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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-11
PLANS LAID FOR
NEW CAGE LEAGUE
Birmingham Basketball Asso-
citation Organized Mon
day Night

At a meeting held Monday night
at the Birmingham Athletic CLUB or
ganization was completed for the
Birmingham Basketball association
and election of officers was held.
Charles L. Stapleton, Jr.. was elect
ed president of the new organiza
ton while Robert Y. Jacob was elect
ed vice president. James b. Orr was
nominated and elected as secretary
and treasurer. Coach L. 5. Erwin
was elected chairman of the officials
committee and Jerry Bryan chair
man of the publicity committee.
The association pans to sponsor
a basketball league Tor Independent
teams of the city and several rep
resentatives were present at tie
meeting Monday night. Among the
teams represented were B. A. G. re-
serves. by Coach Erwin; Chenoweth
and company by Mr.. Jacob; Peda-
gogues, by John Bryan; Fifty-siXth
Street Baptist, by Mr.. Powers; East
Birmingham, by ]. H. Campbell, and
Sloss- Sheffield, by Hugh Montgomery.
Both the Woodiawn High school and
Phillips High have sigpified their in
tention of joining while invitations
will be extended to Birmingham
Southern and Howard colleges 10
enter reserve teams in the new cage
loop.
A meeting will be held Wednesday
night at the Birmingham Athletic
club, at which all representatives of
the teams wishing to, join the new
association is requested to be pres
ent.- The meeting, waich will be held
at s o'clock, will consider the ques-
ton of the number OF teams for the
loop, the constitutions and bylaws
and other matters pertaining 10 the
organization of the league.
Tie matter of whether the circuit
will be composed of six or eight
teams will BE decided. The present
plan for the games calls for one
series of games each week. on
Wednesday nights, aa1 the schedule
includes two games around for each
club, this will mean about 10 or IA
weeks playing schedule. determined
by the number of entrants in tn =
league.
A trophy will be awarded the win
ming team of the league and in case
phies will be awarded. Regular paid
referees and officials VII be OBJ
tanned for the games.
The purpose of the new league is
to give the many basketball teams
of the city more chance to play In
real competitive games and to foster
better basketball in the city. The
Athletic club can be obtained only
on Wednesday night due to the play
ing schedule of the varsity B. A. c.
team whose games are played on Fri
day and Saturday and sometimes on
Thursday. The final organization of
the league will be completed at the
meeting Wednesday and the opening
date set for the start of play. De-
cember rs or January 2 has been
suggested for opening night.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-11
DRIVE ON DENS
koIlcitorTo Begin Campaign Agains
EVIL Places In birmingham

Beginning next Monday, Solicitor
finn Davis will conduct general
sleanup of several places in BirminS-
ham against which complaints have
been received, he announced Monday
afternoon.
Mr.. Davis said he expected to work
IN cooperation with the police and
lheriffs departments and requests for
heir assistance would be made with
n few days.
Pool rooms will be the first to be
Investigated, the solicitor stated and
ldded that complaints had been re-
eeived at his office against several
bf them. The drive will then be eX-
tended to include disreputable house,
tagrancy and gambling houses Places
where liquor is alleged to be sold
will also be included in the movement,
he said.
Prosecution of persons arrested in
connection with the investigations
probably will be conducted by Solicit
Tor Davis himself.
In a previous drive about month
Ago, several disorderly houses were
tosed by injunctions demanded by
Me solicitor.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-11
Gene Tunney Is
Winner In Bout
With Harry Greb

