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The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1923-09-12

When you do a favor for anyone, he
doesn't like you TO talk a great deal
about It
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1923-09-12

can never tell when
a new record will
be hung up to be
the envy of all
smokers.
Edgeworth has
something about it
that holds smokers.
Not that every
one likes Edge
y W ort h, b u t
those who do
! generally re-
main steadfast
in their loyalty
to the tobacco
year after year.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1923-09-12
St. Louis smoker
moves into
second place

With 4O5 cans to his credit
MIR. Thurston smokes his
way towards the lead
Mr.. Byron Thurston of st. Louis is
more than qualified for membership
IN the Edgeworth Club. But his posi-
ton in the championship-smoker class
is not SO we'll established. Mr.. Thurs
toms interesting letter follows:
Hotel Garni, st. Louis, Mo.
Larus & Brother Company,
Richmond, Va.
Gentlemen:
have often heard Of great smokers OF
one kind OF tobacco.
l have smoked 405 cans OF Edaeworth
Plug Slice 36c size without changing.
Now II you know of any better record
would be glad to hear from you. 1 smoke
one can OF tobacco in two days and enjoy
every pipeful.
Yours truly,
Signed Byron Thurston.
More than year ago an Edgeworth
smoker from Burlington, Vermont,
Mr.. H., F. Baldwin, wrote in suggest
ing that he had smoked more Edge
worth than any other living man. At
that time he had smoked over 1000
cans of the same size purchased by
Mr.. Thurston, distributed over a pc
Rod of nearly score of years.
So while it appears today that Mr..
Thurston is well behind the leader, if
he continues smoking can every two
days, it may be only a matter of years
before he will be well in advance of
the entire field.
Still, it is big country and there
are lot of Edgeworth smokers. You
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-21
Merrimack WiH Haue BalI Team This Year

HUNTSVILLE. Ala, March 20 The Merrimack village Is the first to organize an independent baseball team in this vicinity this year. and d good strong team will be financed to play throughout the season under the colors of the Merrimack commu- nlty.
 At meeting of the principal sportsmen and officials of the Mer- rimack community last week in the offices of the Merrimack Manufac- turing company the following were selected to serve as officers of the team: Joseph J. Bradley. manager; N. l.. Woody, assistant manager; F. A. Byrne, secretary; Curd Marlborough, scorekeeper. and Shelby Price cap tain.
 The Monrovia High school of Mon- rovia settled a dispute over which was the champion basketball team here Saturday night. when they de- feated the Hazel Green High school by the count of 20 to IA. The game was slated as result of an argument over the county title, which the Mon rovia school claimed.
 A meeting will be called by offi- cials of the Huntsville 1922 baseball team of the citizens and fans of this city about April 10, for the purpose of organizing an independent base ball team for Huntsville. If the fans of Huntsville vouch their support arrangements will be made at once for the team.
 Already Coach Taylor, mentor of last years squad, has received a number of letters from last years men signifying their intention and desire to return to Huntsville to play in the event that the deal goes through.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-21
SISLER WILL JOIN BROWNS APRIL 2

ST. LOUIS, Mo, March 20.-lBy As sociated Press.)-George Sisler. S, Louis American first sacker, who has been acclaimed the best all around player in the league. today stated he would join the Browns at Shreveport La, April 2, when the team plays the Shreveport club in an exhibition game. Sisler will not participate In the game but merely will begin work ing out and may take part in subse- quent exhibitions. it was added.
 Sisler explained his nasal trouble. an aftermath of an attack of influ- enza. was being corrected, and his injured right shoulder was about nor nal.
 Officials of the Browns expressed the belief that he would be in the lineup in the first game of the eea- son April IS, against Detroit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-21
PANTHERSRESUME
 DIAMOND WORK AS SUN SHINES DOWN
Coach Browns Men to Open Season With Road Trip
 Early in April

Birmingham-S Southern college base ball candidates took the field again Tuesday after three days of enforced idleness on account of inclement weather. The practice Tuesday con sisted entirely of hitting. Coach Brown has bunch of candidates that display plenty of natural hitting ability, and he is giving their talent a chance to develop. The less expe- rienced men were put to work in the gymnasium on the batting dummy.
 The hitting of the team this year will probably either make or break it. Their fielding will be nothing extraordinary and their pitching staff may be strong or weak, accord ing to whether any new pitchers come through with some good stuff to help out the two veterans of the staff. Heavy hitting will put the Panthers in fairly good shape for a successful season, as things now ap pear, and Coach Brown has been siressing the hitting practice during the last two weeks.
 The Partners have about two more weeks of practice before they open their season with a road trip through Southern Tennessee, which will in clude six games with three teams, Union university, Cumberland uni versty and Vanderbilt. The first game will be played at Jackson, against Union, on April 2.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-21
Fauorites Win Out In
 Belleair Tournament

