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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-14

, cording to all reports, ran we'll under all circumstances. Among the dogs unofficially suggested for the finals of the derby is Loan Boy, also select ed to run his second heat Tuesday He Showed up well in both of his heats today.
 Others favorably mentioned by the sportsmen are Ghost Sport. Ferris Manitoba Frank. Whitestone's Jot and several others.
 The weather Tuesday was very i favorable and 1t is expected thai Wednesdays sport will be the crown, Ing event of the meet. The finals ei the derby will be run early Wednes- day morning, after which the all-age event wil be run. This is expected to be the big event of the week, and includes among it's entries many wei known dogs.
 The enthusiasm of the sportsmen grows with each succeeding event and indications are that this will be the most successful renewal of the trials the club has staged. Officials of the club expect to conclude the events by Wednesday night.
 Well Known Sportsmen Among the many well known sportsmen and dog fanciers that are
 
 D. c. White of Courtland "a veteran in the game and the breeder and trainer of many champion dogs, who Is acting an one of the judges. All though he has reached the allotted l three-score years and ten, he Is as en- thusiastic as the youngsters and rides like a centaur. He has the proud distinction of having owned, bred or trained four of the outstanding cham pions of the bird dog class, namely Sir Royal Spot, winner of the cham pionship event held in Montana, Can ada. 1907; Lewis c. Morris, winner of the championship event at Towner. N D.. Ferris Jake, winner of the cham pfonship event at Grand Rapids, Tenn, 1921, and Muscle Shoals Jake winner of the championship event at Hurtsboro, Ala, January, 1923.
 Another we'll known figure in bird dog circles is F. A. Dean of Leto- hatchie, Ala, who is attending the trials and handling the following dogs: Dewstoe's May and Bill, owned by M. D. Dewstoe; Ghost Sport, owned by M. D. Tutwiler, Jr., of Birming- ham; Lee Drennen, owned by Dr. Earle Drennen of Birmingham, and N. R. Boy, owned by B. F. Tyler of Birmingham.
 Among the visitors Tuesday was Mrs. c. H. Gillespie Of Courtland, who rode with the gallery atN the trials. A splendid horsewoman and well versed in the lore of the sport. she followed the various trials with the keen in- terest of an enthusiast. Mrs. Gillespie will be remembered by Age-Herald readers as the contributor of several charming poems, which appeared in these columns.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-14
COLLEGE QUINTS| TO DECIDE DIXIE TITLE AT ATLANTA
Tournament Will Be Staged in Only One Division h.
 stead of Two

ATLANTA, Ga, Feb. 13.--Only one championship. instead of three, as previously arranged for, will be de- cided at the Southern Intercollegiate Basketball tournament to be held In Atlanta, February 27 to March 3. according to announcements made here today by A. A. Doonan, chair man of the athletic committee of the Atlanta Athletic club in charge of the tournament.
 Original plans called for holding two separate tournaments, one for the Southern r-collegiate Confer cnce and the other for the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic association. the winners to meet for the southern college championship. It was ex plained, however, that the committees of the two organizations found they could not dispose of the strong con ference teams in the time allowed without making some team play more than one game on any one day and that the S. I. A. A. teams failed to come into the tournament in suf- ficient numbers.
 Other points also arose, 1t was said, which made the earlier scheme seem not practicable, and resulted in the decision to conduct the tournament as in past years. The change was announced on receipt of communi- cation from s. l.. Robinson of Mis- sissippi college, chairman of the s. L A. A. committee, giving their ap- proval. The conference committee, of which II. G. Stegeman, University of Georgia, is chairman, already had approved the change.
 Twenty-seven colleges, 1t was said, can be counted on to enter the tourn- ament. These include 16 conference teams and Il from S. I. A. A. insti- tutions. There may be several ad- ditions to each group.
 Conference teams entered include North Carolina. Virginia Polytechnic institute, South Carolina, Clemson, Florida, Alabama, Auburn. Georgia Tech, Vanderbilt, Georgia, Tennessee, | Kentucky, Louisiana State univer- city, Tulane, Mississippi university and Mississippi A. X M.
 Entries from the s. I. A. A. are Mercer, Chattanooga, Centre, George town, Sewanee, Wofford. Furman, Newberry. Citadel, Mississippi col lege and Millsaps.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-14
Miss Glenna Collett Wins Palm Beach Tilt