NEW YORK, Dec. 10.-Gene Tun-
ney OF Greenwich Village successful
ly defended his American light heavy
weight title tonight in a bristling
15-round match with Harry Greb, OF
Plttsburg at Madison Sqrare Garden.
Tunney's body attack earned him the
Judges verdict. despite a whirlwind
rally by Greb in the last round.
Tunney forced the fighting from
the start, despite frequent and spec
tacular rallies by Greb. He checked
the effectiveness of the challengers
peculiar attack and gradually weak
ened the Pittsburger with a ripping,
crushing drive to the ribs and stom-
ach.
At times Greb's tactics bewildered
the champion, but though the chal-
lenger often landed with long swings
to the jaw and body, they seldom
stopped the champions steady body
fire Tunney had Greb in distress
in several of the closing rounds, but
in the last Greb unleashed an at
tack which threatened for moment
to topple the champion.
Setting terrific pace in the clos
ing round Greb pummeled Tunney on
the head and body, Earring the cham
pfon to his heels with several
smashes But it was Grebs last des-
perate stand, a brief comeback, and
it failed to counterbalance the wide
margin Tunney had piled up on
points.
A majority of critics gave nine
rounds to Tunney, four to Greb and
called two even.
There was little to choose in the
first seven rounds, but from the
eighth to the fourteenth Tunney
clearly held the upper hand, driving
home his short blows accurately
while the Pittsburger was wild.
Greb's rough tactics and apparent
holding brought him several warn
ings from the referee, aiding to
swing the balance of. the judges
scales in the champions favor.
1t was the third clash between the
pair for the American 175-pound til
tie. Greb won it from Tunney last
year, but lost 1t to the Greenwich
Village idol last March, both prior
bouts also going to the limit
Tunney scaled IT'S pounds tonight,
while Greb weighed 171h.
Roland Todd, British holder of the
European middleweight champion
ship, made his American debut in the
seml-f but lost the judges de-
cision to Tommy Loughran, Phil
adelphia light after 10
rounds of listless battling. The Eng
Iishman proved a clever, shifty boxer
but could not overcome a nine-pound
handicap in weight and disadvan-
tage in height and reach. Loughran
was slow, but packed the harder
punch. The match was made at 165
pounds, but Loughran came in at
1851, while the Briton scaled 1894.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-11
WALKER CASE To
De HEARD. TUESDAY
City Commission Also Is To
Pass On Food 0rdi-
ndnCeS

Three questions of city-wide in
aerest will confront the city commits
sion at its regular session Tuesday
morning.
No. 1 is the case of Mrs. C. c. Wal
ker, who will appear with her at
torney, NJ. A. aDinsmore, and chal-
1enge the legality of her summary
discharge two weeks ago from the
clerkship she had held six years in
Comptroller Marvin Taylor's office.
A statement of the exact grounds for
her removal also will be demanded.
No. 2 Is the new pure food ordi-
nance, sponsored by the health de-
partment and numerous civic organi-
cations. 1t has been approved by
City Attorney W. J. Wynn and is
ready for final action The commits
sion is expected to adopt it by unani-
nous vote.
No. is the health departments
! amended milk ordinance, which goes
to the commission for final action
with practically unanimous indorse-
nent of darymen in and around Bir-
mingham. I throws additional safe
guards around milk consumers by re-
curing physical examination for
dairymen and cows. 1t also classifies
milk and cream and sets standard
TO- each.
The hearing for Mrs. Walker is
Expected to be lively. in the opinion
of city hall observers. She charges
she was let out because she was a
woman. and this has caused resent
h1ent of large numbers of WON en-, ac-
cerding to Commissioner Mary Ech-
OILS President d. h. McLendon and
Comptroller Taylor deny that her sex
had anything to do with her dis
missal They say she was ousted TO
promote harmony and efficiency.
All the facts in the case are expected
80 1rf al NJ
miss sion ges sdo . -1N ~
Or j. u. Downing. health officer,
and City Attorney Wynn met Mon
day and reached an understanding
on the food ord nance. The original
draft was approved except for minor
changes in phraseology, which Mr..
Wynn said were necessary to make
1t legal.
Dr. Bowling plans to put the ordi-
nance in effect Thursday if the COM
mission acts finally Tuesday. The
retail food dealers and butchers of
the city are supporting the measure,
she said, and the new law will make
for maximum of cleanliness and
sanitation in the handling of all food
products. Housewives will be able to
notice the difference before Christ
mas health authorities believe
The milk amendments also will be
enforced Immediately after their
passage, DR.. Bowling said. He is of
the opinion that the amendments give
Birmingham the most perfect milk
regulations of any city in the United
States This view is shared by large
numbers of citizens and by municipal
authorities in other cities, in view
of the adoption of Birmingham s
milk law in various parts of the
eountry.
In addition to the major questions
before the commission, mass of
foutine matters must be handled, and
/ lengthy session is in prospect.
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Britton Fails To
Show Up For Bout

