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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-09
Tee, Fairway And
 Green
WATCH YOITR EEET
By CHICK" EVANS

WATCH YOUR FEET
 The open stance is generally cCn- sidered the best and it's use is al- most universal. It allows greater also accommodates itself better to every detail of the stroke than either of the other stances.
 My own stance is open, varying, however, for different shots; almost t square in the drive and practically wide pen for the mashie and chip shot l consider it the stance accom- modated to my comfort. I lay great stress upon comfort. and I advise the beginner always to consider 1t, for a comfortable stance is the stepping stone to rhythm and every good golf stroke is rhythmic Do not, however, confound the lack of ease in the un- accustomed, which wears away when the adjustment Is completed, with the natural discomfort of wrong stance
 l always take a provisional stance, or riGidity of muscle, extend my arms full length. Then I adjust my feet in easy comfort and then in- dulge in preparatory wiggle for relaxation. You are ready for the stroke as soon as the body has found an easy, free position.
 l always play with my toes pointed cut. l believe that among other ad- \ vantages it helps to grip the ground. NOnce when playing very poorly discovered that my feet were too straight, in fact. almost pigeon-toed. l pointed my toes out and almost immediately my game improved. If your toes are perfectly straight, or the least bit pigeon-toed you can- not pivot properly. But if you have them equally turned out your strok will be a little rounded or flat. Therefore, to get an upright swing, with the least bit of slice spins at the end of the shot If necessary, I point out the left toe more than the right. It allows me to get my pivot and the brace of the left knee very easily. It also serves as a help in applying my weight and strength to the ball and gives more purchase to the right foot from which the strok e is made. In other words, the more pointed left foot allows a free and splendid ow-through, an easier grace tc' the left knee. and the full est application of strength
 Like many other young players. firmly believed at one time that a stance should be taken with mathe- nautical precision. Often and often did I try the patience of good and obliging players by asking them to take their stance, and then after careful watching I would attempt to place my feet in the very spot where theirs had been. Never did I find the result worth the trouble. l am convinced this idea tf an exact stance is wrong.
 (Copyright, John F. Dille Co.)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-09
ROBERT DIRECT IS
 WINNER OF RACE

WINDSOR, Ont, August 8.-The first grand circuit meeting to be held in the Detroit district since 1915, closed today at Devonshire Park.
 Robert Direct, chestnut gelding, by Walter Direct, won the 2;04 pace to- day taking the first and third heats, but dropping the second to Roger c. In the 2:15 class trot, Gold King won by taking the last two heats, after Zaquilla had finished first in the opener.
 Tommy Murphy, who has found the Devonshire going unusually difficult, took the first race of the day, the 2:15 pace, winning all three heats with Merriman. Merriman was the only favorite of the afternoon not to dissappoint It's packers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-09
DIXIE CHAMPION OUT OF RUNNING IN NET TOURNEY
Hopes For Keeping Southern Title Below Mason-Dixon
 Line Dimmed

LOUISVILLE. Ky, August s. Hopes of the southland for keeping the southern tennis title below the Mason and Dixon line were dimmed today when Frank c. Owens of At lanta. 1922 champion, succumbed to player of Indianapolis, in the third round of the mems singles In the southern championship tourney at the Audubon Country club. Starbusl1 won in three gruelling sets, 26, 6-4, 6-3.
 Besides the match in which the defending titleholder lost his crown, that preceding 1t between A. M. Johnston of Chattanooga and Maj. A. M. Watson of Louisville. was pro- ductive of the prettiest tennis. The Chattanooga man by means of su- peri6r service won by 7-5, 7-5.
 Miss Ethelyn Legendre of New Or leans, southern ladies' singles cham pion for the laHt five years, made her initial appearance on the courts and eliminated Miss Edna Mae Rietze of Louisville, so. 6-1.
 Other results were:
 Robert Craig, New Orleans. de- feated R. H. Crane, Indianapolis, 6-3 6-2.
 Johnston and Carothers, Chatta- nooga, defeated Smith and Pfeiffer LOulSNllle, O-lf O-U, O-os
 Phelps and Huggins, New Orleans, defeated Ragland and King, Lexing- ton, GO, 6-2, 60.
 George Starbuck. Indianapolis. de- feated Malon Courts, Atlanta, by de- fault.
 Miss Christine lansing, Kentucky women's singles champion, defeated Miss Alberta Brusselbach, Louisville 6-1. 6-3.
 Herman Shapinsky, Louisville. dev feated H. S. Evans, Mount Eagle, Tenn, 6-3, 7-9, 6-3,
 J. T. Hunt, Atlanta. defeated John O'Brien, Louisville, 6-1, 6-2.
 George Starbuck, Indianapolis. de- feated Frank c. Owens, Atlanta, 2-6. 6-4. 6-9.
 Craig (New Orleans), and Keeble (Nashville), defeated Atkins and Riggs, Louisville. 6-2. 6-3. 6-l.
 Emens Dorsey, Louisville. defeated William Mansfield. Atlanta, 6-1, 6-l.
 Alfred Allen, Chattanooga, defeated Frying Cohen. 6-2. 6-2 (junior); Gus tav Feuer. Miami. defeated Marshall
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-09
Mack To Trauelers

