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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-04-08

BOUT MONDAY FIRST
OF B. A. 6. FEATURES
Rivals From Amateur Days to
Stage Second Meeting in Sc
ries Opener

The first of series of ten-round
bouts to be staged at the Birming-
ham Athletic club between several
of Dixie's premier bantamweight and
featherweight boxers will take place
Monday night, when Claude Wilson,
Birmingham flash, meets Al Pettin
gill, New Orleans great .oung scrap
per.
Wilson and PettinGill, ancient
rivals. will weigh in around 11S
pounds. Pettingill holds a decision
victory over Claude Wilson, won at
the Natinal amateur boxing tourna
ment al Boston a couple of years
ago.
If AL Pettingill, the classy New
Orleans flyweight, lives up to his
promise to his scrap Monday night
at the B. A. c., with Claude Wilson,
Baron city boxing fans will see Will
son stretched for the full count of
ten. AL promises to stop Wilson
when the two clash Monday night,
writes his manager, John Cox.
The New Orleans knuckle whirler
holds the first decision ever rendered
against Claude. He won over Wilson
as an amatuer in an amatuer tourna-
ment at the B. A. c. An extra round
was required to declare AL the victor
A Grudge Affair.
Wilson has long clamored for
another crack at Pettingill, while
Pettingill has repeatedly asserted
that Wilson would never enter the
ring with him again. Monday nights
battle has all the earmarks of being
a grudge affair. The managers of
both boys have sduabbled for months
over the weight the boys are to box
at Monday.
Pettingill is highly recomm ended.
He has been picked by Pete Herman,
who twice won the bantam title to
win the championship from frankie
Genaro. Joe Mandot is another ar
dent Pettingill booster.
AL Is under the management of
John Cox. In 65 battles he has yet
to loose a decision.
Pettingill has won decisions in ten
rounds over Ashton Donza, Pascal
Colletti Kid Williams of Shreveport.
Bill Kennedy, Eddie Coulon, Charles
Feraci, Kid Pancho and a host of
other good flyweights and bantams.
Claude, who returned from an
eastern tour several days ago, has
been keeping in condition with daily
workouts at the B. A. C. Claude
has picked up bit of weight, and
is hitting much harder these days.
Wilson made a very favorable i'm
preston on fans in his last fight
here, when he battled Tim ODowd
to a draw. Claude showed loads of
stuff in that bout, and railbirds are
bantam after his flashy come back
bout.
Tommy Tompkihs, B. =. c., match
maker announces that corking
good bill of preliminaries will pro-
cede the main bout Monday night.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-04-08
BULLDOGS AGAIN
LOSE TO ALABAMA
CRIMSON, II TO 3

UNIVERSITY, Ala, March THE
Crimson tide again defeated the
Howard Bull Dogs by the one sided
score of. IL to 3.
The heavy hitting crimson crew
were not to be denied and found the
delivery of Ham stevens, the
Howard Ace, for IL hits. The Grim
son started to work on Stevens In
the first inning. and kept it up.
Pitts, first up, struck out. Gillls
singled to right and Gilmore singled
to left Rosenfeld then hit not one
to short, and, when Laekey threw the
ball over the second baseman's head,
both ellis and Gilmore crossed the
rubber, Rosenfeld advancing to
third. Resented scored when Barnes
grounder took bad hop and bounced
off stevens head for hit This
ended the scoring for this inning.
Alabama once more got into the
action in the third, when three hits,
one base on balls and one error ac-
counted for four tallies. ellis. first
up. walked Gilmore hunted and was
safe on a wild throw to first. Rosen-
field knocked a scorcher down the
third base line for two bases. scoring
Gillis.
Hubert then singled, scoring both
Elmore and Rosenfeld, Hubert going
Hubert came home on wild pitch.
In the fifth, Coach Bernier pulled
five of his varsity and ran in the
reserves, who duplicated the good
work of the former and ran in four
more scores.
The Crimsons batted around in the
seventh, scoring three more runs on
three hits, two free transportations
and one error, and ran In the final
marker in the eighth.
o O O
Bulldogs Score Three.
The Howard Bulldogs made des-
perate effort to overtake the Grim
sons in the fifth inning, scoring three
runs. Barfield. first man up, hit to
center field for two bases. Afford
singled to left, but Barfield was held
on second. Stevens walked. filling
the bases. Lackey hit to short and
Stevens was thrown out at sec
ond, Barfield scoring. Cunningham
walked Shelton. Dawson singled,
scoring Afford. Things Were begin
ming to look bad for the Crimsons.
and Bernier sent Stubs and McRae
back OF the bleachers to warm up.
Runyan singled to center and Shell
ton crossed the rubber. Brindley hit
to short and was thrown out at first.
retiring the side.
After this inning Cunningham set
tied down and had things his way
for the remainder of the game.
The Crimsons remain idle until
April II, when the strong University
of Michigan will start a game
series on the campus.
The score:
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-04-08