NEW YORK, Dec. 10.-Owing to
a peculiar traffic accident, the
Antedeluvian lightweight cham
pionship is still in dispute be-
tween the oldest prizefighters in
the world. Jack McAuliffe, who
was quartermaster of the good
ship ark, under Captain Noah, and
Jack Britton. who coached David
for his famous jam with Goliath,
were to have boxed Sunday night
in charity exhibition in Brook
Ign.
McAuliffe showed up in his cor
ner. His seconds were behind
him with a bucket of milk-toast
and several spare hair nets for
his whiskers. But Britton did not
appear.
1t developed Monday that Brit
ton started for the arena but that
his w-hiskers became fouled in the
running gear of his wheel chair
and stalled traffic until he could
run the chair bact five miles and
unwind his shrubbery. BY that
time it was too late.
THE bum was afraid" Mr.. Nc
Il can lick him in hat box with
40 acres to spare"
Auliffe cackled Monday night.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-11
HIGHWAYMAN SHOOTS
HIS INTENDED VICTIM
George Mentanes Resist Robbery
Attempt In East Birmingham

George MentaneS, East Birming-
ham, was slightly wounded at $50
o'clock Monday night while on Tenth
avenue north, between Forty first
and Forty-third streets, by an un-
identified negro who attempted to
hold him up.
According to Mentanes' account of
the affair to police, he was going
after his brother, who has a store at
4O31 Tenth avenue, when he noticed
negro walking in front of him.
Coming to dark place the negro
stopped and pretended to be tying
his shoe until Mentanes came abreast.
AS he passed the negro drew a gun
and commanded him to throw up his
hands.
Instead of complying Mentanes
grabbed the barrel of the gun and
called for aid. The negro jerked free
and hit him on the head. Mentanes
grabbed the gun second time and
the Negro jerked free, fired one
shot which took effect in Mentanes'
neck. Alarmed by the resistance
shown by his victim. the negro fled.
w. G. Milan and o. P. Milan at
tracted by the racket pursued the ne
gro until he was lost in the dark
ness. All three were able to give a
good description of the assaliant.
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Nauy-Mich Game Off

ANNAPOLIS, Nd, Dec. 10-The
Navy and Michigan will not meet on
the gridiron next fall. after ALL Not
withstanding the friendly services of
Secretary of the Navy DENLY, a
Michigan alumnus and varsity foot
ball man. the Wolverines were COM
PEELED to turn down the Navys in.
vitation to a game here on October
II. Michigan has hard game sched-
uled with Illinois, one week later,
and Coach Yost thought his men
should not go journeying so far so
soon before the conference struggle.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-11
BASKETBALL NEXT
AT GREENVILLE Hi
Football Season Was Great
Success With Unbeaten
Finish

GREENVILLE, Ala, Dec. 10-(Spe
oial Having closed most sue
cessful season in football, athletic
interest at Butler High will imme-
diately turn to basketball The floor
is now being put into shape for prac-
tice, and Coach Hovater has some
good basketball material from which
to build one or more teams.
The football season was a success
from every standpoint. Interest was
good, and a fine spirit of co-opera-
ton was manifested on the part of
the Greenville people financially and
otherwise.
One of the outstanding accomplish
. ments during the season was the
building of a new field from public
subscription. This was done largely
through the efforts of the Athletic
association.
Coach Hovater came to Greenville
at the beginning of the past season
from the university as director of
athletics to a school only one year
old and built a football team that
went through the regular schedule
undefeated and was one of the rum
ning-up teams for state honors,
which fact demonstrates his rare
ability as we'll as the spirit that ex-
lists at Butler High.
started the past season, Coach Ho-
water found it impossible to make
his schedule so that some of the
games could not be played on foreign
territory, consequently all of the
games of last season were played at
home, except the game played at
Andalusia with Enterprise last Fri
day. Coach Hovater and fans hope
that next years SCHEDULE will call for
a number of games to be played away
from home.
The Greenville Kiwanis club will
entertain the football squad, officials
and assistants at their regular meet
ing Thursday. A splendid program
is being especially arranged for
them, and the event promises to be
a very bright one.
The Kiwanis club is doing this to
demonstrate to the team their APP
probation for the wonderful rec
do h.r
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Days Activities
Of Moguls Total
One-PLayer Deal