NEW ORLEANS, August 8.-Sam- my Mack former infielder of the Hattiesburg Cotton States team. has been signed by the Little Rock Travellers and will leave with the team tonight. Mack was purchased by the Detroit Tigers but refused to report there. He was regarded as the most promising youngster in the Cotton States league.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-09
PEGLER'S PEGS

This fine vigorous recruit to the American language. this word Bally- hoo. came wandering in from the circus lot. An so 1t was, in the cir GUS way for there 1t was the term to describe the hokum and the spiel from the shillaber's platform where the man in the checKered vest colum- mar kelly took his stand, to tap the Autographs of the fat lady and the tattooed gal and hustle the clientele with the admonition that we're staht-ing right awayr There was nothing about the dark methods of the circus that the word Ballyhoo wasn't hep to.
 But the word Ballyhoo has explored a new world of mystery since 1t shook hands with Tex Rickard, Jack Kearns, Mike Collins. Billy Gibson and Tom ORourke. They enfolded it to tehir bosoms, close to their foun- tain pens and check-books and bathed 1t in endearment. What would they have done-what ever would they do now-without Ballyhoo, the innocent child of the circus that wandered unsuspectingly into the prize fight game.
 It was Ballyhoo that made Carpen- tier seem to have a chance with Dempsey when all the world knew he had no chance. It was Ballyhoo that exploited the business quarrel be- tween Benny Leonard and Leftie Lewfe Tender to the extent that they carried off more than $l00,000 for a 12round fight to no decision. It was Ballyhoo again that gave false im- portance and real fiancial value to the on-descript prize-fight title known ~ IS the light heavyweight championship and to those split hairs of plugilism, the American fly weight and American light heavy weight championships.
 It is Ballyhoo now which gives Tom Gibbons his fight with Dempsey the same Tom, who a year ago, was conceded to have no more chance against the champion than scow from the Erie canal against the Grand Fleet of Britian, Ballyhoo! Gibbons has scored 15 knockouts or some such figure in 34 fights, Bally- hoo! No matter that many of these knockouts were repeaters. in which Tommys sparring partners would be introduced under various names and sent to take their old accustomed training camp swats on the whisk- CTS.
 Welcome Ballyhoo! The language has need of yOu
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-09
IN JAIL TWO YEARS; CASE PUT OFF AGAIN
Emmett Collier Held In Staying Of Aged Lawrence Man
 TENNESSEE VALLEY BUREAUl
 THE AGE-HERALD

The trial of Luther Collier was called here Friday but due to in ability of the court to obtain a wit ness in the case it was postponed nutil next session of circuit court. The young man was imprisoned two years ago along with his cousin, Emmett Collier, for alleged partici- patton in the murder of an old man named Taylor, who was called to his door about daylight and shot down while giving directions as he sup posed to the inquirer as to how to reach a neighboring place.
 Emmett Collier was sentenced to life imprisonm ent. He took an ap- peal but was refused a new trial and Is now at Kilby prison. Luther Col Her for almost two years now has been confined within the county jail.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-09
ALMoN-wooD WEDDING

