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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-27
BURKETT GOES TO
LOOKOUT OUTFIT
BY WAIVER ROUTE
Mr.. and Mrs. Tommy Taylor
Report to Baronial
Headquarters

Howard Burkett. infielder with the
Birmingham Barons last season, has
been disposed of. Billy West, secre-
tary of the Birmingham club, an
nounced Monday night. Burkett goes
to Chattanooga, which claimed him
on waivers from the Barons.
The Lookouts. under the leader
ship of Les Nunnamaker, veteran big
Lacquer catcher, are staging a cam
paign to emerge from the cellar dur
ing the coming season, and Strang
Nickling, owner of the club, has
been scouting around for promising
material for his new manager.
Burkett, Virginia league product
that same little loop that produced
such stellar bali players as Pie Tray
nor and Sat Summa, both with the
Pittsburg Pirates now-came to the
Southern with a reputation as long
as a plumbers time list, and Baron
fans expected him to win his way
to the big leagues with his sensa-
t1onal playing. However, Burkett
could never quite locate first base
on his throws from the short field,
and poor fielding caused him to be
benched.
However, if Burkett corrects his
poor throwing, and Strang Nickling
can be counted on to look out for
that, Chattanooga fandom will prob
ably be well satisfied with his work.
The Birmingham club gets the
regular waiver price from Chatta-
nooga for Burkett.
O O O
Tommy Taylor Arrives.
Tommy Taylor, veteran third base
man with the Barons, well remem-
bered as the hey man" of the 1922
Barons, arrived on the scene Mon
day. He and the madam-Tommy
Taylor married not so many weeks
ago-arrived from Havana via Key
West Tuesday, and showed up at
baseball headquarters an unexpected
but enthusiastic Baron.
Other players will begin arriving
during the next day or so, as spring
training begins next Monday, and
Joe Dunn is already on the scene in
charge IF activities
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-27
BOB SHAWKEY AND
BULLET JOE BUSH
AT HOT SPRINGS

HOT SPRINGS, Ark, Feb. 26.-(By
United Press. pitchers Bob Shaw
key and Bullet Joe Bush are the
newest arrivals in the baseball camp
at Hot Springs. They checked in at
Yankee headquarters at the Males
tic hotel Sunday before noon, and
this morning Joined Ruth, Scott,
Mays and McNally on tne golf links
and mountain trips. The chief joy
found in the camp by a United Press
correspondent was written on the
face of the king of Swat" who has
practically taken off his massive
waist line and is pulling the scales
at 209, instead of 233 this time last
year. Mays has cut his weight from
PIG to 1886
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Blues Seek Dixie Title in
Return Game With Joe
Beans Atlanta
Cagesters
PROBABLE LINE-UPs


3. A. c. Pos a; a; =,
Mandy ........,...F -..-...... singleton
Floyd ..--.-..a....- r, lsas 3
Hahn ........'.'C c,ro, sry fs.a
Laughinhouse .....G .-...... Graves &C.
Afford (cl e ~ Su ii,atat
will arrive in the Magic City Tues
DAY morning for it's game Tuesday
night at $40 o'clock with the Biz
mingham Athletic club. Joe Beans
squad is in good condition for the
game, and will try to repeat the VIC
tory that they won in Atlanta about
a month ago.
The B. A. C. has been doing its
hardest practicing of the year getting
in trim for the Cracker boys Re
venge has made every man a work
ing demon, and the squad has been
going through every practice WITH
out a let-up from start to finish in
an endeavor to realize their dreams.
The game Tuesday night Will close
the season for both the participants,
and will also give one or the other
a pretty substantial claim on the
southern title. The b. A. Z. mas
good claim on the strength OF their
victories over Alabama and Georgia
Tech, and a victory from the Atlanta
five will give them an almost uH-
disputed claim.
OF the five men that Coach Bean
will start in the game, Singleton,
Bryan and Captain Graves, are very
reliable men. Singleton is sure
shooting forward and good floor
man. Bryan covers the floor we'll
and is good on getting in after the
ball following tries at the basket
and a good long-range shooter. cap
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-27
Pitcher York Placed
On Ineligible List

