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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-29
BIG NEW YEARS CARD FOR B. 4. (.
Evans Has Good Prelim Card Lined Out For
 Big Bout

As New Years Eve looms across the horizon, more and more does it seem that the Birmingham Athletic club will usher out the goodly year 1923 with the best fight card that has been seen in Birmingham in all of '23. When it was announced that Johnny McGinty would get his chance against Battling Budd of At lanta in 10-round go, local boxing fans went into something akin to ecstacy. They knew that club off cials were offering them the best possible holiday card
 Now, as the days unfold, it is seen that Matchmaker Evans is redoubling his efforts to make it the best card from curtain raiser until the final curtain in the last act, which has been offered here for the past 12 months. Senor Evans has been a mighty busy man the past few days arranging the preliminaries and the like, and Thursday night he ap- peared at the club with a broad smile and the announcement that the pre- liminarv card had been completed, and was a hummer.
 Pat O'Reilly and Larry Broderick will do the latest Mayhem fox-trot to the tune of "Biff-Bam," the fea- ture number of the musical comedy, "The Haymakers." MT. OReilly, who is some times known by other names locally, has been out of our midst for 12-month period. After a sojourn in Detroit, Mich., where he has appeared as a prelim actor to good advantage, he comes back to Birmingham looking for new fields to conquer. The two will stage their skit in four acts.
 Ted Ryan and Young Adams are also on the bill for four rounds or fisticuffing. Dave says this four round affair is going to be slug gng match, with one or the other knocked for four -baser before the proceedings are brought to halt.
 Petey Sarron, who is heralded as the best amateur flyweight in the country, and who will probably go to Boston to make bid for national honcrs in the amateur tournament, will take on Tony Mareno in four rounds of duke-dueling.
 The semi windup will be between Spark Plug and Bogie Saab and Is chaduled over the six-round route. Saab las beer out of the city for a few months and has been doing great preliminary work at Canton, Ohio.
 Now say that isn't a good list Of prelims; to say nothing of the head diner, McGinty and Budd.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-29
2 PREDS WIN FROMl LUQUE IS LEADING
 ], ACIPCO FIVE, 5-3 ALL OF PITCHERS
Masked MarveIs Win Game From Junior
 PredS
The Fifth Avenue Preds, despit

The Fifth Avenue Preds, despite the fact that they were playing minus the services of three regulars, defeated the Acipco Young Mems Christian association team Friday night at the Central Young Mems Christian association gymnasium in a free shooting contest. The final score of to 8 does not indicate nearly the number of shots taken and wild throws were numerous. However. one wild sling developed into 8 sensational shot when Cum ning gham. for the Preds, slung a side arm throw at the basket and it sank through for one of the prettiest field goals seen on the "Y'' court.
 The Masked Marvels defeated the Junior Preds, to 0, in the first half of their game and did not tishow up for the second half, as it was an nounced that some of the members of the team had to catch train for Tuscaloosa.
 The Masked Marvels appeared in uniforms of a singular type and their monicker well suited the costume. Overalls were the predominant out fits of the Marvels, or stars of 1879, some dubbed them.
 The lineup of the Masked Marvels was no secret, it came out, and their personnel follows: Bill Walden, for ward Fred Twiney, forward; r. $. Chamblss, forward; R. E. Mitchell. center; Felix Sherrod, guard; J. A. Blue. guard
 | The Junior Preds, stars of 1923 were: Forwards, Dusenberry and McGregor. center; Graves, guards, Barbour and Smith.
 Cunningham and Young starred for the Preds in the main encounter while B. Nash and Trent starred for Acipco.
 Line-up:
 Preds (5)-J. Florence and Gun ningham (D, forwards; Godbee CD, center; Young and Fulton. guards. Acipco (3)--Guest and Harrell, for wards; Trent, center; E. Nash CD, and B. Nash CD, guards.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-29
World Of Sports CoUered In Brief