The many friends of T. F. Almon, of the firm of Almon and Berryhill, are congratulating him since his re- turn from New Hope, in Madison county, Sunday, at which place he was married to Miss Christine Wood in the presence of few friends of each. Mrs. Almon has been teaching in the Lawrence county schools for the past two years, during which time she was principal of the three teacher Pen Hook school.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-09
Bears Buy Faeth From
 Vols; Release Fulton

MOBILE, Ala. August S.-The pur- chase of Pitcher Toney Faeth from the Nashville club was announced here tonight by President R. M Weinacker. Faeth will report here tomorrow. Pitchers Charles Fulton and Lefty" Bill James of the Mo bile club were released
 Pitcher Sedgwich, formerly of the Washington club, will join the Mem phis club at New Orleans tomorrow according to announcement made by Manager Johnny Dobbs of the Mem phis club here today
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-09
JIM AUSTIN WINS FIRST CAME WITH
 ST. LOUIS BROWNS

Pepper" Jimmy Austin, newly selected manager of the St. Louis Browns, succeeding Lee Fohl, inau- gurated his appearance as boss on "wednesday by steering his team to to victory over the league lead Ing Yankees in the final game of series at the Yankee stadium. Ken Williams twenty first homer with d man on base in the seventh inning turned the trick for St. Louis.
 Defeat cut New YorlS's lead to F games.
 ST. LOUIS, Mo-, August s.--Aus- tin, who has been carried by the team as utility player, today was given his second term as manager of the Browns, he having piloted the local American league team for several months during the 1913 sea- son after George Stovall had been relieved of the management.
 According to information received tonight by the Globe-Democrat Fohl admitted that he had been notified quoted as having said that his flu ture plans were not made, but 1t Is generally believed that Fohl will be at the helm of the Red Sox team of 1924, of which Bob Quinn, form erly business manager of the Browns Is the president.
 George Harold Sisler, the Browns star first baseman, who has been out of the game all season because of impaird eye sight, has been gen erally mentioned as the manager of the Browns and it is believed by sport writers here that Austin's ap- pointment as manager will be only temporary until Sisler is able to re- turn to the game.
 Ty Cobb's Tigers, occupants of third place, divided a double-he with the tail-end Red Sox at the lat ter's ball park, Detroit winning the first. 4 to,0, and Boston copping the second, to 2.
 The Athletics lost to the White Sox in Philadelphia. to 3.
 In the National league, the Giants winning streak was put to an end by the Cardinals in St. Louis, when Pitcher Jack Bentley, after working effectively for seven innings, weak 4 ened in the next and permitted the Cards to score two runs, sufficient to give his opponents a 4-to-3 win.
 The pursuing Pirates gained a half game on the defeated Giants by split ting twin bill with the Brooklyn Dodgers in Pittsburg, the latter tri umphing in the opener, g to 2, and the former taking the second game s honors to 2.
 Kaufman pitched the Cubs to A. to-2 win over the Phillies in Chicago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-09
Lafayette To Play

OPELIKA, Ala, August S.-(Spe- cial )-A baseball game of unusual interest will be played at the fair grounds Thursday between LaFay- cite, Ala, and Tallapoosa, Ga. The Lafayette team is one of the strong est in east Alabama. Both teams will put up a stiff fight and a good game is promised the local fans
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-09
"Tige" Stone Signs Up
 With St. Louis Cards

MACON, Ga, August 8.-"Tige" Stone, noted athlete of Mercer uni versity, and all-southern collegiate pitcher, today signed contract with the St. Louis Nationals. He will re- port at once.
 Stone finished his work at Mercer last spring and has been pitching in- dependent ball in southern Georgia
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-09
Babe Ruth Pays Fine

NEW YORK, August S.-Babe Ruth today was fined S25 in traffic court after he pleaded guilty to driving his motor car 50 miles an hour on the Harlem Speedway. He paid the fine.
 Ruth was arrested twice in 1921 for speeding, spending a day in jail for one offense.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-09
Welcome Ballyhoo! The languag, has need of you.
HIS UMPS THE JUMPS

It's always possible to find hang man when there's work to do and there are always plenty of umpires too, although neither tra'e is over popular and those who profess them have to live as men apart from so- ciety. However, heinous the crime of a condemned man, whatever fury may have ragged against him in the first place, sympathy Is always with him at the last moment and the ex- ecutioner Is placed at most unfair disa6vantage.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-09