CHICAGO, Dec. 10.-Christy
Mathewson, president of the Bos-
ton Braves, paid tribute Monday
to wild Bill" Donovan. killed in
the wreck of the twentieth Cen
fury limited in New York.
Big Six" said he had figured
on Donovan to manage the Braves
in case he failed to get Dave Ban
croft. He described the first
major league game he had pitched
against the other veteran, back in
1901.
ITO this day." Mathewson said.
IT remember the splendid appear
ance of Donovan as he stood on
the hill. He was an imposing and
fascinating foeman. His personal
ity and appearance stand out in
my mind still as. the greatest
feature of that eventful game
greater than my first big league
victory"
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Boston club. The other directors who
take office automatically are William
Veeck Chicago; Barney Dreyfuss,
Pittsburg: and Charles A. Stoneham,
New York.
A report that Jake Daubert, the
great first sacker of the Cincinnati
Reds, was going to the st. Paul
American Association club as man
ager, persisted throughout the day.
Some persons even claimed TO have
positive information that the Saints
had already signed Jake. President
Garry Herman of the Reds, however,
denied it, and said he had never heard
of Jim Poole, the Portland. Ore, first
baseman. whom published reports said
the Reds had bought for $4,000 to
take Daubert's place. Herman told
the United News he had never heard
of Poole.
The American league, in an infor
NAL session, voted individual awards
to George Sisler and Babe Ruth
named by the Baseball Writers as
sociation as the most valuable play
ers in the game, respectively in the
seasons Of 1922 and 1928
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WOODWARD CLUB
STARTS TOURNEY
PairingS For Players In Com
petition For Trophies
Announced

Pairings for the Woodward Coli
club tourney for trophies given by
the Golfers Magazine were an
nolnced Monday night. The quail
flying round of the tourney was play
ed Saturday afternoon and Les
Moody won the low scorers medal
with a score of 81.
The tourney will be played over a
period of several weeks and one
match will be played each week. The
men who are paired will make their
Arrangements to play their match at
their own convenience until the final
match is played.
A peculiar coincidence in the
drawings was that DR.. o. 2. Miller
will play his brother, DR.. j. A, Miller
The Woodward club just recently
completed improvements on its
course that make it one of the pref
test of the city and new grass
green's now take the place of the old
ones. Some crack golfers have been
developed at the club, which is COM
paratively new, and golf has become
very popular in that vicinity.
The pairings for the coming tour
nament are as follows:
FIRST FLIGHT
Lee Moody VS.. M. c. Tyler.
J. r. Boggs VS.. W. G. Patterson.
l.. i. Vann, Jr, VS.. DR.. S. G.. Fields.
L. j. MCCullOIn vs.. LII. l. M NTrdNIee.
DR.. E. W. Turner VS.. j. c. Barrett.
J. W. McDougall VS.. F. L. Crocker.
D. L. Milton VS.. j. r. Lyle.
G. E. Morrow VS.. Capt e. N. Harris.
SECOND FLIGHT
L. C. Cameron VS.. w. II. Gilbert.
W. w. Ellis VS.. d. A. Averitt.
f. C. Paul VS.. G. E. Knapp.
DIR. P. e. Gwin VS.. Paul Ragsdale.
J. H Perkins VS.. w. H. Beatty.
DIR. o. P. Miller VS.. DR.. ]. A. Miller.
A S. Johnson VS.. c. E. Dodge.
H. H. Harper VS.. w. f. Cow.
THIRD FLIGHT
E. L. Huey VS.. j. c. Murphy.
F. S. Dunlap VS.. H. S. Steele.
DIR. N. w. Glasgow VS.. A. w. Smith.
II. ]. Cummings vs. H. NJ Evans
L. ]. Mancin VS.. DIR. G. Walsh.
T. F. Moore VS.. F. V. Lemont.
r. B. PETER VS.. Sam A. Roper.
H. j. Jenkins VS.. S. e. Owens.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-11
Good Grid Prospects

JASPER. Ala. Dec. 1o-(Special
Leased Wire.)-The Walker Vikings
with a very successful year in foot
ball has the promise of the best team
during the year 1924 in the history of
this institution. In 1921 Walker high,
according to sport writers, had the
best high school football team ever
gotten together in Alabama, which
won the state championship during
that year. Although this institution
lost seven letter men it has the
promise of some new material which
will be shining stars of the 1924
squad. A schedule is being arranged
and Walker will no doubt play some
of the strongest teams from every
section Of the state.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-11
GET VERDICT TODAY
Charley Pearson On Trial For Murder
OF George Moore