Average street car fares in 275
cities of this country are approx
mately 43 per cent higher than at
the beginning of the war.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-04-08
DAN MORGAN MADE BRITTON
SETTLE DOWN TO BUSINESS
With Fights With Eddie Murphy, Charley White and
Mike O'Dowd, the Big Money Starts Rolling In.
The Inspiration for Title
ARTICLE X.

Managers plain only get you
papers and out Of JAIL according to the opinion that existed when
business and boxer could along without
splitting my
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-04-08
so DOUBLES TARGETS
TECH NET STARS
DEFEAT CRIMSON

UNIVERSITY, Ala. March T.
Especial. 1.-The Alabama tennis team
was defeated by the Georgia Tech
net stars in both doubles and singles
today. The doubles We're played in
the morning, and a large crowd wit
messed the games, which were hard
played, although Tech was always in
the lead. McIver and Matheson of
Tech, defeated Rubra and Robertson
of Alabama, 6-3, Ga, and Murray and
Carnes of Tech defeated Thorpe and
Sheffield of Alabama, 6-3, Ga.
The singles were played off in the
afternoon, and were much more holly
contested. Tech again carried off the
Monday to see Ty Cobb and Rogers
Hornsby in the baseball game be-
tween the Detroit Tigers and ST.
Louis Cardinals. Several parties
have been formed to make the trip
through the country in cars.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-04-08
Barons Unable To Hit Sox Trlers And Chicago Wins FL Vic
"TACKHOLE" LEE.
CLEANS UP BOTH
EVENTS AT SHOOT

Beautiful weather Saturday after
noon brought big bunch of shooters
out to the fair grounds and some
wonderful scores were made at the
registered shoot. The 100 registered
target event was won by T. H. Lee
who broke the entire 100 without a
bobble. Is. T. Strader came second
in this race. just one short of Lee.
going out with a 80
Third place was tie between four
shooters, with 81 each. They were
DR.. e. NJ. Prince, J. W. Hightower.
George W. Corners, and Edmond
Prince, Jr. T. X. Lee was winner of
the 25 pairs of registered doubles,
going out with As out of the 80 shot
at. Second place in the doubles went
to Edmond Prince. Jr., who broke AZ
out of the 80, while Hightower landed
third place. with A..
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-04-08

the man who fell off the jefferson
County Bank building, when that
frame was over.
O O O
Stewart In Trouble.
Walter Stewart went to the mound
for the Barons in the fifth and Wal
ter started getting in trouble to be-
gin with. He survived the fifth with
only two men left on base, and all
that saved him in the sixth was the
striking out of the last two men. In
the seventh, his Waterloo bobbed up
and hit him fairly amidships, and the
Sox put across their two runs and
the victory Two more SoX reached
base and died there In the eighth. and
then Walter was withdrawn in favor
of Pinch Hitter Robertson. Bill Gray
wound up the game for the Barons
by pitching the ninth. A hit and wild
pitch failed TO score for the SoX,
although a man was left on third
when the frame was over.
Mr.. Davenport-ask any Baron.
He'll say Mister Davenport was as
tight as miser at a bankers con-
vention in the ninth and the Barons
fell in the order in which they arose
one, two, three
1t was a hectic battle, the kind
the Old Timers talk about, but
whose actual performance is seldom
staged.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-04-08