CHICAGO, Feb. 26-Inaccurate
representations by Pitcher James e.
York to Baseball Commissioner Lam
dis today resulted in the vacating
of an order issued in January by the
commissioner, restoring York to the
active list. York, who was the prop
erty of the Chicago Nationals, failed
to report and had been placed on the
ineligible list.
1t now develops. according to the
commissioner, that York failed to dis
sociate himself from ineligibles for
one year, and he has again been de-
clared ineligible.
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Thorpe, right field; Urban Faber,
George Wiltse and Bunny Hearne,
pitchers; Ivy Wingo, catcher.
Umpires, Bill KLEIN and Jack Sher-
idan.
The late Harry Sparrow acted as
our business manager Among other
old-time baseball people along was
Ted Sullivan.
On the trip across the United
states we were helped out by many
stars such as Mathewson, Chief Mey-
ers. Fred Snodgrass. Jeff Tesreau
and Art Fromme. Among those to
help out the sox were Walter john
son, Ray Schalk, Doc White, Frank
Isbell, Lefty Russell, Walter Mattick
and Joe Berger.
Fans Turned out.
The receipts of these 81 games
made up the greater part of our ex-
pense money. The fans flocked to
see us by the thousand. We made a
feature of visiting little towns that
had never seen big league ball
player and probably never would
again. To our surprise these coun-
try fans knew every man by repu-
tation. At one place a crowd sat up
until after midnight to see our spe-
cial train come through and to get a
glimpse of the players of whom they
had read.
| Finally. setting out from San
Francisco, we sailed through so diff
ferent bodies of water and railroad
ed through Japan, China, Australia
Egypt Italy, France and England.
OF the nom English speaking coun-
tries we found the Japanese better
informed on baseball than any othe.
people. All the big universities there
have teams and they have advanced
rapidly in the finer points of base
ball. In few years l expect to see
Japan as much of baseball country
| as Cuba.
| To go into the details of this long
tour probably would be tiresome
especially to those who were not or
the trip. We had many good laughs
One of these was when we got Bill
KLEIN up one night to be ready In
case the ship should run into the
equator while the tide was down
He and others were quite relieved
when we crossed safely.
Met the King.
! The climax of the trip-the bis
game-was in London when the Kine
attended and we had an attendanc.
or $4,000. To make it more spectac.
ular the game wound up with home
run wallop by Faber.
| Callahan and I were notified early
| in the day that the King would re-
ceive us in his box. The American
ambassador tipped us off that we
were to wear high hats and frocB
! coats. We were mighty busy thai
day getting all set.
Then. to our discontinue, just as
we were about to start for the box
word was sent down to us that high
hats wouldn't do. The King sale
that the ordinary bowler would do
derby, or iron hat" as we call it.
| There has been much said as tC
the conversation between the King
Callahan and myself. As matter
of fact very little was said.
Il am glad to meet you, Mr.. Nc.
Graw," said the King, just as any
body else would do.
Il thank you" l said. and we shook
| hands. He did the same to Callahan
Your game is very interesting
and / would like to know more about
| it, said the King.
VIC certainly hope that you will
have a chance to see more of it,"
said
We then bowed out and went back
to our respective benches.
Copyright. 1928, United States ant
Canada, by Christy Walsh Syndicate
for North American Newspaper AL.
lance and Birmingham Age-Herald.]
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while the Virginia Polytechnic Insti-
tute will uphold the honors of Vir-
ginia.
Wednesdays Program
Wednesdays program calls for the
seven teams who drew byes for to-
morrow to get into action.
Georgia Tech will play the win
ner of the Center Clemson game;
Mississippi Aggies will play the
winner of the Millsaps- Furman
game; University of Mississippi will
play the winner of the Mississippi
College-North Carolina game; New
berry will play the winner of the
Auburn Mercer game; South Caro-
lima will meet either Wofford or
Alabama; Sewanee will play either
Georgetown or Chattanooga and the
Virginia Polytechnic Institute will
play the winner of the louisiana
Vanderbilt contest.
Because of the withdrawing of Tu-
lane either the University of Georgia
or Tennessee will draw bye Wed
nesday.
The tournament is being conducted
under the supervision of the Atlanta
Athletic club.
The majority of the teams are re-
ported to have arrived here tonight.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-27
Millions Use It-FIne for HairI
Mot Sticky, Greasy or Smelly

A few cents Buys Jar of ~xlif-
Groom" at any drug store. which
makes even stubborn, unruly or
shampooed hair stay combed all day
in any style you like. Hair Groom"
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Greaseless, stainless Hair Groom
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your hair remains so soft and pliable
and so natural that no one can pos
sibly tell you used it.-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-27