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. Feb. 13. In the championship flight of the woman's annual golf championship tournament at the Palm Beach Coun- try club today, the first day of match play, Miss Glenna Collett of Providence, R. l., woman's national champion, defeated Mrs. Charles Downey, and 6. Mrs. Downey is from Chicago.
 The second day of tho match play will take place tomorrow afternoon. Miss Collett and Miss Dorothy Klotz of Chicago will play their tie for the qualification medal late in the week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-14
Mrs. James Dunn Has Succeeded as Owner

LOS ANGEL0S, Feb. 13.-There is no reason why women should not succeed as owners of baseball clubs if they have good men as business managers. according to Mrs. James Dunn. owner of the Cleveland club of the American league, who is here to pass the winter. She is said to be or ganized baseballs only woman club owner.
 Iris speaker. playing manager of the Indians, also acts as business manager for the club. He Is now re- building the club and may not be able to win pe..nants for some time, perhaps several seasons, said Mrs. Dunn.
 We are in the market for an out fielder and an infielder," she said. T think we will have the best catch ing staff of any club in either leagues.
 The Indians will begin spring training with a squad much smaller than last year. Speaker is said to be preparing to leave with 27 players next week for Lakeland, Fla.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-14
AUBURN'S COTTON STATES PREP CAGE
 MEET THIS WEEK
Annual Tourney Takes Place on Thursday, Friday and
 Saturday

AUBURN, Ala, Feb. 13.-(By As sociated Press.)-Preparatio for the Cotton states tournament here. which will be held on Thursda. Friday and Saturday of next week, are almost complete with every indication. of a real championship meet of the prep schools.
 From Alabama, the leading conten- ders are believed to be Simpson High school of Birmingham. and Sidney Lanier of Montgomery, while Tech High school of Atlanta, champions of 1922, and University High school of Atlanta runnerup for 1922, are con- sidered as formidable entries again this year.
 Many other teams that might be termed as darkhorses are entered in the struggle and prep fans from all the neighboring states will doubt less be here to see every game until the champion of southern prepdom for 1923 Is declared.
 Tech High school is said to have another smooth running aggregation this year that bids fair to cling to the title although they are expected to meet stronger opposition this year tIdA lhC CCH lduS nave ihSl dc- feat once this year, that at the hands of University high, who give promise of dethroning the champs.
 Simpson High school of Birmingham with an unbeaten team so far during the present season, has probably met and vanquished more prep teams than any other team in the south
 simpson Won 'Em All
 The Junior Panthers have averaged four games a week since the season was ushered in and have upheld their name of Purple Tornado" by sweep ing through all opposition. including the Sidney Lanier Poets, although the Poet victory was the closet of the season, being decided by a single field goal. The game was played in the Lanier gymnasium.
 Lanier has shown championship calibre all through the season by de- feating teams supposed to be among the leading contenders of the state title. Among them was Barton High scLool of Mobile, who was swamped by the powerful Lanier offensive.
 Greenville High school was con- sidered formidable until short time ago. when Simpson had practically nc difficulty in running away with them in their own cage.
 Dopesters have come to the con- clusion. however, that comparative scores and records count for naught when the high school lads get to- gether and the darkhorse of the en- the winers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-14
Tee, aiirway and Green
By CHICK EVANS
THE TEN BEST AMATEURs-4


 Many golfers become so expert with their clubs that 1t becomes ai-- most impossible to determine exactly which man is better than another with any particular club. We used to have outstanding drivers and prominent mashie players, If I may put in personal note here, I might say that I used to be considered one of the best mashie players in the game. gave my mashie a great deal of practice, however, and should have been much better than I ever have been, I often have felt, because it was given my major attention. What I mean to get at, however, is that while all golfers may be equal in the matter of swinging their clubs in championship competition, the equality ceases and individuality be- cont clubs and sixty per cent head. goes to work.
 Championship Division I can hardly arrive at any precise division, but I risk the assertion that championship golf Is about forty per cent clubs and sixty pere cent head. The really expert player uses his head to save strokes when his clubs never in the world could save them
 