NEW YORK-America lost one of her outstanding prospects for Olym- 'ic distance running laurels when Willie Ritola, national 10-mile and cross country champion, announced he would carry the colors of Fin land Tn the 1924 meet at Paris.
 SAN ANToNIO-The University of Arizona polo team defeated the Texas Aggies, 10 to 0, in the second days play of the intercollegiate event.
 SYRACUSE, N. Y.-Morris Rut<off, 13, died today from injuries suffered six weeks ago in football game between junior teams of the city.
 NEW YoRK-Jack Zivic, Pitts burg lightweight, won a 10round decision from Joe lawson, Milwaukee. Sammy Markowitz, New York welter- weight, won 10-round decision from Danny Cohen, New York.
 MILWAUKEE-Joe Burman of Chicago and Ernie Gooseman of Los Angeles meet in a 10round bout here tonight. They are feather weights.
 CLEVELAND-Ohio State defeated the University of Pennsylvania bas- ketball team, 35 to 22.
 EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA - G c. McCracken, former Pittsburg star has been appointed coach of the Lafayette football team, succeeding Dr. Jock Sutherland. who replaced Pop" Warner at Pittsburg.
 CHICAGO-Taro Myaki, Japanese mat star, meets Reginald Siki, the l AbVssinian giant here today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-29
HISTORIC BAY OF NAPLES
It Was There Tiberius Caused Gossip And Nelson Met His LadN Love

It Was There Tiberius Caused Gossip
 And Nelson Met His Lady Love
 The Bay of Naples, where part of the Spanish fleet recently was enter tained on the occas sion of King AL fonso XIII's visit to Italy, has seen some strange seafaring and other events. There Nelson met Lady Hamilton, whose husband, Sir Will liam Hamilton, was the diplomat &C., credited to the Neapolitan court.
 There, on the Island of Capri, at the southern end Of the bay, Tiberius lived in that seclusion which, &C., cording to the malicious gossip of history, was occupied in unbelievably evil doings. On the mainland east of the town of Naples was Pompeii, and the Roman fleet stood by in the bay while Vesuvius was in it's fatal eruption. The sirens who unsuccess- fully wooed the wanderer, Ulysses. gre said to have had their home in the neighborhood. The Spaniards, who recently were there as guests, for more than 200 years remained there as masters. For from 1922 un- tli the Treaty of Utrecht in 171S Naples belonged to Spain, and for a much longer time the kingdom of the Slcilies, which stretched from the island across the Straits of Mes sira up to Naples, had Spanish ruler.
 Then, ard indeed, throughout her history, until Garibaldi and The Thousand brought the south into the newly-nnited Italy, Naples had about the worst government and the loveliest site in Europe. Constanti- nople alone could challenge her simultaneously in these two records. MT. Glacstone's thunderous indigna- tion at what he heard about the political prisoners of Naples, is still rememnered for the tremor 1t sent through tEe England of the early fiities. Now such iniquities are as dead as the "scotched princes and fangless kings" whom Swinburne. in the full spate of his enthusiasm for the Risorgimento, consigned estati- ca1ly to hell. But Naples remains still very distinct from the northern and central cities of Italy. The largest (and the most congested) city in the kingdom, it has a certain air of being foreign about it. It be- longs to the Mediterranean rather than to Italy.-Mapchester Guardian.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-29
FRED WELSH SAYS
 STRIBLING IS DUE
 FOR BIG CAREER

SUMMIT, N J., Dec. 2S.-"This kid is so big and strong and fast that he ought to bring down almost anyone of his weight when he has had a lit tie more experience"
 Freddie Welsh, the old lightweight champion, gently kneaded his nose back into shape and drew off the steaming gloves after a training workout with Young Stribling, the light heavyweight school boy from Georgia, who makes his first appear ance In the region of New York on New Years Day.
 Although Freddie is little slow In his knee action and the soles of his shoes seem sticky when he tries to step around in his old championship manner, he is still an instinctive side. He also is just as capable of appraising a young fighter as he was in his best days.
 Hes good now and he's still young" Welsh said. That's some thing Tom Gibons hasn't got or Mike McTigue. Even Jack Dempsey is old compared to Stribling, for the kid isn't 20 yet. That means, if he isn't hurt or rushed too fast, that he will be near the top of his skill and his headwork will be great, just about the time that his physical powers reach their full development"
 Stribling fights Dave Rosenberg of New York, at Newark on New Years Day The bout Is to be a 12- rounder to no decision.
 The young fighters mother held the watch while her son boxed with Sailor Tom Maxted, one of Luis Angelo's- first victims, and rooted for her champion when the Georgia boy sailed into Maxted for three rounds. Between rounds, she rubbed him down. massaging one leg while her husband took the other and the boy lolled back in the angle of the ropes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-29
John D. Is All 0. K.


