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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-13
Over $50 People Expected
From CuIIman To See Gof-
fee High And CuIIman Play
Here

Cullman County High Bearcats
will meet the Coffee High eleven
from Florence at Berry Field Satur-
day afternoon at . o'clock, in
game that will, without a doubt,
settle the championship of the Ala
bama High School Athletic associa-
ton for central and north Alabama.
The teams that Will compete in the
game here are the two remaining
from four chosen by committee 70
eliminated Shelby High here last
week while Coffee High defeated
Tuseumbia High at Florence.
Special trains will run from both
Cullman and Florence for the game
here and information from both
cities Wednesday night pointed TO a
large delegation to make the trip.
Gullman is enthusiastic over the COM
ing game and even more fans will
make the trip this week than last.
over 500 came on the special last
Saturday to Birmingham, but indi-
cations are that between $50 and
1000 people will accompany the
team on its second campaign here.
About go students are expected to
make the trip while over 500 business
men and other fans are expected
The Cullman band will also make
Despite the fact that Florence is
situated far upstate from Birmiflg-
ham about 200 people will come down
on the special for the game.
Both teams put in stiff practice
sessions Wednesday afternoon. Gull
man had two scrub teams on the
field and staged a hard scrimmage.
The team is in good shape with Che
exception of Rag1and who will prob
ably not be able to get into the game
due to an injured leg received in the
Shelby game. Ragland, the Bearcats'
fullback, was hurt in the early part
of the game with Shelby and was
forced to retire. Callahan took his
place and played good game. How
ever the loss of Ragland Will in a
way weaken the Beareats, as he was
their best plunger.
The Coffee team will go onto-the
field entact with all men in good
shape. A light scrimmage was
staged Wednesday afternoon and
much signal drill held. The Coffee
team is working hard for the game
this week. In Ellis, quarterbacH-
and Larimore, halfback, the Coffee
team has two star offensive men,
while Captain Johnson, tackle, and
O'Neal, guard, were mentioned for
all-state. Schlosser, star of the VIC
tory over Tuseumbia, also is good
man at end although he has been
handicapped by sickness some of late.
Coach Hibbett has been teaching
the Florence team a bunch of new
plays to spring on the Beareats
and they will come to Birmingham
well fixed for the game.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-13
PURPLE TORNADO
WINS FIRST GAME

The Simpson Purple Tornado got
away to a flying start on their 1928
basketball season Wednesday night
in the Simpson gymnasium, when it
defeated the North Highlands Method
list church by the score of "a to s.
The passing of the Simpson quintet
was too good for the Methodists,
the eagle eye of Curdy Bird counted
heavily for Simpson, his efforts re-
sulting in 20 points.
The Tornado put up a great Of
fensive and looks even better than last
year despite the new men that will
be playing on the team this year,
Slick" Vincent and Byrd aresthe two
stars of last years team that are
back and are expected to play their
greatest season.
Ellis and Wright showed up well
Wednesday night for the Tornado.
Ellis is a new man.
No outstanding star showed up in
the play of the Methodists but the
work of Crock" Hanah. former Simp-
son star, Cotton" Caldwell and Tan
lac" Burney, for Birmingham-South
ern players, and Terrell was good.
The Methodist team put up
tougher resistance than the score
would indicate for it was the good
shooting of the Simpson delegation
that counted on most of their chances.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-13
Barons Purchase
NO Pitchers At
League Meeting