 | fixed limits to what the players clubs may be expected to do. -h re are l no such limits at all in the matter of his using his head CT, in plainer words, thinking out to the last detail | every play he meets. Francis Ouimet of Boston, I select l as the fourth best amateur player in | America with this provision, as stated before, that only the official records | for the last few years make it neces- sary that those who have recently | captured titles be placed ahead of | Opimet.
 Not StocI<y Enough If Ouimet had a stockier build he l might be the greatest offer the world ever produced. He has every thing the expert player should have with one thing he should not have a pair of thin. spindly l,gs. They won't hold him up for the seven days of championship grind. When | fatigue comes upon the player who is chasing the title, he Is lost. Fatigue upsets the game terribly because it destroys all the careful calcuations which are so necessary and which are relied upon so heavily. One muscle falters from fatigue and an approach | that would have oeen perfect, from calculations measuerd, goes bloodey: Ouimet Uses Head Ouimet always possessed the best head in championship golf. Many is the time have seen his head shoot him out of holes and to victories when the other fellows clubs failed to match the great Boston stars | thinking machine. When the player knows how to think, as Ouimet all | ways has known and ties onto that | factor Of the game surpassing ex- cellence as a player, so that he can place his ball from tee or fairway he has the unbeatable trinity of golf That was the goal I always have striven for and I maintain that no player can win championship with out knowing how to use his head for strategy, unless he has an unheard | of run of good luck.
 Francis Ouimet will be one of the great stars of amateur golf for many years yet to come-because he can | think!
 Copyright John F. Dille Col
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-14
OUTFIELD BARON
 GOES TO CLASS B LEAGUE THIS YEAR
Manager of DanvilIe Club to Assist Robertson Be-
 hind Bat

Harry Harper, slugging outfielder of the Birmingham Barons last sea- son, has been sold to the Rocky Mount club of the Virginia league. Billy West, secretary of the Bir- mingham club announced Tuesday.
 The sale of Harper to the Rocky Mount club was outright, stated West, although the amount of the cash consideration was not given out. Harper played only one year with the Barons, 1922, before pass ing on to new surroundings.
 Harper is a tetera ball player, and for that reason there were no strings attached to his sale to the Rocky Mount club. Harper has leveral more years of good baseball in his career, and should have great year with the Rocy Mount club.
 As a player. Harper had good year with the Barons in 1922, but the lanky outfielder was never quite able to win the friendship of the fans Continual rows with the bleacherites kept Harper in hot water, and 1t is highly probable that Baronial moguls took this inability of his to get along with the fans into consideration in disposing of Harper.
 Harpers sale to Class B. league club comes as surprise to fandom. for, although his disposal has been talked of from time to time, it was thought that some Class A A or Class A outfit wouldd get the wicked mace weilder, Harry Harper.
 Harper's sale. and consequent withdrawal as a Baronial candidate. seems to necessitate the closing of that long peomised deal by Joe Dunn, whereby another experienced outfielder will come to Birmingham this spring.
 West also announced the purchase of Catcher Tom Abbott, manager of the Danville club, who swung a wicked bat against pitchers in the Blue Ridge loop. Manager Dunn thinks he will be of valuable as- sistance to first string catch Rob- ertson this year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-14
------.s.---------- BEST PAL WINNER OF ORLEANS

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 13.-S. N. Holmes 6-year-old gelding, Best Pal, ridden by Jockey Romanelli and carrying 126 pounds, won the s5.ooo Mardi Gras handicap at a mile and three- -sixteenths. feature of the clos ing day of the winter racing at the fairgrounds today. Royce Rools was second and olympthus third. Time, 1;59 1-15.
 Best Pal paid to 1 to win, 8 to 5 place and 4 to show; Royce Rools 3 to l place and 8 to 5 show, and Olympthus to 5 show.
 Racing in New Orleans will be transferred tomorrow to Jefferson park, where a spring meet will be held until March IT.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-14

