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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-01
M'BRIDE GETS
 SECOND PLACE
Benkert Led Eastern Grid Scores
 With 100 Points

NEW YORK, Nov. 30.-John Me Bride of Syracuse toed his way into second place among eastern football scorers with three field goals at the Polo grounds Thanksgiving Day, which defeated Columbia and gave him a total of 90 points. He was unable, however. to overtake Heinie Benker, and the Rutgers backfield marvel leads the final list with an even 100, the only player to reach the three figure class.
 Benkert scored the most touchdowns, 16; Mcbride the most field goals, II and Hazel, of Rutgers, the most points after touchdown, 25.
 The outstanding kicking performance of the week was Garbisch's booting of four field goals for the Army Saturday against the, Navy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-01
I9241GRID CAMPAIGN
 HOLDS NEW RECORDS
Shattered Attendance Marks, Brilliant Perform
 ances And Startling Upsets Feature

straight year, is forced to share chief laurels with Dartmouth and Pennsyl- vania, both undefeated and boasting fine records, while in the far west, Stanford university presses the Golden Bears for title donors.
 The Western Conference champion ship went to Stagg's fighting Chi cago eleven, the only unbeaten member of the Big Ten," after "Red" Grange and Illinois, tied by the Chicagoans, met defeat and elimination at the hands of Minnesota in one of the sea- sons outstanding upsets.
 Missouri university captured the Mis- souri Valley conference title, while Southwestern conference honors went to Baylor university of Texas. The Rocky Mountain conference championship was won by Colorado university for the sec ond straight year, Idaho shared the Pa cific Northwest crown with Gonzaga and Pomona college took the Southern California title. In the east, Williams won Little Three" laurels for the fourth consecutive season.
 Centre Southern Champs
 Centre college of Kentucky, a sensa- tion several years ago, sprang back to prominence by establishing chief claims to the southern title, due to victories over Georgia and Alabama, the latter team winning the Southern Conference championship. The Praying Colonels" are not in this conference.
 Upsets dotted the season from start to finish in too numerous profusion to catalogue but chief among them were the downfall of Illinois tthe hands of Minnesota, Princeton's startling show of form to overwhelm Harvard and the defeat of Rutgers, previously unbeaten and a strong eastern title contender, by Charley Moran's little Bucknell eleven in the formers final game of the season.
 Three long winning streaks were shattered in the maze of form reversals. Illinois seemed on the road to a sec ond straight season without defeat until it met Minnesota. Cornell, unbeaten for three past seasons, had its streak shattered by Williams as the prelude to disastrous season for the Ithacans, while Marquette university of Milwau- kee was beaten by Creighton after near ly four unbeaten campaigns.
 Fifth Straight Year
 California finished her fifth straight year without defeat and now has no rival in this respect. The Golden Bears have been tied four times in this span, two of the deadlocks coming this sea son against Washington and Stanford.
 Among the individual stars, Grange stood out head and shoulders above all rivals but two unusually notable performances were turned in by Cudde- back, Stanford hero, who almost single handed enabled his team to tie Cali fornia, and by Garbisch, Army cap tain, whose four field goals yesterday gave the Cadets their entire winning total against the Navy. As combina- tion of satellites, Notre Dame's fa- vmouss baekfield quartet, composed of Stuhldreher, Crowley, Miller and Lay den, was unrivaled in all-round effec- tiveness.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-01
MINOR LEAGUE
 CLAIM FIXED

NEW YORK, Nov. 30.-Several dis nutes and claims in the minor leagues have been adjusted, according to an- nouncement today by John H. Farrell. chairman of the board of arbitration oe the National Association of Baseball teams, which has been in session three days.
 Player IIoetker won his claim for free agency against Fort Smith.
 w. J. Nutter was authorized to col !ect his transportation claim against Johnson City, Tenn.
 The Western association x application for reopening of the Dantels case. in- :olving $1.220, was denied. having been filed too late.
 The board also disallowcd the claim of Orlando, Florida, against St. Peters burg for $500 in tue case of Player Meissner.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-01
MINOR LEAGUES
 TO HAVE CONFAB
Magnates Are Preparing To Gather At
 Hartford