 ORMOND BEACH, Fla, Dec. 2S- Absence of John D. Rockefeller, Sr, from the golf links for five days gave rise to rumors that he was i'll. but these rumors were dispelled to- day when he appeared on the links for a two-some with Gen. A. Ames of Lowell, Mass, and played his usual eight holes. It was learned that Mir. Rockefeller had discontin- ued his golf out of respect to an old neighbor, Andrew D. Wallace, of Springfield, Mass. who died at his winter home here Sunday.
 After leaving the links MT. Rocke- feller took two-hour motor trip and appeared in good health He and General Ames have been playing golf together during the winter season here for eight years.
 MT. Rockefeller arrived here De- cember f5 to spend the season at his winter home, the Casements. He came month later this year than is his custom.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-29
Many Horses Entered

NEW YORK, Dec. 2S.-Nominations of 1,724 horses for the ten big stakes to be run at the Spa next year and in 1925 have been received by the Sara toga Association for the Improvement of the Breed of Horses, it was an nounced today. Late mails from the Pacific coast may increase the num- Der, it was said.
 The Hopeful, Grand Union hotel, United States hotel. Spinaway. Conso- lation and Saratoga Sales Stakes and the Grab Bag handicap, all for two- year -olds, will be run in 1924 and the Travers, Alabama and Saratoga Sales stakes for the three-year- olds in 1925.
 Harry Payne Whitney is the largest nominator, with 40 nominations for the various purses
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-29
Much Interest Taken Field Trials At Selma

SELMA, Ala, Dec, 2S.-(Specal Leased e.)-The central Alabama field trial to be held here January 14, promises to be of mush interest in Selma. The trials will be held on the R. D. Sturdivant place and ad- joining lands in the pleasant hill seclusion. This known to be one of the best game bird preserves in this section of the state and some rare sport is promised to those who attend. An interesting exhibit now being shown in Hobbs and McGills window are nine silver loving cps trophies to be awardei l at the meet. These cups are beautiful and are attracting much attention.
 b. M. Cochran, president of the association, says he is expecting an immense gathering during this meeting and that Selma during the tbnclave will be the center of acu- test interest in bird hunting and dog testing sports.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-29
Reds Star Once Quit, But Moran Got Him To Re-
 main On Team

NEW YORK, Dec. 2S.--One day in the summer of 1922 Adolfo Luque. the Cuban pitcher, held over by the Cincinnati Reds from the staff that won the pennant and sour World series of 1919, became so disgusted with his luck that he cleaned out his locker at the Reds ball-yard and quit the team. It seemed that every time Luque pitched, someone gave a signal for the team to play scorer with the ball and it was kicked to all corners of the yard. Adolfo pitched better than most pitchers, but still he lost. The better he pitched the wrose the team would field behind him.
 Pat Moran with his soothing phil osophy and soft, sympathetic eye, won Adolfo Luque back to the team and he set his hopes for 1923.
 Now the pitching averages for 1923 have been issued showing that Adolfo did well to listen to Pat Moran that time for To, the name of Adolfo Luque leads all the rest. And a comparison of his showing for 1922 with that for 1923 supports the notion that a pitcher who can pitch at all, can not be judged on the averages for one season alone.
 In 1922. Luque won 13 games and was charged with losing 23. Al though he was one of the best pitch CTS in the National league, he was ranked No. 19 in field of 26 men who had pitched ten or more full games.
 In 1923 he won 27 games for team that was but little changed Tn the fielding personnel He was charged with losing only eight and he ranks No. in the field of pitch- CTS who went all the way in lo games or more.
 Of late Luque has caused more dis quiet to Garry Hermann, his em- ployer, for he has pitched about ten games of winter baseball in Havana and Moran, his manager, is afraid Adolfo is asking too much of the best arm In the league
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-29
Billy Miske Through

MINNEAPOLIS. Minn.. Dec, 2s.- p;liv Miske. the St. Paul heavy weight. is seriously i'll from Brights disease in a hospital here and will never fight again, according to his physician. Tack Dempsey, worlds heavyweignt oo%amnion. with whom he went 10 n',nds in St. Paul in 1918, and eight Funds in Philadelphia. and then was tnocked out in the third round of their last fight at Benton Harbor, Mich. - ,., h.
 n.r he able to leave the hospital.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-29
Marullo Scores K. o.