Now, as an umpire also is merely doing the dirty work of the laws of the game when he straightens con- demning finger at a player and with a sweep of the laws firm arm. points to the little green door of the club house. But, whatever the degree of the players offense, which the crowd usually hasn't heard at all. sympathy is all with the exile and 1t blows up especially strong if the player be a member of the home club. Of course, everybody agrees that there must be laws in the state and in sport, but there IS always that paradoxical hos tility to those selfless infleXibles who enforce them. Still there are plenty of umpires and the profession. being so limited. might even be said to be overcrowded.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-09
RESIDENT MARTIN UPHOLDS UMPIRE LN FORFEITURE OF CAM

VICTOR AND VANQUISHED-Mss Kathleen McKane Qef) and Mrs. Mola Mallory, foremost tennis play respectively of British Isles and America. The latter beat the former the Sea Bright, N J. several days thereby averaging herself for defeat received England
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-09

Espie, Louisville, 7-5. 6-4; R. Rag land. Lexington, Ky, defeated Malon Courts, Atlanta, 6-2, 2-6. Ca; Gustav Feuer, Miami. defeated l.. Curry. Louisville, by default; Gustav Feuer. Miami, defeated R. Schanze. Louis- vile, by default (boyS.
 Owens and Hunt, Atlanta, defeated Kennedy and Eckert, Louisville, by default.
 Watson and Pfeffer, Louisville, de- feated McAlpin and Embry, Louis- vile, 6-8, 6-3, 6-1.
 Miss Christine lansing, Louisville, defeated Miss Katherine Jfeiffer. Louisville, 6-1, 6-2.
 Mrs. Harding (Mary Mason), Louis- ville, defeated Lucy Hagerty, Louis- vile, by default.
 Sid Appel. Louisville. defeated Jimmy Mcfarland, Lexigton, 60, 3-6, 6-4.
 Rozel Smith. Louisville, defeated George Ewald, Louisville, 6-2. GA.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-09
Tri-State Tennis Play Postponed ToThursday

CINCINNATI, August 8.-Play was postponed tonight until tomorrow be- fore completion of mems singles In the tri-state tennis tournament being held here. A. w. Schaeffer, Dayton. veteran, who survived the third round by defeating Finley, North Carolina intercollegiate champion, was himself eliminated In the fourth by Paul Kunkle, Georgetown uni versity, 6-1, 6-1. Frank Kronauge. the other Dayton contestant. qual- flied for the fifth round by beating William Arnold, Cincinnati. 6-4, 60 and Victor Chambers of California won over Alfred Stringer, local player 6-2, 6-2
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New Britain herald., 1923-11-21

in possibilities. Poland on the Bal tic sea board was the stabilizer or the seat of discord of a badly scrambled political condition. We need to get the background of the country from which the Poles in America have come in order to understand them.
 In the new republic as agreed upon at the Treaty of Versailles. Po- land has 155,000 square miles, is as large as the New England states with the addition Of New York and Penn sylvania. with a population of 30.- o00,0oO, is rich in iron, coal and salt and has es.OoO,OOO acres of virgin forest.
 Mir. Butcher sketchcd his itinerary
 Danzig. Wilma, Posen. Warsaw, Lublin, Lwow, Oemherg) and Cra- COW
 He spoke of the old free city of Danzig. not as Polish, but as a Ger man city, with a population of 100,- 900, governed by high commission. The Poles after 150 years of serfdom have come into their own. and are carrying out their mission. the de- fense Of Christendom. St. Mary's church, the fifth largest church in tho world, holds 24,706 people.
New Britain herald., 1923-11-21
FACES WARM RECEPTION
Harold Stcen May Be Confronted With Nine Wives When He Gets Back to U. S. From Alaska.