The program:
Furman VS.. Millsaps.
Centre VS.. Clemson.
Louisiana State University VS..
Vanderbilt.
Georgetown VS.. Chattanooga.
North Carolina VS.. Mississippi Col
lege.
Wofford VS.. Alabama.
University of Georgia VS.. Ten
nessee.
Mercer VS.. Auburn.
Nine states are represented in the
twenty-three entries. Georgia will
have three teams: Mercer. University
of Georgia and Georgia Tech. Rep
resenting South Carolina are Glenn
son, Furman, Wofford, Newberry and
the University of South Carolina;
Tennessee, Chattanooga, Vanderbilt,
Sewanee and the University of Ten
nessee; Alabama, Auburn and the
University of Alabama.
The University of North Carolina.
champions of last year, will be the
only entry from the Tar Heel state.
Mississippi has four entries: Mill
saps. Mississippi College. Mississippi
Aggies and the University of Mis-
sissippi. Louisiana is represented
by the Louisiana State University,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-27
WILDE SIGNS FOR
BOUT AT GOTHAM

NEW YORK, Feb. 26.-Jimmy Wilde
of England, recognized in this coun-
try as worlds fly weight boxing
champion, has signed to defend his
title in a bout at the Polo grounds.
June 16, according to announcement
today by Tom O'Rourke. match
maker for the Republic Athletic club.
Wilde has agreed to fight anyone
selected by O'Rourke. the latter said,
but he probably will be matched with
the winner of the bout here Thurs
day night between Panco Villa, Am
erican fly weight title-holder and
frankie Genaro, of New York, re-
garded as Villas most dangerous
rival
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-27
Indian Batterymen On
Wayto Lakeland Camp

CLEVELAND, O., Feb. 26.-Most or
the batterymen of the Cleveland In
dams were leaving tonight for the
spring training camp at Lakeland,
Fla. Steve ONeill, veteran catcher,
whose departure was delayed by the
illness of one of his children at
Minooka, Pa; Walter McNichols,
business manager, and newspaper
men comprised the party which left
here.
The other batterymen. with the ex-
ception of those who have been at
Hot Springs for two weeks, will go
direct from their homes.
The veterans who have been at
Hot Springs leave for Lakeland to-
morrow night. The infielders depart
March s.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-27
Yale Baseball Squad
Comes South March Is

MACON. Ga. Feb. 26.-Yale Uni
versitys baseball team, which will
train in Macon this spring for the
third successive season, is expected
to arrive here on March "a. The
team will be in training here for a
little more than week. and will
probably start north about April g.
Games will be played in this Sec
tion with Mercer. Auburn, Ogle-
thorpe and Georgia, two games each
with Mercer and Georgia being sche-
duled.
Coach Bernie Tommers and Assist
ant Coach Smokey" Joe Wood will
accompany the team south.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-27
Colonel Huston Looks
Over Yankee Players

HOT SPRINGS, Ark, Feb. 26.-
Colonel L. I. Huston, part owner of
the New York Yankees. arrived in
Hot Springs today to look over his
golfing and mountain climbing ath-
letes, who are rapidly getting rid of
surplus weight in daily exercises.
Late arrivals in the Yankee camp
are Joe Russell and ]. r. Shawkey.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-27
Passaic High Quintet
Sets Record for Wins

PASSIAC, N. J., Feb. 26.-Passaic
High School Bask etball team broke
the worlds record for successive vic
tories today, defeating Ridgewood
School, 60 to IL in game here.
Passaic has won 122 consecutive
years in four years.
Passiac tied the worlds record
Saturday when they defeated Pater-
SON The record was held by the
Buffalo Germans, of Buffalo, N. Y.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-27
Harry Greb to Fight
In London Next June

NEW YORK, Feb. 26.-Before leav-
ing for Pittsburg today, Harry Greb,
who lost the American light-heavy-
weight championship to Gene Tunney
last Friday, announced he had ac-
cepted terms for bout with Jack
Bloomfield, English pugilist, in AL
bert hall, London, some time in June.
Greb said he had been offered $780,
900 and Is per cent of the motion
picture receipts.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-27
Dodgers Schedule Two
MoreGames WihPhils

NEW YORK, Feb. 26.-The Brook
Ign National league club announced
today it had booked two additional
exhibition games with the Philadel-
phia Nationals, one on March 10 at
Leesburg. Fla, and the other at
Clearwater, Fla, the Dodgers train
ing site, on March %.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-27
Ken Williams Signs
His Brown Contract