BELLEAIR HEIGHTS, Fla, March 20.---The first round of match play in the Belleair amateur champion ship began today with most of the favorites still in the fight.
 A nip and tuak battle between k A. Strananan of Toledo and C. G. Waldo, Jr., Detroit resulted ;n victory for Stranahan OH the seven teenth green Waldo had a chance to win this nole. He played out of q trap, lit his opponents ball ana knocked it further to the hole and laid himself a stymie. This coss hlm the hole and the match.
 Hugh Ealsell. the eN-senior cham pion. was victor over George Elkins, Hutchingtlon Valley, by two and one.
 A. E. Ranney of Greenwich, who is also q member of Chevy Chase at Washington, lost to Taylor Arm strong, Shenecossett, by up.
 Another favorite to win was George E. Morse, Rutland, Vt.
 Kenesaw Mountain Landis, base ball commissioner who qualified in the second sixteen, defaulted his match when he had an invitation to go fishing. He reported later in the day that his morning had been complete success.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-21
BULLDOGS BILLED TOPLAY YANNIGAN CREW WEDNESDAY,

Coach Copes Howard college Bull dogs have resumed baseball practice after lay-off necessitated by the spell of cold weather. The Copeman missed only one day from the dfa- mond, though, as they played the Baron Yannigans at Redwood Sat- urday afternoon.
 The Bulldogs are scheduled to meet Shutter Matthews Yannigans at the Wood Wednesday afternoon, and, weather permitting. the game will be played. Exhibition games scheduled for the first of the week by the Yannigans were frozen out by the extreme drop in temperature during the past few days.
 Coach Cope's squad IS about to round to shape now, with inficld and outfield positions being assigned to various members of the squad.
 A pleasing fact noted by Bulldog followers from last Saturdays cNhf- bition game was the showing of Cox, a left handler, while in the box. CON drifted his slow ball up to the plate and the Barons couldn't hit it With any degree of success. stephens showed stuff. also. but poor support let in two runs on him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-21
CAULIFLOWERS OF
 BOXING NUMEROUS AS SUMMER WEARS.
Nice, Luscious Ones Ready to Be Served Up by Tex
 and Others

NEW YORK, March 2O.-TeX Rick ard, the famous 'cauliflower magnate, reports an unusual abundance of big, firm specimens of this fruit, which will be placed on exhibition this sum mer. MT. Ricskard haV felt out the market and found a very active de mand for the big, heavyweight cauli- flowers, which is rather a change in the public appetite, as the people not long ago were most eager for the little Brussels spruots. such as Joe Lynch and Carl Tremaine.
 The summer diet therefore will be such enormous blooms from the caul- flower gardens as Luis Angelo, Fir DO, Floyd Johnson, Jess Willard, Bob Roper, Jack ReEault, Mickey Me Tigue, and that rarest of blossoms. the orchid -cauliflower, Georges Car pentier.
 Mickey McTigue was just an ordi- nary, rather scrubhy piece of vege table until last Saturday, when he beat the night blooming choufieuc from Senegal, sold to the public under the fetching trade name of Battling Ski. Since then, the MCTigue speci men has blossomed out very attrac- lively, and, though not very big herb. has come into great demand at enhanced prices.
 o O O
 Tex Ricknrd Busy.
 MT. Rickard, as cauliflower king of the world markets, has made a deal with Farmer Joe Jacobs, who culti vated Mcfigue and fertilized him with many rations of ham and eggs when Mickey was struggling to be- come an important cauliflower in the shadow of the big ones. As manager of McTigue, Farmer Joe Jacogs agreed to exhibit him in 12-round no-decision post with Carpenter in Richards famous cauliflower show case on Boyle's 30 acres in Jersey City.
 The only thing remaining is to get the consent of Francois Descamps. the astute French peasant horticul- turist, who took George Carpentier as a young sprout and made an or enid of him. It will be recalled that pretty petals of the orchid last fall, and for this reason Francois may not wish to risk his delicate rarity in the ring with the now sturdy McTigue. About Joe Beckett.
 For the next six weeks. McTigue will be on exhibition in the theatres of England, after which he may meet the famous Joe Beckett ere returning home. Joe is a botanical oddity, be- ing a perfect hybrid of the giant cauliflower and the homely tumble weed.
 Mir. Rickard has been walking in the garden the last few days looking for likely cabbage to place on ex- hibition with Luis Angelo Firpo, q. the Yankees ball park here May I2, the same day that Jess Willard, the biggest asparagus of them all is exhibited with Floyd Johnson. He has been casting q hopeful eye at big but badly frayed and battered legume. known to some little fame as Captain Bob Roper. Firpo him. self has expressed a preference for Roper. who has softened up consider ably because of constant punching.
 Not since the white hope days have there been so many giant cauliflow- CTS on the market. and even then there weren't nearly as many really tough ones, ready to be steamed up for the public as there are today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-21
Toronto to Open Tour With } Games Here