Juneau, Alaska, Nov. 21.-Harold Steen. alias Walter J. Harmon, ac- cused of forgery and believed to have been married nine times. left here yesterday on the steamship Admiral Rogers for the United States He was accompanied by Police Inspector B. Swennes of Portland, Ore.
 The Portland authorities know of
 nine marriages of Steen," Inspector Swennes asserted. "In addition to two ir San Francisco, he is alleged to have been married twice in Portland, once each in Vancouver, B. C., and Seattle. and three times elsewhere"
 According to Inspector swennes. the alleged bigamist usually selected girl who had money. He is alleged by the authorities to have used the names of his various wives in cashing forged checks. starting a new court ships from the amounts obtained.
 Swennes stated that Steen was known to have acquired at least s2,- 500 by those methods
New Britain herald., 1923-11-21
LECTURE ON POLAND
John George Butcher. NewspapeInian and Traveller, Talks at Meeting of Commonwealth Club.

The first meeting of the 18th year of the Commonwealth club, held last evening in the banquet hall of the Y. Nj. c. A. was exceptionally inter- esting and instructive. The harvest spirit was carried out in the table decorations by Miss Elizabeth An drews, chairman of the decorating committee After the bounteous sup per served by Mrs. w. D. Montague, chairman of the social committee, E. B. Bassette. the president of the club, read a notice pertaining to American Education week. He emphasized the invitation extended to all inhabitants of the city to visit the schools
 The lecture of the evening was given by John George Butcher, news correspondent and traveller, on the subject: Poland Yesterday and To- day" The lecture was illustrated by beautiful colored slides. Mir. Butcher showed his audience a map of the Poland Of today and asked them 10 roam about the country with him. He said 1t was one Of the most in- terestinG and the least understood countries in Europe, a country rich
New Britain herald., 1923-11-21
ORDER or NOTICE OF HEARING.

District Of Berlin, es; Probate Court November i9. 4. n.. 1923.
 Estate Of Henrietta W. Raeknne, late Of the town Of New Britain, in said district, deceased,
 uron the application of F. F. Rackline, praying that hs Administrator q. '. s. hc may he authorized and empowered to sell and convey certain real estate situated in said New Britain, ss per said application on Ale more fully appears, it is
 ordered. That said application he heard and determined at the Probate ofdee, in New Britain. in Aaid district. nn the 2sth day of November. 4. D., 1923, st o'ciocl in the forenoon, and that notice he glven cf the pendency of said application and tho time and place of hearing thereon, by publishing this order in some newspaper having g circulation in said district, and by posting a copy Of this order on the public ziEn post in the town Of New Britain, in ssid district, and hy giving notire tn all parties In interest, either personally or by mailing 10 each one, prepaid pes'ago, a cory of this order, and return make fo this court of the notice given.
 Attest
 BERNARD F. GAFFNEY,
 Judge.
New Britain herald., 1923-11-21
NATIONAL BANKS
 ARGUING APPEAL
Supreme Court to Hear Protest for Right to Have Branches

Washington, Nov. 21.-The right of national banks to establish branches was argued today in the supreme court in a case brought by the First National Bank of St. Louis against the state of Missouri.
 The controversy has attracted wide attention. The federal government intervened, contending that the recent opinion of the attorney general, hold ing that national banks can maintain branch tellers' windows only to re- ceive deposits and cash checks should be sustained. number of national banks. on the other hand, joined in supporting the contention of the St. Louis bank that the states are with out authority to prohibit branch bank ing by national banks.
 Eighteen states, Arkansas, Connec- ticut, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Minnesota. Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Utah. Washington. West Virginia. Wisconsin and Wyom- ing, joined Missouri in asserting the right of the state to enforce such a regulation.
 The federal government also as- serted complete jurisdiction over all matters affecting the administration of national banks and the national banks concerned in the case told the court it was Ttally important that uniformity such as that obtained by federal laws be assured. The states insisted that unless their right to regulate establishment Of branches by national banks was recognized, their laws prohibiting such a practice by state banks would be an unbearable burden upon the state institutions and would eventually drive them out Of business.
New Britain herald., 1923-11-21
ROYALTY AT SERVICES
King and Queen of Spain Attend
 Ceremony in Rome

queen of Spain today attended a reli- Eious ceremony in the Baslica of Santa Maria Maggiore, or which AL fonso is honorary canon.
 Cardinal Nannutelli, dean of the Sacred college, delivered an address, 10 which the king responded. The cardinal, in the name of the chapter. then presented the king with a com memorative medal of gold, and the queen with s valuable rosary.
 The sovereigns afterwards visited the Spanish college.