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Feb. 26-Kenneth
Williams. 1922 American League
champion home run slugger, today
signed up again with the local Amer
leans, Bob Quinn. business man
ager of the Browns announced.
Terms of the contract were not made
public.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-27
CHANGED OWNERSHIP
Burdick Billiard Hall

1922 Second Ave-, North
Make this your meeting place.
l6-Pocket Billiard Tables. No
gambling permitted. Best lunches
in the city. Cigars and soda.
Business and working men well
come--others not wanted.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-27
McGraw Tells of Trip
Around World With Sox
ARTICLE xLV.-By JOHN J. MGRAW
MANAGER Worlds Champion Giants

Always ambition the profession
elevated have rise higher and higher but peak
yet been reached by
Following this ambition always have point
the players clubs absorb much information polish
possible by observation.
trip around the world with the White Sox
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-27
Pitcher Hunter Sold
To Texas League Club

PINE BLUFF, Ark, Feb. 26.-D. d.
Hunter, pitcher last season with the
Meridian club of the Cotton yates
league, was notified today that he
had been sold to the Wichita Falls
club of the Texas league.
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g. a C. Blues Face Biggest Game Court Scrap With Atlanta
AND ALABAMA
PLAY ON FIRST DAY
OF DIXIE CAGE MEET

ATLANTA 26The joint with %
Eight games scheduled for the first
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in their respective spheres. Mandy is
foul goals shooter extraordinary
and a good shot on the close ones.
He is a good floor man as well.
Floyd is one of the high scorers of
the Blues. He shoots them long or
short as the occasion demands and
is a streak on the floor. Hahn is
probably the offensive star of the
five. He is a sureshot and can elude
his opponent for many clear shots.
Laughinhouse is a great running
guard. He follows the ball constant
ly and plays good offensive or de-
fensive game as is needed. Afford is
the safety man" of the outfit. Very
few players get clear, close shots
with Afford on guard. He Is big
fellow and can scramble with the best
of them.
Upon these five men will rest the
responsibility of getting revenge on
Atlanta. The largest crowd of the
year is expected to be on hand to see
them take their fling and an added
feature will be the dance following
the game. The B. A. c. dances nave
become very popular and are a big
drawing card themselves.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-27
ERVTN'S MEN PINNED
FOR GREATEST SCRAP
OF SEASON TUESDAY
FIRST OF BROWNS
ARRIVE AT MOBILE

MOBILE, Ala, Feb. 26.-An ad
vance squad of players of the st.
Louis American League club, arrived
here today to join Manager Lee Foil,
who will arrive in the city tomorrow
morning. They are Pitchers Louis
Kraft, last year with the San An
tonic club; Pitcher Dixie Davis, an
old regular from his home at Wins
ton-Salem, N. C.; Pitcher Charley
Root, from the Terre Haute club,
signed for try-out with the
Browns; Joe Mathesk a utility in
fielder, from the Beaumont club of
the Texas League and Coach Carl
Weilman, who was a scout for the
Browns last year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-13
FOUR BIG TEAMS IN GEORGIA GET OUT FOR PRACTICE
Tech, Georgia, Mercer And 0gIethorpe All Have Hard
 Schedules