COLUMBUS, Ga, March 20.-The Toronto international baseball team will engage in sixteen games during an exhibition tour which will take them to New Haven, Conn.,, according to the schedule made public here to- day. The schedule includes:
 March 22, 23 and A, Birmingham with Birmingham. April 2, in Columbus with Detroit
 April 3 in Augusta with Detroit.
 April 1 and in Augusta with Au- gusta.
 April 6 in Atlanta with Cleveland
 April in KnoXille with Knoxville.
 April 10 and Il in Chattanooga with Chattanooga. April Is and If in Springfield, Mass, with Springfield.
 April 15 in Waterbury, Conn, with Waterbury.
 April 16~ and IT in New Haven, Conn.,, with New Haven.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-21
Tee, Fairway and Green
PEREEdT COLE
By CHICK EVANS

The other day a friend aroused my interest by some remarks he made concerning the expression. He played perfect golf" We have all heard and I am aware that I use them in the most careless nianner.
 Grantland Rice says: "The average golfer does not play over two perfect shots in his whole career. Starsc like Ouimet and Hagen play but few. Hagen played nine holes in 30 strokes, but the only perfect golf was where he holed out in ?. IT this 440-yard hole can be made in ,, has been made in 2, quite obviously a long drive, d 20-yard approach dead to the pin and one putt for a 3 wouldn't be perfect, although par for that hole is D. For g , isn't perfect where , has been made--or can be made"
 The last remark naturally and logI- cally brings up these questions Why make the standard two when many holes have been made in one And if d hole has been made in one, is two or three on it thereafter all ways imperfect golf? All appar- ently these questions can do is to land us beside definition.
 Skill. Not Score.
 This definition applied to golf, it seems to me, would mean that perfec- tion does not consist wholly in the smallest number of strokes by which d player could get cup, but the skill with which each necessary stroke was executed. We should not con- fuse the phenomenal with the per- feet, and assuredly perfect golf can nave no trace of freakiness or fluki ness about it.
 I think it is very probable that more poor players than good ones have holed out in one and two. We have all seen abnormally played holes achieved in very few strokes, and it is folly to pretend that the few strokes in these cases represented good golf. As a means of getting there," ones and twos are most ef- fective, as standard of perfection one is hardly to be considered at all, and two only under such circum- stances that l think it is very prob able that Hagen, fine golfer that he is, achieved, l cannot believe a two perfection of golf if 1t mean a fairly long drive, followed by q long roll on dry course. and the chance holing of a very strong putt. Topped balls, seen-balls that rebound from stones tance, and land in a spot planned by toe or heel or shaft of club do not represent perfect golf, no matter how fortunate their final resting place may be.
 A perfect drive should have good distance. We have plenty of good drivers to set the standard; it should go straight down the course with a smooth flight, adapted in its height to atmospheric conditions. A perfect approach should also have good dis tance. and land ina spot planned by the player. The perfect putt is of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-21
Livingston Is Planning
 Gala Day When Ball Clubs Meet Thursday