NEW YORK, Nov. 30.-With the football season safely on ice for an- other year, the hot stove days of the baseball season are about to begin.
 The minor league baseball magnates will gather at Hartford, Conn.,, this week to begin the quibbling and dicker- ing which prepares the way for the major league conventions little later on.
 Although the Hartford meeting is nomioally a gathering of minor league owners, it is likely, in face of the draft and optional player rules, that as many major league magnates will attend as will gather for the big base ball meeting later in the winter.
 It is good business for the major league heads to keep in touch with the minor league officials as the list of recruits taken south for training is made up largely of players culled from the bush troupes.
 A minor magnate, locking to weaken his opposition, is quite likely casually to bring to the attention of a major owner that so-and-so of a rival team is a good man. If the man is subse- quently drafted into the majors through this tip, the minor league officials has increased his own chances in the pen nant race.
 Now that the international league has adopted the draft, or principle of selection, there are few important topics likely to come up for discussion at the Hartford meeting.
 At the major league sessions, hcw- ever, there are indications that things will not run smoothly. A rumbling, which is taken to indicate that the Dolan-O Cornell scandal may be aired again, is quite evident, although presi- dent Heydler, of the National League, apparently has been vindicated by an unofficial endorsement of the majority of the members of the league.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-01

 CLASS FOOTBALL
Games For Championship Will Begin This
 Week

Class football comes to the fore at Birmingham-Southern this week, and will hold the upper hand in activities on the local campus for the next few days. Match games for the college interclass championship will probably commence Thursday, and come to an end early next week, with the clash between the runners-up.
 The games this week will come as climax to ten days of heavy training by large number of gridders who are out for places on their respective class elevens, and will be the grand finale of the major college sport for the pres ent season.
 No student who went out regular for varsity or Freshman football will be eligible for class teams. This leaves the competition to the number of lovers of the game who have time only for a short training period, such as this ac- tivity feature affords.
 The team coaches are selected from varsity players usually, and the Senior and Sophomore classes have already selected their gridiron mentors. Red" Farr, captain of the Panther team dur ing the past season, and "Curley" Black, star backfield performer of the varsity eleven, have been chosen to guide the destinities of of these two classes, respectfully. The Juniors and Freshmen will appoint their coaches at the Monday class meetings.
 The interclass games are always hot ly contested affairs, and usually take the form of fierce gridiron struggles. Marked rivalry and competition pre- dominate, and for the few days of the game the Hilltop campus is a scene of group discussions among the students, concerning the outcome of their respective elevens. Gold minia- ture footballs are awarded the members of the winning team, as a token of rpcnnat for tbair 1nvolA-, +o tbo;r oJ,o.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-01

The University of Alabama is lead ing the Southern conference with five victories and no defeats. Washington and Lee has won four games in the or ganization without defeat and has another conference game to play, meet sonville, Fla, December 6.
 The Colonels of Centre college played such good football that their friends are making claims on an all-Southern championship for them. The Kentucky eleven is members of the $. l. A. A., but not the conference. However, they played only one game in the $. I. A. A. Victories over Alabama and Georgia, two conference teams of the first rank, give the Colonels prestige.
 Oglethorpe university, playing a rep resentative $. I. X. A. schedule, won five games without q defeat in the as- SOciatiOn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-01
R.L. GREGORY IS LOW MEDALIST Forty-Seven Entered In Woodward Golf
 Tourney

R. l.. Gregory, with snappy 76, was low medalist in the qualifying round of the Woodward Invitation Gold Tourna- ment, held over the links of the club Saturday and Sunday.
 Forty-seven entries played in the qualifying round of the meet, making practically three full flights of sixteens. Gregory's 76 was the best of the two days play and was an exceptionally low figure for the IS holes. Gregory was of medalist by H. l.. Jenkins, who was for his qualifying round.
 Gregory's card for the round follows Out ............. 456 544 353-39 III .............. 445 304 36S-76 Jenkins card follows: Out ............. 446 A 454-39 In ........... 335 444 564-3S The drawings for the first round of each of the three flights have been made and are below. All matches of the first round must be played on or before Thursday. The drawings:
 First Flight
 It. l.. Gregory vs. o. l.. Mccormick. w. W. Ellis vs. w. G. Murdoch. W. l.. Cowles vs. F F Gwin F. s. Allen vs. Jim Wood. l. J. Osbun vs. NJ. c. Tyler. II. J. McCollum vs. c. c. Pearce. F. G. Owen vs. B. NJ. Meadows. c. D. Drennen vs. H. l.. Jenkins.
 Second Flight
 George D. Rutledge vs. A. H. Wood ward.
 l.. J. Mancin vs. A. N. Chappell. Walt Blaney vs. H. M. Moffett. s. E. Field vs. l.. Noland. J. H. Leonard vs. Percy Brewer. 2. E. Dodge vs. Paul Ragsdale. J. c. Barrett vs. F. s. Dunlap. D. T. Blake vs. J. W. McDougall.
 Third Flight
 A. W. Smith vs. F. l.. Huey. W. W. Compton vs. T. l.. Barrett. Ray Schultz vs. c. c. Taylor. J. A. Miller vs. F. G. Cutler. k. $. Smith vs. Sam A. Roper. Bye vs. I. NJ. Gravelee.
 E. W. Tucker vs. G. c. Coleman. II. $. Meade vs. l.. z. McCluny.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-01
FRATTINI BEATS TODD