CHICAGO, Dec. Icy the Asso-
eiated Press 1.-The Birmingham club
of the Southern association will re-
ceive two pitchers from the Detroit
An. orleans, it was announced today.
Sammy LYMAN, southpaw, came to
Detroit last fall with a very favor
able record. and Pitcher Olson. the
other player farmed out. a right
handler, was said to have unusual
speed.
The league also adopted an expert
ment in the player limit, which would
be increased from 10 to 10 after Au-
gust %, with the provision that the
three extra players must be from
b or lower class. The change was
approved as an experiment for the
1924 season only.
Another change was the vote to
abolish the section of the eonstitu
ton which now allows Suspension of
the waiver rule during December.
This amendment, however, will not
affect this December, but would be-
come effective next January.
President Martins annual report
was read and adopted and A Ii.
Woodward was reelected vice presi-
dent for five years. w. D. Smith. A.
C. Heinemann and Jack Corbett were
named trustees of the guarantee
fund.
w. D. Smith was chosen auditor.
Heinemann. Corbett and j. A. c.
Sloan of Nashville were chosen as the
schedule committee to meet a day or
two ahead of the New Orleans jan
uary meeting, and draw up sched-
ule for submission to the club execu-
lives
The opening date of April Is in the
same cities as last year was agreed
upon.
Holiday games were assigned as
follows:
July Atlanta, Birmingham,
Nashville and Little Rock.
Labor Day-Memphis, Mobile,
Chattanooga and Nashville.
Both morning and afternoon games
on both dates.
The directors voted to keep the an
nual payment of 1900 to Mrs.
Charles Frank, widow of the late
president and player, who served 20
years in the league.
The Southern association directors
adopted number of important con-
stitutionaI amendments and instruct
ed President Martin to prepare them
for adoption at the Sew Orleans
spring meeting January %.
The principal one would requfisc ar
raise new CLUB president in the
league. This is aimed to prevent
such a situation as arose this winter
in the Coast league, which was di-
vided five to three over the legality
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-13
CITY, CAGE LOOP
GETS UNDER WAY

Tho, City Basket Ball league got
under way Wednesday night at the
Central Y. NJ. C. A. with three holly
contested games. In none of the
games did the margin of victory run
high and prospects are good for a
well-balanced organization this year.
Probably the closest and hardest
fought game of the evening was the
Acipco ". M. C. A. game with the
Central 'Y" Redbirds. The latter
team won by the score of 8 to Z in
a see-saw affair.
Woodlawn started the season off
with victory when they downed the
Avondale mills aggregation by the
score of IS to 7.
Stoclsham Y. NJ. C. A. defeated
Howard Reserves, 10 to 8.
About 800 fans saw the games and
much interest was shown. r. E.
Mitchell and Frank Smith refereed
the games.
Next Friday night the Sunday
School league gets under way in the
"Y" gymnasium when First Method
list plays Southside Baptist, Fifth
Avenue Preds meet North Highlands
Methodists and Handley Memorial
plays st. Johns.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-13

future include playing managers, but
not managers who do not play or
coaches. Each team is limited in the
future to five future" players, who,
with copies of their acceptances,
must be listed. In any transfer of
players, the consideration, therefore,
must be fixed in advance. No play
err will be allowed to participate in
any game wherein an ineligible
player has had anything to do for
the preceding year with either of the
opposing teams.
In some of the minor league trades
Wednesday Ira Caldwell and Short
stop Chavez of the Oakland club
went respectively to the Albany and
Des Moines clrbs;N Beaumont of the
Texas league, traded Outfielder Kirk
ham to Reading for Third Baseman
Chuck Ward, and sold Outfielder
Bennagio, Infielder Doyle and Catch
er Brooks to the st. Joseph, Mo,
Western league club, and San N
tonic bought Pitcher Clarence Win
ters from Saginaw, in the Michigan
Ontoria league.
The sale of Carl Mays by the Yam
KEGS to the Cincinnati club Will go
to Lands because of the protest OF
President Baker of the Phillies, who
claims the deal violated his waiver
rights. This case and that Of Urban
Shocker. however, have both yet 10
be presented to the commissioner, ne
declared.
Syracuse retains its franchise in
the International league. Montreal
made a strong bid for the franchise,
but was unsuccessful.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-13
mo ooH 5 PORTS
SUMMARIZING WITH
A FAT SLOB WHO ATE
HIMSELF RoUhD AHO
WHO IS ~ oW on A
DIET.
All Plans Made
For Polo Match
Here Saturday