LIVINGSTON. Ala, March 20.- fSpecial. l.)-Livingsto is preparing to entertain the greatest crowd in the history of Sumter county on Thursday The Philadelphia athse- tics and Rochester clubs of the ln- ternational league meet at o'clock in the first game of ball between these two clubs. The contract calls for the same line-ups as will be used during the championship season, and big league umpres will officiate.
 Seats were placed on sale today, and over five hundred tickets were sold within few hours. Extra seats have been erected and arrangements made to feed his big crowd expected in the court house. square. It will be the first big league game ever played in this territory, and the game cock county intends to make it red let ter day,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-21
Colbert County Twice Defeats Cullman Nine

LEIGHTON, Ala, March 19.-(Spe- cial.)-The Colbert County High school baseball team journeyed to Cullman and administered Cullman two sound drubbings in as many days. by the scores of II to and 16 to 1. R. Harriss, catcher, played a very important part in the first game. slamming out three hefty wal lops and catching the game "a la Pop Robertson style" The hitting of Felton and King, also of the To- calls, was sensational.
 In the second game the Colbert High sluggers began on the Cullman hurlers early, hitting the ball 10 all corners of the lot and scoring runs almost at will while :he Gull manites were unable to solve the dazzling slants offered to then by MT. Aycock. Each of the c. c. II. $. players secured from one to three hits in this game. Felton, Bergman and King with three each. and liar vey E. Harriss and Aycock with two each. leading in this department kerby played d great game of ball at second and Bergman made an al most impossible catch of a line drive in center. The game was called at the end of the seventh to allow the locals to catch a train.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-21
FIRST ROCHESTER GAME IS ALSO FROZEN OUT
Fourth PoStponement in Five Days Adds Bitterness to .Barons' Disappointment

SELMA, Ala, March 20.-(Special Leased Wire.)-Hard luck and Jack Frost seemed to have thoroughly found Joe Dunn and his Baronial athletes number. Tuesday afternoon the Barons again suffered cancel fation of an exhibition game, their fourth in five days, when the game between Birmingham and Rochester .sEas called off. It was too cold for sejther Manag gers Dunn or StaiIings to risk their pitchers arms, and the fracas scheduled for Tuesday went sby the boards.
 Joe Dunn will make last chance to show his 1923 Barons to South Alabama fans Wednesday, when Bir- 1amg gham and Rochester are sched- Mled to meet here. Unless the wealth Ef~brightens up and the mercury per- hoEms a come back, the chances are Ihst another postponement will be 5a rorder.
 s--The trip through south Alabama, tne of the longest to be attempted by the Barons in several years. has sproven a fizzle from every stand point Joe Dunn and his pastimers Were extremely unfortunate in run hing into a spell of bad weather, and the few counterfeit German marks faid to have been taken in at Mont
 
 one game have all gone toward the purchase of raincoats and rubber boots. The trip, financially speak ing, would have been best untaken. . After Wednesdays game with Rochester-or attempted game-the Barons turn their back on this land of arctic temperature and return home. to open series with the Toronto 1nternationals at Birming- ham.
 It will be a very homelille recep- tion for the Canadians, if Boreas re- mains in his present frigid disposi- tion, but mighty hard on the Dixie bred Barons.
 The two teams journeyed out to the ball park this afternoon. Rochester taking an hours practice at 2:30 o'clock, and Birmingham follt wing them for workout. The Barons have been resting for three days past, and the entire bunch is eager for a game.
 Platean ("Red') Cox, former Rochester pitcher with the Barons this year. spent most of today with his.old teammates at the Albert.
 Manager Stallings is said to have some We nderfully promising pitchers in his camp here, and while predlc- ton is made that some of it may not be ripe this season. he is bound to bring out some big twirlers! Among the left-handed pitchers in his bunch II. Leon Drake, Of Monticello and Farley, the big West Virginia mountaineer, are promising material. All Drake lacks is eXperi- ence according to those who have watched him work, and he is said to know all the tricks of a left-hander Farley is strong on hitting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-21
Floyd Johnson Feels Confident of Success


 HOT SPRINGS, Ark, March 2o.- Before l return to Hot Springs next winter I think there will be but one man standing between myself and the heavyweight championship of the world" said Floyd Johnson tonight as he and Charley Cook, his manager, boarded train for Philadelphia af- ter more than two weeks of training here.
 Johnson is in the best of condition now. He has a schedule of minor battles through the northeast, and then will be in fine shape for the Willard-J Johnson match on May 12, in New York.
 Johnsons first bout will be against Soldier Ray Thompson, at Philadel- phia. Later he meets Bob Roper in Boston and Joe Roman in Grand Rapids, Mich. His tour will close in New Orleans with bout with Mar tin Burke.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-21
Mike McTigue Won't
 Return to the us. Soon