ATLANTA, Ga. Sept. 12-Gridiron f. ms In Georgia this week saw the beginning of football practice In earnest al each of the four big in stitutions of the state-Georgia Tech, University of Georgia. Mercer uni Versity and Oglethorpe. A hard schedule faces each of the teams and coaches realize a steady grind now must be maintained to round their cohorts into shape in time for the opening clashes.
 Out on Grant field, where the fa- nous Techmen turn out strong teamA year after year, Alexander is varsity men when practice begins this afternoon. Claire Frye, all Southern center in 1922, made his appearance this week. along with Wycoff, Goodwin, Captain Mcintyre, John Staton, Reeves. Harris. Hunt and others. Carter is scheduled to report daily.
 Penn State and Notre Dame are the chief battles on the Tech sched- ule this season, and as indicative of the determination of the Yellow Jackets spirit to win these battles, Red" Barron, captain of the 1922 team and a brilliant player during. his four years at the school; Chip Roberts of the 1912 eleven, and Pup" Phillips, All-Southern center of two seasons ago, are among those assisting In coaching.
 Other games on Techs schedule are V M l., october 6; Florida, Oc- tober IS; Georgetown, October 20; Alabama, November 3; and Auburn, Thanksgiving Day. The Notre Dame clash will occur October 27, at Notre Dame. and the battlegrounds of Penn State will be invaded No vember 10.
 One of the problems confronting Georgia is the building of good reserve strength according to ob- servers. Yale is the principal op- ponent the Bulldogs will meet this fall, but the game with Centre in Athens, is expected to attract equal interest. Mercer. Oglethorpe, Ten nessee, Auburn. Virginia, Wander bilt and Alabama are the other schools which will demand an un- usual amount of strength of the Georgians to wage battle success fully.
 New Haven will be the scene of the Yale contest on october 13, while cember 1. The Virginia game is scheduled in Athens. November 10.
 Excellent backfield material al- ready is on hand at Athens, but, re- membering the whitening attack Chicago directed at the Bulldog line last year, Coach WoodruII IS dtIenpt- ing to construct breastworks which will withstand assaults this fall. Captain Joe Bennett and Big Jim Taylor are the most likely candi- dates for the tackle positions. "Dhad" Frier, center; Ike Joselove, guard; Sam Richardson, end; and others are among the returned play CTS Woodruff is expecting to form a nucleus in his line.
 TObpnu Fletcher a1l- SO.thprp fnll- back, and one of the fastest men in the south, already is on the scene Beside him, Newton, Thomson, Day, Randall. a versatile veteran of two seasons; Butler, Philpot. Cleckley, Fitzpatrick Herriot. Simowitz, Car rol. and Brumby are among the most promising players on the program for Mondays practice.
 Jim Robertson, former Dartmouth star, is guiding the football destiny of Oglethorpe. Most of the candi dates for the squad are in fine
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-13
MANY GOLFERS TO
 PLAY FOR TITLE

NEW YORK, Sept. S.-One hundred and thirty-nine golfers, including many players who either hold or held national championships, have signed for the tee off in the twenty seventh annual amateur champion ship play of the United States Golf association at the Flossmore Country club, near Chicago, next Saturday.
 Cornelius Lee, secretary of the as- sociation, said as he sailed. abroad on the Olympic today, that the en- tries would go well over the 14O mark.
 Present and former title holders who already have signed up include, MT. Lee announced: Jess w. Sweet ser, the defending champion, and Robert T. Jones. present open cham pion; Findley s. Douglas, Robert A. Gardner. w. c. Fowne, IT,, Francis Ouimet, Chick Evans, S. Davidson Heron and Jesse G. Guilford, for mer amateur champion; W. I. Hunter, former British champion; w. J. Thompson, Canadian champion, and Frank Thompson, former Canadian champion.
 The list of entries also includes the holders of section and state titles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-13
TENNESSEE GRID
 TEAMS GET AWAY
 ON TRAINING WORK
Vandy Faces Hard Schedule, But Has Good Material
 For Team

NASHVILLE. Tenn, Sept 12-The sharp snap of toes crashing sainst pigskin sounded over tha practice fields of Vanderbilt and tae Culvsr- sity of Tennessee as the official football practice session of the sea- son was begun.
 Tennessee must make apid pros~ gress in it's practice, for on sep- tember 29, the eleven Is scheduiCa fo clash with the Army at West Point. Coach M. B. Banks has tho asst ist~ ance of w. o. (Chink) Lowe, tQrmer football star. and at present mem- Der of the Tennessee lesislat.res who is working to develop g strong line.
 Ten "T'' men are on th list ra- turned players, among t1eIu benz Captain Holt. Estes Kefa yer. E . Morris and S. C. Lowe, iatur brother to "Chink." Twe..e 1- the last year freshman team are present to prove valuable in increasing the strength of the team. Jack Batey, Harr King and Roe Campbell are among the stars of last year who are missing from the present practice session at Calderwood.
 Tennessee's teams of 1914 and 191a are expected to be rivaled by the coaches. Georgetown, University of Georgia, Tulane, Virginia Military institute and Kentucky State are among the institutions to be met this year.
 Vanderbilt faces a hard schedule during the early part of October. Howard college will be met October in Nashville, but Vanderbilt must travel nearly 5000 miles to battle Michigan at Ann Arbor, October 13, and Texas in Dallas, October 20. On October 27, Tulane comes to Nash vile to meet Vandy.
 Bomar, Kelley, Rountree, Kuhn, Reese and Lawrence, with Hardages halfback of last year, compose the nucleus around which Coach Dan McGugin and his assistant, Josh" Cody, are forming the 1923 eleven.
 Much interest is manifested here over the question of Tom Ryan's eli- gibility to play with the Commo- dores. Vandy's prospects will be strengthened if he is declared iligi- ble