon. came as sur prise to spectators who crowded the court room during the trials third day.
 John Altman, attorney for Marc, immediately began efforts to impeach his own witness. Jake Taylcr, Alt mans law partner. testified that about week before the trial Sam Wilhoite told him efforts had been made to bribe him and his wife to turn states evidence. Taylor quoted Wilhoite as saying that he and his wife had been offered $1,5Oo each if they would do the right thing"
 Mrs. Wilhoite was one of the prin- cipal defense witnesses in the trial last June of Edna Marc for alleged connection with the killing. She stated on the stand Wednesday that she had agreed to claim Mrs. Marc had shot Roberts while he was trying to break in her home because she be- neved Mrs. Marc, being woman, would be acquitted. Mrs. Marc was sentenced to 25 years in prison. Mrs. Wilhoite declared she changed her story and was now telling the truth because her conscience hurt. She is still friend of the Naros. she said.
 Other defense witnesses appearing were used in efforts to impeach testi- mony of Felton Corn, Roberts com- panion.
 w. K. McAdory and w. B. Helton, city detectives. were used by the de- fense to relate incidents occurring on Birmingham district under the Shep- ficer would testify he knew of state ments made by inmates of the house that night
 The state closed its case in chief Wednesday morning. F. J. Smith, one of the officers who investigated the killing, and W. c. Barkstall were the last two witnesses to be examined by the state.
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Ugh! Calomel makes you sick. It's horrible, Take a dose of the dan gerous drug tonight and tomorrow you may lose days work.
 Calomel Is mercury or quicksilver which causes necrosis of the tones. Calomel, when 1t comes into contact with sour bile crashes into 1t, break ing it up. This is when you feel that awful nausea and cramping. If you are sluggish and "all knocked out" if your liver is torpid and bowels constipated or you have headache, dizziness, coated tongue, if breath is
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a temporary program scheduled by the central committee in New York vas read. It covers parts of two days, the first night being ban quet and the following morning conference will be held with discus- sions on international affairs. The afternoon session. will be given over to questions of organization. The conference will close and culminate
 in mass meeting in the interests of the cause of international CO., operation.
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HAMMOND SPENDS DAY ON INSPECTION TRIP
(Continued from Page One)

izer L. B. Baird. They will call again.
 It is stated that experts of the coal commission have already been in the district gathering data of one kind and another. Several engineers are said to have been here last week and more are to follow. The coal oper- ators have a mass of data bearing on every phase of the mining situation for presentation if called on. The United Mine Workers also are pre- pared with data. The latter were mo- tified of the coming of the commits sion both by the commission and by their representatives at Washington. The latter, it is understood, led the local organization to believe that they would have a conference of some kind of nature with former Vice President Marshall. Whether this is to be formal or not and whether MT. Marshall will ask for special data was not stated.
 o O o
 Operators Pleased.
 Operators seem particularly pleased that the commission has come at this particular period of high production, of peace in the field and of the dis
 
 itself "The Alabama coal mining dis trict is essentially different from all others" said coal operator. Tt is the one district that Is self-sustain ing. While we have at times been strained to that end. this district has never failed to care for all its own wants and has never had to ask for assistance from other districts, while other districts have been forced from time to time to ask for assistance from Alabama"
 To Be Complete Job.
 While the commission is hitting the district in high spots through it's per. sonnel, the impression is growing that a lot of work is being done or the side, and that complete job o1 fact finding will be enacted by the l engineers and statisticians in the em ploy of the commission. That thest experts had already been here becam, known Wednesday, and Chairman Hammond is sponsor for the state ment that these experts are to gathe1 all kinds of data affecting coal iron its production until it Is in the hand of the ultimate consumer.
 l Former Vice President Thomas R Marshall and Clark Howell, associate members of the federal coal commis sion, were expected to arrive during Wednesday night to join MT. Ham mond in the survey of the Alabams coal situation. They were scheduled l to arrive Wednesday and were eX- pected to pursue the course adopted by Chairman Hammond and see the district in their own way.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-08
F SICK, BILIOUS!
 START YOUR LIVER Dont Take Calome Dodsons Liver Tone" Acts Better ana Doesn't Gripe, Saliyate or Make You Sick-Dont
 Lose a Days Work-Read Guarantee

bad, or stomach sour, just try spoonful of harmless Dodson's Liver Tone tonight.
 Here's my guarantee-Go to any drug store and ge, a bottle of Dod- sons Liver Tone for a few cents. Take spoonful and if it doesn't straighten you right up and make you feel fine and vigorous I want you to go back to the store and get your money. Dodson's Liver Tone Is destroying the sale or calomel be- cause it is real liver medicine; en- tirely vegetable, therefore it can not salivate or make you sick.-Adv.
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the bids the companies had submitted on the second call were not specific on the grade of oil they would sup ply the city, while two of the con- cerns had quoted prices of oils sold in their filling stations as their best oil
 It was stated by Commissioner Dickson that the Standard Oil com pany's bid was s199.41 lower than the next lowest bidder, and for this reason and as the Standard com pany's service had been satisfactory he would vote for the lowest bidder.
 The bids of the companies for the oil contract are as follows: Standard oil company. $4,137.30; Texas Oil company. s4.337.14; Wofford oil com pany, s4,636.45. and the Acme oil company, s4,S6559. The city used approximately 5000 gallons of motor oil during the year, and 140,000 gal Ions of gasoline.
 Officials of the Wofford company stated to the commission that the city of Atlanta was using their prod ucts exclusively.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-08

CHILDREN VACCINATED Republic school children, 91 white and 59 negroes, have received typhoid vaccine. according to Sam A. Tarrant of the county health department.