Verdict in the case of Charley
Pearson, negro, charged with the
murder of George Moore, another
negro. last July, probably will be
rendered by the jury Tuesday morn
ing. The case was begun before
JudgesH. P. Helm Monday. and prac-
tically all of Monday afternoon was
consumed with testimony of wit
nesses.
Deputy Sheriff 81, Badger testified
that he found a watch in Pearson's
house after the murder and identi-
fled it in the court room. Pearson
claimed that he had previously won
it from Moore in a game of dice.
The dead man was found behind a
wash house. belonging to the
Phoenix Portland Cement company
in Boyles. Pearson Is represented by
Hunter Armstrong and Clarence Null
Inns. Assistant Solicitor L. H. Eth
ridge represents the state.
Several other important cases are
set for the present week. These in
clude Emory Smith, charged with
robbery, and Ernest and Jim Fields,
charged with first degree murder.
Smith is serving a term in the peni-
Tertiary after being convicted of
robbery on another charge several
months ago. He was formerly SEN
fenced to death, but the sentence was
reversed in the supreme court
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Strib Bout Postponed

NEWARK, N. j. Dec. 10.-The ~
round bout between Young Stribling
of Macon. Ca, and Dave Rosenberg
cember 10, has been postponed tor
January !, in order that Rosenberg
may recover from boils. Stribling,
accompanied by his parents, will ar
rive at Summit, N. j., on December
26, to compleete training.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-11
LOUGHRAN VICTOR
OVER ROLLIE TODD

NEW YORK, Dec. 1o.-Tommy
Loughran, Philadelphia. lisht-heavy
weight, tonight was awarded the
Judges decision over Roland Todd,
British wearer of the European
championship, in 1o-round match,
semi final to the Greb-Tunney fight.
Loughran's advantages in height,
weight and reach overcame the
Brition's boxing skill and gameness.
Loughran, Philadelphia, light-heavy-
JhQ Ia
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-11
Weiss Condition Bad

ERIE, Pa, Dec. 10.-George Weiss,
president of the New Haven Baseball
club of the Eastern league, was re-
ported to be in Critical condition
at the Erie hospital tonight from in
juries received in the wreck of the
Twentieth Century Limited yesterday
at Forsythe, N. Y, near here. Mr..
Weiss suffered an injury to his back
from which complications had de-
welcomed. hospital officials declared.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-11
PANCHO VILLA is
STILL CHAMPION

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 10.-Pancho
Villa, worlds flyweight champion,
won the judges decision over Patsy
Wallace of Philadelphia tonight,
after 10 comparatively slow rounds.
Both men entered the ring over
weight. Villas weight being an
nounced 112k pounds and that of
Wallace as 1861.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-11
BASEBALL PUZZLE

Ninth inning. to 8. The los
ing side fills the bases. Honus
Wagner. the mighty man, at bat.
Then-one pitched ball, wasted.
But all three men on bases are
put out and Wagner hasn't even
hefted his bat.
Can you figure out that one?
It's Only one of whole sackful
of memories from big baseball
from the inside-in Hans Wag-
ner's story, exclusively in The
Age-Herald starting tomorrow.
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Reuault Scores K. o.

ROCHESTER, n. Y, Dec. 10.-Jack
Renault of Canada knocked out Tom
Cowler of England in the fourth
round here tonight of a scheduled
12-round bout.
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Anderson Beats Russo

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Dec. 10.-Eddie
Anderson of Chicago won @ decision
over Jimmie Russo of St. Louis in
an eight-round bout here tonight.
The men are bantamweights.
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EMPLOYMENT
HELP WANTED-MALE

WANTED wood patternmakers
experienced lunch counter men
Lady exp. Elliott Fischer steno- bookkeeper.
First class auto top trimmer.
Good exp band sawyer, right-hand rig.
strong white boys learn trade.
Mechanical craftsman, layout experience
exp white mattresses, $40 week
insurance salesmeni advertisement sales
man.
Exp carrage-wagon parts assembler.
. exp. piece goods salesladies
Experienced hotel pantry woman.
2 colored truck drivers, $3.50 day.
Colored porter, ice cream parlor.
2 colored men short order cooks.
5 coiored men helpers, $40 day.
Experienced colored porters; bus boys.
3 coIored orderly boys for hospital.
. experienced colored hotel maids.
3 experienced coored hotel hall boys
Colored boys. girls dishwashers; others.