The first victor in the trials was Pal O. Gene, a pointer bitch owned and handled by Capt. R. B. Wade of Huntsville, who won the first prize In the puppy class, and, according to the attending sportsmen, won right han dily. Gomanche Helen, owned and handled by Edmond Ford of Hunts vile, won second honors. Whites Tony Geneva, owned by John Grant of Courtland and handled by Sam Agee, carried off third prize. Both dogs made good showing.
 The winners triumphed over class of 20 entries.
 The field trials started Monday morning with weather conditions very unfavorable, the dogs in the puppy class taking the field for the first event. Owing to the continuous rains the event was called off before the several heats were run, and were con- cluded Tuesday morning with the above result.
 Runners Up
 The runners up in the finals were Shores Lady Whitestone, owned by Mir Thompson of Odenville and Jake's Mike, owned by J. J. Harris, Court land Shores Baby, owned by Charles Shackelford, was also selected fer the finals, but took sick and was with drawn. Following veritable deluge on Monday night, Tuesdays dawn gave promise of fair weather, and by the time the sportsmen and their dogs left Courtland for the courses the sun was shining brightly, and bright blue sky was in evidence throughout the day, and made good going for the dc gs and horsemen attending the trials Following the finish of the puppy class the derby event was com menced This event is for the 2-year- olds.
 First Heat of Derby
 The first heat of the derby was con- cluded late Tuesday and the finals will be run off Wednesday. Many dogs showed decided class. and &C.,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-14
Carpentier Willing to
 Meet Conqueror Again

PARIS, Feb. 13.-"As soon as Car pentier is finished with Joe Beckett, that Is to say after May II, he will be at the disposal of Siki." said Fran cois Descamps to LAuto today.
 M. Brouilhet, Siki's manager, was delighted with the amnesty declara- tion of the boxing federation and said he planned to have the Sena- galese boxer reconquer his forfeited championships as soon as possible.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-14
Fred Wright, IT,, to Enter British Euent

LOS ANGELES. Feb 13.-Fred J. Wright, Jr.. amateur of Los Angeles. has received an invitation to enter the British open golf championship to be played in Deal, England, the lat ter part of April, and he will accept, 1t was announced here. The invita- tion. which came from Bob Garner, chairman of the American team com mittee, asked that Wright be mem- Der of team of 10 to represent the United States
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-14
Referee for Cue Match

CHICAGO. February Is.-J. Herbert Lewis of Chicago has been agreed upon as referee for the match be- tween Willie Hoppe. champion. and Jake Schaefer of San Francisco at New York March 12-14 for the worlds champic nshir at 1s.2 balkline bill liards. 1t became known hsre today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-14

confidence. did not guess wrong. Copyright, 1923. United States and Canada. by Christy Walsh Syndi- cate for North American News paper Alliance and The Birming- ham Age-Herald.)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-14
Famous Referee Dies

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 13-Hiram B. Cook. 76, internationally known 35
 years ago as a referee of champion ship boxing contests, died at his home
 here yesterday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-14
|MGRA VISA YSLOST19O6 PENNANT THROUGH BIT
 TERRIBLE HARD LUCK
ARTICLE 35-By JOHN J. M'GRAW Manager Worlds Champion Giants

Though lost the pennant in 1906 to the Cubs have never at wish take credit from Frank Chance but that
  really began to disntegrate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-14
PAL O. GENE IS FIRST WINNER ATCOURTLAND
By AGE.HERALD STAFF CORRESPONDENT

CoURTLAND Ala, Feb 18-The fighting spirit of + the judging from the hadoug contests for premier honor that has been Alabama field trials club Wheeler land.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-14
Basketball Results

At Knoxville: University of Tennessee 21, Centenary college 12
 At Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama 30, Carson-Newman 26.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-14

The first heat of the derby was con cluded late Tuesday and the finals will be run off Wednesday. Many degs showed decided class, and ac-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-19
BURNING BOWDoIN ANNEX