After some of the experiences re-
counted previously and after getting
tired of being bothered with the wor-
ries of the business end of the game,
decided / needed a manager.
was back in Chicago in 1911. and
signed up with doc" Message, who
had quite a string of boxers under
his management. l stayed with MN
for three or four weeks, but l de-
cided that he wasn't getting any bet
ter money or any more work than l
had been getting myself, and l broke
with him.
Drifting back to New York, l
signed up with Jack Costello, who
owned a cabaret on Broadway, ana
l was with him a year. Unfortunate
ly | had to make the cabaret sort
of office. and / grew rather attached
to the place. l met a lot of good
fellows" around the place and l soon
developed one of those "followings.
The gay life soon hit me, and
wasn't any good at all. l was losing
myself. and finally 1 broke with Cos
tello. Dan Morgan had Battling Lee
whisky and Knockout Brown as his
headliners at that time, and he was
said to be making barrel OF
dough" for them. I signed up with
Morgan, but it wasn't as easy as l
thought.
q
Morean's chief characteristic Is
sharp tongue that he uses regardless
of feelings. He nearly floored me
with torrent OF Veroai
when 1lnaliy Went 10 sec mn ct
Let out VI nc yant vou
You're a coffee and caker."
l protested, of course, and started
to tell him how good l was
you turn and you twist and you
lab and you run. You're no good,
he repeated
Finally, after many protests,
prevailed upon him to give me
chance and he then plunged into a
lone. lecture.
IF YOU come to me you'll have to
knock off the cafes. You'll have TO
have to get your eyes used to the
sun and you'll have to do all the
,nr,, voursalf TIL pet Won matches
wa hsndIe vour business. but l will
s,nt nIav detective on YOU. Just re-
no. pias 49, ~ Won dont work hard
lor d So ZEE go don,t give a damn.
puhcneu VI; ~; mN GOT ort of that
IL we re d - ~ +hera in TSiftv-slxth
cozy RON NY ~ 70 Can Bonds
street any - Cam
place IN St5a'ioiu' Oo"''
And i did. o,. Ala ronders for
,,hen started real training. For
NJ ~ ei,st 1--WE in wears I started to
ny ~. hraslsfast ate heartily, slept
o. ard kent regular hours. was
70; ir,natient TO hear from Nor
son and he finally sent me a curt
taineram
=, ao,oa ,rd ton but what
Aou "a, "a 10 =" na, strong Don't
you want 70 uo Is " ee' 81 o"e'
forget H.
D,sr,.,,,t IN Cet Ruuts.
Ma,.,a, was trvine 70 cot bouts for
~ iearnad later but had Gull
.,,,.+ad had name and he had a
W. t,,'s Vim the promoters Dan
n ,.a,,+ a. Iacl, McC,uiean to mt me on
".i, "a Of tba Nationai AthIetic cluh
and he asked $3.50. Michigan near
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-04-08
Wants to See Stars

SCOTTSBORO, Ala, April 7.-(Spe-
cial.)-A number of Scottsboro peo-
pie contemplate going to Huntsville
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-04-08

HOWARD UVV u5V WV d
Alabama ............. S04 OOo Sill
Summary: Two-base hits Barfield. Ros-
enfebi. Sacrifice hit, I.ackey. Stolen
bases. Clemens. Rosenfeld Cruise. Struck
out, by stevens 4. by Cunningham 2. Base
on balls, Stevens 3, Cunningham 4. Wild
pitch. Stevens Hit by pitcher. Griggs by
cunningham. Umpire. Pratt. Time of
game, las.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-04-08

totals ..........3I II II
tBatted for Stewart IN eighth.
iran for Robertson in eighth.
Score by innings
Chicago ...................00o 900 200
birmingham .......... 900 900 010-l
SUMMARY
Two Base Hits-Schalk. Collins.
Stolen Bases-Fak, Strunk 2, Fish 2,
Collins.
Sacrifice Hts--Johnson, Falk.
Bases on Balls-Off Davenport 1, Cox
3. Stewart 1.
Struck out-By Davenport s, by Cox
4, by Stewart 3.
Wild Pitch-Gray.
Innings Pitched-By Cox 4 with 2 hits
and no runs, by Stewart with hits
and ! earned run.
Earned Runs-Chicago 1, birmingham !.
ham A.
Time of Came Sc.
umpires-Owens and Kircher.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-04-08

honors, not losing a single match. A
large and enthusiastic crowd wit
messed the battles, and were often
brought to their feet by spectacular
playing.
McIver of Tech defeated Robertson
Of Alabama, 6-2, 7-5
Matheson, Tech, defeated Thorpe,
Alabama, 6-1 1913.
E. P. Murray, Tech, defeated Shelf
field, Alabama, 81, 81.
u. S. Carnes, Tech, defeated 8. S.
Rubira, Alabama. 2-6, Ga, 6-1.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-04-08
Millions Use lt-Flne for Hair!
Mot Sticky, Greasy or Smelly