Whatever doubts that may have
surrounded the staging of the big
polo match at Roberts field Satur-
day afternoon between the Birming-
ham Sabres and the Governors Horse
Guard of Atlanta, were dispensed
Wednesday morning when Capt. John
B. Carter of the Sabres made final
arrangements for the Atlanta quartet
to come here.
The match, which will be held I'M
der the auspices of the Junior League,
was arranged for sometime ago but
the heavy expenses that would be re-
CURED to bring the Atlanta team to
Birmingham rather dimmed the
chances of the game being played.
However, Captain Carter communi-
Gated with the officials of the Horse
Guards Wednesday and explained the
situation and made clear the fact that
the contest was being played for
charity and the entire proceeds were
to go to the Junior Lea que for car
rying on its charity work and the
Atlanta club Immediately agreed to
cut the expenses as much as possible
and could thereby cut probably $3.50
or 5000 from the account.
The spirit shown by the Atlanta
team, and also the Sabres, is very
commendable. The Georgia quartet
agreed to come for expenses and to
cut them as much as possible The
team will get nothing but the trip TO
Birmingham for the game. The
Sabres. on the other hand, are pay
ing money out of their own fund for
expenses and are having crack polo
ponies from Admission shipped to Biz
mingham for the match.
incidentally these six ponies are
souted to pe sonu the best IN the
south. Ridden by players of the An
niston team this summer the ponies
We're hailed as great when their
masters won second place in the polo
tournament which was staged in An
niston, and which was composed of
six fast quartets If the ponies come
up to their recommendation the
Sabres of the Birmingham Polo as
ISOLATION will probably purchase them
and lay plans for a great polo team
in Birmingham next season.
The Sabres have been practicing
regularly and Wednesday afternoon
held a black board drill. Thursday
scrimmage VIII be staged if the field
permits and if not a stroke drill will
be held. Friday light scrimmage
will be held.
The Sabres will come out saturday
arrayed in their brand new uniforms
of gold, lavender and field gray,
which have been ordered particularly
for this game.
The local team is confident of win
ming the match If the local fans will
support the team and indications are
that the largest number of fans of the
year. will attend the match. as it will
be one of the best held here this sea-
son and at the same time proceeds
will go to the Junior Leagues
charity work.
Both parking space reservations
and general admission tickets can be
obtained at b. NJ. Chenoweth Sport
ing Good company on the ground
floor of the Brown Marx building.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-13
Florence After Games

FLORENCE. Ala. Dec 12.-(spe-
cial LEASED Wire.)-A. T. Putteet.
one of the most ardent sport fans
of Florence, and who is the orig
inator and chief supporter of the
Florence Beareats, a successful boys
baseball team, has been in commn-
nication with several OF the major
league teams in regard to their play
ing exhibition games in Florence
next spring. While answers have
not been received from all the man
ayers, several have written very en-
couraging replies. The Boston Red
Sox and the St Louis Cardinals have
both agreed to play here if condi-
lions are favorable, and it is very
probable that more of the big teams
will be booked for games here next
Snring-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-13
Cotton States League
Will Hold A Meeting

JACKSON, Miss, Dec. 12.-Directors
of the Cotton States league, which
closed its season at Brogley last July
before the schedule game of games
was completed, will meet here in
January to discuss the outlook for
operating of that organization next
year, according to word received here
from Vicksburg.
President Frank Scott of the Hill
City, in announcing the proposed
meeting, it was said, stated that the
league had not definitely disbanded as
popular opinion was disposed to
think, but would in all likelihood, do
business again next summer.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-13
Chicago After Olympic

CHICAGO, Dec. 12.-An effort to
bring the 1928 Olympic games to
Chicago will be made by John II.
Fullerton, fire commissioner, who
has left on his way to Chaminox.
France, where the Olympic skating
competition will be held on January
26 and where he will confer with
Olympic officials relative to reas-
signing the 1928 games to the United
States.
Arrangements have already been
made to hold the 1928 Olympic in
Holland but because of financial and
economic conditions in Europe, it lis
hoped here that officials can be in
duced to make the change.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-13
Coffee Team Banquet

FLORENCE, Ala, Dec. 12.-(Spe-
cial Leased Wire.)-The members of
the Civilian club had as their guests
yesterday % members of the Coffee
Hi football team, the boys who battle
in Birmingham next Saturday after
noon with the Cullman High school
team for the state championship. Ar
rangements are being made for a
special train on the Southern over
the Northern Alabama road to carry
the team and rooters from the Tri-
cities
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-13
SEVEN QUINTETS
ENTER CAGE LOOP
Meeting Of Basketball Asso-
citation Next Week For
Final Plans