DUBLIN. March 20. - (By Asso- ciated Press. .)-The plans of Mike McTigue. the conqueror of Battling Siki, are indefinite. He has gone to visit his wife in his native county, Kerry. and it is not likely he will return to the United States for some time. It is reported he probably will meet Siki again in Ireland.
 Dublin has no knowledge of the rumors regarding a possible meeting between McTigue and Carpenter in New York. Siki will remain in Dub lin until April, according to his pres ent plans.
 With reference to Skis challenge to McTigue for a return match, the promoter of the recent contest says he is prepared to offer a purse of f2.oOo, the contest to be held in Dub
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-21
Betting on Races At Mobile Put Under Ban
STATE CAPITAL BUREAU |,
 THE AGE-HERALD

Acting on complaint of the Minis ters' union of Mobile, Harwcll c. Davis, attorney general, Tuesday mo- tified Mobile officials that betting on horse races during the Mobile tour nament is a violation of state law and that any person who is guilty should be prosecuted. Attorney Gen cral Davis admitted that the Minis ters' union had protested to him and had submitted newspaper clippings indicating that there would be bet ting. He would not say what infor- nation had gone from his office. However. he declared that Mobile county has an excellent solicitor, Bart E. Chamberlain, and that if cases are brought against any per son charging a violation of this law the public may be assured that they will be prosecuted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-21
Ski Challenges For Another McTigue Bout

LONDON. March 20.-Battling Sik', who was defeated by Mike McTigue in Dublin last Saturday night, has challenged McTigue to another bout, according to Sporting Life. The wager mentioned by Siki in this latest challenge is $5,O00 side, win ner to take it all.
 McTisue expresses a willingness to accept Siki's challenge, the article says. if the promoter of the fight puts-up purse in accordance with Mcrigue's expectations which he de- clares are reasonable.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-21
Rube Benton Signs Up
 With Cincinnati Club

ORLANDO, Fla, March 20.--J. C.. ("Rube") Benton was signed up this afternoon by President Hartmann of the Cincinnati National club, afser the latter had received word from Judge Landis that he had informed President Heydler he had definitely given Benton permission to play wih the Cincinnati club. MT. Herrinlsn also stated he would sign the three year contract to train the Geds .fn Orlando. which is now being draGn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-21

Stuffy Stewart, in case the Dodgers decide to turn Stuffy alOOse. What Dunn would do with two cOrking good keystOn- CTS would be we'll worth finding out.
 At short, Tom Walsh, highly recommended by Detroit scouts, is be- ing given a trial, while Bill Meekin. Wylam semi-pro, is waiting a chance to seep in, Dunn says Detroit will help out if a shortage shows up at short. Tommy Taylor, with his pep pery fielding, hitting and gab, rounds out the infield at third.
 The Outfield is more of an un- certainty. Stump Clarke is in left. and is expected to round to his best shape soon, while Jake Mfl- Ter isn't causing any worry In center. Trefry, n grand hitter. is in right, and really shouldn't have any trouble fielding the pO- sitiOn, with experience in the Sally league to back him up.
 Joe Dunn's men return home Thursday. to open series with To- ronto. and railbirds will have an op- portunity to see how the Barons are stacking up for real battle.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-21
Brennan Recovered

NEW YORK, March 2o.-BiN Bren- nan, Chicago heavyweight. who suf- fered a slight concussion of the brain as a result of his knockout by Luis Angel Firpo, South American pugilist, in bout at Madison Square Garden a week ago, has recovered. Brennan will remain out of the ring indefinitely and many abandon his nuPiliStic career.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-21
100000 at Bout

NEW YORK. March 20.-Prelim- mary arrangements are under way to handle crowd of 100000 at the Yankee stadium May l2, when three of leading contenders for Jack Dempsey's heavyweight title-Jess Willard. Floyd Johnson and Luis Firpo-will box for the benefit of the milk fund.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-21
Cup Challenge Late

NEW YORK, March 20.-Portugai challenge for the Davis cup, con tained ill a delayed cable dispatch reaching the United States Lawn Tennis association today, arrived too late to be accepted for this years competition.
 Portugal was notified of the asso- ciaiion's regret and urged to chal- lenge for the 1924 contest.