MILAN, Nov. 30.-Bruno Frattini, the Italian pugilist, today defeated Ro- round bout for the middleweight cham pionship of Europe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-01
(By Associated PreSs.l

.
 NEW YORK, Nov. 30.-Studded with startling upsets, shattering attend ance records and individual feats of al- most unparalleled brilliance, the 1924 gridiron campaign, now virtually at an end, will go down into football history as probably the most remarkable on record. A few battles remain to be fought in the south while several i'm tersectional features are slated for Pa cific coast gridirons, with unusual i'm portance attaching to battles among four unbeaten teams on New Years Day when Notre Dame opposes Stan ford at Pasadena and Pennsylvania meets California at Berkeley, but the season was brought to it's real climax Saturday when the Army Mules kicks proved too much for the Navy in the greatest service spectacle over staged.
 The Army-Navy struggle at Balti- more before a record throng of 7S,OOO was fitting finale to a spectacle of amazing strides of popularity taken by the game. Widespread interest has re- suited in attendance at college games alone throughout the country estimated at close to ten million, while the radio has brought millions more within ear- shot of gridiron strife.
 Records Shattered
 The previous record for single at- tendance of about SO,000, set and equalled several times in Yale bowl, was eclipsed when 90,OOO saw Stanford and California in their annual classic at Berkeley and the Western Conference games were watched by nearly 1,500,- 600 persons, a figure shattering also previous marks.
 A variety of factors have contributed to the games astonishing growth, but probably the outstanding two reasons for this years increased interest were the unprecedented streak of upsets, topplipg favorites and champions by the way side and the meteoric rise to in- 'dividual fame of Harold Red" Grange. The feats of Grange, sensational H. linois halfback, lifted him to a plane few, if any, gridiron heroes have ever occupied in the popular imagination.
 With title races settled everywhere, the array of championship elevens for 1924 includes only few of those which held the peak year ago. Comparing countrywide performances, critics gen. orally pick Chute Rockme's flashy Notre Dame eleven, which blazed a con- quering path through opposition from the east, south and middle west, as the greatest combination of the sea- son. The Hoosiers, with nine straight triumphs, were the only major team to finish the season neither beaten or tied by their title claims rest upon public opinion, since they participated in no organized title race.
 Yale And California
 Yale, in the east, and California, on the Pacific coast, are the most notable of last years titleholders to retain their grasps on the top again but in both instances their championships claims are disputed Along the At laDtic seaboard, Yale, capturing the "big three crown for the second
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-01
FRANKLIN TEAM
 TO HAVE FEAST
Luncheon Clubs Will Entertain
 RusselIvilIe Grid Squad

RUSSELLvILLE, Ala, Nov. 30.- (SpeciaD D-The Luncheon club will en- certain members of the Franklin County High school football team next Thurs day evening at the Hill hotel with a banquet. The entertainment commit tee has planned elaborately for the banquet and full attendance of the membersAof the Luncheon club as we'll as members of the football squad is ex- pected. The banquet will dispense with the regular mid-week meeting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-01
ESPARRAGUERA WINS

HAVANA, Nov. 29.-Santiago Els parraguera, Cuban light heavy weight champion, was awarded the decision over Hugh Walker of Kansas City at the end of a 12-round bout last night. Walker was knocked down twice.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-02
MAGNITUDE OF
JANICE
AMAZES