Three new teams were admitted
to the proposed cage league of the
Birmingham Basket Ball association
al their meeting Wednesday night al
the Birmingham Athletic club. Wood
lawn and Phillips High schools and
the First Presbyterian church placed
teams in the loop and these entrants
bring the membership now to six
with prospective seventh. The B.
A. C. Reserves, Pedagogues and
Chenoweth have already entered
teams. while the American Radiator
company has signified their inten
ton of joining and will give final
notice Thursday. If the Radiator
team gets into the circuit another
team viii probably be taken in to
make it an eight-team loop while if
the league cannot be located a
seven-club league will be completed.
meeting will be held next
Wednesday night when the entrance
list will be completed and constitu
ton and bylaws adopted. Other
measures for completing the organi-
cation will also be taken at this
meeting.
Committees were appointed at the
meeting Wednesday night and plans
for big opening night on Friday,
January 4, were suggested. How
ever. the actual arrangements for the
opening were left up to a commit
tee composed of John Bryan as
chairman. Vincent Townsend and
Jerry Bryan. Some unique features
are expected to come from this
committee since the nimble wit of
Townsend, the noted sport authority,
will be concentrated on stunts to put
the opening night over big.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-13
Quits Job As Barber To Pitch
important Game For Home
Town Nine
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ain, Cuba. Japan and South America by
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The Age-Herald. All rights reserved)

Hans Wagners name appears on every
Ail-American all-star baseball team for
all time, and what the old time star
sdoesnt know about baseball doesn't
amount to much. In this, the story of
his career told by himself he tells you
what he knows-the skill of men and
teams and plays, the development of the
American national game, all the ms and
outs that the baseball fan of today wants
10 know about He gives pointers to the
youngster and the college player and he
tells the old hand where he can look for
new delights by watching for fine points
that most of us overlook. Hans Wagner's
story is more than this however; to it he
has brought his sound philosophy and
knowledge of men. that the diamond,
as he talks of it, becomes as broad as the
whole world. And with simplicity that
makes absorbing reading, he has accom-
plished what many skilled writer's fail to
achieve; he has given living, full-length
portrait of a man-himself.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-13

of the transfer of the Seattle club to
Wade Killifer and associates.
Another amendment would prevent
iocleying of players after July 3 to
strengthen any club unduly. 1t would
provide that there shall be no resale
of any player to club from which
he was originally purchased within
the league, within the current season.
after July 10. The waiver price was
raised from $500 to $1,000.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-13
Jockey Nearly Killed

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. Hockey
E. Bell had a narrow escape from
serious injury or death in the first
race at jefferson park today, when
he was burshed off his mount and
fell in the path of field of Il
horses. Bell, on Carlton, held con-
tending position close to the rail
upon entering the stretch. He turned
somersault as he fell, lay motion
less and after the field had passed
arose without scratch
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-13
'BAMA WILL PLAY
KENTUCKY IN 1924

LEXINGTON Ky, Dec. 12.-(Spe-
cial)-S. A. Boles, athletic director
of the University of Kentucky. to-
day announced Wildcats football
schedule for the 1924 season. The
University of Alabama again has a
place on the schedule, though it was
feared at first that the two institu-
lions could not agree on terms. A
two year contract, calling for the
first contest to be played between
the schools to be played in Tusca-
loosa in 1924, and the second to be
played in Lexington in 1925, has been
signed.
The Flying Cadets from V. P. 1.
have also taken the place of Georgia
Tech on the schedule for the coming
year. October 4, University of Louis
VILE at Lexington: October II,
Georgetown college at Lexington; Oc-
tober IS, Washington and Lee at Lex
ington; November l, Centre at Lex
ington; November s, Alabama at Tus-
caloosa; November Is, V. NJ. l. at Lex
ington; November %. University of
Tennessee at Knoxville.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-02
SCOUTS AND. DADS. TO HIKE TOGETHE
Contest Announced For Larg- est Representation Of
 Dads" Present