A few cents buys jar of Hair
Groom at any drug store, which
makes even stubborn, unruly or
shampooed hair stay combed all day
in any style you like. "Hair-Groom"
Is a dignified combing cream which
gives that natural gloss and we'll
groomed effect to your hair--that
final touch to good dress both in bus
mess and on social occasions.
Greaseless, stainless "Hair-Groom"
does not show on the hair because it
is absorbed by the scalp. therefore
your hair remains soft and pliable
and so natural that no one can pos
sibly tell you used it.-Adv.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-03-19
Think Captive Shot
Occupation Army Sentry
(By United Press)

Dusseldorf, March 19-Thc
French caught today a German
suspected of being the assassin
of Private Schmidt, sentry Of the
army of occupation, shot in the
dark at the Essen Railroad Sta
ton Saturday night.
If the suspect is convicted by
court martial he will be executed
Immediately. Three other Ger
mans captured near the station
shortly after the shot that killed
the sentry was fired are held.
A fourth, shot while running
away, died of wounds.
The shooting of Schmidt arous-
ed bitter resentment on the part
of the French troops at Essen and
elsewhere in the Ruhr, out from
all reports the outbreak of re-
prisals that might have been a
logical sequence 10 the assassi-
nation did not occur.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-03-19
Walsh Would Preserve
Historical Pictures
tBy United rress)

Washington, March l9-Senator
Walsh, Massachusetts, today an
nounced he would push legisla-
tion calling for the government
to preserve rlotion pictures OF
historical value. Walsh said that
the government was neglecting its
duty to future generations by
failing to preserve and store in
a place of safety the movie pic
lures depicting the congressional
declaration of war against Ger
many. the war address of Wood
row Wilson, the burial of the un-
known soldier, session of the
Washington arms conference, the
presidential inauguration and
other outstanding events.
"The history of che future will
be written on the screen" Walsh
said.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-03-19
Educational Drive" Will
be Made For 1924
Candidate
IS CONGRATULATED
Party Starts Work Fol
lowing Daugherty's An
nouncement of Presl-
dents Decision
(By United Press)

Palm Beach, Fla, March 10
With Harding's 1924 campaign
formally under way a conference
of party leaders will be held
soon in Washington or Chicago
to discuss means of raising money
for an intensive educational
drive" The purpose will be to in
form the voters, through all pos
sible mediums of the benefits to
be derived from continuing the
president in Office for another
four years, and maintaining re-
publican control of Congress. This
drive will be preliminary to the
1924 campaign.
kilograms were pouring IN
today from party chiefs in all
parts of the country, congratulat-
ing the President on his decision
to be a candidate. This decision
was announced by Attorney Gen
eral Harry Daugherty in state
ment issued Saturday evening.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-03-19
Blizzard Grips
The Northwest
Crop Damage Runs Into
Millions Dead in
Colorado
(Dy United Press)

Chicago, March 19-The coun'
try FROM the Rocky Mountains to
the Atlantic States was in the
grip of a blizzard today.
Four persons were killed in
Colorado as a result of the storm.
Damage to the Kansas potato
crop and the Oklahoma peach
crop will run into millions,
Wire communication was para
lived in many sections. Tele-
phone and telegraph companies
reported miles of poles down.
Passenger service on the rail
roads was curtailed. Freight en-
bargoes were placed in effect in
several sections.
\Sub zero temperatures were re-
ported throughout the entire west.
Nebraska, Wyoming, Colorado,
Wisconsin and Iowa advices de-
clared the storm was the most
severe in 25 years.
The gale was accompanied by a
heavy fall of snow, swept into
drifts by the wind.
Two passenger trains on the
Chicago and Northwestern were
reported stalled in the drifts near
Boone and Ames, la.
Three children of Allen Evans
were found frozen to death in u
shanty near Baxter, Colo. Thomas
Reer, merchant, died from ex-
posure near Kutch, Colo, wher
his truck was stalled in the snow
Snow was level with the housetop>
at Beulah, Colo.
Fire added to the perils al
Chicago and Omaha.
Forty families including many
children were forced to flee into
the streets scantily clad when
flames destroyed a large apart
ment building here.
More than $250,000 damage
was done to "a business block in
the heart of Omaha's downtown
section when fire broke out.
Chicago was threatened with q
milk famine as dairymen found
roads impossible.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-03-19
.Spsirlg Signs
Are at Hand
Autos, Ball Games, Croak-
ing Frogs Indicative
of Itss Approach