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 2s.-Young Marullo of New Orleans knocked out Steve Choynski. Milwaukee middle weight, in the first round of scheduled 15-round bout here to- night. The knockout punch. right to the jaw came after little more than one minute of fighting. Marullo weighed 164 pounds and Choynski half a pound more.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-29
VRES1LLNG AGAIN COMES BACK LN VOGUE ZN NEW YORK C7
Ray Is After Record

NEW YORK. Dec 2S.-Joie Ray. the great mlddlee distance runner of Chicago, has informed the officials of the Wlco Athletic association that he expects to smash all records up to 5000 metres when he runs in the feature race of the Wilco meet here on February 16.
 q will win the race for the third time" said letter from Ray, and will win the Hirschon trophy perma- nently. I expect to break the worlds records up to 5000 metres oud to win the meritorius trophy again"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-29
Ruppert Draws String

NEW YORK, Dec. 2S.-Jake Rup- pert, the millionaire brewer, who blew his money like foan, spending thousands of dollars for new players when he decided to buy a few pen nants for the New York Yankees, has now completely reversed his re cruiting methods. He gets 'em for nothing.
 Ruppert has picked up four pitch CTS, two catchers and an infielder from the professional and cam pus teams for trial with the Yankees in the spring. They cost him noth ing which is said to be new record low price for ball players.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-29
Joie Ray Enters Race

NEW YORK, Dec. 2S.-Joie Ray has forwarded from Chicago his entry for the Olympic 5000 meter race of the Wilco A. A. indoor games, February 16. 1t was announced, tonight by Hugh H. Hirshon, who made public letter from Ray, in which the miller expressed confidence he would win the race for the third time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-29
Plies Stops Ski Bout

DETROIT, Mich. Dec. 2S.-Lewis W. Plies, state boxing commission. CT, announced today that he would not permit the match between Bat ting Siki and Cleve Hawkins, vet eran negro boxer, scheduled for this city next month. The commissioner does not regard Hawkins as suitable opponent for the Sengalese.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-29
Pels Get Outfielder

NEW ORLEANS. La, Dec. 2S.- Purchase of Outfielder Bob Bescher from the Wichita Falls club of the Texas league was announced today by Jules Heinemann, president of the New Orleans Southern Association club. Bescher Is veteran, having spent about ten years in organized baseball and during that time having played on the National league and the American association.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-29
Athletic Body Meets

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2s.-Leaders in practically all branches of anna teur athletics fill gather here De- cember 31 for the second annual meeting of the Amateur Athletics federation to discuss questions bear ing on the populariZing of the vari- ous forms of athletics for the pur- pose of personal betterment.
 The army and navy will represent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-29
New York Wins Title

NEW YORK, Dec. 2S,-City col lege of New York today won for the second consecutive year the in- tercollegiate chess championship, de- featng New York university, 31a to F, in the third and final round of the twenty fifth annual tournament for the title.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-29
Freedmen Wins Bout

NEW YORK, Dec. 2S.-SaiIor Freedman, Chicago lightweight, de- feated Johnny Clinton of New York ir the ten-round feature of a boxing show tonight in Madison Square Garden.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-29

Drunkenness. has decreased GO per cent in this country in three years. while in England. under regulations, it has increased 60 per cent.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1923-08-16
DANCE IN YOUR HARVEST
CLOTHES.

A full -b1ooded harvest ball will be
the order at the Lake View Pavilion
in Winchester next Saturday night.
just big time for everyone who
comes in their old clothes. The dance
viii run from $3.50 to 1900 O'Clock
and no tickets viii be sold to folks
in their glad rags until 1870. So just
hop in the old bus and drive in for =
good time as you leave the works.
Three prizes will be awarded; One
TO the couple most appropriately dress
ed for the occasion; one to the best
village constable, and one for the best
kid get up. Tickets for the entire
evening will be $3.50 and they will
entitle dancers to all they can drink
and eat at the refreshment concession.
There will be special dancing features,
and any numbers the crowd calls for.
II is the chance of the season for just
a big dancing roundup by everybody.
1t all happens on the night of the IS,
but should bad weather interfere, It
will be postponed to the following Sat
urday night Be ready.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1923-08-16
THE NEW CROP Is
NOW ROLLING IN
Carl Bubel Delivers First Wheat, VIM.
Huber Sells First Car Barley.
Good Harvest Wages.