Janice Meredith" which is
now playing at the Columbia
Theater with Marion Davies in
the stellar role. is the most pre-
tentious production ever made by
the COSMOPOLITAN Corporation.
It was eight months in the max
ing and required the services Of
$500 persons.
Six Of the largest studies In
the East were in continuous use
day and night for the filming of
the picture. The Cosmopolitan
new studio. which is the largest
covered studio in the world, was
used for the first time for the
battle Of Yorktown and surrender
of the British and Washington
home at Mt, Vernon. The enor-
nous size OF the studio and spe-
cial mechanical and lighting
equipment made 1t possible to
doors, which under ordinary cir
cumstances would require the
use of ten-acre field.
1t is Of interest to note that
the scene depicting the surrender
OF the British at Yorktown shows
detail which directly effected
the ending Of the war--the SUR
render of CORVALLIS. This scene
shows that the sword of Corn.
wallis was surrendered through
an enissary Of inferior rank and
that IL was received in like
manner, General Washington as
signing a subordinate officer, who
had previously lost battle to
the British general to accept the
symbol Of defeat.
For the filming of the battle
of Trenton and the crossing of
structed village of fifty-eight
houses was erected near PlattS-
burg. similar in topography to
Trenton. The Twenty.sixth In
fantry, United States Army, In
addition to more than 500 sol
diers from Fort Ethan Allen. were
used in these battle scenes. Con.
tinental flint-locks, borrowed from
the Government and obtained
from museums. were used by the
troops.
A channel 400 feet long and Of
considerable width had to be cut
in the Saranac river for the film
ing of Washington crossing the
Delaware. Flatboats and RATS
We're specially, constructed and
were loaded with cannon, oxen,
supply wagons and troops.
ball to General Howe utilized
every available inch of space in
the large Cosmopolitan studio.
More than. 400 persons appear
in this scene. described as one
of the most beautiful ever brought
to the screen.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-02
The GAYETY HAS.
!. WHAT YOU'LL
II LIKE

g "a cluster of words in a musical
Esetting cemented with terpsichore
#and laughs is the way Sim Will
&liams describes his Happy Mo-
ments" show at the Gayety this
week. For the most part the mem
bers of this company are new to
washington audiences but they
were not long in getting acquainted
last night. and before the final cur
balm had been rung down they were
voted right good entertainers. The
show is in two acts and six color
aful scenes and to carry out the
catch phrase of the performances
lis called "See You Later.
= Most of the comedy work is in
Ethe capable hands of Lew White
and Herman Fay and while SOME
5Uf the material they are compelled
Ito. use has been heard in shows seen
previously here, their natural abil-
slty enabled them to garner a lot
Ebfs laughs. Florence Allison. in
eEliaracter impersonations j and
Dongs, was excellent, Pauline Glen
fmarr, displayed a nifty pair-of heels
and Irene Leary is another mem
sber Of the company who knows
8how to dance. Cleora,, a sinuous
dancer, in a picturesque setting.
smade them all sit up and watch,
while her Apache dance with Bono,
was well executed. Frank Cook,
Floyd Hallicy and Pliny RutIedge
Are other important cogs in the en-
9ertainnaent.
The chorus is well trained and
kormed an effective background
TO the various scenes.-H. w.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-02
MILGRIM BALKS AT THE
HIGH HURDLES
By HAROLD PHILLIPS.

Sushy "gnms Progress" but yourself
will behind what is considered good dogma paywring
deny public approval
vamped. ~
We tricks ensting many moods
can't the pursuing authors resolution entertain
be damned It's tricky paraphrase title will the play
going aesthetic any, that sausage vaude
vile gaggery it's "galosh" sntmentaIism SWAY
East" epoch and it's concession the Irish through
ton of exaneOus character will please the muttuds
a judge badly in need of impeachment.
wrote or rather distilled this new recOgu
ton of Louis Manns worthy behind the
foOtigh He has given the veteran comic
with the sagaty of pair of paiamas tightly that is
And Mr. Mans credit say he always haIts lust this
side of bursting the What occasional rim
the to losing his shirt gala and
veraciOus laughter.
Mlgrm progress begins and ends the point because
stubborn though pleasant can't see the justice
his hdren claims the introduced
them to-
The piece "Abie's Irish Rose" nor eve Modernsu
but fusion Of these currently odsh in pic
turing what paywrighs kid themselves thinking family
life"
This play the same pattern make me cr
for the trumpetngs of Lydia Pnham paywriting field:
for someone whose love for the human will honestly
moulding pellet that will on shelf of
one with square corners for instance.
David Mlgrm old Jewish domaker discovery of
dye formula brings him wealth. his moving To
New York supervise his protests against eay
the town he loves but the hank God they
arrived in me just treat him needs screaming
All aboard for the big town.
Eighteen months in New York and rebels against his
deness against the nsurgencies children against the
reghbo and against the treatment accorded his striking
most entertaining act this funny with Fields ioc
laries and retorts and surprising directions it
scoots
The last act brings the curtain town again
and beat the crowd to the door the referee yelled:
David Milgrm in three rounds!"
Mr. Mann is congenay cast than previous efforts
and with him about the moments anything dull liked
also the work of Marie Rechad Greene and Mildred
Wayne s 49,. .4Y.. d ,e
of at fellow with certain points utterly un
able, utterly to detect good play when see one.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-02
$4,000 ASKED
AS HEART
BALM
Girl Claims Wealthy Man In
troduced Her to Society
as "Wife"