Keen competition has been aroused among the boys of Scout district No. 10, embracing the entire West End section, by the announcement of contest to be won by the scout patrol turning out for next Fridays hike with the largest number of Dads" along. The hike and contest were announced Saturday by William E. Philips, recently appointed commis- sioner of this district.
 Fridays hike will he the annual father and son" outing which has become a part of the scouts regular program of activities. After gather ing at their respective headquarters, accompanied by their fathers, the scouts will march to the farm of Scoutmaster J. S. Smith of Troup 34 where the evenings events, includ- ing horseback riding by. both scouts and their visiting Dads" will be held. They will find a big campfire waiting for them on their arrival at the farm.
 Besides horseback riding, there will be games of various kinds and sup per. Commissioner Philips is check ing up his records and hopes to have large crowd of scouts and their fathers on hand. He Is especially anxious to have 100 per cent attend ance of scout officials.
 Prospects for successful scout season are very encouraging, accord ing to MT. Philips, who commented recently upon the growth of the organization in Birmingham. He hopes District 10 will enter tho eff ficiency contest 100 per cent strong and is greatly encouraged by the en- thusiastic response shown by the scouts in his district.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-02
SAY WHEELER LIKELYl FOR NEW JUDGESHIP

In legal circles of Birmingham Monday 1t was said the indications point very strongly to Robert J. Wheeler being appointed to the new seat on the bench of the tenth cir cuit Judge Edgar L. Allen Is said to have lost interest in the appoint ment He again declined to discuss the subject Monday, saying it would be extremely bad taste for him to com ment on such a post when 1t had not been offered to him by the governor, but those close to him say Judge AL lens name has been withdrawn.
 The same sources of information point out that since Birmingham "foots the bilT' Birmingham will "have the governors ear"
 City officials have made no secret of their ardent support of MT. Wheeler for the new post and 1t has recognition of obligations in Bir- mlngham the appointment would have been greatly influenced by the city in the first place.
 MT. Wheeler was as ethical about the matter as Judge Allen, and when asked about 1t Monday said he could not possibly comment on guberna- torial appointments in such a case.
 Birmingham officialdom considers the judgeship of the most vital im- portance to the cIty's welfare. There are known to be more than 1000 ap- pealed cases from the recorders courts awaiting presentment before the circuit bar and the present num- Der of judges, with the great amount of work to be done, cannot get to them speedily as all interested wish. In the meantime, witnesses to im- portant cases are drifting away, as they have been doing and cases are literally evaporating in the present situation. Some of them have been on the waiting list, for one reason or another, for two years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-02
ZONING ORDINANCE
 GETTING INTO SHAPE
City Will Act Under Authority
 Granted By New Law

Granted By New Law
 Drafting an ordinance to provide a city zoning law was started Mon A. Jenkins, but 1t will be only In tentative or skeletonized form for some days.
 Several conferences are expected before the final draft of the ordin- ance, though all commissioners have a more or less comprehensive under standing of what Is wanted. It is barely possible the ordinance may be sufficiently advanced for consid- eration at Tuesdays meeting of the city commission, for 1t 1t the desire of the city to get the ordinance in working order as quickly as possible.
 The ordinance is the child of the legislative enabling act escorted through the halls of the state capi- tol by Senator Walter Brewer. Di- rectly responsible for the new law Is the tendency of some property owners, disregarding the wishes of neighborhood. to introduce places of business, of one sort or another, in purely residence sections. In the past few years there has been much conversion of residence into business property in many parts of the city, small shops appearing, mostly one story brick. as additions to old frame houses, making architectural mon strosties that have jared the feel ings of all lovers of a city beautiful, to a marked degree.
 It Is mainly to check this tendency the ordinance Is being drawn, but It will also serve as a restrainer In re- gard to other phases of zoning in which many property owners, rent CTS and neighborhoods are very much Interested. "
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-02
WORK ON 1924 BUDGET

Official preparation for the budget of 1924 for the city of Birmingham got under way Tuesday morning in the city hall where this matter and several others of moment were taken under discussion by the city com missioners at special meeting which began at 9:30 o'clock in the morning. &
 Some of the questions to be handled are additional fire stations, more firemen and policemen, appropriation for parks, adjusted compensation in several departments, enlarged forces in the sanitary department the provision for incineration of mu- nicipal garbage, if that form of dis posal is adopted, and more equip ment for a number of divisions of many departments. The list is a long one and many matters are yet to be taken up.
 It is estimated the income of the city for the fiscal year will be some what over $4,00Q.000.