Carl Bubel brought to local ware
house on last Tuesday morning the
first load of grain of the new crop.
1t was forty-fold wheat from field
on the G. /. Lynn place southwest of
town, and was threshed by M. Schmid-
lkofer with his combine. Its quality
is good and the yield heavy. 1t was
delivered to the Nezperce Rochdale
Co. Following close upon this deliv-
cry were loads of new barley by VIM
Huber and Frank Johnson Mr.. Hu.
Der hauled and sold ear load of this
barley this morning at 95 cents per
hundredweight, the first car of the
new crop to leave this point.
All around Nezperce and down on
Central Ridge the grain is going into
sacks or into bulk granaries at fast
increasing rate, and it win be only
short time until harvest here is at its
peak Some big yields are being re-
ported, too.
The threshing and combine outfits
which are now in operation, or win be
before the end of the week, are those
of N, B. Miller, Theo. Primus, M.
Schmidlkofer, Andy. Stellmon, w. F.
Johnson Turner Brothers, Joe Stach,
Fred vogel, Bettis Brothers, W. II.
Shockley, Reinhardt and Sons
The dominating harvest labor prices
kere are: Box drivers, $4; spike
pitchers and leaders, So; sack sewers,
SO; engineers and separator tenders,
$s. There is no fixed scale and some
variation from these figures will be
found but in the main they apply.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1923-08-16
NEzPERCE IN RESPECTFUL RE
MEMBRANCE.

On last Friday afternoon the bust
ness houses of Nezperce closed their
doors, and the tradesmen,. officials
and artisans and folks from the coun-
tryside assembled at the City Park
in respectful remembrance of our lats
President, Warren G. Harding.
A simple but impressive service was
conducted. A. R. Fike, pastor of the
Baptist Brethren church, read the
President s chapter from the Bible
and made brief prayer. The Ameri-
can Legion Band played the Presi-
dent s favorite hymn, "Lead, Kindly
Light and three other appropriate
numbers. Rev John A.. Hoffman, pas
tor of the Community church, deliver
ed an address wherein he drew an eff
fective picture of the one great at
tribute upon which we all agree--Love
and pointed to this as the outstand
ing characteristic of Mr.. Harding, in
private as well as in public life.
After this service, Rev. and Mrs.
Hoffman motored to Kamiah with Mr..
and Mrs Conger, where the minister
delivered the address at a similar
memorial service, in the Community
church which was beautifully decorat-
ed for the occasion with flags and
flowers, and over which Geo. M. Rob
ertson the local banker, presided. The
music was provided by vocal quar-
tet, and one of the best in the state
Mesdames Jack Mills, and Harry
Dissmore and Messers. Wade Wilson
and Chas Sassaman, Mrs. Geo. Mills
accompanying on the piano.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1923-08-16
TO MAKE YOUR TALK EASIER

Further rebuilding and reconstruc
tion of it's long distance lines has been
commenced by the Pacific States Tel
ephone and Telegraph company in
northeastern Washington and in the
Idaho panhandle.
The work inauguarted in that terri
tory within the past three weeks will
represent an aggregate expenditure of
more than 100000, to be completed
next fall.
North of Spokane between Deer
Park and Colyille forty-three miles OF
pole line are being constructed along
the Inland State Highway. Copper
wire measuring one hundred and TWEEN
ty-seven miles in length and weighing
twenty-five tons win be placed in pos
ition on the 2,275 poles to be erected
along this section, which will finish
the rebuilding and rerouting of long
distance lines extending from Spokane
through to Colville. The section from
Spokane to Deer Park was done some
time ago.
In the Idaho Panhandle the Pacific
Company is rebuilding and rerouting
the long distance lead from Wallace,
Idaho, to the Idaho-Montana state
line. This will connect with similar
improvements of the Mountain States
Telephone Company within Montana
area and will increase facilities for
conversation between the Coast, In
land Empire and Montana points.
The foregoing work is in addition to
the construction in progress through
out southeastern Washington recently
described between Spokane, Colfax,
Lewiston, Idaho, Dayton and Walla
Walla, amounting to 100000 during
the present year.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1923-08-16
PREDICTS EARLY FRosTs.

Washington, D. c., Aug. 13.-It is
the opinion of Herbert J. Browne
we'll known Washington magazine
writer, economist and meterologist
that the spring wheat crop west OF the
Great Lakes will be damaged by un'
usually early frosts and cold weather
during August and September.
Mr.. Browne in series of magazine
articles written last January directed
attention to the well-ngh forgotten
series of cold years, beginning with
1912 and ending with 1916. "The
year without summer" and fore
casted with great accuracy the ab-
normal conditions of the present year,
which he declares is the forerunner OF
series of abnormal years running to
climax in 1926-7, which may wit
ness O worldwide failure of the pr1n-
cipal grain crops. Mr.. Browne ap-
neared before the house committee on
agriculture early last February in sup
mort Of the Morris-Sinclair bill Tor
aid in warehousing wheat,
holding that it was the duty OF all
Governments to begin the accumula
f;on of at least one years supply OF
Grain against a coming dearth.