NEW YORK, Dec. 2.-Ray
Fletcher, pretty stenographer, has
sued her wealthy employer, Arthur
H. Ballard, for $4,000 for breach
Of promise.
Behind the suit--commonplace
enough in itself--is a story Of trust
and confidence and love. misplaced
and a broken heart, as told today
by her.
She came to New York not long
ago with typewriter and pencil
and a knowledge of stenography.
She obtained employment in the
offices of the Oil Equipment Com.
headed by Ballard.
Ballard took Ray out of the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-02
HIGHWAYS OF VIRGINIA
TOPIC AT CONVENTION

q RICHMOND, Va, Dec. 2.-Junius
n Fishburn, of r oanoke, will speak
IN the Virginia historic highway
81 the convention of the American
Historic Association here Deem
Der 1891. Mr. Fishburn has been
placed on the committee on local
arrangements for the convention
With T. j. Ingram. jr., as alternate.
-Four hundred members are ex.
pected to attend from all over the
United States, England and other
countries. Morgan r. Robinson,
secretary, has invited the public to
be present.
THE highway was included on the
Program Of the convention because
Nlrginia's historic shrines and
scenic attractions are regarded as
tie Inheritance of the whole nation.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-02
GOings-On

NATIONALS Cyril Maude in
Aren't We Alp
BIELASCO Louis Mann in d
new play, "MiIgrim's Progress"
POLPS-The musical success,
Little Jessie James"
KEITH Mora Bayes. headlin-
ing.
WARDMAN PARK Rams
Head Players in The New York,
Idea"
GAYETY Happy Moments
MUTUAL,-"Speedy Steppers, =
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES and films.
PRESIDENT - Uncle Sans
FolHes," local talent revue.
COLUMBIA--Marion Davies in
Janice Meredith" a
METROPOLITAN - Harold
Lloyd in ''Hot Water"
RIALTO-Monte Blue in "The
Lover of Camille.
~ PALACE-John Gilbert IN ''rhe
Snob."
TIVOLI-Marie Provost in
"Cornered."
ANIBAssADOR-IIarold Lloyd
In Hot Water"
CENTRAL4--Viola Dana in
open All Night"
SAVOY Gloris Swanson in
Her Love Story"
AVENUE GRAND-"The Sea
Hawk"
APOLLO-Gloria Swanson In
Her Love Story
YORK-"In Every Woman's
Life"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-02

drab monotony of pounding a type
writer eight hours in the day. She
asserts he introduced her as ''Mrs.
Ballard at the Engineers Club
and took her into the homes of
many of New York's -Four Hun.
dred. Then :. she round Ballard
would not marry her, she de.
clares She said today:
my love turned to bitterness
didn't want to sue at first. hut
finally decided it might helm
some other poor girl If / aired NV
own troubles. He told me his
wife had obtained an interloeu.
tory decree and that he would
marry me.
But weeks became months.
and stiIl nothing was done. WHY.
he bought a wedding ring and I
wore it whenever his mother. a
dear, old lady, came to visit him
from Philadelphia. She spent
many week.ends with us.
"One day he showed me a let.
ter which he said that his wife
didn't have sufficient grounds for
divorce action and he said he
would have to begin appearing in
public as singre man. Like a
fool, believed him.
Then l discovered that imme-
diately after he had asked me to
move from the hotel he went to
a golf club with showgirl. That
was the last straw"