Fire and water caused damage cs-
timatcd at between $1,000 and $4,000
about 9.15 Saturday morning at the
house on Scwcll owned by the Bow
doin Inn. one sido of which is oc-
cupicd by several roomerS of the
BoWdoin Inn, being called the Bow
dom Annex. ana tho other side being
occupied by Or. w. J. O'Connor The
top floor of the EowdOin Annex was
practically wrecked ana considerable
damage was done to the house.
Miss Elizabeth Norris, a school
teacher at Cony High was aroused
from her sleep ana obliged to fee in
her nightclothos. Most of the cloth
ing and other property OF tho board
trs in the Annex was destroyed or
badly damaged.
The Annex is used as n lodging
house for SEVERAL Young ladies' and
in the Kitchen. situated in the ell Of
the house, was placed a stove which
heated water for the entire house. \
maid was in charge of the house an!
she was in the habit OF sleeping in
the kitchen.
In some manner the kitchen fire
WAS allowed to 80 out the night. be
fore ard when she got up in the
morning she built another. The hot
water pipes had frozen however, and
when sufficient steam pressure had
been generated in the frozen pipes
the stove exploded throwing Goals
about the house. There was no one
in that part of the house at the
time
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-19

DIR. and Mrs. O'Connor were
startled few minutes before the
fire was discovered to hear loud
noise. or crash, which DR.. O'Connor
described later as like a stove falling
over with the covers going all over
the floor lie made an investga-
tion at the time but found nothing
wrong in his part of the house About
~ minutes later woman living in
the BoWdoin Inn telephoned him
that the house was afirc. He quickly
went down to the cellar where he
found nothing wrong about the fur
mace, and after looking at the git
chen stove he went up stairs. Upon
entering the bathroom he could hear
q cracking on tho other side of the
artition and smclicd smoke. lie
then put III q call for the fro de-
partmcnt and took his child to safety.
When the fircmcn arrived dense
clouds Of SEollC were emerging frOs
TIL" top of tn" building and they
quickly laid hose. Ladders were
placed AGAINST the building and the
water was taken to the top of the
Eouc where it seemed to be needed
the most. 1t was necessary to pour a
lar% quantity OF water into the house
and while this was being done. neigh
hor3 helped remove much of the fur
.niturc from the house
tn" blaze was stubborn having
eaten from the ground floor up
through tho partitions to the roof
and il required an hours hard work
IN dense smoke before it was finally
Slihlupt
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-19
London Bank Observes
Ven orahle Customs

London. Feb. MaiD-The banh
in which Samuel Pcpys kept an ac-
count-which remained ovordrawn
when he died-has Just celebrated
its 250th anniversary. 1t is one of the
three oldest banks in London, and
goes by the name of Messrs. Hoarc
x Company. Since the beginning it
has been ruled by the Hoarc family,
eldest son succeeding eldest son as
head of the firm.
Time has not changed many of the
customs begun by thGcloundcrs. To
this day Il member or the house of
IIoare sleeps every night in one of
the quiet bedrooms overlooking u
peaceful garden in the rear of the
banking house, which is in Fleet
street. Every morning at nine
O'Clock he uniocks the big front door
with q huge key This tradition be-
gan in the seventeenth century. In
those days coaches could not be dc
pended upon to get one down to
business on time. so one of the part
ncrs was assigned to sleep at the
bank
In the old days a leather black jack
hunk outside the door, the bank be-
ing at the sign of Eye Olde Leather
Bottcll." The blackjack is still a
part of the bank, and so is fine old
Georgian stove, and quill pens. Add
ins machines have not noised their
way into the business.
In the rear is a parlor said to be
built on the site of DR.. JOhnson's
Nitre Tavern. Under the carpet is
q hole through which wine barrels
used TO be lowered into the vaults,
now piled with deed and plate boxes.
a staircase leads to handsome
family apartments, where every day
the partners still lunch around a
cleaning mahogany table. using an
old sand sprinkler for a pepper pot.
A wafer holder serves as mustard
jar. The chairs about the table
were made by Chippendale especially
for the room, and around the walls
hang portraits of til, generations of
eldest sons who have ruled the bank.
Pepys' account is to be seen in the
earlier of the surviving ledgers. 1t
records that he deposited 200 pounds
in 16S0-long after the diary stops.
Pepys soon oyerdew the account by
13 pounds. and it never thereafter
balanced. Later Cromwell did bust
ness at the bank, but his account did
not slip into the rcd.