There was evidence on all sides
yesterday that spring IS near
at hand. Hundreds of persons
walked into the country and
there was a steady streaK; of au-
tomobiles passing through the
city, the Camp Humphreys road
being the popular drive. In the
country the croaking frogs and
the grass getting green gave
every assurance that spring is
near. Small boys on vacant lots
on the outskirts played ball,
marbles and endeavored to fly
kites.
1t was the second spring like
Sunday thus far this month and
the promenaders were out in full
force.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-03-19
Lenin Said to
Be Much Worse
Unconfrmed Report Says
That Russian Premier
Is Dead
nv United Press)

Berlin, March 19.-Reports that
Premier Nikolai Lenin, suffering
from partial paralysis, sustained
critical breakdown, were abun''
dant here today following depart
ure of Prof. Strumpbell, and
Bumke and Nonne, Leipzig nerve
specialists, for Moscow. The ply
sicians received argent summons
from the Russian government.
One report from Riga which
was unconfirmed declared Lenin
had died and that the news was
suppressed.
Tn fact that Swedish brain
specialist was rerorted to have
received summons TO Moscow lent
weight to the rumors concerning
the Russian Pi emier's/ mental
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-03-19
Kills 3 Children
And Self in Home
Ballard Mcclure, 32,
Wounds Wife and
Murders Babies

Roanoke, March 19-Ballard
Mcclure, 80 years old. a Norfolk
and Western Railway employee,
after unsuccessfuly attempting to
murder his wife. Grace, entered
an upstairs bedroom in his home
here Saturday night in which his
children, Dot and Dorothy, aged
8. and James 5. were playing and
murdered them. Then he turned
the gun on himself and concluded
the tragedy by shooting himself
behind the ear.
No cause for the mans act has
been ascertained by the police, ana
Mrs. McGuire's mother, VINO re-
sided in the house where the
tragedy occurred, was unable to
throw any light on the question:
According to her statement to the
police Mcclure was devoted
father and husband.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-03-19
Hoover Would Check
Government Building
(By United PrcSs)

Washington, March ia rec
1mmendation that the federal
government cease its building and
work until the pres
ent private building boom shows
a slump was made to President
Harding today by Secretary of
Commerce Hoover,
In 4 letter TO the President,
Hoover said the government work
should be pushed at a time when
there, is unemp,oyment and not
at present when building labor is
at full employment.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-03-19
Wadsworth Makes
New Proposal
Allies Will Meet to Con-
slider New Payment
Plan
Thy United Press)

Paris, March 19.-Elliott Wads
worth, American representative,
TODAY outlined the United States
viewpoint with regard to pay
ment of costs of the army of Oc-
cupation of the Ruhr.
1t was learned. that according
to the statement Wadsworth
made to the commission, the u.
S. accepted the allied proposition
in principle. out refused to ac-
cept certain of its causes the al
lied proposition was that the cost
of the American force should be
repaid to the United States from
German reparation payments
curing the next IL years. The
allied Representatives will meet
Tuesday to examinee Americas
counter proposition.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-03-19
Seek Gangster
In King Death
Further Complications in
Evidence Meet Police
Everywhere
CBy nited Prcss)

New York, March ia mem
ber of the Philadelphia and New
York underworld who preyed up
on women-drugged them and
robbed them of their jewels-was
hunted by police seeking the slay-
er of Dorothy King, "White Light
Butterfly" today.
Acting District Attorney Pc
cora declared that the same man
is wanted in connection with
other similar crimes, including a
theft of 100000 worth of gems
from New York woman.
As the search for this suspect
started, witnesses questioned BY
Pecora and Inspector Coughlin
of police, made statements that
deepened the mystery of the kill
ing.
John Thomas, elevator boy at
Miss Kings apartment house,
denied the story of the mysteri
Gus "Mr. Marshall" millionaire
that the wealthy suitor of the
girl went down the elevator upon
leaving the partment, the night
before she was found dead.
Thomas said he took "Mar-
shall" to the apartment but the
latter did not return via his
elevator. Marshall" told Pecora
that he left by the elevator, and
that Miss King was in good
spirits at the time. Following
"Marshall's" appearance at the
District Attorneys office Pecora
exonerated him from suspicion
and described the millionaire as d
married tired business man who
was taking a flyer in romance
Marshall" Pecora said. admit
ted he had visited the butter
fly" about ten times in a year
and had given her about $4,000
worth If jewels.
The body Of Miss King, also
known as keenan,, was removed
from her mothers apartment tc
cemetery yesterday There. were
several large floral pieces, un'
tagged. Marshall" was reported
to have sent one of them.